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Monday, December 31, 2007

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:53:31 GMT

Soo....

I've started a new blog

it's http://derringforth.blogspot.com/

See you there

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:15:42 GMT

Sooo....been watching the second season of SNL....

Steve Martin was insanely funny. I swear, I just about fell off my chair laughing!

In crafty type news, I want to get this spinning wheel

A Lendrum original double treadle, complete with 4 standard bobbins, fast flyer, Lazy Kate, jumbo plying bobbin, etc, etc.

Also, as soon as I'm done with my Christmas knitting, I will be making this for myself.

A reversible hanging cable wrap...freaking woot!!

Other than that? Well, my life is boring, as usual. Christmas is fast approaching and I am *so* ready!

Monday, December 03, 2007

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:05:53 GMT

Lynda Barry is a genius.

Because she remembers childhood better than anyone else.

Reading her books is like going back in time...I remember myself in almost every strip.

From the "dream rooms" so similar to the ones I imagined, to how books truly transported you elsewhere, to how amazing and grown up...even otherworldly all those teenagers seemed.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:21:42 GMT

I have only ever had one reason to wish that I was a man. That reason is that I wish I could be Santa Claus. Really, what better job could there be than to make kids happy, if even for a minute?

Also. The new Sharpe is like regular Sharpe, only *better* Yes, better.

Monday, November 19, 2007

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:48:32 GMT

In my Sunday School, we've been studying the differences between various Bible translations(not saying one is better than the others, just looking at how many ways the same things can be said) and I read, among other verses, Proverbs 31 in various versions. Well, the version in "The Message" is amazing. I adore it. It's written applying to modern times and it comes out beautifully. Here it is, for your reading pleasure(note: The Message does not have verse divisions)

"Speak Out for Justice

The words of King Lemuel, the strong advice his mother gave him:

"Oh, son of mine, what can you be thinking of!
   Child whom I bore! The son I dedicated to God!
Don't dissipate your virility on fortune-hunting women,
   promiscuous women who shipwreck leaders.

"Leaders can't afford to make fools of themselves,
   gulping wine and swilling beer,
Lest, hung over, they don't know right from wrong,
   and the people who depend on them are hurt.
Use wine and beer only as sedatives,
   to kill the pain and dull the ache
Of the terminally ill,
   for whom life is a living death.

"Speak up for the people who have no voice,
   for the rights of all the down-and-outers.
Speak out for justice!
   Stand up for the poor and destitute!"

Hymn to a Good Wife

A good woman is hard to find,
   and worth far more than diamonds.
Her husband trusts her without reserve,
   and never has reason to regret it.
Never spiteful, she treats him generously
   all her life long.
She shops around for the best yarns and cottons,
   and enjoys knitting and sewing.
She's like a trading ship that sails to faraway places
   and brings back exotic surprises.
She's up before dawn, preparing breakfast
   for her family and organizing her day.
She looks over a field and buys it,
   then, with money she's put aside, plants a garden.
First thing in the morning, she dresses for work,
   rolls up her sleeves, eager to get started.
She senses the worth of her work,
   is in no hurry to call it quits for the day.
She's skilled in the crafts of home and hearth,
   diligent in homemaking.
She's quick to assist anyone in need,
   reaches out to help the poor.
She doesn't worry about her family when it snows;
   their winter clothes are all mended and ready to wear.
She makes her own clothing,
   and dresses in colorful linens and silks.
Her husband is greatly respected
   when he deliberates with the city fathers.
She designs gowns and sells them,
   brings the sweaters she knits to the dress shops.
Her clothes are well-made and elegant,
   and she always faces tomorrow with a smile.
When she speaks she has something worthwhile to say,
   and she always says it kindly.
She keeps an eye on everyone in her household,
   and keeps them all busy and productive.
Her children respect and bless her;
   her husband joins in with words of praise:
"Many women have done wonderful things,
   but you've outclassed them all!"
Charm can mislead and beauty soon fades.
   The woman to be admired and praised
   is the woman who lives in the Fear-of-God.
Give her everything she deserves!
   Festoon her life with praises!"

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:14:02 GMT

Please pray for Noah! He broke one of his upper front teeth(a grown up tooth) this morning and spent all afternoon/evening in the ER, and now has to go to a specialist elsewhere tomorrow. He's terribly brave about the whole thing. He's such a good boy.

**Edit* He went to the dentist, and they glued his tooth back together. Hopefully it will take. It still hurts him, but he's so brave about it.

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:20:08 GMT

So, in this movie, the guy who plays Billy, that sweet stuttering guy?

He's Grima Wormtongue. In LOTR. Yeah. That's just freaky.

This video is funny. And not related the the movie. Which isn't funny. Yep.

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:17:19 GMT

Cat can has alternative nom targetz pleez. Kthxbai.

Things That Are Awesome(A partial list)

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:15:41 GMT

Ravelry
Jane Austen
really fresh honeycrisp apples
Etsy
Mandolins
Eddie Izzard
How dying yarn feels like magic
People who are creative enough to come up with things like this
Elderly Instruments
This Bible translation
Rice
Chris Thile

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:51:21 GMT

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
~Mohandas Gandhi