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I Still Can!


2006
12.29

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I still can! I still knit! It’s been so long that many (including myself) were wondering if I could still remember how to knit. The answer is YES! I did five rows of Lotus Blossom without major problems. YES!

It turned out that I didn’t have a note for the knitting. Luckily, I used a counter and it was the only one in the notion bag. Luckily because I have a few of these counters. If there were more than one, I would’ve had to figure out which one was for what project. I’ve learned my lesson. I need to get organized like Jane. Maybe after I relocate. ;-)

I am so happy. I can still knit. I CAN KNIT! I CAN KNIT! I CAN KNIT! And it is still so much fun. All the stress from work made me not wanting to do anything. I thought it would just make me more drained. But I think I was very wrong. I should do a little bit of knitting or spinning everyday to just balance things out. :-) I also had so much fun at December’s spinning guild meeting. YAY! Tomorrow is another natural dye day at a member’s house. I can’t wait.

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Back In The Saddle


2006
12.27

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You know you have been lagging when your partner asks, “why don’t you knit?” Or is he trying to get me to stop bothering him? :? (He has been sick.) No matter what, I finally dug out the unfinished “Lotus Blossom Shawl” that I put away, oh, I don’t know how long ago. I hope I remember where I left off. I don’t even know if I took notes. :oops:

Somehow I feel that I need something more to get a jump start. Maybe something different to knit along? Something not too difficult but interesting enough. I am going to have to look through the books.

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Photo Diary


2006
12.25

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I discovered this little idea of a photo diary called Project 365 on Crazy Aunt Purl’s blog. I immediately thought, “I could do this.” So I did, and you can find it here. But I am not sticking with the rule of taking only one photo a day. I want more pictures and less words. So, my Project 365 will just be what it will be. I will say that the only rule that I am giving myself is to take at least one photo a day. This doesn’t mean that there will be a post everyday though.

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More Curious Art Pieces


2006
12.24

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Here are a few more art pieces to share with you. Excuse the bad photos. Insufficient lighting in the house and the reflective surface of the framing made them near impossible to take pictures of without better equipments.

The above is “Redneck Photon Charger” by our friend Jason, created with natural crystals inside the pods.

My partner and I each bought one piece of the “Hello Kitty” drawings. I forget what this body of work is actually called. The artist looked at the mouthless Hello Kitty from Japan as a symbol of the silencing of the feminine voice. So she got inspired to give Hello Kitty a different character. She definitely demands your attention. :-)

This one done by our friend Kaucyla. She did a series of these.

Oh, and Happy Holidays! :-D

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Gift of Art


2006
12.20

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Every year a certain person commissions an artist to create a piece of art as a holiday gift to friends. This year’s edition arrived a couple of days ago.

Looks like an ordinary photo album, no? Now see what it looks like opened:


Do you see what’s going on? It’s wonderful. Here’s what’s on a note that came with the piece.

Peter Coffin was born in Berkeley, California in 1972 and currently resides in New York City. His installations, sculptures, and photographs playfully explore social paradigms and perceptions of reality. Coffin’s work invites the viewer to observe and interact with nebulous principles such as memory, association, and interpretation, sometimes evoking the chimera of new age theory or fringe science. For this year’s project, Coffin presents a seemingly ordinary photo Album, which, when opened, expands into a constellations of found photographs linked by the image of a rainbow that spirals through each scene. In the spirit of iconic works by Robert Smithson, Vladimir Tatlin, Bruce Nauman, and Mario Merz, the spiral is a link to an infinity beyond our reach and serves as a symbol of the creative process.

Here are a couple of more pieces from the years passed:



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Something new


2006
12.13

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New responsibility at work: handle bounced emails
Emails to go through: 292 at the moment

Need I say more? 8O

I need to have something else to talk about. Anything other than work!

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“Light” Holiday Reading


2006
12.11

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Yes. There is “a little” sarcasm.

Half of these are for getting me acquainted with recently updated software, and to learn new tricks that are out there. The other half are for the new responsibilities that I picked up after the recent change in the company. A sad event. I mean the change. Most of this reading will probably be fun. But I can’t help feeling a bit overwhelmed looking at the pile. :cry:

I’ll start with the SEO stuff. Search Engine Optimization. That’s going to be an ongoing battle.

By the way, I restarted my tarot journey. I wonder if I can keep that going for a while this time. :oops:

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