nerd knits

1)  I know you’ve already heard this – you’re a smart, savvy bunch.  You read.  You inform yourselves.  You don’t believe the hype.  But just in case…if you’re wondering if you have the swine flu, here’s your answer. If you’re looking for a slightly longer winded explanation, Junkfood Science is a favorite website of mine, [...]

So, at work we’re about to launch a new company-wide database that will contain everything that the company does. Which means I have no brain cells left. I can’t even point you to something else interesting on the internet that you could read, because I’ve had no free time. So…um…yeah.  Let’s try for tomorrow, shall [...]

I have, without a doubt, the awesomest husband and most fantastic friends ever. Don’t believe me?  This is the e-mail that my beloved husband sent to my (local) friends, alongside the invitation to my birthday party: Hey all, I know most of you know that Marisa is soon to turn 30, and I hope to [...]

It’s something I’ve been thinking about recently. I am among the world’s worst procrastinators.  I come by it honestly – my mother is the same way – and it drives me up the fucking wall.  No matter how trivial, how easy, or how important the task, I will put it off until the last damn [...]

As you might remember, here in Colorado on Friday and Saturday it poured down rain/sleet/snow.  It was cold and crappy and windy and very much winter. Today, I woke up in the morning and left the house without a coat for the first time this year. Goddamn, I love Colorado. Spring is most certainly here.  [...]

I’ve been thirty for a little over 38 hours now.  I think I’m getting better at it all the time. Getting older has never really freaked me out, at least not in and of itself.  There are certain goals I’ve had, arbitrary deadlines I’ve set for myself, that have given me a bit of stress [...]

There is a certain irony in yesterday’s blog post title.  (“No Power in the ‘Verse Can Stop Me,” in case you missed it.)  While I have successfully complete the socks, and no dingos or acid have assaulted them, the Knitting Goddess and the Universe have colluded to ensure that I know who’s in charge. Monday [...]

There will be no dingos, and no pools of acid.  The Knitting Goddess has seen fit to be merciful and bless me with a beautiful pair of socks that totally made their deadline.  All praise be to the Knitting Goddess.* Guin’s Socks Pattern: Small Capitals, from Sensational Knitted Socks by Charlene Schurch Needle: US 1 [...]

I am one bind-off and four woven ends away from meeting my deadline.  I have been vigilant, but I have seen neither dingos nor encroaching pools of acid…though there are two mischevous cats wandering around, and some rogue roumelade sauce found its way to the dinner table tonight.  Hmm….

Due date for socks: Friday, April 17, 7:30pm Work left to do: 2.25 pattern repeats plus 0.5 inches of ribbing Approximate knitting rate: 1 pattern repeat/30 minutes Free time between now and due date: one and a half evenings (approximately 4 hours) Estimation of success: very high.  Unless they are eaten by dingos or dropped [...]