Control
Alas, I am behind on email again. For those merry few who leave comments, know that you are appreciated, and that I’ll do a massive reply binge soon. I would write this blog even if I had not a single reader or commenter, but as we all know, the interaction makes it all so much more fun. Unfortunately, I can’t tell you when soon will be as we’re packing our house size apartment so that it will fit into our apartment size house. There has been much culling over the last few weeks, with more to come. It’s been a good thing, this thinning of the stuff, and it has really gotten me thinking about the things we own. For some of it, the decision to toss is a no-brainer. If the i

Hiding the Bodies
House stuff isn’t going well, not well at all. I am filled with a deep well of impotent rage and at the same time overcome with a sense of stillness and resignation. So, instead, I’d like to focus on something positive. Let’s talk about friendship. The “real friends don’t just help you hide the bodies, they bring quick lime and a wheelbarrow too” kind of friends. Amy is effortless for me. She and I share several core personality traits, and that probably has a lot to do with it. We’re not fans of liquidity in the emotional sense, preferring things understood, and with clearly defined boundarie

FO: Stitch in Thyme Socks
Pattern: Stitch in Thyme, my own pattern. Yarn: Plymouth Rockin’ Sox Needles: US Size 0, 32″ Knit Picks circular Started: When dinosaurs roamed the earth. (July 1st, 2008) Finished: About damned time. (November 15th, 2009) Recipient: Me Techniques: Magic Loop, vigorous pulling of bootstraps. Stitch in Thyme Socks They can�

Manic Monday #189
You have a brain tumor. Though there is no discomfort at the moment, this tumor would unquestionably kill you in six months. However, your life can (and will) be saved by an operation; the only downside is that there will be a brutal incision to your frontal lobe. After the surgery, you will be significantly less intelligent. You will still be a fully functioning adult, but you will be less logical, you will have a terrible memory, and you will have little ability to understand complex concepts or difficult ideas. The surgery is in two weeks. How do you spend the next fourteen days? Trying to decide whether or not to have the surgery in the first place. Losing muc

Recession Special Swap: Package #2
I should have posted about this when I got it, a couple of weeks ago I was treated to a fun package from my Recession Special Swap partner. She sent me a package with a theme of “the little things”, and it was also (to me) an Autumn theme as well. Misti Alpaca Sock The yarn is something new to me, Misti Alpaca Sock, and it’s luxuriously soft. The colors are like Autumn in glorious full swing. The pin is very cute, and made from a recycled (broken) DPN. I appreciate the ingenui