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Monthly Archives: February 2006

The Mysteries of Spam

Yes, I know it’s old hat to complain about spam. But seriously, how many people still look at the comments on their blogs and think, “oh splendid, a message written in a pidgin hybrid of Esperanto and Tourette’s, telling me to click on this mysterious link promising nubile displays of faux teenage lesbianism* . Verily [...]

Knitting Olympics: Gold!

Whee, I am done! Here’s proof of my victory, in the form of a photo that makes it look like I’m being arrested: Now I can go back to my other three knitting projects I was working on before the Olympics. Oh, and I guess all that stuff for school, too. Be the first to [...]

Sad vs. Happy: A Throwdown

Sad things: South Dakota’s ban on abortions. How dare those women think of being anything but baby carriers. The greatest part, I think is this bit: “I didn’t want money to be the reason people wouldn’t vote for this bill,” said Leslee J. Unruh, founder and president of the Abstinence Clearinghouse in Sioux Falls, who [...]

Knitting Olympics: Progress

Operation: Opera Gloves is well under way: It’s not perfect, as I still keep getting these ghastly holes whenever I do an increase (as you can quite plainly see in the photo). But it’s good enough for me, and it’s a really nice fit. Hopefully the second glove will turn out less hole-y – or [...]