getting sick of this...

Because I'm currently all enthusiastic about crocheting, I've been lurking in a whole lot of knitting/crochet discussions. And I keep seeing people talk about doing yarn-crafts during uni lectures.

There is a large contingent of people out there who think it is appalling to knit during lectures. Their reasoning is basically:
1) You need to pay attention to the lecture.
2) You can't pay attention if you're also knitting.

There's also a slightly smaller group, who think that:
1) Sure, you might be able to knit and pay attention at the same time.
2) But it looks ruder, so you should put your knitting down - thereby both paying attention and looking like you're paying attention.

I AM SO SICK OF THIS. BECAUSE SERIOUSLY.

*sighs*



Dear anti-craft people,

Strange as it may seem, my options are not
a) pay attention while knitting
b) pay attention while gazing rapturously at my lecturer's every utterance

Instead, I'll be doing one of the following:
a) pay attention while knitting
b) stare blankly at the lecturer while my brain drifts off to lala land and starts planning the colonization of Alpha Centauri

I can either pay attention, OR look like I'm paying attention. I can't do both! Stop assuming that I can!

Sincerely,
a distractable person.