A while back I couldn’t help myself and ordered one of Cephalopod Yarns’ Mini Skein Palettes. I got the purple/pink combo and after a bit of pondering came up with a plan. I’m knitting stripey socks. But with the stripe pattern being determined by the roll of some dice. You can read all about it [...]
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Free Pattern Release: Fenced In Afghan
Boy have I been busy! The new collection is almost ready to go, and I’ve been hard at work on holiday projects. One of them was so much fun, I thought you’d all like to knit it too! I wrote up the pattern and now it’s available for free. This cozy afghan is knit in [...]
For Your Viewing Pleasure: LolCat Documentary
Ever wondered about LolCats? Where they came from? Their purpose in life? This documentary should clear things up. M
The Couches
We got these couches from Kim‘s yard sale when she and Ryan moved cross country to law school (incidentally, they just moved back, but to Idaho this time). I think we paid $40 for the whole set – couch, chair and ottoman. And they replaced our $10 third of fourth hand sofa that we purchased [...]
Random Wednesday, the afternoon edition
1. I have joined the iPod nation. While C got his first iPod a month or two ago, I got mine as a birthday gift to myself in preparation for the long flight to TNNA. The verdict? I love it. I listen to it at work, I listen to it on the train home, I [...]
It may be time for the murder of the building manager….
I am at work…. where it is 85 DEGREES in my office! SWEET MERCIFUL GOD! Someone kill me. My brain cannot function and there are only so many layers of clothing I can strip off before it becomes inappropriate attire for the public. M
In which I am Instalanched, but survive.
In this great wide internets world, a few new terms have been coined. When a larger site links to a smaller site, it can create a spike in traffic. If the smaller site is lacking in bandwidth, then it can crash the smaller site completely. When one is linked by Instapundit, it’s called an Instalanche. [...]
Really Random Wednesday
While walking around my neighborhood taking pictures of blossoming trees, I saw something a little strange. There was an electrical cord hanging down from a tree, so I started to investigate. Here’s a closer look… I believe it’s a portable DVD player…. that someone tied to a tree….. Seriously? WHY?! People never cease to amaze [...]
Cat Yodelling?
Watching this on Sunday morning, I laughed so hard that I woke C up. M
DONE!
Dear Hormonal Birth Control, While I have loved your ease and reliability, your trustworthiness and simplicity, I am sad to say that our relationship is at an end. We had the wonderful first stages, where I realized how nice it was not to worry about accidental pregnancy if I only took your tiny little pill [...]
