Month: April 2009
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Kris the RomulanNeat! Kevin pointed me to this fun Star Trek app that turns a photo of you into a 3D character from the Trek universe. I was going to be the sexy Uhura chick, but she ended up looking a little pig-nosed. Romulan Kris turned out much funnier. At least now I have a…
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FatBet: For those of you participating in the contest, I extended it today by another three months. Venks (the current leader) is fine with it, and it puts most of us back under the dreaded blue line. Feel free to adjust your goal weights up or down as necessary. Let’s all get re-energized and committed!
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$240 worth of puddin’…Woooo! MTV’s The State is FINALLY coming to DVD! Unfortunately it looks like some of the music has been changed, since getting the rights was the big hold-up. Crud. I guess it can’t be as bad as the Dawson’s Creek debacle though.
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Periodic Table of Knitting. I can’t wait to see it when it’s finished.
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Best wishes to Steve Runner and anybody else running the Boston Marathon today. You guys are inspirational!
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Fat Dog in a Little Coat. CraftFail + Chris Farley reference = laughing and laughing and laughing.
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I had no idea the recession was hitting the Amish back in Indiana so hard. Makes sense though; a LOT of them were employed in the RV industry. Church elders are allowing them to collect unemployment now, but some are even leaving the faith so they can drive cars to jobs farther away.
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I am suddenly enamored of the idea of growing potatoes in the spring.
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Knitters Guild News: We had another very successful meeting at Customs House today. There were 30 knitters in attendance, and 3 of the newbies joined on the spot. Our growth is phenomenal, and I think it’s only going to increase over the winter. We’ll be getting some promotion in the winter newsletter for the City…
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Another adorable free sewing pattern for spring: Tie Top Tank. Saved!