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Tweets for June 16th to June 30th

* How much acrylic fun fur yarn would it take to knit a cozy for a nuclear reactor? * Looking for t-shirts to wear to physical therapy that will confuse the therapist. Where's my "No, I will not fix your computer" one? * Co-worker's house struck by

Google is rewiring your brain

Wired Magazine: Author Nicholas Carr: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains. Read the whole article. We know that the human brain is highly plastic; neurons and synapses change as circumstances change. When we adapt to a new cultural phenomenon, including the use of a new medium, we end up with

Morris Minor

Nice article in the Telegraph: Classic Morris Minor. Here's a good test of your personality: do you have a weakness for the Morris Minor? Because it's mighty hard to warm to anybody who doesn't harbour a sneaking affection for this darling of a car.

Sports injury

I never thought I'd have a "sports injury." At primary school, they made me take my glasses off for Physical Education lessons, so I could never see what I was doing. Didn't much like team sports in high school, except field hockey. I sprained

Lessons Learned

According to the StrengthsFinder 2.0 test, one of my personality traits is the Learner. I Must Learn New Stuff. Most of the things I knit contain some sort of challenge or modification to the pattern. I'm on a lace knitting and beaded knitting kick for a while.

Tweets for June 1st to June 15th

* The cat fell in the bath, lost her footing trying to grab a drink, water on 3 walls and all over the floor, while I was IN THE BATH. * Want to go to the Zombie workout class at http://zombiefit.org Strength training AND Parkour! * Physical therapy for a few

FO: The Secret Thing

The trouble with working on a secret project is that you can't talk about it or post photos of it. It's a black hole until it's done and delivered. The only thing you can do is post a blank Ravelry project to taunt the

FO: Hot Pink Butternut

Picked up a skein of shocking pink lace weight yarn in the Weaving Department a while ago and it seemed perfect for Butternut. You're supposed to do 15 repeats, I stopped at 19.5 thanks to a very late knee doctor, and that was three repeats past the

Summer of Lace

Finished a Secret Thing for my Ravelry swap partner, but I haven't mailed it yet, so no photos or details. I want her to be the first one to see it, besides Hubby. It knit up fast and was a welcome break from the endless Butternut scarf, which

Tweets for May 16th to May 31st

* There is something deeply addictive about mail tracking websites when you're waiting for a parcel. * Knitting on needles made from stealth bomber material is curiously faster than on wooden needles, and infinitely geekier. * Yellow Lamborghini in the parking lot at work, right next to my car. Guess it

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