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

[ichur72.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, I may have to figure out a way to crochet that penguin. (I taught myself to knit years ago but never went anywhere with it; knitting is slow and I get impatient.) I'll have to finish the bunny I'm making for my husband before I start any more animals, though ...

[magid.livejournal.com]

Huh, I think of knitting as reasonably fast, but somehow how to cast on and cast off doesn't stick in my brain, while how to crochet does, so lots of crocheting for me.
(The downside for me is that there are (a) lots more knitting patterns out there, and (b) knitting uses less yarn per square foot of finished piece (usually).)

[ichur72.livejournal.com]

The thing about knitting for me is that it seems like you have to go through row after row after row in order to see any difference in size. Crocheting, on the other hand, seems to show results quickly. I am impatient enough that I don't get frustrated with crocheting the way I do with knitting.

Either way, crocheting is a skill I'm really glad to have picked. I find it very relaxing, and I like being able to make things for people.

[ichur72.livejournal.com]

Oops, I mean picked up, not picked.