week 17 in review

27 April 2009 - 17:50

–video
Bulls 2OT win !!!
Cubbies snapping the Cards’ 9 game home win streak
Futurama Season 2 (yeah, pretty much the whole thing)




Star Trek episodes:
“The Cage”
“The Man Trap”
“The Corbomite Maneuver”
“The Balance of Terror”
“Amok Time”
“Mirror, Mirror”
“The Gamesters of Triskelion”
“The Omega Glory”
“Bread and Circuses”

–audio
… pretty much what is listed above

–knitting
Not much, busy with Star Trek

–spinning
Again, not much, busy with Star Trek

–other stuff
Did I mention that I’m working on an article about Star Trek?

week 16 in review

19 April 2009 - 18:20

–video
Scrubs 815, “My Soul on Fire pt. 2″
Daily Show
Colbert Report
Cubs baseball
White Sox baseball
NHL Playoffs (Go Blackhawks!!!)
NBA Playoffs (Go Bulls!!!)

–audio

I can’t wait for a clean mp3 of this. OMG. Probably one of my favorite covers ever.

–knitting
Lemongrass Bolero (80%)
Lace Ribbon Scarf (new one, 5%)
TARDIS iPod Cozy (for iPod Touch)

–spinning
spun up some Goober Buns from HeartstringsbyDee … it’s crazy colorful and ridiculous. it reminds me of a beach ball.

–other stuff
redesigned my header on Etsy. Hokusai love!
this week I start my Star Trek paper. gotta love an excuse to watch TONS of Star Trek.

week 15 in review

12 April 2009 - 17:27

–video
Scrubs 814, “My Soul on Fire pt. 1″
Doctor Who, “Planet of the Dead”
Doctor Who Confidential, “Desert Storm”
Doctor Who, “The Invasion of Time” (1977)

–audio
more of the same … I need new music!

–knitting
Lace Ribbon Scarf (finished!)
Beech Wood Cowl (35%)
Presto Chango (99%, just needs seaming and buttons)

–spinning
finished spinning and plying ~240 yds of worsted weight yarn (see previous post)

–other stuff
waiting until November for the next Doctor Who special is going to KILL ME

week 14 in review

5 April 2009 - 10:29

–video
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report
Scrubs 813, “My Full Moon”

–audio
M.I.A. – Arular
Lady GaGa – The Fame
The Killers – Day & Age
Girl Talk – Night Ripper
of Montreal covers
Kasabian, “Vlad the Impaler”

–knitting
Lace Ribbon Scarf (100%! just needs to be blocked)
Lemongrass Bolero (70%)
Presto Chango (40%)

–stash acquisitions

Noro Silk Garden Sock

Blue Sky Alpacas Organic Cotton

–spinning

spin spin spin

1 bobbin filled
1 bobbin 1/3 full

–other stuff
hit 20 hours on Wii Fit, the piggy bank turned platinum! *dances*

week in review:

22 March 2009 - 11:23

–films
Pineapple Express

–tv
Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report

–music
Asobi Seksu (live! @ SXSW)
Cursive (live! @ SXSW)

–knitting
Lemongrass Cardigan (40%)
Lace Ribbon Scarf (55%)

–spinning
~400 yds

–research
Topics, Tropes, and Musical Idioms in Star Trek (1966–69)
analysis of George Crumb’s Ancient Voices of Children, no. 2, “Me he perdido muchas veces por el mar”

–big stuff
SXSW this week in Austin, pra fun
ordered an Ashford Kiwi spinning wheel
relaxed a bit too much during Spring Break, am now regretting the lack of school work I did
hit 10 hours on Wii Fit; time piggy bank turned golden!