short takes

[cellio]

Knitting fun (too bad I'm not a knitter).

Clue-by-fours for loud cell-phone users (PDF) (link courtesy of goldsquare).

A response to the responses to that cheese sandwich on eBay (link courtesy of profane_stencil).

Brilliant idea I wish I'd thought of: today a coworker and I retrieved some heavy boxes. After putting her box in her trunk, she pulled out a "corner" -- two foot-long 1x4s joined edgewise at a 90-degree angle, covered in cloth and with long outside edges covered in velcro -- and stuck it onto the carpettted floor next to the box. Voila: no box sliding around the back of the car while driving home! Her sweetie made it for her.

I said before that I think it would be a mistake for West Wing to continue past the Bartlet administration. I still think they should end the show, but if they do continue it, based on what we've seen so far I would keep watching a show with Alan Alda's character as president. He hasn't lost his edge in the many years since I saw him in something new, and so far he's being written well. It probably helps that what we've seen of his politics matches me reasonably well. :-)

This rant isn't productive (in fact, it might be counter-productive), but it sure is funny (so long as you don't mind coarse language). Link from buoren.

Comments

[cellio]

My grandmother taught me how to crochet when I was a child (alas, the skill did not survive into adulthood), but I've never tried knitting.

[jeannegrrl.livejournal.com]

Crochet's easier than knitting (at least it is in my book!) But I think knitting's more versatile. But maybe that's just because I've never learned how to do all the cool "master crocheter" things...

[magid.livejournal.com]

cool "master crocheter" things
Such as...?

(I'm trying to figure out new things to try crocheting :-)

[jeannegrrl.livejournal.com]

well maybe this stuff isn't "master crocheter" stuff, but when you don't know how to do something, it may as well be magic! :-)

Basically, I have no idea how to do some of the neat crochet patterns I see on a lot of kippot. I also don't know how to read patterns.

For example, I'd love to make this for my son: http://www.barney.gonzaga.edu/~aburton/froghack.html but I can't quite figure it out.

[magid.livejournal.com]

I haven't done crochet embroidery, but I have done patterns in color (also in texture). I'd be happy to show you, if you end up visiting Boston at some point, but I suspect there are lots of local crocheters there who could show you.