Episode 9 - Shownotes are my Kryptonite

Instead of promising shownotes and then not following through, I'm going to scrap shownotes all together. If you have questions about anything I talk about on the podcast, please leave them in the comments and I'll update the main post as needed! This is an experiment - we'll try it for a few episodes and see how it goes.

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Episode 8 - The Imperial March

Show notes coming soon - I swear this time! The laptop is acting up and I'm lucky to have gotten this far. Does anyone know what "kernel panic" means??

Link to Episode 8 on Libsyn

Episode 8 on hold for now

Hey guys! This is my last full week of undergrad, and I've got a presentation and 2 papers to do, so I'm going to focus on my studies for the last time(!!!). My final class is next Tuesday, so I should be able to put out a podcast sometime late next week. I apologize for the delay, but really? I'm graduating from college after 12 years, so YAY!!!!

Episode 7 - Going All White Rabbit

It's been awhile! And there hasn't been a whole lot of progress on The Histories, but there's been a bunch of reading! 

Here's what I plowed through during my break: 

The #1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall-Smith

Forever in Blue: The 4th Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares

Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

I also finished my Mysterious Mirror Socks, made out of a Pigeonroof Studios one-of colorway.

And then I started some Papa Socks in Lorna's Laces Pioneer. They're done now, and I'm working diligently on my Scarf #21 KAL. 

And then I did some spinning on Jasmin's Louet Victoria. I finished 1/2 of a bump of Ivory Coast from Crown Mountain Farms. 

And lastly, I got a whole MESS of yarn and fiber. I visited MeadowFarm Yarn Studio and Filati Fine Yarns, and all together I picked out 6 skeins of Kryptonite, AKA Schaefer Anne, and a couple of other sock yarns that I've never tried before. So much for a 1-to-1 ratio of output to input! 

Disneyland was great! Here's my Flickr set. 

Tika can be found in the following places:
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Episode 5 - Oh, My Virgin Eyes!

Thank you to Stitch It and The Manic Purl for playing my promo!

I read Fanny Hill by John Cleland, which has a long and sordid history. It falls into the ranks of mid-18th century novels such as Pamela and Clarissa by Samuel Richardson and Tom Jones by Henry Fielding. Here are some links to the censorship history of the book:

Memoirs v. Massachusetts
Roth Standard of Obscenity
Miller Standard of Obscenity

I went to see Watchmen last week. It was great, and Alan Moore is my favorite brand of crazy. I've also been watching Gossip Girl - shocking! I love it. And then there was The Manchurian Candidate, #67 on the AFI's list of 100 Greatest Films of All Time.

I forgot to mention the Bobbin's Nest soiree last week!

Some podcasts have changed feeds:
Stitch It!
CogKNITive
Bark 'n' Knit (forgot to mention her in the podcast, but Gnat did really switch feeds!)

TheSheepGeek is holding a raffle to support her kitty's vet bills.

I finished my Limeade socks! I also worked on my Scarf #21, Girasole, Mysterious Mirror socks, and a Spiderman Blanket.


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Episode 4 - Another Stitches Recap

I start the podcast right by mimicking Meghan from Stitch It! Please remember what they say about imitation and flattery.

I finished Hardy's Return of the Native, and it was as awesome as 19th century literature can get. Interestingly, the end reminded me of Burgess's A Clockwork Orange. Also, I finished Julie and Julia, which was brain candy at its finest!

All this talk about British stuff reminded me that I got some great tea and an adorable teapot from San Francisco Coffee and Tea at Pier 39.

I went to Stitches! And bought lots of yarn! Here's a list of the vendors I hit up:

Lisa Souza Dyeworks
Blue Moon Fiber Arts
Pigeonroof Studios

Tess Designer Yarns
Imagiknit
Carolina Homespun
Windy Valley Musk Ox

I also met several fans (Hi guys!::crazywave::) at the Knitmore Girls meetup and missed Dr. Gemma from Cogknitive by like 3 seconds. My friend No-Blog Rachel shopped at Brooks Farm for this yarn, which is wicked cool. I also ran into Kelly of Ceallach Dyes, who is even cooler than Rachel's yarn.

I finished both the Mismatched Relatively-Normal Socks and a cotton Dishcloth because the How Clean is Your House? ladies recommend cotton dishcloths. I'm currently working on the Scarf #21 from VLT, a Girasole by Jared Flood, and some socks; all of which require charts.

I'm spinning some Lincoln-Corriedale that is quite pretty and will one day become a naturally-colored something or other.

A huge thank-you to Aija for the gorgeous hand-carded batts! I will love them and call them... Bob.

Episode 3 - The Day I Won the Internet

Two weeks worth of information crammed into less than 30 minutes!

On Valentine's Day, Neil Gaiman mentioned my (misspelled) name on his blog! And then Ms. Althea Crome herself complimented my Coraline Gloves! Then my brothers and sister laughed at me for being a big nerd, so it all evens out.

I talk about Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native a LOT, and include my theory as to why there are so many orphaned or motherless children in literature. I also gross myself out by mentioning childbed fever (link for the curious). I picked up some books from Powells, including an autographed copy of John Updike's final book.

I got a bunch of Cashsoft Aran from Little Knits with which I plan to copy a favorite sweater, make an EZ blanket and an OWLS sweater. So cute!

I also made it into Mile 2 of my 12-Mile Quest for 2009 by finishing Seeded Rib Scarf #7 and some TOFUtsies socks. The review for the TOFUtsies sock yarn is on Episode 40 of The Knitmore Girls podcast. I'm also re-knitting a sock for the Eldest Relatively-Normal because it was ugly and too big. I cast on some socks in Pigeonroof Studios sock yarn that is - like everything else I seem to be doing lately, PINK.

In spinning news, I finished my Wish You Were Here 3-ply yarn and started spinning a grey lincoln fleece that Jasmin gave me, processed by Sherri at Morro Fleece Works.

I ripped out Scarf #21 from the Brie KAL and plan to re-start it soon.

I joined the Lime & Violet Sock Marathon 2009 and plan to knit 3 miles of my 26.3 miles of sock yarn.

Next weekend is Stitches West 2009. I'll be hanging out near the Purlescence booth (or behind the escalator) when I'm not shopping like a crazy person, then on Saturday at 6 I'm heading to Bobbin's Nest Studio for the Stitches party.

Sometime this week I'll post my Stitches Shopping List on my blog. It's supposed to keep me honest... but we'll see.

Tika can be found in the following places:
Ravelry: Tikabelle
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