Another conglomeration of randomness
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magidThanks to breedingimperf, I checked out the yarn store Wild and Woolly in Lexington, and they were as nice as she said. I spent more on yarn than I'd planned (ever true), getting yarn not only for a commissioned hat in 'earth tones' (browns, reds, and oranges, which I would call 'autumn colors'; I think geography makes a difference here, MA v. CA), but also some others just because they called my name. So far, not only has the commissioned hat been done, but two others of a variegated red/pink/black mix, a black hat with pink and turquoise, and another beret as well.
BDE (Baruch Dayan haEmet [Blessed is the True Judge] = Jewish RIP) Benoit Mandelbrot, father of fractals.
"Recommended Room Size (cu. ft.) : 100 Square Feet"
(And this was far from the only description with this sort of issue, too. Oy.)
Best fortune: "Use your natural versatility to keep from being bored."
Comment byosewalrus
A kind of ice cream unlikely to be made at Baitcon:
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* Trondheim has a bike lift up a steep hill. How very cool.
* On the scarcity v. abundance mindset.
* And on procrastination (viaautographedcat).
* If I had a backyard, I could rent a pair of chickens and a coop for two weeks.
* What's the result of Old Spice Guy + Feminist Hulk + Judith Butler? Well, it starts with "HULK FIND LAVENDER FRAGRANCE RELAXING AFTER DAY OF SMASH." and gets better from there (link via friend ofthespisgeoff).
breedingimperf, I checked out the yarn store Wild and Woolly in Lexington, and they were as nice as she said. I spent more on yarn than I'd planned (ever true), getting yarn not only for a commissioned hat in 'earth tones' (browns, reds, and oranges, which I would call 'autumn colors'; I think geography makes a difference here, MA v. CA), but also some others just because they called my name. So far, not only has the commissioned hat been done, but two others of a variegated red/pink/black mix, a black hat with pink and turquoise, and another beret as well. BDE (Baruch Dayan haEmet [Blessed is the True Judge] = Jewish RIP) Benoit Mandelbrot, father of fractals.
"Recommended Room Size (cu. ft.) : 100 Square Feet"
(And this was far from the only description with this sort of issue, too. Oy.)
Best fortune: "Use your natural versatility to keep from being bored."
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osewalrusI'm trying to envision the Unitarian Jihad.
"And on the plains of Megido, the Jewish Temple Sisterhood shall bring forth its rummage sale, and the Unitarians shall hold their bake sale. And there will be many bargains, and much exchanging of recipes. And the people on the coasts shall cry out: "Oh, we were so going to go, but -- you know how it is, what with the kids having soccer and all."
A kind of ice cream unlikely to be made at Baitcon:
According to a 1943 New York Times article . . . American airmen stationed in Britain "place prepared ice-cream mixture in a large can and anchor it to the rear gunner's compartment of a Flying Fortress. It is well shaken up and nicely frozen by flying over enemy territory at high altitudes."
— Anne Fadiman, "Ice Cream," At Large and At Small 56
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* Trondheim has a bike lift up a steep hill. How very cool.
* On the scarcity v. abundance mindset.
* And on procrastination (via
autographedcat).* If I had a backyard, I could rent a pair of chickens and a coop for two weeks.
* What's the result of Old Spice Guy + Feminist Hulk + Judith Butler? Well, it starts with "HULK FIND LAVENDER FRAGRANCE RELAXING AFTER DAY OF SMASH." and gets better from there (link via friend of
thespisgeoff).