- 10:43 Trapped in TVTropes. Send help. #
- 23:32 Half our power is out - as in, one phase but not the other. It is exceedingly weird. #
- 10:19 Pissed at MSNBC for preempting Maddow AGAIN. I can understand Thursday, but rerunning an MJ documentary in her slot, twice? Grr. #
- 12:52 Seriously? It's perfectly legal for news organizations to lie and still call it journalism?? tinyurl.com/o8sg8s #
- 15:35 Am kind of nervous about fitting my AA table in a suitcase. #
- 07:43 Oh lord, Spud and Chloe is adorable. Curse you, Blue Sky Alpacas! www.spudandchloe.com/ #knitting #
- 09:05 Dead from cute: CJ is using a scrap of paper as a pretend Band-Aid and is putting it on her knee. #
- 14:40 Pondering going to Starbucks to knit tonight, just to get out of the house and somewhere cooler and quieter. #
- 16:30 According to TMZ, Michael Jackson is in bad shape. Wow, we were being facetious when we talked about the celeb-death-trifecta! I swear! #
- 16:44 Oh my God, now they're reporting that Michael Jackson died. This is surreal. #
I am making a shrug! I based it off the Everybody's Doing It pattern. I used garter stitch instead of seed stitch, though, and made as many border rows as I damn well pleased. As a person with extra-wide arms, wider bands tend to look more proportionate on me. Also, the yarn is so very, very soft.
I also picked up a hank of Noro's Daria Multi in order to make some cute I-cord bracelets. Noro and I have such a love-hate relationship. This time around, I love the yarn but I hate how it absolutely refuses to become a ball. Honestly, I should go to JoAnn and ask for an empty trim spool - the sort with two posts - as I bet it would be the only thing that could properly tame this yarn. It's more cord then yarn, anyways.
The other thing I'm working on is the TKGA Masters Program, Level I. I have heard tell that it can turn a normal knitter into a neurotic wreck, and it is SO TRUE. It's for good reason, though; I'm learning how to really watch my tension and quality. The picture above is my billionth attempt at 2x2 ribbing. I am supremely unsatisfied with my ribbing skills. I am trying to tame the gutters that form in the second knit stitch, and so far I have not had much luck. Trust me, it looks worse in person. *sob*
In order to prevent myself from feeling completely inadequate, I knit Swatch 10, which deals with yarnovers. I discovered I also hate my yarnovers. Did you know that it's possible to do them wrong? I mean, aside from wrapping the wrong way. I mean, mine were all sloppy. This did not help my feelings of inadequacy.
Finally, I turned to something I really can do: Swatch 4, bar increases. Bar increases! Easy peasy! I've done tons of those! In fact, it only took me about eight tries to get a decent swatch. I actually have to finish the top of that swatch, so there is no picture yet.
Yeah, I'm taking this program pretty seriously. How seriously? I knit a gauge swatch, which I then washed and blocked before I measured it. Doing things properly and by-the-book from the get-go? That's serious business right there.
| Originally published at Easily Distracted. |
- 13:19 What can I say, I'm a prize whore. #
- 13:37 This Sanford business is the most entertaining political trainwreck I've seen in quite some time. #
- 16:47 I am having a horrid day. How about some yarn from @shepherdsusie? :D bit.ly/yobdz #
- 11:24 For @knitchick1979 and other Whovians/MAME fans: Tardis MAME console! With fancy automation! www.asciimation.co.nz/tardis/index.html #
- 12:06 Oh God! I found a colony of EW underneath the high chair's chair pad. EWWWW #
- 14:42 brb, dead from LOL. bit.ly/vhBlG #
- 18:32 Boo! I need size 7 needles for my Masters knitting, but my Options needles are residing in my fair isle project. #
- 18:46 Score! I do have a non-interchangeable size 7 circ. *dances* #
- 19:56 I sometimes hate planning trips. I don't like being responsible for other people's vacations. #
- 20:19 Oh hey! A high-up shelf full of books just randomly FELL OFF THE WALL. Amazingly, nothing broke. #
- 20:54 Oh hey, my tension sucks! Also, I don't think I like this yarn. Methinks some Cascade 220 is in order. #
The Fake Isle hat.
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The Aguona laptop sleeve in progress. It looks way cooler than I actually am.
I am kind of irritated with Knit Picks, because they printed the two charts for the bag on two sides of the same page, meaning I have to pull the chart off my board every time I need to change charts - which is twice per row. If they were on separate pages, I could magnet them back-to-back. I ended up scanning them into Photoshop and following it on my laptop.
| Originally published at Easily Distracted. |
- 00:36 The gremlins are conspiring to keep me from updating my craft blog. #squarespace #
- 12:25 Caroline is trying to eat a PB&J sandwich without getting sticky. This will be fun. #squarespace #
- 22:53 Perez Hilton totally had it coming. I mean, it is generally not kosher to punch someone, but if I had a free swing? He'd be on my list. #
- 10:12 This week can just suck it. Seriously. #
- 10:32 My friend's husband was killed in a car crash yesterday. kgmb9.com/main/content/view/18509/40/ Please keep them in your thoughts. #
- 10:48 Greg took CJ to gymnastics class! I am enjoying an extremely rare bit of solitude. #squarespace #
- 09:25 Looks like my family's plane managed to avoid the storms and land on time. Lucky them! #squarespace #
- 12:21 Maybe today will be the day I win! #squarespace #
- 12:39 Fire up the laminator! I just ordered 300 pouches for AX. Yikes. #squarespace #
- 13:51 Ripped out the start of the laptop bag. :/ Also, the shoes I ordered are too small. BOOO. #squarespace #
- 14:11 Sweet zombie Jesus, Mana is gonna be at AX. Please hide me. *whimpers* #squarespace #
- 14:12 Ok, #squarespace is this: blog.squarespace.com/blog/2009/6/9/iphon
e-giveaway-faq.html # - 14:14 I think @ashyukun will be interested to note new iPhone upgrade pricing: www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=13745 #
- 10:01 Amother day, another #squarespace #
- 10:13 YAY! I have an awesome spot in the AX artist alley! I'm B49: bit.ly/ioe62 #
- 10:30 Master's instructions are here! EEE! #
- 11:56 How to help Iranians on Twitter: bit.ly/S8UpD #
- 22:27 AW MAN. They made a mistake with table listings and my new AX table is not as great. ;_; Still not shabby, though! #
- 09:42 Also, expect me to whore out #squarespace because I really want an iPhone. #squarespace. Also? #squarespace #
- 09:53 #cnnfail makes me want to dump @cnnbrk. Any ideas for a replacement on Twitter? #squarespace #
- 10:53 RT @persiankiwi:world must understand that ppl who atended ANejad rally were all civil servants, they are sacked if they dont participate. #
- 13:21 I took the plunge and ordered the TKGA Masters Level I program! #
- 16:44 Agree with this 100% : Please RT: MAINTENANCE CAN WAIT - FREEDOM CANT!! #iran_needs_twitter #NoMaintenance #
- 22:01 I am impatiently waiting for the e-delivery of my TKGA Master's material. I mean, I'm not mad, but I have the patience of a three-year-old. #
- 22:22 Amazing, disturbing, powerful pictures out of Iran: bit.ly/xwcZY #
- 22:37 Anonymous has set up a forum for Iranian users: iran.whyweprotest.net/ #
Recently finished objects:
- Fake Isle hat (needs blocking)
- Striped mat (needs ends woven in)
- 2, yes two, Clapotis-es
- Several dishcloths.
I also took the plunge and signed up for the TKGA Masters Course, level 1. I anticipate many learning experiences, and also tears, which are also learning experiences.
| Originally published at Easily Distracted. |
In case this wasn't offensive enough, IGN came out and admitted that they did it on purpose, "to foster a buzz for the film among a very narrow target group that the film's promoters felt would be extremely passionate about the film's subject matter." Because it's not like girls like sci-fi or anything.
I agree with people mentioning that the "contest" is more of a cheap casting call, since they mention that the winner is expected to do reporting duties, including on-camera work.
Eventually someone thought up the bright idea of asking the lawyers whether the contest was legal, because they've since changed the terms to allow ICKY GIRLS to enter. Hooray for feminism. :p
So, yeah. I don't know whose bright idea this was - IGN or Columbia's - but I'm willing to bet it was IGN's idea. Still, it leaves a taint around the movie, and that's disappointing.
- 11:30 My 2 yo's sentence of the day: "Thank you for feeding the doggy." #
- 11:38 Hmmm, the Apple/AT&T exclusivity agreement goes through 2010. I think I shall sit here and wait oh-so-patiently. Yessss. #
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