Category Archives: Rants

Hard drive failure: The good, the bad, and the fugly

Or, “Not how I wanted to spend my Saturday”
THE GOOD

The new hard drive was covered under warranty
Files were backed up to an external hard drive

THE BAD

The last backup was February 23
How well the backup worked remains to be seen
Nothing was retrievable from the original hard drive

THE FUGLY

The images from Open Mic were lost, save for [...]

You would if you loved me

This is one of the smarmiest and most cynical pieces of bullshit ever created to manipulate young women. An age-old ruse packaged in an acoustic guitar ballad crooned by two romantic long-hairs. Ick.

I was dismayed to hear a cover for this song on Friday at the high school where I teach. Three young [...]

Too much?

Sometimes I just can’t resist.

Ah, the Ravelry forums. Good times.
ETA:  here’s the link for the thread, if you’re interested.
I find it amusing that my comment now has agree (29) and disagree (1)

disagree?  with what?

Seraphim put to bed

11/22: Zeneedle’s Seraphim is so beautiful, and knit from the Plum colorway of this same yarn. It’s been my inspiration. Since my Seraphim will be knit with heavier wool on bigger needles it will be nearly blanket sized–cool! Much more stylish than a parka this winter.
If I can only get past this [...]