Monthly Archives: October 2003

be afraid. be very afraid

Happy Halloween! In honor of this wonderful day, I have more items to FRIGHTEN you. Look at this sweater that I knit and designed all by my lonesome about 20 years ago (front on left, back on right): Mwahahahaha!!!! If … Continue reading

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field trips galore

I thought I was going to do a lot of sitting around and working from my parents’ house, but I have had field trips every day since I’ve been here! Monday I played with my friends the Slabs, Tuesday the … Continue reading

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scary blast from the past

Do you know how long a decade is? Judging by what I unearthed from this pile, which resides in my old room* in my parents’ house, a decade is FOREVER. This is the result of the archaeological dig: Hello? What … Continue reading

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bring me your pumpkin

Now I am in Portland. The weather today was so gorgeous. I did that Run Like Hell Half Marathon this morning, and it was a bit brisk, but it was so beautiful! I felt like such a doofus because I … Continue reading

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how evil am I?

I’m leaving tomorrow for Portland, so what do I do? I open one of the giant bags of Halloween candy. I always wait until Halloween so I am not tempted to nibble, but this time I wanted to try one … Continue reading

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gobble gobble

I have a thing for food magazines, and right now, it seems I have a thing for food magazines that talk about turkey: This is ironic, since I have no idea what we’re doing for Thanksgiving. I want to try … Continue reading

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get on the peeps bus

My friend Alice used to say “Get on the clue bus” all the time (in grade school, she went through a phase where she would say, “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.” It was incessant). … Continue reading

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baby gift numero dos

Wheee, I finished the 2nd sock, so now I can mail the ensemble off to my friend Melissa. Her baby is due in a couple of weeks! I called the Marshmallow Peeps fun bus hotline today, and I don’t know … Continue reading

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my left foot

Sock number one to go with the raspberry cap! Now I just need to knit the second sock and get the ensemble into the mail before I go to Portland this weekend. I never thought I’d be happy about switching … Continue reading

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bbrrrzztzzztttttttt

And more knitting for babies has taken place! Voila, a raspberry cap for my friend Melissa’s soon-to-be-born little baby girl: I plan to make matching socks, and then off it will go. Other than that, not much new around here. … Continue reading

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