Korea’s Dark Half. That map and the associated text are really fascinating. You’d think I’d know more about this stuff (since it’s part of my heritage and all), but I don’t.

I love the obscure book questions on AskMeFi. Today somebody asked this question, and I realized that I’d read part of that book myself. It was called In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson, and I definitely remember reading at least an excerpt from it in grade school. (Did anybody else? Maybe it was a common one in those anthologies we all had to read.) Man, I might have to order a copy so I can relive third grade…

Mean Girls was on TV last week, and I had no idea that it was a harbinger of things to come. Why are girls so bitchy towards each other? On Monday I got a vague warning at the shop that we were to crack down on gossiping, as some of the staff were saying upsetting things. “Sure, whatever,” I thought, and filed it away in the back of my brain. It was several days before I discovered that some of the mean shit was actually about ME. On one level I’m just amused, like weren’t we supposed to get over this crap ten years ago? And at the same time I’m sorta hurt, because it was my success at doing my job that was being called into question. So UGH, WHATEVER. And yeah, I kinda know I’m fanning the flames a little bit here, seeing as how other members of staff actually read this site. I should probably the bigger person and just not mention it at all. But I’m human, and I’m smarting a little bit. I figure this is the safer way to get it out of my system.

Wow. This tale of a Serial Yarn Thief sure puts our Titsiana to shame!

KnitML. This is pretty nerdy, but man, I can definitely see the potential applications. Being able to automatically translate a pattern – into a chart, into another language, into a different size – would be awesome.

Hey, Ravelry got link on Unclutterer today!

Awesome. My friend Sharon‘s new art venture Astropunks just got linked on HGTV!

My mom just sent pics of my new nephew. Here’s one of Anthony and Isaiah, which makes me feel all warm and fuzzy… but also weird and old.

I am seriously considering doing Boot Camp next month. I feel so lethargic and flabby right now, and I haven’t run in ages. Maybe this would be a kick in the butt.

My first attempt at Jaywalkers didn’t turn out very well. They looked great, but they were too narrow to go over my ankle! I’m going to try again with this toe-up version.