September 2008 « Redshirt Knitting

Sometimes it's hard to tell the cat food from the Erika food. http://t.co/2pkdh3N9BQ about 2 hours ago
According to the new Star Trek movie, in the future everyone just gets one enormous ice cube. about 6 hours ago
Isn’t the future grand? http://t.co/XF1QetwxPh about 10 hours ago
She promised to loan me a spinning wheel if I helped her load a couch into the back of a windowless van. Seems legit. about 11 hours ago
Hey everyone, if @perclexed turns out to be an axe murderer, start the hunt for my body in the @SerialKnitters parking lot. about 11 hours ago
If you're coming north to the San Juans for Memorial Day wkd I'll tell you a secret, here's the route locals use: https://t.co/ZBZETnuOlt about 13 hours ago
@kmkat And not as high as the Minneapolis bridge. about 14 hours ago in reply to kmkat
So basically what you're saying is, the Skagit River Bridge failed a saving throw. http://t.co/nzLRzIuFRK about 14 hours ago
@advicemonkey wow that looks amazing! about 14 hours ago in reply to advicemonkey
@pschiendelman there are a lot of options, none of which can gracefully handle that volume of traffic. I usually go across Fir Isl to Conway 08:32 PM 05/23/13 in reply to pschiendelman

Ready, Set, Go!

By Erika, on September 30th, 2008

DonorsChoose.org is an innovative micro-charity site which connects classrooms in need with cash donations. October is Bloggers Challenge month, so I’ll be bringing you updates and good news throughout the month, during which we will crush everyone! I mean, we will help children!

I have added the Bloggers Challenge widget to the top left . . . → Read More: Ready, Set, Go!

You know what yarn stores need to start selling?

By Erika, on September 28th, 2008

Calculators.

I am getting heartily tired of crossing the room and booting up my computer just to use the calculator. (But I do love my new keyboard’s “calculator” button.)

Cause and Effect

By Erika, on September 27th, 2008

1. NY Times article, Sarah Palin and the Rape Kits.

2. ================================ from Planned Parenthood to XXXXXXXXXX@gmail.com date Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 8:17 AM subject Thank you for your gift to Planned Parenthood! ================================

Dear Erika Barcott,

Thank you for your special tribute gift to Planned Parenthood. If you requested an announcement, a . . . → Read More: Cause and Effect

Review: Neal Stephenson, “Anathem”

By Erika, on September 26th, 2008

I feel like I should be awarded some kind of certificate for having completed Neal Stephenson’s Anathem. Sure, it’s almost the same page count as Cryptonomicon, but it’s at least three times as dense, and a thousand times as dry.

It’s not entirely accurate to say that I enjoyed Anathem. This isn’t the sort . . . → Read More: Review: Neal Stephenson, “Anathem”

Knitting Update

By Erika, on September 24th, 2008

In between all the other craziness, I have managed to finish a bit of knitting. Wintersox 2 were completed while I was in Las Vegas for business stuff. (I spent a fair amount of time in my room, knitting and watching “House” on the USA Network.)

See how the tops are a little curly? . . . → Read More: Knitting Update