The Man Has Arrived

See those pajamas? They mean Danger is in the house for good now. No, no, they mean that Danger is in the house for awesome.

How did you try to count to 18 stiches and miss by 18 f*cking stitches?

I'll have been knitting for a month as of tomorrow, and this is all I have to show for it: A smaller, tighter, uglier ball of yarn.

E for Effort

I'm glad somebody finally realized that it's freezing at the University LRT station platform and installed heaters, but, as you can see, they aren't totally effective.

I DO NOT NEED A MOUTH TO EAT YOUR SOUL

I don't know what everyone is complaining about. Sure, -46C (-50F) at noon sounds cold, but you just have to dress for it.

The Wonderland Time Machine

Alison just found this Polaroid camera that causes everything it captures to be magically transported back in time 30 years.

The Circle of Life

So, 10 years ago somebody takes me to Value Village and convinces me to have a certain style, then the style becomes popular so big brand names start making new clothes with that style, then people who buy clothes that are new and popular buy them, get tired of them, and give them away to Value Village where I find them and buy them because nobody has convinced me to change my style in 10 years.

Society

I was told that the Burns Society Dinner is only for Scottish people, but I guess they made an exception for His Honor the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Norm Kwong, whose Aide-de-Camp totally asked me to get out of the way so he could pee. Or, I suppose, Norm Kwong could be Scottish.

Product Placement

Yeah, um, I know it was 2:30 in the morning, but still, I don't think any of these companies wanted their brands displayed quite like this.

Little Lost Robot

This probe droid looks way more appropriate when Edmonton is at Hoth-like temperatures.

Come. ON.

Give me a friggin break.

Plan, what now, D?

I am really skeptical about the effectiveness my tape-all-kinds-of-sh*t-to-the-wall plan for insulation. Instead of a cold room, I have a cold room with an ugly wall.

Danger-esque

I'm not sure I could take a photo that better captures Danger. And I've tried.

She knows, She knows.

Here's how it works: You have an idea for your hair that you think is awesome, then you ask Kristina to help you make it happen, and she says she's not sure if she can do it, then she makes it awesomer than you had imagined. 3 times so far.

Sweet!

My first rock in play, and it's in the house! And it only took me 7 throws! I love how talking about curling sounds like nonsense.

You Probably Shouldn't Read This One, Mom

I've never had a space heater, so even though this space heater is probably cool enough that you could use it as a chair, I couldn't stand the way this yarn was lying a mere foot away from it. Then I went upstairs to make breakfast:
... and thought little of the way the old curtains were reaching out towards the word "Hot Surfaces" next to the glowing red elements. Because that happens every day.

Stay Tuned

So specific!

Flash Mob!

Gary is a great supervisor and a busy man. At the sound of his voice in the hall, people literally ran to meet him. To meet with him to schedule other times to meet with him. And half of them were other professors.

But I have

The best thing to do when you can't sleep at night is make art. While I was knitting, Octavian was writing poetry. While not as brazenly autobiographical as his other compositions, the following poem was best suited for the blog:

dusk turns into dawn

shadows smoothly retreating

you had sex on me.

Worst. Party. Ever.

Finally made it out to Canadian Tire today. Changed my life: Bought a space heater that doesn't work and lighter fluid for a hand-warmer that I can't get to work. At least I know where to return the stuff.

Must.... Resist.... Imperative......

I would if I could, mystery door, I would if I could.