Author Archives: HappyGoth

About HappyGoth

By day, I'm a graphic designer. By night, I'm a knitter. I'm doing my part to keep Hotlanta stylish. I imagine that if you don't already understand the title of the blog, you're probably confused and perhaps slightly annoyed, but never fear - I do have a reason (and it's a good one). Having gone to hear Stephanie Pearl McPhee, and then having been inspired to blog about knitting, I found myself wondering what to call the blog. I recalled a conversation I had with Mouse and the Chicken Goddess about why it is a Bad Idea to anger knitters - this conversation was following SPM, aka the Yarn Harlot telling the assembled throng about Those Who Do Not Understand Knitting and Therefore Belittle It Much to the Chagrin of Others, or TWDNUKTBMCO, which is not the acronym she used but is the one I'm using because I forgot hers - that is, we are numerous and we all have very pointy sticks, easily transforming into an angry mob. Therefore, knitters = angry mob.

To do list update

Probably boring, but it’s keeping me to task. 1. Get the floors refinished. (DONE. Made a blog post.) 2. Install ceiling fans in the two smaller bedrooms, as they are stuffy. (DONE. Ceiling fans make a gigantic difference. It took … Continue reading

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I’m a special kind of nut.

I am stuck creatively, so I’m writing in my blog. And I drew this: (with a pen. At SCA last night. Where I was paying attention, but found myself doodling because I was listening and didn’t have anything to say.) … Continue reading

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Red Tower

Sorry for no DragonCon posts – I’m still sorting through photos. However, Red Tower this weekend was an excellent success, and the South Downs has a rockin’ new Baron and Baroness (one of whom is Blogless Lea) and there was … Continue reading

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Hey, crafty ladies

Have you seen this blog? http://psimadethis.com/ So awesome. I know you’ll all get something out of it.

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So behind

But anyway. You know those really posh cupcakes that people are always raving about? Oh, sure you do. The ones with ridiculous flavors and lots of fancy sugar toppings and $5 price tags? Those cupcakes. A while back while on … Continue reading

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O, Blog

Huh. The garb weathers pretty damn well! I had my photo taken by all sorts of people while I was wearing it, but the best was the Indian family who posed with me. I feel so validated. Also I just … Continue reading

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Ziggy

Since I only have three sock projects on the needles right now, and that’s evidently too few, I’ve cast on a new one. Twice. I kind of loathe toe-up socks, but loathe the ones with flap heels less so (oh, … Continue reading

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Crafty

[Adorable image from flickr user Alícia] I had another one of those deep thought moments, still about crafting, but more so about why crafting has really taken off lately (and this isn’t limited only to  crafting – people have been … Continue reading

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Floors!

I have the new floors. Of the wood. Well, okay, so they’re not totally new, but they’re not carpeted, and I’m sort of ecstatic about that. Wanna see? Like in the horribly blurry and not at all clear iPhone photo … Continue reading

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And now for the lists

Not the fighting kind (wherein I don’t do anything other than sit around, drink furtively, and sometimes nap. Or knit. But not at the same time. No, I’m talking about the “of things to do” kind. Buying the house has … Continue reading

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