About the Mob
Well, really it's a mob of one, but you get the idea. I'm just me, in Hotlanta, but through me there are many others (yes, we are numerous), and we have teh pointy sticks (fear them), and besides that, we make pretty things. Mostly.All Them Thangs
Monthly Archives: November 2009
Book aaargh
Is what I’ve been having lately. I’ve been working on a book for Magna Faire, and have borked it up twice already. We’ll see if the third time is the charm. So in lieu of sharing my grump with you … Continue reading
I can has nap?
I want one. I don’t have anything worth showing off, other than wearing the green sari to a work party (I felt elegant all day), and since I can’t find photos of that I guess I don’t have it to … Continue reading
I do too much.
(I got all excited seeing this photo, because I haven’t seen color like this in Georgia yet this year and then I noticed it was taken in 2008. I did see one yellow tree, though.) Weekend recap, if you … Continue reading
Posted in General stuff, Hindi
Tagged bollywood, errands, fall, georgia, Hindi, leaves, movies, random things, weekend
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So that I don’t forget later
Bollywood posters made into tote bags! They’re pretty cheap, too. And as I’m in the midst of working out a difficult Mughal-era garment reconstruction, I have nothing else to share today.
I’m on Lesson 3!
And that’s the short form of my language lesson progress. The long form is that for the past week and a half (two weeks?) I’ve been plugging away at LiveMocha, and have made some decent progress. I can now: Say … Continue reading
Posted in Cool things, Hindi
Tagged Hindi, language, learning, livemocha, practice, sesame street, speaking, video
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Tuesday fashion show!
A while back I mentioned that I had received some Indian clothes from the coworker of my father-in-law. Last night, I set up the tripod and we took some snazzy photos (wow – that sounds so suspicious when I type … Continue reading
Why I knit, #32
Because I am never bored, as long as I remember my knitting. Yep. So we went to get an emissions test, and while we waited we stood outside in the sun, which was lovely, and I started to get bored. … Continue reading
Posted in General stuff, knitting, why I knit
Tagged birthday, boredom, knitting, socks, why I knit
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Camembert is a perfect end to this week
(just look at that curly mop!) I have just a little left, and I am happy about that. So I had intended to be all sorts of productive last night, but then I got online and had a real conversation … Continue reading
[Navel-Gazing] The learning curve
Well, more specifically the variations between learning curves and my recent experience with them. I find that mental things have a much steeper learning curve than physical things, depending on previous experience with similar physical things. For example, if you’ve … Continue reading
Posted in General stuff, Hindi
Tagged french, Hindi, languages, learning, navel-gazing, online, patterns
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