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!).

Listen to 159 audio

Book chat begins around 11 minutes in.

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

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

Listen to episode 157 audio

Book talk starts around 12 minutes.

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!)

Listen to 153 audio

Listen to 154 audio

Wedding: Done! (successfully too!)

Happy Sister (red) Happy Hub-to-Be (with Uke); pic by Abe Ordover

Semester Grades: Done! (mostly successfully)

November Winners: Posted! Gayle of CA will receive When Autumn Leaves by our own Amy S. Foster and Elizabeth of MA will receive Sweater 101!

Checkout the December Incentive Book!

Mack Hacks! Let me know if you’re interested!

Anglo-Saxon! On Audio!

Interweave books to check out: 101 Easy Wire Earrings, Sew Liberated, and Enchanted Adornments.

Some MathPhobe books we mentioned: The Number Devil; e=MC²; Gödel, Escher, Bach; Le Ton Beau de Marot; I am a Strange Loop (haven’t read it, but it’s by the same guy–and I loof him!); Danica McKellar’s Kiss My Math.

And, you know…the shawl and pin. Whoo hoo!

Shawl Pin (sterling silver hammered wire)

Wedding Shawl--blocked

Book talk starts at 30 min, fig 1 at 45 min, fig 2 at 47 min and fig 3 at 50 min.

Listen to 152 here

Colophon pattern by Hunter is on the shownotes for Ep. 153 and on the Library page–but only through Feb 2010, so hop to it!

photo of the Sister by Abe Ordover.

Hope everyone in the US had a satisfying Thanksgiving–in every way. Food. Family. Fun.

Life is good on this end, if looking a bit beans-and-rice for the next bit. But I can’t complain. It’s certainly better than being A. Square.

Don’t forget to check out the iPhone/iTouch app if you have the right platform in your pocket or purse–should be available and working world-wide now. And know that I’ve triple-checked and the good people at Wizzard Media (where the podcast is hosted) are indeed working towards getting apps up for other smart phone platforms.
I am relieved. And excited.

iPhone app pdf from the previous episode.

November Incentive Winner announced in next episode.

Book talk for 151 begins around 13 minutes in.

Play here: audio

iPhone/iTouch app is up and running. We have seven days to get it, rate it, and take over the world (or at least 50 million members therein).
Please enjoy responsibly.

Coming soon!
Interview Number 2 with the charming comedy team of Tom Cathcart and Daniel Klein (I’m not-so-secretly in love. Yes, the Husband knows).

My Dad’s melodious voice will only be gracing us briefly before he has to go rescue the university (or a small part thereof).

Many of our readers will be…CraftLit Volks!

Huzzah!

Do Not Fear The Math.

(Or maybe fear it just a little bit–just enough to respect it.)

BookTalk

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