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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 [...]

Posted 16 March 2008 † Alarming Female § Rants ‡ Comments (6) °

Let this be a warning unto you*

This “lovely” vest is one of the first things I ever knit, way back in 2002, and as I was knitting I awaited the moment I could wear it with sweet anticipation. Sadly, it went horribly wrong, but I was so inexperienced I kept myself in denial until the very end. I learned a valuable [...]

Posted 29 February 2008 † Alarming Female § Amused § FO's § Knitting ‡ Comments (3) °

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 women [...]

Posted 19 February 2008 † Alarming Female § Feminism § Music § Rants § Teens ‡ Comments (11) °

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?

Posted 11 February 2008 † Alarming Female § Rants § Ravelry ‡ Comments (16) °