May 2009 « Redshirt Knitting

Reading a book about an evil dr who starved her patients to death. It's making me hungry. http://t.co/UfBHvl4CdC about 2 hours ago
@advicemonkey Killed my first mouse in a snap trap. Opted not to take a Polaroid. about 2 hours ago in reply to advicemonkey
Seriously? "It is hard to shake the sense that the book is the work of a man, so cool is the narrative voice" http://t.co/Dk8n96Udpx about 5 hours ago
@advicemonkey Only if you're wearing someone else's, which is how it looks about 6 hours ago in reply to advicemonkey
Just saw that I got retweeted by "AAA Sucks." But they don't! Truck was there in about 10 minutes, and they were great - as always! about 23 hours ago
@rvillon Hah, that's a good one! I had been thinking, "Have the flowers stopped screaming, Clarice?" "Um... what?" about 23 hours ago in reply to rvillon
@rvillon Validation! 10:30 AM 05/18/13 in reply to rvillon
@RaleighRobot Yeah pretty much! 10:30 AM 05/18/13 in reply to RaleighRobot
@thegeorg Haha I like that one! "Well I guess she's got this figured out now. I'm obviously a great teacher!" 10:29 AM 05/18/13 in reply to thegeorg
Is it just me or does this flower look like it's screaming? http://t.co/vlXDpo8lbH 10:03 AM 05/18/13

Ripping Back Always Stings

By Erika, on May 29th, 2009

As a knitter, I’ve learned that if I have a bad feeling about some aspect of what I’m knitting, I should go with that feeling. And I’ve learned that if something isn’t working, you just have to close your eyes and rip it back.

Turns out, carpentry is just the same. Who knew? . . . → Read More: Ripping Back Always Stings

Chicken Vignette

By Erika, on May 28th, 2009

First, two facts:

1. Harriet, my little red hen, is at the bottom of the pecking order.

2. I gather that standing up tall and flapping your wings is how you say “I am the boss,” if you are a chicken. (If you do this while Ethel is around, she will run over . . . → Read More: Chicken Vignette

Semi-Antique Fish Hobbyist Magazine Wanted

By Erika, on May 27th, 2009

Okay, innernet, do your thing! I’m looking for a copy of the June, 2002 edition of Tropical Fish Hobbyist. If you have one, please let me know! It has an article titled “Practical Advice for the Planted Aquarium,” which I believe I wrote. But I could be wrong.

(Sadly, you can’t back-order issues that . . . → Read More: Semi-Antique Fish Hobbyist Magazine Wanted

Puppy Wednesday

By Erika, on May 27th, 2009

I decided to take Carrie K’s suggestion and start Puppy Wednesday. Another problem with blogging about five-week-old puppies is that they are very difficult to photograph. Even using the flash, I get nothing but puppy-shaped blurs.

The only time they hold still is when they are nomming on their dish of semi-solid food. Of . . . → Read More: Puppy Wednesday

Garterlac Dishcloth Revisited

By Erika, on May 26th, 2009

Way back when, almost three years ago, I knit a garterlac dishcloth during a very turbulent time in my life. I had only been knitting for about a year, and the lease was up on my apartment 50 feet from the Interstate in downtown Seattle, and I had two weeks to find a place . . . → Read More: Garterlac Dishcloth Revisited