Author: Kris

  • Brain Bag

    I’m trying to figure out how this knitted Brain Bag was constructed. I don’t see how you could knit it in one piece, so I’m guessing it’s just several meters of stuffed knitted tube sewn to the outside of an existing bag. Right?

  • Cynara Lives

    I am a Level 10 Night Elf Druid.
    Confession: I’ve been playing World of Warcraft. I know, I know. I tried it last year but didn’t get hooked. Rodd plays it all the time though and, well, I enjoy spending time with him. So when he recently griped about the lack of smart players in his guild group, I put my hand up and volunteered. So far I’m just playing once a week. (We refer to Thursdays as “Pew-Pew Night!”) We got our characters up to level 10 last night, which means that you can now see me on the online “armory”. No, I have no idea what any of that stuff means. I just let the Snook (aka Droso) lead me around so I can blast stuff. I told him my only requirement is that I don’t want to do anything insultingly girly, like be a healer or a cook or something. (Which is why my chick is learning “skinning.”) Oh, and her name is “Cynara,” which comes from that stupid book.

  • Ranco Sock Yarn

    Sydney Sock Knitters: Remember that new sock yarn I told you about? It’s here. I just unpacked five huge boxes of it and, man, it was like THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER. I’m putting them on the website today, so they should be up soon.

    Edited to Add: They’re heeeeere! Ranco Solid and Ranco Multi. Unfortunately the colour cards we have don’t do the yarn justice at all, so you really need to see them in person to fully appreciate how pretty they are!

  • Baby Yoda

    Baby Yoda! That is too, too cute. (For those that don’t know, I knitted that.)

  • King Roger

    This is for Eileen: Roger Federer as King Arthur. Okay, I don’t even like the guy that much, but that picture? Phwoar.

  • Google Tactics

    Ahh, evidently this is what I should’ve done to get the Google job. Cyber-squatting.

  • Adam Savage

    Sweeeeet! Mythbuster Adam Savage left a Metafilter comment complimenting me on my Halloween costume. My Dad is gonna be SO IMPRESSED.

  • Velcro

    Now there’s a new one. An otherwise normal-looking customer just approached me with a packet of Velcro and asked in all seriousness, “What is this used for?” What do you say to that? Embarrassingly, I stammered something about “shoes” and mimed tearing it apart. “You know, rip!?” I can’t figure out who was the bigger idiot.

  • Happy Halloween!

    Brains with Raspberry SauceI’ve finally managed to get my party photos up, and I’ve included links to all the recipes if any of you are still looking for last-minute ideas. To the right you can see this year’s centerpiece: Panna Cotta Brains in Raspberry Sauce. Disgusting yet delicious! Thanks to everybody who came along, and apologies for not getting more photographs of the costumes. We’ll see you all next year in the new house!

  • It’s a Big World After All

    Disney is shutting down “It’s a Small World” for refurbishments… because modern guests are too fat. Yikes. Me, I’d prefer them to alter all the rides for tall people! (Link courtesy of AskMeFi, where the comments are going just about as well as you might imagine.)