Sigh: Update

I finished. Really. All gifts. All stockings. All candy. The only things not done are the Christmas cards. Didn't get any out before Christmas this year. (My mom would be ashamed of me.)They're coming, though.

Update: @#$%%&^*!!!

Aaron's Penguin Stocking done. I still hate duplicate stitch. Know what I hate more? Picking out duplicate stitch.

Update: @#$%*(%#)^!!!

I hate duplicate stitch. This is not working.

On the up side, the mittens are done.

@#$%!*&#!!!!!

What's today's date? The 23rd? So, like, I need this stuff tomorrow?



Why do I do this to myself?

Once Again, Science Imitates Art

You would think scientists could come up with something a little more original. But no. In all the galaxy, they found GJ1214b.

GJ1214b, in case you didn’t know, is about the same size as Earth. It is about 40 light years away. And it orbits a red sun. Like we don’t know what’s coming next.

Hey scientists… Please don’t look for LV-426, okay?

Happy Monday

So he says to me, 'You wanna be a baaaaad guy?' And I say yeah, baby! I wanna be bad! I SAYS, SURF'S UP, SPACE PONIES! I'M MAKING GRAVY WITHOUT THE LUMPS! Aaaaaa-hahahahaha!

Pompon-a-licious!

I know. That's lame. What else am I going to say? This scarf has balls! No, I don't think so.

Anyway, I knit this hat, because I like the color change this yarn makes. Then, because the hat only took about half of the skein, I thought I'd make a scarf to match. I don't remember where I put the pattern for the hat, or if I even used one. But the scarf is on Ravelry. It's one of the Anthropology-inspired scarves. I had to make some bigtime adjustments for guage, with this bulky yarn. And I added the pompons, just because I like pompons.

This is Moda Dea Tweedle Dee in Thunder. It's a wool/acryllic blend. Bulky weight. The color is mostly shades of grey, ranging from very dark to almost white. But, then, there's a little red and a little blue and even a little gold mixed in. So it comes out looking very tweedy.

Oh, hence the Tweed in Tweedle Dee. Ha! I just got that.

This goes in the Box-O-Scarves.

So Let’s Talk About The Bionic Eye

Now, I know you all think I’m afraid of the Robot Apocalypse, but that’s not true. I’m resistant to the Robot Apocalypse that destroys humanity. (Terminator, Space Above and Beyond, Lost In Space, RoboCop, 2001…) I actually think it would be awesome to be part robot, myself.


Like these eyes. That’s pretty effin cool, I gotta say. Like Star Trek cool. (But do not interpret that to mean I think Geordi LaForge is cool. That’s not what I’m saying. Jeez.)



Or, have you seen these suits? They were designed to help people who are paralyzed to become ambulatory. (And, if you mounted rocket launchers on the shoulders, you could have your own anime show!)

I think it would be a big selling point if you could program a suit like that to do stuff, like while you were asleep. Stay with me here. You put the suit on, program it to do crunches and leg lifts, take an Ambien, and tone up in your sleep.

I know that sounds pretty radical, but think about it a sec. Why don’t you exercise? You know it’s good for you. You know you need it. You know youshould. But… you don’t have time. Seriously. My doctor says I should be getting 30 minutes of cardio 4-5 days a week. I tell her, if I had an extra 2 ½ hours a week, I’d spend it sleeping.

This way, I could do both…


Just try not to picture what you might look like doing it.