It’s not Chariots of Fire, but still.
The Spit is Exhausted.
It has performed its tast admirably, and I will return to it again and again. But not for this project! For I have finished! I have… SOCKS!
Posted by Karen in Knitting on February 26th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
(From Chris) So I’m still having random blog issues, but it seems like none of the other authors are. I created a new user in order to test that theory. Hopefully it’s some adminitrative wackiness thing and not Global Spin turning against me.
Posted by Chris in Blog on February 25th, 2006 | No Comments »
You know those mini tornadoes that you would get in the middle of the street or on the blacktop, in that place where no bushes grew but where the chip bags and twinkie wrappers lay scattered, and the fall wind would come out of nowhere, it seemed, and there would be this inverted cone of [...]
Posted by Karen in Knitting on February 24th, 2006 | No Comments »
Welcome to the Vine Mealybug Sniffer Dog Project. Faced with the use of hard core pesticides* to get rid of this nasty new pest, the Vine Mealybug Workgroup started looking into other options, as you can read here. The idea is quicker detection, quicker eradication and less use of chemicals. I love [...]
Posted by Deb in Environment on February 24th, 2006 | No Comments »
This is a test. I’m having some difficulties with the blog software. Please stand by.
UPDATE: Looks like the problem was resolved. We now return you to your regularly scheduled blogging.
Posted by Chris in Blog on February 23rd, 2006 | Comments Off
Honestly, I am still going to post something about “Mashup Camp”:http://mashupcamp.com and my experiences there. I just have to free up a bit of time before I can do so. In the interim, take a look at just a few of the “many”:http://www.technorati.com/search/mashupcamp.com “news”:http://news.com.com/Big+names+collaborate+at+the+unconference/1606-2_3-6041781.html?tag=fd_carsl “items”:http://wiredblogs.tripod.com/monkeybites/index.blog?entry_id=1420022 about the event.
Many many thanks to [...]
Posted by Chris in Blog on February 23rd, 2006 | No Comments »
*Feeling the heat.*
“Charlotte Lucas has just accepted Mr. Collins,”:http://librivox.org/pride-and-prejudice-by-jane-austen-solo-project/ and I have just begun the foot of the sock (part two). The days are counting down to the completion of the union of the two (socks), and I am feeling the pressure, though I admit my own happy occasion must be one of more [...]
Posted by Karen in Knitting on February 22nd, 2006 | 2 Comments »
*The pattern’s the thing.*
Chris has taken the camera and flown away, leaving me with the old camera with which to document my progress. The problem is that the old camera will not take photos unless the lighting is full natural light. As I tend to photograph and post at about, oh, 11:30 at [...]
Posted by Karen in Knitting on February 20th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
*Keeping the romance alive.*
Tonight, I knitted while Chris contemplated importing labor from Romania.
Posted by Karen in Knitting on February 19th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
*Tion Medon*
No post yesterday, because I sat down on the sofa last night and whimpered. I was tired. I knit about four rows. But that wussy knitter is gone now. I knit a lot today, listening to an audio reading of _Pride and Prejudice_ from “Librivox.”:http://librivox.org/
For those of you counting, there [...]
Posted by Karen in Knitting on February 16th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
