http://www.jarography.com Life, work, knitting, and games. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:18:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is indeed true! I have made progress in my crafy sub-life! Tuesday night I spun up the rest of the crappy wool that I used when I was practicing using the hand carders. I am not going to spin or card the rest of it, though, because the wool itself ... http://www.jarography.com/2008/04/24/in-which-our-heroine-spins/ Another of my letters to Neil Gaiman was posted and responded to on his blog. Hee! more on introductions and contradictions That's the second one, I think. I've also gotten a few emails from him directly. I really need to make it to one of his signings someday! Still reading Burroughs' Martian Tales ... http://www.jarography.com/2008/04/10/900am-my-day-is-made/ New hair Originally uploaded by there's a b http://www.jarography.com/2008/03/10/new-hair/ Someone brought Krispy Kremes in this morning, and they were in our local kitchenette (there are coffee machines and water and mini fridges randomly dispersed throughout the floor, as well as a large central kitchen where the vending machines and soda live). I didn't have one. I saw them and ... http://www.jarography.com/2008/03/10/victory/ I've been quiet for two weeks! And I was on a posting roll for a while. Sigh. So, I went to Vegas for one weekend, for my brother's 30th birthday. That was fun, being the first time I actually gambled there. And I worked during the weeks, of course. At least until ... http://www.jarography.com/2008/03/04/o-hai/ Q: If heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive at the pearly gates? A: COWABUNGA!!! That and other awesome answers from COOKIE MONSTER!! http://www.jarography.com/2008/02/14/bwahahaha-2/ Red Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson. Brilliant book. It brings out all my latent space-geekery. I want to read blogs about NASA and the space station and astronauts and the future of space travel and colonization. I love the hard science, the politics, the corporate maneuvering, and the characters. I'm ... http://www.jarography.com/2008/02/11/mars-ferishers-and-jews/ Hollywood Bowl's schedule is out and one of the final concerts is A Celebration of Rumi: The Sights & Sounds of Mystic Persia Experience Persian mystic poet Rumi through the music of Iran and beyond, with the finest Persian musicians, special guest Yo-Yo Ma, whirling dervishes, and live calligraphy projections. Ummm.. when ... http://www.jarography.com/2008/02/07/squee-rumi-squee/ From the top Originally uploaded by there's a b Her markings are so neat. http://www.jarography.com/2008/02/05/from-the-top/ Bella my bella! Originally uploaded by there's a b I don't talk about my dog enough. http://www.jarography.com/2008/02/05/bella-my-bella/