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Archive for September, 2007
Mad Men
Posted in TV on September 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It’s a Sleeve, People!
Posted in Knitting on September 26, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Yes, I’m actually making progress on my first actual piece of clothing. This is one of the sleeves. So far so good. I’ve managed to knit 40 rows and I actually have the correct number of stitches on the needle — woo hoo!
The yarn is the very pretty Vanna’s Choice [...]
Time-Wasting Fun
Posted in Sites I Like on September 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here’s a fun site: PassiveAggressiveNotes.com. You can waste all kinds of time here. If you live or work in the right place, you may be able to contribute as well.
Via The Urban Recluse
The Perils of Punctuation
Posted in Miscellaneous on September 24, 2007 | No Comments »
Today is National Punctuation Day. Please be kind to punctuation marks on today of all days. As a former proofreader, I cringe at the daily misuse of all kinds of punctuation marks and grammatical errors. It’s seems like these days you’re considered old-fashioned or behind the times if you insist on correct [...]
Chicken Little
Posted in TV on September 21, 2007 | No Comments »
Oh boy, only the third or fourth post, and I’m already going off on a rant. So much for the even keel thing…
Survivor China started last night. Usually, I don’t pay a whole lot of attention to the first few episodes of any season. Too many names and faces; I watch but [...]
It’s Reality Show Clip Time!*
Posted in TV on September 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It seems there are more and more reality shows every day. And new seasons are starting for my favorites!
America’s Next Top Model starts tomorrow. I’m sure I’m totally the wrong demographic for this show. But I find the drama amongst a bunch of usually 18- to 24-year-old women highly amusing. The [...]
This might be it.
Posted in Knitting on September 17, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I knit — rather slowly. I’ve been doing it for about two years now, although I can go weeks without ever picking up a project. For some reason, I always want to knit more when the cooler weather starts.
I’ve been challenged with anything much more complex than a scarf. I’m entirely self-taught, [...]
Aaarrrgh, Mateys!
Posted in Clothes, Fun on September 17, 2007 | No Comments »
Did you know that September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day? I don’t know why either, but it is. Check out my other blog, Chic Chemise, for some fun pirate-related T-shirts.
Sad, but True
Posted in Work on September 14, 2007 | No Comments »
I work in one of Michigan’s 15 public universities. I don’t want to say any more than that. Even the slightest description will prompt local readers at least to figure out which one — and I want to be able to write about the craziness that goes on here.
This quote from Henry Kissinger, [...]
Welcome!
Posted in General on September 14, 2007 | No Comments »
Okay, so this is the “real” blog after the starter blog. I was blogging for about a year at I Buy Books. For the most part, it concentrated on what I was reading or interesting things I found about books in general. But now that seems kind of limiting. I do [...]
