Pensive Frog

Many moons ago, I bought 13 skeins or so of Tahki New Tweed to make Dolman Updated from IK. After three failed attempts at that sweater (including finishing it about 80% of the way twice, and starting completely over) I decided to make the yarn into the Hourglass sweater from Last Minute Knitted Gifts. [...]

Behold, my sweet little wooden Christmas tree from Germany.

Can you tell that this snail’s face is held together by epoxy and expletives? Well, it is. Nothing is sadder than a snail without a face, but somehow, we managed to save this one. I bought it at Molbak’s a few years ago, and this is the first year I hung it [...]

Epoxy + holiday deadlines = madness, pure madness. I did manage to epoxy some wires to these innocent seashells. I call them “Modern futility.” Bring on the eggnog.

There’s nothing nicer than cozying up in front of 100 twinkle lights wadded up in the fireplace on a cold winter night.

Here’s my progress so far on Backyard Leaves from Scarf Style, in a lovely orange shade of Knitpicks Merino Style. This pattern is really fun to do, and even kind of quick, but it requires a lot of attention. I’m really motivated to finish it, because I have lots of sweaters that would [...]

If you’re like me, you’re just beginning to suffer the agonizing realization that maybe you should have knitted more gifts for people. Argh. I just found this great pattern for a cute little Bowtie Scarf that is SO cute. I’ve seen versions knit up in Koigu and other variegated yarns, and [...]

I just returned from Philly, and now I’m a lot less chilly. Fo-shilly.

Anyway, there are some photos of my escapades up on Flickr, but they’re mainly of the Reading Terminal Market. I loved this market. It was way too crowded, and impossible to reliably navigate, but it supplied me with a kick-butt [...]

In case you didn’t get the chance to cook on Thanksgiving, there’s still time to whip up a Turducken for Christmas. Or winter solstice, or whatever buffet-centered holiday you might wish to celebrate. But don’t look at this page for help, because it might frighten the living daylights out of you and make [...]

I just came across this little gem that will either make you feel stupid, or thankful.
It’s the 1908 University of Washingon entrance exam. I don’t know the answers to hardly any of the questions!
Q. Describe an Egyptian temple.
A. Pointy on top, and in Egypt. (Somehow I think they’re looking [...]

… it’s how you play the game. Spoken like a loser.
Anyway, I’ve always liked a good board game, and this list offered by the Morning News seems like a great source for Christmas gifts.

I just discovered that the dormitory I lived in during my freshman year in college has its own page on the DavisWiki. Better than that, apparently the floor I lived on (Gilmore 5) is infamous enough to deserve its own page. I had no idea I lived on the party floor.

The elusive Seattle snowfall. Oh I know it was a while ago, but I just got around to transfering pix from my camera.

More commentary on the Crumbelievable commercial.

This has been a busy week! I’m getting ready to go to Philadelphia for a conference this weekend, so I have to make sure everything will be ok at home while I’m gone.
Anyway, I’m excited because the Philadelphia convention center is only a half mile from H&M! I know some people [...]

Wintertime in Seattle is officially here. Yesterday it started snowing around 11:30 am. I know this because I was in class at the time, having my mind boggled by the latest fashions in microarray technology. I had just gotten over my chagrin at being the only one in class who didn’t know [...]