Quote of the moment:

"Sometimes I really think people ought to have to pass a proper exam before they're allowed to be parents. Not just the practical, I mean."

Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett

Sunday, September 27, 2009

New Shows!

So, here's my new weekly listing:

Monday: House, Castle
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Eastwick
Thursday: Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice
Friday: Dollhouse

Weekend: Vampire Diaries (maybe)

What are you watching this season?

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Bookshelf Revisited

Remember that TBR pile I talked about a while back? Here it is revisited:

  1. Curse the Dawn - Karen Chance
  2. Obsession, Deceit, and Really Dark Chocolate - Kyra Davis
  3. The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers - Angie Fox
  4. Furies of Calderon - Jim Butcher
  5. The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux
  6. Speak of the Devil - Jenna Black
  7. Inkdeath - Cornelia Funke
  8. A Match Made in Hell - Terri Garey
  9. Night Shift - Lilith Saintcrow
  10. Hunter's Prayer - Lilith Saintcrow
  11. An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris
  12. Whitewash - Alex Kava
  13. At Grave's End - Jeanine Frost
  14. Norse Code - Greg Van Eekhout
  15. Cherry Bomb - J. A. Konrath
  16. Frankenstein: Dead and Alive - Dean Koontz
  17. Greywalker - Kat Richardson
  18. Poltergeist - Kat Richardson

Friday, September 11, 2009

A Knitting Checklist

Borrowed this from SleepingSi.

Bold for stuff you’ve done, italics for stuff you plan to do one day, and normal for stuff you’re not planning on doing.

  1. Afghan
  2. I-cord
  3. Garter stitch
  4. Knitting with metal wire
  5. Shawl
  6. Stockinette stitch
  7. Socks: top-down
  8. Socks: toe-up
  9. Knitting with camel yarn
  10. Mittens: Cuff-up
  11. Mittens: Tip-down
  12. Hat
  13. Knitting with silk
  14. Moebius band knitting
  15. Participating in a KAL
  16. Sweater
  17. Drop stitch patterns
  18. Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
  19. Slip stitch patterns
  20. Knitting with bananafiber yarn
  21. Domino knitting (=modular knitting)
  22. Twisted stitch patterns
  23. Knitting with bamboo yarn
  24. Two end knitting
  25. Charity knitting
  26. Knitting with soy yarn
  27. Cardigan
  28. Toy/doll clothing
  29. Knitting with circular needles
  30. Baby items
  31. Knitting with your own handspun yarn
  32. Slippers
  33. Graffitti knitting: knitting items on, or to be left on the street
  34. Continental knitting
  35. Designing knitted garments
  36. Cable stitch patterns
  37. Lace patterns
  38. Publishing a knitting book
  39. Scarf
  40. Teaching a child to knit
  41. Knitting to make money
  42. Button holes
  43. Knitting with alpaca
  44. Fair Isle knitting
  45. Norwegian knitting
  46. Household items: dishcloths, washcloths, tea cosies…
  47. knitting socks- or other small tubular items- on two circulars
  48. Dying with plant colours
  49. Knitting items for a wedding
  50. Olympic knitting
  51. Knitting with someone else’s handspun yarn
  52. Knitting with dpns
  53. Holiday related knitting
  54. Teaching a male how to knit
  55. Bobbles
  56. Knitting for a living
  57. Knitting with cotton
  58. Knitting smocking
  59. Dying yarn
  60. Steeks
  61. Knitting art
  62. Fulling/felting
  63. Knitting with wool
  64. Textured knitting
  65. Kitchener BO
  66. Purses/bags
  67. Knitting with beads
  68. Swatching
  69. Long Tail CO
  70. Entrelac
  71. Knitting and purling backwards (I'm counting this as I do it lefty anyway. I can knit right handed, and
  72. purl right handed enough to teach.)
  73. Machine knitting
  74. Knitting with selfpatterning/selfstriping/variegating yarn
  75. Stuffed toys
  76. Knitting with cashmere
  77. Darning
  78. Jewelry
  79. Knitting with synthetic yarn
  80. Writing a pattern
  81. Gloves
  82. Intarsia
  83. Knitting with linen
  84. Knitting for preemies
  85. Tubular CO
  86. Freeform knitting
  87. Short rows
  88. Cuffs/fingerless mitts/armwarmers
  89. Pillows
  90. Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine
  91. Rug Knitting on a loom
  92. Thrummed knitting
  93. Knitting a gift
  94. Knitting for pets
  95. Shrug/bolero/poncho
  96. Knitting with dog/cat hair (kitty sheds into whatever I'm working on anyway.)
  97. Hair accessories
  98. Knitting in public