OK I thought this would be worth a mention
(I'm sitting comfortably at the desk, with both feet on the desk, my arms typing under my legs, and my knees higher than my shoulders. But that's not it.)
I read a book at the bookstore about recycling/refurbishing your clothing. And then I thought, "It would be easy to make cool clothes if I knew how to knit. Forget that, I already crochet, so why would I want to knit? I'll build a knitting machine!!!" I was on my way to work, so I jotted down ideas on a receipt as I drove.
"It'll be so great!" I thought. "It'll make perfect stitches, the patterns will all come out right, I'll have cute clothes, and it'll be foot operated or electric if I want to go do something else!" I even went to the library and tried to find books on machine making (didn't find anything useful from a computer search, though.) I looked online and saw how much it would be to buy a knitting machine, so building my own seemed that much more advantageous.
Totally so much better than using some sticks. Much more practical, too. NOT