The Monday before our departure

Hey Kate!

Things are hectic around here while we prepare for Emme's and my Big Train Adventure and I'm so excited we'll be seeing you so soon! In the meantime, here's some randomness:

• What to do while waiting for Diablo 3
• Is Lando looking for love?
• Click on "Why is the world so screwed up?" on Matt's page.
• This game looks fun and makes this comic hysterical.
• I think I need this. I think I need this now.
• I didn't realize how important 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night (no more, no less) is.
• Ah, the things we learn from scientific research.
• Dude, I had no idea.

I suppose I should add a little knitting content, too:

• I want the bag at the bottom.
• The outcome of the dyelot disappointment ended up being lovely, though I would still be pretty unhappy about the color difference.

Unfortunately, for Thor, no place is safe from the camera...


or from the Two-year-old:


See you Thursday!

Robin

The internet will save the world

Hey Kate!

As you know, I am an emotional basketcase ever since I saw this amazing video [via Mason Dixon]. The internet really will save the world. In the meantime, let's have another random links post!

• Another movie list -- and a very insightful one at that.
• It's a good thing for society in general that criminals are often stupid.
• A list of really bad lyrics. Do not, I repeat, do not read the comments.
• Christina won and Whitney wrote about it.

Sorry to disturb your slumber, Thor, but I needed a picture for the blog.


Later!

Robin

Attempted Stash Dive

Hey Kate!

I know I have enough projects to work on right now, but I got the urge to make a Short and Sweet and decided to go stash diving. After checking my living room stash...

I went into the bedroom to check out the less favored stash, just in case there was something usable only to find it guarded again.

Cheese!

That's all I got.

Later!

Robin

If the Olympics were run by cats

Hey Kate!

If the Olympics were run by cats, we would have Synchronized Sleeping!


And Thor and Loki would be Gold Medal contenders.

Later!

Robin

I'm lazy coz I'm sick soup recipe

Hey Kate!

I'm sick. Again. So it's soup time. But I'm lazy. So here's my lazy coz I'm sick soup recipe:

In a medium saucepan, bring the following ingredients to a boil:

3 cups filtered water
3 teaspoons Better than Bullion
3 cloves garlic, minced
a handful of frozen spinach
2 eggs (beat into water briefly, breaking yolks)

Once a full boil is reached, add 2 packages of Ramen Noodles (hold the seasoning).
Let boil 3 minutes.

Serve in Pasta Bowl given to you by a good friend. Eat with a large spoon and fork like pasta. Read a good book and drink lots of water.

Have fuzzy cat in reserve for comfort later.

Later,

Robin

Forced Bookmarkage

Hey Kate!

So I'm finally giving in to The Spousal Unit's demands for a bookmark. I'm knitting the Baby Fern lace pattern from the Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Needlework and I'm using the Patons Grace cotton yarn.

This is version 2.0. My first try, I started off with some rows of stockinette which throws off the shape because of the built in scalloped edging. I also added a stockinette edge on each side which made it way lopsided. It turns out that the lace pattern has a built-in edge on one side. So when I frogged and restarted, I left off all my stockinette stuff and just added the built-in edge to the other side.

There's some nastiness on the left side which isn't an error as much as it is some overzealous looping which I'm hoping will even out in the blocking.

Thor says just because I'm being forced to make a bookmark, doesn't mean I should force him to be a model. Well, he's going to have to stop providing pictures like the above if he wants to stop modeling. I'm just sayin'.

Later,

Robin

Catsploitation for Charity

Hey Kate,

Reading Wendy told me about Norma who told me about the Red Scarf Project 2008.

Read more about it on DIY Life!

I'm using the Boye Circulars in size 8 and one of the DPNs you gave me (thanks again!) for the cable needle. Unfortunately, Kira thinks those bright yellow plastic things are for her. I really can't blame her. They look like toys.

Isn't Thor patient? Loki wouldn't sit still for that.

Later,

Robin