How did I spend my long three day weekend? Finishing crochet projects, seeing movies, dog park, starting crochet projects, snuggling and being read to. I think my favorite part of the weekend is being read to. I love when we settle in, me with my crochet and him with a book that he reads out loud to me. I can think of nothing sweeter.
Went to see 2 movies Friday night (wild! wooooo!) at the cheapie theater (YEEEAAAAAHHHH). Saw The Simpsons. Completely unimpressed. Just not interested. It had a couple funny moments but overall, the sort of weird mishmash the tv show has devolved into.
Immediately after we saw Paris, Je T’aime to make up for the Simpsons. It worked. Seeing stuff like that always makes me want to write again. All the short stories, character studies, entires stories laid out in a single scene, the economy of limited space.
Today I hope to get photos of projects taken and posted, but first I must eat a giant bowl of cereal!
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What’s with all the anger at Martha? I, too, can do a great many things
that Martha Stewart can do, but not all as well or as elegantly as she can.
As for your comment about MArtha going to jail—WHAT’S IT TO YOU!!! Stop
acting like some holier than thou snob! Besides if she’d been a man she
would have been rewarded for refusing to give up her info. Lets face facts
they only went after MArtha because she refused to bend over and take it up
the ass which is what most Republicans expect us all to do. I bet you’re a
George Bush fan as well!! Well, now there’s an true idiot for you!! The
only thing I figure is that you can’t do much of anything right and are
jealous of Martha Stewart. What’s wrong can’t get a cookie to turn out
right!! By the way I bake my own bread, paint my own artwork, do my own
crafts, sew, crochet, etc, etc, etc and have even raised 7 children What
are YOUR accomplishments honey; I don’t recall reading your last book or
watching YOUR television show. Get the point!!!!!!
I got this response today from a very old post I made, back when I made my first batch of jam. In only a single sentence I make a very tongue in cheek joke about Martha Stewart.
Obviously this person did not bother to read any of the rest of the site. If she had read more she’d know that I adore Martha for all her good ideas and deep seated nuttiness, I don’t idolize her or anything, that’s unhealthy. She might know about the various crafts and projects I undertake. She might have even gotten an idea of where my politics lie.
And so I am left to wonder, does this person surf the net daily to find mentions of Martha and defend her? Or was this just some sort of cosmic joke? Either way, I felt that a comment this important should not be lost to the ether….attached to a post 15 months old.
Proof #73 that I am dorkolicious
This is me in an über-slouch, crocheting a scarf, surfing the web and listening to NPR podcasts.
I’m amazed I get laid at all.
Edited to add: You will also notice that I am wearing a Spongebob shirt. What you might not be able to see if that the shirt says “Nebraska Cornhuskers” on it. I think David bought it at a Stuckeys in Tennessee or Mississippi.
dirty crochet
Last night was knit crochet night at Borealis Yarn Shop in St Paul! It was my first night hanging out there. We discussed babies, trading dogs for whiskey, trading babies for whiskey, cervix poking and the ease of locking a dog in a box so you could go to work as opposed to having to pay for daycare.
Then it was opined that perhaps you COULD do that with a kid, but the consequences might be a little more severe than a hyperactive dog.
So, I guess trade the baby for whiskey before you have to choose between buying whiskey or paying for daycare! Easy!
Speaking of trading kids for whiskey, has there been any actual proof of kids drinking bleach on that reality show? I’ve seen speculation and hearsay and ‘it’s been reported that’ but no actual real evidence. And, frankly, with the hyperactive media shoving one sensation down our throats after another, I usually choose to reserve judgment on these things. Their retractions tend to be small and unnoticed. I don’t watch TV and I haven’t seen this show so I don’t know how harsh it is. I have a hard time believing any kid was ever really in danger. Network weasels lawyers generally don’t sign off on things like “kid might get bit by the rattlesnakes we lure into her cabin”. They’re kinda jumpy about that stuff, even if the parents did sign a contract that might have said “we will not hold cbs responsible for taking a rattlesnake, opening its mouth and pushing its fangs directly into the skin of my child”. Weird how the law works, contracts of consent do not absolve an entity from responsibility in the face of willful neglect.
The more I read about it the more I think, “hmmm I could get $25,000 to send the kid to ‘summer’ camp for three months. during this time he will be away from his shitty friends, all the cultural influence like MTV and beer commercials. I get some quiet. He might grow up a little, learn to work and maybe be responsible. Oh, better take out that life insurance policy on him before he goes. you know, just in case.”
I don’t have kids, though, I have dogs, and I don’t have to really worry about their friends since they can’t work a doorknob and can’t leave the house without me!
The day Chester comes home with a bag of catnip that ‘isn’t his’ I’m sending him to Dog Nation.
Because I’m ocd in all the wrong ways
most ocd people have super super clean houses and they have things lined up …just so. These people are easy to fuck with because all you have to do is move one thing. It’s cruel but it has to be done. I’m all ocd in the wrong areas. My house isn’t clean, far from it. You could move something, I would notice, I would not care. Go ahead, move something.
I’ve somehow managed to channel my ocd into my crochet work (and now that I have Ravelry, I have people who understand). I seek out more and more difficult patterns to work on. I’ve been doing a lot of Fair Isle and tapestry crochet. Dealing with two or more colors at a time requires focus and concentration and is very very calming. I focus only on the crochet and nothing else and nothing bothers me.
I also make more sweaters and things for myself (for me!).
Okay, so I had decided to do this sweater, but I got wise. It got a pretty chilly reception from everyone who looked at it and I have come to accept that no sweater is going to make me look thinner and if I put on that sweater I will end up looking like a giant land anemone. okay fine. Also, the pattern is super super super easy and very repetitive. Instead, I’m making this bad boy. Okay, so here’s the deal, i will have to reshape the sides to fit, but I can do that. Also, I have to promise not to get a wiener perm to match that guy’s hair. Lastly, that damned thing needs sleeves. I will have to design sleeves based on the pattern on the front. So I’m bumping my projects around and this is going to be on the list. I love making crochet cables. So much easier than knit cables, which is an ironic thing to say since I am looking for something more challenging. But really, I’m looking for ‘challenge’ not ‘7th level of hell’.
Also, let’s put this out there as a last call…
If you would like something specific made for you for Christmas or you would like me to make something for you to give to someone for Christmas, it is September 20th. I need to know ASAP so we can work out the details. Felted purses, plaid scarves, robot leg warmers, chenille hats, stuffed animals, whatever. If you go to my lame Flickr account you can see samples of my work, also, my latest hair color adventure and my new glasses. As an aside, I still don’t like Flickr, in fact I really don’t like it, but it’s the only way to do photos on Ravelry and I do like Ravelry so I am willing.
alright peepodlers, I need to get me to work and find all the piles of stuff I need to do.
