Monthly Archives: January 2008

In which HappyGoth waxes poetic.

Or something. Let me begin by saying that I really miss being a smoker. Before you freak out, I’m not saying that I miss it enough to go back to doing it, but I do miss it, mostly in a … Continue reading

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Well, that all worked out well.

Only it was a huge production and it didn’t feel like it worked out well at all until it did. To start, this is Lemmy Catmister, all growed up (well, 10 months or so): He’s very cuddly, and only bit … Continue reading

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Sad news.

For me, at least. First, some back story. We have a cat currently, who is adorable and The Best Cat Ever (except when he takes my socks that I’m knitting out of the bag and wraps the yarn around the … Continue reading

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Incidentally

I just wanted to mention that lace-patterned socks are The Perfect Travel Project. Seriously! They are! And how! Here’s why: 1. They fit into your carry-on baggage, and you can fit more than one project easily without too much bulk. … Continue reading

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RIP Vampira

Well, she wasn’t really a vampire. But she sure was cool. Details here and more about her here.

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Strike!

I was reading one of my favorite blogs today, Go Fug Yourself, and go to thinking. The article in question was about the fact that there are no Golden Globes this year due to the writers’ strike, and therefore no … Continue reading

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Help, please!

If any of you can find one of these for sale: Please purchase it and then I will reimburse you. Or direct me to the site where they actually have them in stock. I’ve been looking since November and I … Continue reading

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It’s not knitting

But I couldn’t not post it. Holy crap. Remember Crazy Eddie from UHF? No? Well, here’s a refresher: Crazy Eddie Seal Commercial And here’s a guy in Orlando who is his real-life counterpart: Family Auto Mart I can’t make this … Continue reading

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Bok

My friend Wendi, who is awesome, knit this: Bok, indeed. Holy crap. And I have started the sweater that plagues me so, and so far it’s fine (with a whole lot of help from the Chicken Goddess, who is also … Continue reading

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Neat!

A whole portion of a conference on guerrilla knitting (the portion is on knitting, not the whole conference):  Write-up from the conference website A nice write-up from BoingBoing  And that’s all I’ve got. There will be an emergency session later … Continue reading

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