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.

Thank goodness.

I love these things: Dawn sent me this meme, and although I was initially like, “pshaw – this will be a piece of cake,” it’s actually pretty hard. I can’t choose just 6. 1. Link back to the person that … Continue reading

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A sense of obligaton

Mostly because I’m convinced I’ll disappear into obscurity if I don’t make my presence known. Anyway. Yesterday consisted of three things: work, end-of-quarter panel, and, well, I guess it was just those two. I went to work, then straight to … Continue reading

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What a weekend.

And, yarn. The yarn I dyed myself! All the colorways, in all their glory. From left to right: Violet Wand, Grape 12, Circulatory System, and *unnammed colorway because Jennie dyed it*. Pretty good for a first go-round, I think. Violet … Continue reading

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Today

Is a first for me. After a few days of crazy work, we’re all going out for cocktails. I feel very incredibly grown-up, in a much more pleasant way than the first time I did my taxes. (Of course, afterward … Continue reading

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not yet

I’ll get to it later on, when I’m not at work, feeling alternately frustrated and elated; elated, because the presentation I gave went really well, frustrated, because I just realized I haven’t knit anything in two weeks. So you can … Continue reading

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I do not know what today holds.

Okay, so I have a pretty good idea, but it will probably be full, so in lieu of leaving this hanging, I’m going to continue with the meme the Chicken Goddess tagged me for. The Rules: Rules are posted at … Continue reading

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And so it ends.

In which our intrepid heroine rides a duck and spends some time at roadside attractions. The day after the wedding, we slept in, and then went to meet the newly-Mrs. Shear at her hotel. Then, en masse, we all rode … Continue reading

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KSA

Or, alternatively, What I Do When I Leave Both My Camera Cable and Hard Drive at Home (which I totally did, and which sucks, since the Kool-Aid yarn has come to me in the mail – thanks, Wendi – and … Continue reading

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As promised

A real post! With photos! Of things! Okay, so where was I? Right. Day 3/4. After our fabulous visit to Virginia, a place we were loathe to leave, we went to Maryland (a place we were excited to see). I’ve … Continue reading

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Tonight

Is when I will blog. Promise. But there will be photos! Of things! Yay! In the meantime, one of my fellow classmates from the Creative Circus has a blog about the amazing ampersand. Go check it out.

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