Category Archives: india

I blame you, SRK

No, really. Sorry to have been a slacker with the blogging lately, but it has been an SRK-fest in the world of Happygoth and The Chicken Goddess (wouldn’t that be an awesome amusement park?), which means that nothing else has … Continue reading

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So busy

I will get back to blogging, but my life went KABOOM and now I have no time and did I mention FarScape (I think I did, repeatedly), so there you go. Firstly, HRITHIK ROSHAN IS ON TWITTER. TWITTER. It has … Continue reading

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Chutney

Some things I am good at. Others? Not so much. My mom brought some dhokla mix to share, and so instead of cooking it in a pressure cooker (like I think you’re supposed to), I cooked it in a big … Continue reading

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Moar chain-stitch

Plus pizza. The fiber of today’s friday is not the yarn kind, but instead my current obsession, which is chain-stitch embroidery. (I went looking for examples of this sort of thing, and wanted CC-licensed stuff, and lo and behold this … Continue reading

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Dear Bollywood

I recently heard that you will be releasing Kites in the US. I have been waiting for this since I heard it was filming, and am excited that it is coming out. However, I heard something recently that makes me … Continue reading

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*sigh* is solved

Alright. I have a plan. (1) Will be making printed fabric with robbingpeter. We shall be printing ducks. Lots and lots of ducks, maybe in gold. Not this weekend, but soon. (2) House cleaning, which is ever ongoing. I need … Continue reading

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RUM, and rum.

[NOTE: this is a very SCA-heavy post. VERY.] There was much of both to be had this past weekend, which is both an excuse for my blogging absence and not one at all. That is, I blog when I’m much … Continue reading

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The choli vexes me

First, though, I got a lot done this weekend. I finished one of the Rivendell socks (it’s a little short, but not wholly uncomfortable), plied my first singles (woohoo!) and then sewed up the ghagra and patka for my garb. … Continue reading

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Kolhapuri

Specifically, sandals. (Again, the disclaimer – I am American, of English and German ancestry. I am really really impressed by rather mundane Indian things. If you are similarly American, you may be impressed. If not, well, be patient with me.) … Continue reading

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It’s Saturday

And in Hotlanta it’s, well, hot. So if you’re sitting inside your nicely air-conditioned house lamenting the fact that the heat is keeping you from doing the outside things you wanted to do, I’ve got a replacement. This should make … Continue reading

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