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.

Oh, NASA

You’re so awesome. I’ve been watching the Guild pretty religiously, and so then added Felicia Day to my RSS feed so that I wouldn’t miss updates. Today, she posted about this excellent NASA video, which I now share with you: … Continue reading

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Chain stitch skills – I has them.

Well, it appears as though I’ve gotten the hang of this. I filled the “flower” shape and then free-handed a little leaf to the bottom, and I am really pleased with how even the stitches are. I didn’t even catch … Continue reading

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Booooooooook.

Hee hee. See what I did there? I made a bad pun. I know you’re super impressed.Anyway. I am frantically scrambling to make my house presentable for many costumed folks (not superheroes, though that would be totally awesome) and so … Continue reading

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Like a bunny

With only three spots, my internet is spotty. So no posts until I get that squared away (which will hopefully be tomorrow, and then I’ll do some uber-updating). Hang in there.

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Why I knit, #31

(Not any pair of mine, but this photo perfectly captures what I mean. And I commend flickr user adamknits for knitting them. Man socks, that’s a lot of sock knitting, and the reason why my husband doesn’t have his own … Continue reading

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Navel-gazing, the short form

I was reading the Big B’s blog (he is so fun, and a wealth of information about Indian culture) and he mentioned in today’s post that he had heard a discussion about the growing trend of women in Western countries … Continue reading

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I can sleep now, I think.

Which is weird to say on a Tuesday, but there you have it. What I did this weekend: 1. The Little 5 Points Halloween Parade. Oh, man. Oh, man oh man. Please remind me next time that I decide to … Continue reading

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It’s Diwali

Which is suddenly exciting to me (I do not wonder at this, though). And since it’s also the weekend, here’s a video that is trippy and combines my two greatest cultural obsessions into one strange, beautiful thing: If you’re in … Continue reading

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Sorry.

I lied about that posting, only not really because the internet was mysteriously nonfunctional when I got home after class. So here’s the make-up: I did a lot of embroidery at Wednesday’s SCA meeting. I even tried to show Lea … Continue reading

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More internets

Yesterday I Learned how to use JavaScript and got better with HTML and CSS. I am moving along quite nicely! Did some more and better embroidery. Took my camera cable out of my purse but didn’t replace it. So you’ll … Continue reading

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