Brother Pele’s in the back, sweet Zina’s in the front

Cruisin’ down the freeway in the hot, hot sun… I remember listening to How Bizarre in my last year of primary school in South Africa. It still is a very catchy song. So it was sad to hear that the front man Pauly Fuemana died this morning. So young too. Just watched the music video … Continue reading »

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I’ve not vanished off the face of the planet, I promise. It’s just been a little busy finishing up a chapter over here. My wrists decided it would be funny to start acting up about a week ago and I had to stop everything – knitting, typing, editing – for four or five days. Not … Continue reading »

sigh

I’m living a boring life at the moment. I write, knit some, and sleep. The less knitting and more writing means that the thesis is progressing, but neither are going as well as I would like. I’ve just reached “shmeh” point in the chapter, and the apathy is spreading. I’m looking forward to starting the … Continue reading »

Still here…

Yes, I am still alive. Just not near a computer as often as I used to be. It’s a little out of date now, but somebody asked about my birthday haul – here it is: Modest, but awesome. Very chuffed with the squishy goodness – some wonderful people have excellent taste, the colours are wonderful. … Continue reading »

A little bit older, but not much wiser…

Remember how I cast on that lovely Icarus in the 2ply Touch yarn on the 1st? Well… I’ve had this niggling feeling about it, and seeing the photo of Bells’ beauty last night turned that niggle into a klaxon of warning alarms. I was (and please note the use of the word was) just about … Continue reading »

Kia Ora i Aotearoa!

Well, we’re in the Bay where it’s freezing cold, but settling in nicely. The snow on the mountains, you see, is dipping the temperature with a biting wind, but the sun is quite lovely. Mom’s garden is looking lovely – the Jacaranda tree hasn’t even thought about flowering yet (odd), and a number of roses … Continue reading »

Nearly time to knit guilt free… for a while

I started chapter 2 on the 5th of September, and despite a few `life-intervenes’ days, I finished it yesterday, and edited and send it off an hour ago. 14000 words in 4 weeks. Hot dang. It’s not as extensively revised (read: it’s not) as chapter 1 was, but as a draft it is done and … Continue reading »

baby did a bad, bad thing… and i feel like crying.

I did, actually, do a bad, bad, thing. I had a look at the academic (and library and museum) jobs available out there at the moment. Yeah, it looks like I’m going to be all qualified up and have nowhere to go. (Hell, I am already all qualified up, and even if I walked away … Continue reading »

unnnng….

Is the sound one’s head makes having spent the day transcribing from longhand and now reviewing what needs to be written next. So very close, yet so far. In other news, I had a very contented Saturday afternoon at Gidget’s, meeting the chickens, eating yummy chilli, drowning myself in her glorious stash, and watching various … Continue reading »

At last!

I cast off Tinúviel last night. Just over 9 months later. Whew. I will never knit a border-to-neck pattern again. It was horrible. (On that note, the average finishing time for this shawl is between 6-18 months due to hibernation and sheer boredom. I seem to be on schedule then). She is pretty though. I’ve … Continue reading »