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If you are viewing this page with Internet Explorer and the layout looks all wonky, until I can cook up some better code, I highly suggest you get a real browser. If you're using a real browser and it still looks wonky, please let me know. For your reference, here's what the page layout should look like.

recently completed projects

now, at long last, with pictures!
  • a Headline News cabled newsboy cap from Stitch 'n Bitch Nation
    headline news newsboy cap 5
  • deck o' cards notebook from ReadyMade
    deck o' cards notebook 1
  • Brainylady's basic cabled socks
    cabled socks! 2
  • another boring garter stitch scarf for myself
    rainbow Katia Nepal scarf 1
  • duct tape coin purse and keychain ID pouch
  • a birthday scarf for Nana
  • some junk out of wire
  • the scarf for Bill

currently on the needles

active:
  • an amineko (yes, crochet - yes, in Japanese - no, I can't actually read the pattern)
  • a Dr. Who scarf (season 12 pattern) for the DH
  • a Linux illusion scarf
on indefinite hiatus:
  • a Wonderful Wallaby in Wool-Ease for Adler
  • the fuzzy steering wheel cover from Stitch 'n Bitch Nation for Lucy
  • a sleeveless top in Patons Fresco, semi-improvised pattern
  • Kitty Hat from Stitch n' Bitch in grey Wool-Ease
  • gigantic Wool-Ease T&Q sweater for the DH
  • skull & crossbones Christmas stocking

how many more days?

Hmm... the countdown seems to be broken - again. Until I can figure out why it stopped working, I guess I'll just update the thing manually.
  • 8 days 'til Bonnaroo!
  • 24 more days until Canada Day
  • 104 more shopping days until my b-day
  • 956 more days until W's out of the white house
I stole the idea for this cute little countdown feature straight from the far-superior blog bag 'n' trash, a fellow member of the mini knits webring. Wanna buy me something for one of these upcoming events? Well, I do have a Froogle wishlist and an Amazon.com wishlist. Hee.

recent music purchases

  • Sufjan Stevens, Come On Feel the Illinoise and Greetings from Michigan, The Great Lake State
  • OK Go, Oh No

what I'm reading offline

  • Shutting Out the Sun: How Japan Created Its Own Lost Generation by Michael Zielenziger
  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

recent DVD acquisitions

products and stores I endorse

other things I love

Friday, June 09, 2006

countdown to one year of blogging

As of next Tuesday, the 13th of June, this blog will be one year old. (June 13th is also my cousin Em's birthday, and my blog-less knitbud Liz's birthday. Popular date, huh?) So, as of next Tuesday, I hope to have reached my 100th post here. I'm at 92 as of this post (I think - I'll check after I post this and update the total as necessary). Eight posts in four days - that sounds do-able, right?

Except when you consider that I'm either working this weekend, or driving to NYC for Rani's baby shower, or working Saturday then driving to NYC for Rani's baby shower. And I have to pack for Bonnaroo, because we're leaving for that on Tuesday morning. And I have to water the plants, go to Target, swing by school (maybe), make a couple appointments for after we get back, get more memory for my camera, and do about a billion other little things before I'll be ready to leave for the week. And I want the posts to be substantial posts, not like, a link and a sentence. I've been uploading things to Flickr that I need to post, and I've got stuff to say about knitting and books and weddings and babies and films and art and hockey and school... And Blogger has been acting up lately, too, which makes it all even more of a pain in the butt.

Eight posts? Four days? Ai-yaah.

Oh, yeah, and did I mention I want to do a code overhaul on this place? Bean just changed up her blog, and it looks really pretty. It's inspired me to do some spring cleaning around here. I want this place to be purple, I want a banner, and I want the three columns to work even in broken browsers. I'm sure that won't happen by Tuesday, but I'd like it to happen as soon as possible afterward. Lots of things to do, lots of things to do...

posted by Liz @ 6/09/2006 01:10:00 PM