says “get back to work!”
(either that or “give me tuna”. My kittehese is a little rusty.)
Month: November 2008
What a Week
1. NaNoWriMo started.
2. I came down with my first cold of the season. It’s the worst cold ever (not the flu as previously suspected).
3. Barack Obama was elected to the presidency on the United States of America on Tuesday.
4. I got my period.
5. I gave up on NaNoWriMo.
6. I changed my mind.
7. I finished one knitting project without actually starting another.
We live in interesting times. Seriously.
“Gender Analyzing” for blogs.
I am a little curious what they told their AI to look for.
Even though.
Even though I am thrilled beyond about the outcome of last night’s election, I must confess that when Sen. McCain said in his extremely gracious concession speech that
We fought — we fought as hard as we could.
And though we fell short, the failure is mine, not yours.
it made me feel sad. :-(
It is done.
One of these things is not like the others.
We live in amazing times. (Thanks to Buzzfeed for the image.)
Corporate Kids
Am I the only one disturbed by this article about public schools buying curriculum from corporations for $16 a pop so they can learn how to gamble on the stock market?
The Flu Strikes
Warning: the following was written while in the throws of flu-induced fever. I cannot be entirely responsible for the content.
I’m sick. I’ve got all the classic symptoms. I haven’t knitted or written at all today. I watched Regis and Kelly, Rachael Ray, and The View before taking a nap. When I woke up I watched CNN until 4 pm (it was an eternity), at which point I switched over to Oprah. Followed by the 5 pm news, the 6 pm news, the 630 “world” news and then the Election Eve News Special. Now I’m watching the Chinese restaurant episode of Seinfeld and Mr. Interrupted is trying to wrangle the children by bribing them with Taco Bell food. To top it off, 3000+ words into my novel, I think I need to start over. I’m already bored with it. I mean, two of my main characters are eating cereal and talking about the National Enquirer, for crissakes! Although, I probably won’t change the plot, just the starting point and the voice (from 3rd person to 1st). How long does the flu last?
What’s in my Knitting Kit
Haven’t seen a post from this meme in a while so I thought I’d revive it. Here’s what’s in my knitting kit:
I have a knitting basket with a lot of other stuff in it. This is my “traveling” kit–the junk I bring with me when I go knitting out and about.
- Hand lotion–an absolute must
- Chibi darning needles (although I seem to be missing one of them)
- Stitch markers: pretty beaded markers, split ring markers, and Bordhi style ABC markers
- T-pins. Honestly, I’m not sure why those are in there, but they are.
- Beaded row counting bracelet
- WPI thingamabob. Again, not sure why it’s in there except that it’s pretty and makes me happy.
- Pom-pom maker (because I’m re-tah-ded when it comes to making pompoms)
- Measuring Tape
- Scissors
- Harmony cable needles.
What’s in your kit?
I won a contest!
A while back, I participated in Eve’s uses of objects study for her graduate work in cognitive neuroscience. It was a fun little survey about household objects and I won the drawing for a $25 gift certificate to an online retailer. I asked her to send me one for Knit Picks. Here’s what I picked out:
Of course, I had to pick up a little yarn while I was there:
Knitting Interrupted 