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Trans-Pacific garter stitch

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Tags: , , ,

Trans-Pacific garter stitch

I made a friend (who no longer lives in the same hemisphere as me!) a scarf for a Christmas gift. It was great getting a very happy email from her when the gift reached her doorstep. Something about the distance it traveled to get there made it even more gratifying, I think.


A ROFLcon, I has it. Day two liveblogging, updates

Saturday, April 26th, 2008 Tags: , , , , , , , ,

A ROFLcon, I has it. Day two liveblogging, updates

Day two at ROFLcon!

As with yesterday, newest posts are at the top.

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ROFLCon–you can has. Day one liveblogging, updates

Friday, April 25th, 2008 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

ROFLCon–you can has. Day one liveblogging, updates

I’m heading over to ROFLcon in Cambridge now — bringing my laptop and camera, of course! Check back here for entries and pics throughout the day.

New entries will appear at the top of the page with events in reverse chronological order.

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Age != wisdom: Why does Livejournal keep getting it wrong?

Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Tags: , , , ,

Age != wisdom: Why does Livejournal keep getting it wrong?

Anyone who knows me well knows that two websites are responsible for almost all of my “social life”: Livejournal (LJ) and Yelp. I have an especially long history with LJ as I’ve been an LJ user for almost eight years now. Livejournal is a blogging tool, while Yelp is devoted mainly to business reviews. Through osmosis or design, they’ve both fostered rather strong social networks as well.
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My new favorite site and a near-brush with celebrity

Thursday, March 6th, 2008 Tags: , ,

My new favorite site and a near-brush with celebrity

My new favorite blog. Yes, this is a very shameless plug. My three friends and I love to cook, and this is our blog. The three of them live in the same house (both floors of a double-decker) and I’ll be moving in as the fourth resident sometime soon. We call that house “The Awesomesauce” simply because we couldn’t think of any other name. Hence “Awesomesauce Eats,” because we eat. A lot. We’ve been thinking for a while now it’s time we started a food blog, and finally she-who-calls-herself-Plumduff made us our new home. You have to blog what you love, right?
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