Category Archives: Cool things

Awesome.

And yet creepy.

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We have house!

Well, to live in, at least, but we hope to buy it soonish. Yay! And it has an extra bedroom, so there’s a place for my yarn to live. I’m so happy.

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Knit joy

Or, conversely, I Am Not Doing Enough Interesting Knitting. Sara Hillenberger knits organs! How cool is that? I feel inadequate.

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Sometimes

You need something to make you smile. This will make you cry, but in a good way (I watch it once a week, because it reminds me that joy still exists in the world, pretty much everywhere): Where the Hell … Continue reading

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Those zany Japanese

Are brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Never mind how silly I’d look with one of these; I simply must have one. No, really. I think it would add that certain “je ne sais quoi” I’ve been lacking. Much better than the conventional … Continue reading

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Early bits

nataliedee.com Forthcoming following this: “Why I Knit, Reason #2 (Wherein I Explain What the ChickenGoddess Has Done For My Knitting)” To follow after your regularly scheduled lunchtime programming. In my case, more work and perhaps a free staff lunch (which … Continue reading

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I MADE SKULL-A-DAY!

My foot made Skull-A-Day! This is so incredibly exciting! *hyperventilates a bit*

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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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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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