Knit Addictions

Which Time?

The other day I was in one of those....'what if' moods.

So I asked Bam,
"okay. You've just acquired a time machine. You can only use it to visit one time, past or future. One date only and then you have to come back to the present."

He picked any date 10,000 years from now so he can see what happens to mankind.

I chose 2050 so I can see just a little of the future.

Anybody? Care to enter this one time only time machine?

PS. Thanks for the 'Fast Food Nation' references. The Supersize Me film does interview that author and they go in the positive side of In n Out Burger. I will get the book. But I still won't eat at fast food joints cuz....well........they kinda make me feel sick! But if I'm stuck.........I will always look for an In n Out!

No Fast Food Please!

Being a true So Cal hippie bohemian punk, I'm not one to eat at fast food restaurants. Like.......it has to be the only option and I'm starving and it's that or nothing to eat 'til morning.

That actually did happen to me two years ago in all places ........Spain. A country with fantastic food choices but we were stranded and had to consume matter in a McDonalds. And yes, I did find it revolting!

The reason for my tirade is that we rented 'Supersize Me' last night. If you had any doubts about the evils of fast food, this will convince you of how dreadful the shit really is.

I'm proud to say that I was grandstanding about how Mickey D was ruining rainforests and altering DNA for their 'fries' many years ago. To such a degree that Bam and I convinced his daughters NOT to eat there anymore. If you are still questioning the seriousness of McDiets.........think about this.

Obesity is the NUMBER ONE KILLER in America.
yep.
Next time you see an obese person sitting next to a smoker. Think about telling the overweight person that they ought to give up overeating before you yell at the smoker.
More kids than EVER before are overweight.
More schools allow sodas and fast food companies to sell their products in school!
Geez! They call it "ADD" and hyper active. I call it bad diet.
But I'm not having a pop at any parents here! I know how impossible it is to guard dog a kid when they're bombarded with advertising and what's available at other kids houses. (believe me, I know.)
If we can just convince a few more folks to boycott the golden arches and then they convince a few more...etc etc. We'll impact them where it hurts.
In their wallet.

I made a decision many years ago and gave up many things in my dietary habits. I'm not on a diet. I'm on a lifestyle. I read labels. If I don't know what a word is....like some big scientific word, then I don't buy it or eat it.

But watching Supersize Me was very eye opening. Diabetes, Liver failure........all this can be yours with a McDonald's diet. Not to mention, a hamburger from a market...(like Whole Foods) will come from ONE cow. A hamburger from McD's will have 'meat' from over 100 cows. Usually raised in enclosed buildings and living in their own manure. You can only imagine the disease that comes with THAT! ick.

What on earth does this have to do with knitting?
Nothing!
Except, I see knitting as a very natural craft and I also view it as anarchistic. Making our own garments instead of giving more money to mindless corporations like the GAP, Old Navy........etc etc etc. So I figured my friendly fiber addicts would be interested and probably feel the same outrage as me about the evil McD empire.

Wanna see some really anti-corporate art???????? RON ENGLISH. Check out his awesome billboards!

On a personal note....I have been struggling to deal with my dad's health. Hence, not a lot of posts on here. I know I will bounce back and I am doing everything positive that I 'should' be doing.

Thank you for your great comments on the Toons and other goodies! Big shout out to Marnie for the CSS tip. If you fellow knitters want to be inspired........check out her site. She designs, she knits, she models, she designed her site!!!! Holy cow! Makes ya feel lazy don't it?

Cyber Head Spinning!

Lately, I've dedicated myself to learning CSS. For those of you bored with web design and its possibilites, skip this section.....
I stumbled into Eric Meyer's world of CSS and have been reading and doing tutorials non-stop. It is slowly beginning to make sense. I understand the basics already but using it for layout...well, now that's tricky. The Zen Garden site is pretty amazing and shows what you can do with css sheets!
Anyway, my brain cells are working overtime these days to comprehend this stuff!

On a knit note.......I have been knitting quite a bit. Finishing off items.......but mostly for publication so I cannot post pics here. :-(

I'm off to knit night shortly.....hooray!

Knit on fellow fiber junkies.

Another Knit Toon!

THE STASH

toon by BAM13

Theater Night!

I just came back from the opening night of Loose Knit!
FABULOUS!!!!!

Any play with knitting in it that begins with one character throwing her knitting across the room and screaming in frustration, "FUCK"....it's alright with me.

The story line revolves around 5 women and it completely drew me in. But it doesn't leave out the men! I found the whole evening highly entertaining. Without wanting to give anything away, it's got some major family drama, some great male-female tete-a-tete and ....well, I just had a blast and left my little world and lived in theirs for the entire two+ hours. All that with balls and balls of yarn on stage and knitting needles clicking in many scenes.

Very enjoyable.
It's running for quite a few weeks, so if you're in Los Angeles, check it out!

Knit Toon!!!!!

So we had a little barbecue yesterday and my pal/partner in knitting crime Catheryn and her English hubby Paul who has known Bam for like.....20 years....came over. Along with our other mates, Jo and Caroline. Needless to say, at every given opportunity, Catheryn and I led our conversation over to knitting and yarns and needles and stitches and blah blah blah. We even wound two balls of her yarn. (BTW, the Himalaya silk is gorgeous!!!!) I felt badly for Caroline as she is a NK (non-knitter) and we tried, honestly, we did try to NOT talk about knitting.

After all was said and done, it was a fabbo barbee and eventually all the food made my eyes close and I went to sleep land while Bam stayed up creating graphics on his mac.

This morning, I found THIS special delivery from BAM in my inbox!!!!

Please enlarge it to really see it.
I think ALL of our significant others will relate!!!
ha ha!!!

Saturday Night's Alright for Fightin'!

So don't give us none of your aggravation
We've had it with your discipline
Saturday Night's Alright for Fightin'.
Get a little action in.

I love that song by Elton John. (pre-sappy period that he's wallowing in now.)

It's a SATURDAY.
And there was NO CONSTRUCTION this morning!
I woke up at 7:30 and thought...hmmmm.........should I do my kickboxing.
Then I laid there and listened to the silence and chose to roll over and go back to sleep!
Yes.
Sleep is a wonderful thing.
I got 9 hours of it last night. and boy am I smiling today.

However,........
I did get upsetting news. My dad went into hospital last night for coughing up blood. My mom emailed me and I don't know anything more than that.
argh.

To lighten my mood, I took some silly snaps.

Bam in the morning...with coffee in hand. sorry for the crappy focus.

Silly 'eyelet' letters that this chick gave to Bam for possible usage in a logo. (not using in the logo at all!)
I was bored so I did what any knitter would do.

Ya know when you get to the end of a scarf and you've got this little bit of yarn left over? If you're like me, you throw this scrap away! But somebody is out there marketing that stuff as KNIT TRIM.
Check it out:

Sells for around $8 or so!
Craziness.

Well, I'm off to knit and try to keep my mind off my dad until I hear back from my mom.

Bubble Music Video

Here's a link that will open a separate page to show a Quicktime player for our video:
DEADENDER!!!!!!!
Hope you dig it.
Check out the handknit wristbands. he he.

Daisy, Daisy....

If you're like me, you've poured through the online knitting magazine KNITTY and found this article: Cool Stuff.
At the bottom of the page, they talk about these new plastic fun colored needles called Daisy by Crystal Palace.
WELL.....lemme tell ya!
I hate, detest, cannot stand knitting with plastic needles.
UNTIL NOW!
Holy fiber addictions.
I got to test them out and they are amazing.
Imagine knitting with butter.
The yarn just sah-lides my friends.
Unreal. I would'nt've believed ya if I hadn't checked it out myself.
I am getting several pairs of these suckers.
Not to mention, the different sizes have different colors so I don't have to squint to read the damn size. Maybe you experts aren't bothered with that sort of thing cuz you know by feel, but us newbies have to take it all a bit slowly.

This ain't knitting but it's Daisy related.....
my friend, Tish started a company so her daughters would feel comfortable and be excited about learning to play guitar. Little did she know it would take off like Starbucks and eventually, this babe-o-rama would rise to the top like cream! She fought an uphill battle to get where she is because the guitar industry is still an old boys network. Give her your support! (yes, I play a Daisy too!)
Daisy Girl Guitars

Back to the knitting....
So Bam and I were talking and he wanted to know if I'd knit with tshirt yarn yet. I replied no, and the next thing I know ...he's in the backyard cutting up an old shirt!

Now I have no excuses right?
That's the yarn from one extra large tshirt.
hmmmm.....now what to knit from it?

Gotta run. I'm off for to Lisi's shop for a much needed hang!

Knit Rap

KNIT 1, KNIT 2....
Okay, so maybe it's not really rapping per se....but, I have this habit..Knit 1, Knit 2, yarn-over fuck you.
Why am I so crass? I dunno. Must be the part of me that loves to be on the tour bus and rock with alot of intensity.

Just thought I'd share that bizarre rhyme with you.

Here is my pride and joy as of last night. I am working on a men's vest and I wanted it to have pointy bits on the bottom but not placed right in the middle but a little closer to the belly button side. That sounds confusing but I hope you know what I mean.

I'm diggin it! It will have a nice trim to hide any flaws. I like that about creating one's own patterns! You can fix as needed. he he.

DIN DIN
Yesterday was so awesome. We had some great calls about the band and we're hopeful things are on the move UP. To celebrate, Bam made us dinner with fish on the barbee. But he doesn't just throw things together on a plate.....oh no. He is a chef extraordinaire. To illustrate by photo...last night's din din:

that's grilled tuna served with grilled peppers on a bed of mache lettuce. A side of soy/flaxseed tortilla chips to complement the flavors of this unusual fare and a lemon wedge for extra pizazz.

SHEENA IS A PUNK ROCKER
Johnny Ramone died yesterday in his sleep at the age of 55.
sniff.
I love you.......all of you Ramones up in rock n roll heaven.

And now for something completely different (said in Monty Python voice)
A STUPID KNITTING JOKE
Let the sheep be heard....