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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.

Filipe bests the White Eater

Filipe bests the White Eater, originally uploaded by Friday Feltz. I am not entirely sure what it is I am looking at, but I can’t stop looking at it. This sort of sums up how I feel today (loooooong weekend, … Continue reading

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Megacon 2010, the recap

SO. This blog is great and it gets written in a lot when I don’t have much going on, but lately that has been NEVER and also that applies to knitting. But in the meantime, I went to MegaCon, and … Continue reading

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Missing Greyhound

If you’re in Atlanta, keep an eye out for this handsome fellow: He’s fresh off the track, and has been lost all weekend. If you see him, call Jenn and Jason and let them know. Thanks!

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Happygoth

Has run out of happy (in other words: I have a mondo cold) This is how it feels inside my head. Which, incidentally, might also be what it feels like to be a balloon.

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My head is full of fluid.

Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way (the announcement of the fluid, that is; it remains in my head), I saw Jonathan Coulton and They Might Be Giants on Friday. Also I saw Sabrina, Wendi and their friend … Continue reading

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Okay, I lied

There is something else. Stitch Lamp It’s a lamp that you decorate yourself, a la needlepoint. Normally I’d be skeptical but the example is so lovely that I am won over. I wonder how easy it would be to replicate … Continue reading

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It’s Friday!

Finally. I still feel less than perky, but there’s a They Might Be Giants show this evening, and even better than that, a TMBG show for which Jonathan Coulton is opening! Yesssss. Perhaps beer will help me feel better. Sorry. … Continue reading

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Why I don’t get more done, the long answer

(In conversation with myself, or the part of myself that is smarter than I and often gets ignored.) ME: Why is it that I didn’t get anything done this week? Why is all this stuff still left undone? I did … Continue reading

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Blog Award

I rarely shy away from self-aggrandizement. Okay, so maybe I do. But I will be the first to admit that I’ve never been devoured by bears. If you feel you deserve a blog award, go here and pick one! You … Continue reading

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Things done as of today

1. Finished the buttons! I put them in a ziploc bag. The husband says they look like blueberries. They do, sort of. 2. Re-discovered The Highlander TV series, and found it to be less awesome than I remembered. It has … Continue reading

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