I thoroughly enjoyed last year's Iron Knitter competition: 6 rounds of socksational knitting mayhem! I learned new techniques (colorwork in socks, crazy lace, unique construction, etc) and I met a lot of neat new people too!
IK2 has a tv theme this year - AMC's hit show Mad Men. Helen assures us that you don't need to watch the show to succeed in the competition, but I've actually been a fan of the show since the beginning... and Marky and I just rewatched the first 3 seasons in anticipation of the next one finishing soon. (The husbeast wanted to wait until season 4 finished, and then we'll watch the whole thing in a matter of days/weeks... that way he won't miss any due to the summer busy-ness)
I hope that life allows me the flexibility that I had for the last IK competition... but who knows! I guess I'll start out with the rest of the pack and hope for the best :)
By the way... Apparently I'm a "Jane Siegel" according to the "Which MadMen character are you?" quiz
Which character are you? (link to quiz here)