http://sweaterproject.org The journal of a boy who learned to knit sweaters Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:41:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Anyone seen the movie Whip It? It's about roller derby and it's set in Austin. I think more than a few Austinites have, or else they did an especially good job promoting the current derby season - I went up on Sunday and the place was mobbed. ... http://sweaterproject.org/2010/03/04/derby-returns-with-a-vengance/ So I did not make it to the podium in the Knitting Olympics. Which is perfectly fine by me - I did manage to churn out more stitches than I have in a very long time. It felt good to get my knitting groove on again. I want to ... http://sweaterproject.org/2010/03/03/thank-you/ Well, this was unexpected. I went out of town this weekend and like the forgetful person that I am, I left the measurements for the target recipient of my kilt hose at home. So I winged it when I turned the heel and started the leg. Unfortunately, in the ... http://sweaterproject.org/2010/02/23/mistakes-that-are-not-mistakes/ I'm doing the same thing for this year's Knitting Olympics as I did four years ago - I'm making kilt hose. Only this time, I have a vague idea of what I'm doing, and I'm not making the hose for myself. They're going to a friend of mine ... http://sweaterproject.org/2010/02/15/faster-higher-sockier/ class Geek(Earth) { } (For non-coders - that says "the geek shall inherit the Earth". http://sweaterproject.org/2010/02/07/1179/ Tonight I made jambalaya. I started with some really nice Vermont butter and flour to make a roux. Then I added the holy trinity of onions, bell peppers and celery, followed by tomato paste, diced tomatoes, black pepper, rice, water, and andouille sausage (sorry Cari, it's not vegetarian) and let ... http://sweaterproject.org/2010/01/30/further-kitchen-experiments/ A friend called me a word geek in a chat today. That prompted the following outburst: Sentience is really cool - once you become self-aware, you've got the ability to perceive your environment as distinct from you and something that you can proactively influence and manipulate. But when you add a ... http://sweaterproject.org/2010/01/08/musings-on-language/ The little girl can put on a scary face when she wants to. Or when she's yawning. http://sweaterproject.org/2009/12/13/rosa-in-not-repose/ I have a beautiful brunette living with me. http://sweaterproject.org/2009/11/16/rosa-in-repose/ It was cold and rainy this weekend . . . perfect soup weather. http://sweaterproject.org/2009/10/27/soup-weather/