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.

Progress, but not really.

Posted on April 2, 2009 by HappyGoth

I am feeling particularly accomplished today. I watched part of Koi… Mil Gaya last night, in an attempt to see (a) how well I understand Hindi and (b) how well I can knit stockinette while reading subtitles. And the answer … Continue reading →

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I finished a knitting project!

Posted on April 1, 2009 by HappyGoth

But I can’t get flickr to work right. Here’s the link: Socks of Eternity are done! Today is a good day.

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Why I knit, #18

Posted on March 30, 2009 by HappyGoth

Because when I’m sitting at home, sick, on the couch, it makes me feel as though I haven’t wasted a whole day. I didn’t feel like I’d wasted time when I was a child. I felt like it was a … Continue reading →

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Aha!

Posted on March 25, 2009 by HappyGoth

Sari not so fail. After three separate washings, the starch is not yet all out of the sari. I dried it overnight in the bath, and when I went to collect it yesterday evening, bits were stuck together with starch. … Continue reading →

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Sari fail.

Posted on March 24, 2009 by HappyGoth

In which I experience more of Indian culture without actual reference other than the internet, and embarass myself voluntarily on the internet. I bought my first sari on Friday. I had debated over various styles and had visited numerous sari … Continue reading →

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Finally in posession

Posted on March 23, 2009 by HappyGoth

Of that “way cool” dress, I went with a friend and partyed 80s prom-style. Oh, my dress was heinous. Did it make me look like a blobby tube? Yes. Did I care? Not really. Sondra, on the other hand, looked … Continue reading →

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I suppose

Posted on March 19, 2009 by HappyGoth

I am making up for the lack of post yesterday. And also, I am a huge dork. One nerdy thing is good, but combining two nerdy things is better (three is nerd overload, like Ghostbusters crossing the streams). Here are … Continue reading →

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Oh, ghee…

Posted on March 19, 2009 by HappyGoth

Where have you been all my life? To think that I would’ve eaten squash more often if I’d only known of your deliciousness (and kudos to the husband for hiding the squash in the dal; it started out weird but … Continue reading →

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I’m such a klutz.

Posted on March 17, 2009 by HappyGoth

I counted this morning and I have five mysterious bruises, all of which are on extremities, and all of which involved me running into furniture at some point. The most irritating one is on the back of my hand, which … Continue reading →

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Pourquoi d’Inde?

Posted on March 16, 2009 by HappyGoth

Pourquoi, indeed. Fellow blogger and kind soul Vaibhav posed me a question in a comment to a previous post that I had originally intended to answer as another comment, but have realized in the process of formulating said answer that … Continue reading →

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