End of Book! Yowsa!

Yes, the end of Flatland.

End of my romance with math…or my infatuation that turns out to be completely misleading like how that guy was who I dated while I was teaching at the reading school who… um…TMI?  Infatuation? Maybe. Because I fooled myself into thinking I could balance my checkbook if I understood Flatland. There is no Transitive Property in my life.

The Lightning Thief (by Rick Riordan)! Read the book…not so much the movie thing…

And that’s about it! Have a great time until I get back with Persuasion (thanks Meg!).

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Book chat begins around 11 minutes in.

Link to
Penelope’s pearlicious pattern! And don’t forget to check out the Loop sale!

I conquer Greenland. (And there was much rejoicing…) Some links: Needle Noodles! How do I love the Valkyrie? SOoooo much! Link to Christen Haden’s book “Creepy Cute Crochet”; Terry Pratchett‘s sad speech; “Too Late to Apologize” based on a Timbaland song (see below) and the nifty work of the SoomoPublishing group, and, um… Donnegal Tweed in #809 teal, anyone?

Don’t forget the February Incentive book: I <heart> Patchwork! And congrats to Marianne of CA who won Enchanted Adornments, the January Incentive book!

Book talk begins at: 25:45

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A. Square's House from Above

How A. Square Sees a Box

Lyrics to “Too Late…”

Halfway across the globe
And we’re standing on new ground
Screaming ‘cross the waves
You can’t hear a sound
There’s no fair trials, no trade, no liberties
No tea
We’ve colonized America; we won’t stand for tyranny,
Oh king

And it’s too late to apologize
It’s too late
I said it’s too late to apologize
It’s too late

We’ve paid your foolish tax, read the acts
And they just won’t do
We want to make it clear, we believe this much is true
All men were created with certain
Unalienable rights
Among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit Of happiness

And it’s too late to apologize
It’s too late
I said it’s too late to apologize

It’s too late…

Know what a smooth operator is?

A sphere!

Trust me. Chapters 15-17 of Flatland! Whoot!

This week’s links: interview with Jasper Fforde (in which he discusses–wait for it–Flatland!!!), Barknknit podcast promo, Studiographia (my new writing home).

proof of my spinniness

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Book talk starts around 12 minutes.

The Encounter begins!!!

Meanwhile, back at the ranch…it’s raining.

And… tornado…ing? How does one say that? We here are unused to your strange terminology and bizarre windy ways.

Some links: Great TechKnitting blog post with links to lots of great and very smart ideas (expensive sock yarn etc); the latest TwistCollective Winter 2009 issue; PopKnits Vintage Knitting Redux with this thick slipper sock;  a very useful (and comprehensive) no-purl garter stitch in the round tutorial; a link to the Antique Pattern Library; Craftzine article on how Emboriderer Jenny Hart organizes her work room; FiberRepublic–a EWE-topia of all things knitterly (get it? I didn’t make it up–it’s hers); some pretty patterns here in the Petite Purls Winter Issue.

And finally: How do we love thee, Big Bang Theory!!!! Go Flatland!

Karen in Surrey BC: says to checkout the “excellent film version of this story from 1961 called The Innocents with Deborah Kerr.” (Warning: SCARY!)

And I blew it and owe an apology to Groucho. He’s the one who said, “I wouldn’t join any club that would have me as a member” was Groucho.

And Shannon filled me in on another of his zingers for Flatland — Women should be obscene and not heard. 
Heh.

Don’t forget the January Incentive book: Enchanted Adornments!

Book talk begins at: 22:30

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Here’s your new pattern!

We finish the background info to Flatland today (and you thought we were already IN the story, didn’t you!) and next episode head into… The Encounter!

Da Da Duuuuummmmmmm

This week some gluten free fun for you UK travelers and denizens (beer, cider, food, mobile phone 24/7 beer guidance), I wax rhapsodic over the CAMRA guide, find the 3/50 Project (yes!), and knit, knit, spin, and knit. AH! And I find a speed knitter (like the Yarn Harlot) who actually SHOWS HER TENSIONING!

Cool “knit in any language” translator (and one just for Finnish), ANOTHER book by Anahad (my former student), a Harper’s Article you might want to pass around, an article about a provocative statement by Harvard’s President (it’ll make sense when you listen to the episode), funny comic on centripetal force, and our December Incentive Winners: Andrew, Melanie, and Robin!

OH! And I forgot to say: I found an amazing blog post with a spectacular list of podcasts! (Yeah, we’re on there too, but there are new ones I’ve not heard of. V exciting!)

January Incentive book: Enchanted Adornments!

Book talk begins at: 21:00

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Christmas knitting (nearly) done. Still working on Welsh Heel socks for Auntie, sock yarn hat (for picture scroll down a bit)  pattern for the hat here,  useful tutorial for Jogless stripes, cool MixTape Zine and MixTapeZine’s editor’s blog, and nifty attached i-cord tutorial.

And the artwork for chapter 9:

And for 154: The Boys Are Back!

A link to their Vampire OpEd, and Plato, Heidegger, and Aristotle (which we didn’t talk about) and Daniel Klein’s latest fiction, The History of Now.

Last week’s iPhone extra! The Colophon pattern! Only available via CraftLit through February! Get yer copy now (and while you’re at it, check out Hunter’s other great work!)

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