Carnivores: Keep being awesome! Okay, that made me laugh a little bit. (I still love you though, vegans.)

Knitting Basket Cake, link courtesy of my sister. Wow. I can see that it’s a work of art… but it doesn’t exactly look appetising.

Infinite Summer has begun, and I’m about 55 pages in. We’re meant to be to page 63 by Friday, which I should hit without too much trouble. The only problem is that 63 pages isn’t 63 pages. That goal secretly includes probably a dozen or more additional pages of DENSE ENDNOTES at the back of the book. Oh, and the timelines skip all around and some sections are written in a tortured Ebonics dialect. I’m trying not to think about how daunting the challenge really is. Am I really going to stick with this guy for another 950 pages??

GetUpGo has launched!
I’ve been working on this project for nearly six months now, and we finally opened it up to the public today. Now, just keep in mind that most of you aren’t the target-demographic. But it’s kinda neat, huh? The idea is that you don’t have to subscribe to an expensive service to get new ringtones and such. You can sign up a free member, and then buy just as many credits as you need to download stuff. You can even earn credits by using the site, so technically you don’t have to spend any money at all! There are only a couple catches: only Australians can sign up, and iPhones aren’t technically supported. (iPhones don’t allow you to download stuff to the phone except through Apple’s channels.) But anyway, there it is. It’s not the cure for cancer by any means, but it was a big project and a team effort, and we did a good job getting it out there. And there will be a LOT more coming in the next few months… (If any of you do sign up, let me know and I can give you some free credits to play around with.)

Trip to Blaxland – “Welcome to the Knitternet” World Tour
A couple weeks ago I got an email from Merrin, Convenor of the Blue Mountains Guild group, asking if I would visit them and give my Knitternet presentation again. Why not? So yesterday morning I caught the train to Blaxland along with Lyn and Fran of the IC group. Lee and Margarita met us there, so we had quite a contingent from the city! It turns out that Blaxland isn’t nearly as far into the mountains as I expected. The meeting is at the local library/community center, and the hall was large and comfortable. It was really neat seeing how a different convenor conducts her meetings. Merrin doesn’t seem to bother with the bureaucracy that we do (approving minutes and such, all a relic of the previous Convenor really). She has this great bell that she rings to start the meeting though, and whenever folks get a little too loud. (Note to self: I WANT A BELL.) I had my presentation in a little side room, and about half the group came in for it (15-20 people). It was great! They had a wide range of internet experience, and I had good questions and suggestions from around the room. They all seemed excited to get the handout with all the links we’d suggested, and I heard more than one person say she was going to get right on Ravelry. Very gratifying! The six of us caught the train back to the city and had a merry time, knitting and laughing through the rain. I’ve been invited to do it again at the Southern Highlands group in a few months, so there may be another Expotition on the cards in the future!