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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 interminable stockinette. [...]

Posted 28 December 2007 † Alarming Female § Knitting § SLC-SNB § WTF ‡ Comments (11) °

Sex education, Utah style

Warning: Today’s post includes text directly quoted from A Resource Guide for Parents and Teachers on Teaching Human Sexuality, produced by the Utah State Office of Education. This text reads like a biology textbook, so if you’re offended by that sort of thing, you’ve been warned. Ladies and gentlemen of Utah–may I present your tax [...]

Posted 25 November 2007 † Alarming Female § Feminism § Teaching § Teens § Utah § WTF ‡ Comments (10) °

I’m definitely not ready for this

IT’S SNOWING. I can handle snow dusting the tops of the mountains in September, but snow in the city? NOOOoOoOoOoOoooooo! I was just mentioning to Anne of Wooly Wonka Fibers the other day that Utah’s seasons go something like this: 5.5 months of summer 2 weeks of fall 5.5 months of winter 2 weeks of [...]

Posted 29 September 2007 † Alarming Female § Utah § WTF ‡ Comments (5) °

The White Stripes cancel US tour

The ONE band I wanted to see more than any other ~ no one else even comes CLOSE ~ canceled its entire North American tour. Last year, the big end-of-summer concert I waited months for was the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and I rode that rock ‘n roll buzz for many weeks. A year before, [...]

Posted 15 September 2007 † Alarming Female § Blessings ‡ Comments (2) °