Posts from September 2007

» When the indicator says you’re out of oil, should you continue driving anyway (Or: The day there was no marketing team)


Picture yourself working in an office building. Your generic office building, with offices along the wall, rows and rows of cubicles, and a “cafeteria” area that’s home to a few overpriced vending machines and overworked coffee pots. Imagine that your boss has asked you to talk to the marketing team about creating a [...]

Posted on: September 20, 2007 by Liz | Tags: , | 1 comment

» into the sunrise


You know that a day that starts with “oh sh*#t” isn’t going to be a good one. We were planning on leaving the house by 6 am yesterday, to drive to North Carolina to see Liz. She and I have some web design work that we need to finish up, Bass had a [...]

Posted on: September 13, 2007 by Meg | Tags: | 1 comment

» I’ve been a busy little bee


Knitting content first… I spent the weekend working on my re-started Honeybee Stole. I am totally smitten with Malabrigo laceweight. This yarn is being added to my desert island choices. You know, if you were stranded on a desert island and only had one yarn with you, what would it bee be? Heretofore I’ve been [...]

Posted on: September 10, 2007 by Meg | Tags: | 1 comment

» please play “Pay it Forward” with me


I’m not a swapper, or contest joiner. I just don’t have the time or imagination to participate in those kinds of things, much as I might like to. Liz is the swapper of the family. I am intrigued by this exchange, though, and have decided to participate. I saw it first [...]

Posted on: September 09, 2007 by Meg | Tags: | 2 comments

» bye, bye little bee


I’ve been working on my Honeybee Stole for a couple of weeks now, and today I came to the realization that this project and I aren’t meant for each other. Don’t get me wrong, I love the pattern. I love the yarn. But I don’t love them together. The Claudia Handpaint [...]

Posted on: September 07, 2007 by Meg | Tags: | no comments

» The night before I travel


We all change over time. We modify our tastes, we pick up new habits and lose old ones, we learn new things and develop new likes and dislikes. We make new friends, lose touch with old ones, mature and become more conservative about some things while learning to become more laid-back about others. [...]

Posted on: September 07, 2007 by Liz | Tags: | 2 comments

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