Category Archives: Totally Random

Introducing YarnStories Podcast

Hi everyone,  I’ve been busy and realized that I haven’t posted here about what I’m doing. I’ve been posting to Social Media a lot, but hadn’t posted about it here. The long and short of it is that I’ve started a podcast!  I’m really proud of it and I’d love it if you give a […]

Shows Of Hands

So I’m working on a class curriculum, but I need some more data than I can gather from the people immediately surrounding me. What I need is pictures of a wide variety of hands. Right or left doesn’t matter. I need to see the top of your wrist, all your fingers, with the fingers mildly […]

‘Dicey’ Socks

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 […]

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 […]