My husband’s interview with punk-mathematician Tom Henderson is being featured on Boing Boing. This interview has been getting a lot of attention, and rightly so. Tom has a much more engaging and practical approach to the type of abstract mathematics 99% of people struggle with (not me, though, I’m one of those jerks who always [...]
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I’m sorry I ever doubted you, granny square…
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I’m sure we all know and fear the granny square whether we consciously know it or not. It haunted the 70’s with atrocities like this:
When I learned to crochet, I learned on flowery lace motifs, and simple block stitches. I have been avoiding granny squares like a plague. I came up with the idea to [...]
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Happy Chinese New Year!
February 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
(photo by james.t2 on flickr)
2010 is the year of the tiger, a well-liked sign of excitement and adventure. It is also a metal year according to five-element astrology, which is at odds with the primarily wood/fire nature of the Tiger sign. According to the Chinese, we can expect some struggles this year- in fact many [...]
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DIY wedding tips
February 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Lately I’ve been so busy working on wedding stuff that I’ve been forgetting that I should probably blog about it too. My husband and I eloped last summer and are planning a bigger, “real” wedding this summer. The elopement was very spontaneous and improvised, and mostly traditional (right down to my Mom frantically making a [...]
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DIY Wedding Invitations
January 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
I went to the local scrapbooking and paper store, just to check out what they had… and ended up coming home with $100 worth of invitation supplies, which were of course, all ON SALE! You could definitely spend less, but I just *had* to have the fancy Hambly paper. If you insist on not spending [...]
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Peppermint Bark Brownies
December 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Painlessly easy (although it does involve some waiting), and so good you won’t want to share!
YOU WILL NEED:
-a 9X9 pan of your favorite brownie. I’m gluten intolerant, and find the premix bags make my life easier, so I used that. I’m rather fond of Arrowhead Mill’s brownie mix- some people didn’t believe me that [...]
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Surrealestate revived & the Parlour
November 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Sorry I haven’t updated in awhile. My laptop has been on the verge of dying- running at a crawl and randomly losing the wireless card completely. Oddly enough, I accidentally slammed it on the coffee table and now it works fine. Heh.
I have been knitting a ton- mostly for my vendor table at the Parlour. [...]
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Pewter Waves Fingerless Mitts
October 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
I designed this pattern for the intermediate knitter- it uses simple cable and slip stitches and is easy to memorize. Works up quickly, it’s nice and stretchy, woo hoo, no more chilly hands. Comment below with any questions or concerns.
To purchase pattern, click here:
Finish the checkout through paypal, which should then prompt [...]
EsoZone 2009
October 12th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized
(photos bylion42)
Well, another EsoZone has come and went. This year, the intention was to keep all the good parts and improve what was lacking last year- interaction. Once again, the Watershed came through with more than enough space and filth for everyone. Luckily, there was far less preparation going in. Adam, Klint, and I [...]
Amigurumi octopus & another squid.
October 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
These guys will see you at EsoZone. Patterns will be coming soon.
Zeroing in on my presentation. Can’t give much away, but it should be fun. Here’s a tidbit from the Wikipedia entry on Gestalt Therapy:
“In field theory, self is a phenomenological concept, and is a comparison with ‘other’. Without other there is no self, and [...]
