Tried to get out several times to see Serenity again today. No dice. Wedding tonight at 10pm ET, so I can’t go after the kid goes down.
Damn parental responsibilities!
I didn’t notice it last night, but I hear on many fan boards that The Hat did make an appearance in Serenity. It was on Jayne’s head, in the background of a shot featuring Kaylee and Simon in the foreground, when the ship is on the ground.
So now of course I have to go again.
ETA: Also, behold my geekiness! Many compliments were given. Also some strange looks. Go figure.
I used part of a gift certificate that someone had given me a long time ago to purchase a high-end pattern magazine for my Secret Pal, after she said she wanted it but couldn’t justify the cost for just one pattern. It arrived here yesterday.
Today on her blog she said she’d bought it.
D’oh!
Well, at least I didn’t already have this one for myself. Happy knitting day to me.
I loved it. It was much better than Cats. I’m going to see it again and again.
I set my glasses down on the bathroom counter for a moment just now, then picked them back up and put them on.
Moments, later, a HUGE HORRIBLE SIX-LEGGED MONSTER crossed my field of vision.
Damn bathroom ants.
It’s the last day for the Donors Choose yarn contest! Donate $10 to Donors Choose, e-mail me your receipt, and I will enter you in a drawing to win loot from my stash! Each $10 enters you again. The link above has details and pics of the yarn that’s up for grabs.
Donors Choose is currently part of an Amazon.com charity contest, where the charity which raises the most money by today earns up to a million bucks in matching funds. That’s a lot of pencils and notebooks. Also, through today, all donations to Donors Choose are going to fund classroom supplies for Katrina kids, who have been absorbed into school systems which already didn’t have enough for their own students. I shudder to imagine a child losing his or her home, starting over in a new school with new kids, and not having what they need to feel comfortable and succeed. This is a good way to get things directly to a child without worrying about exactly where your money is going.
Right now, everybody who’s donated has a chance to get something. I’ll root around and dig up a few more good quality things to offer if it looks like that will change.
Because I hate to beg and not offer anything in return, here’s a quick and easy scarf pattern for a rank beginner.
In other news, I agree with
With regards to Lost, I’m also thinking… I wonder if I could sell embroidered patches with the Dharma logo on them. I mean, c’mon. When Desmond asks you “are you him?” you want to be able to point to your shoulder and say, “Well, duh.”
Two more days until the Serenity premiere – and I’ve just realized that having someone come over and watch my kid means that they’ll actually be IN MY HOUSE which means I need to clean it enough so that it at least isn’t a health code violation. I’ll be doing that in my voluminous spare time.
Ahahahahahaaaaa! Spare time! I slay myself. Woo!
An e-mail went out to everybody registered at the official Serenity bulletin board, including a letter from Joss Whedon. Here’s an excerpt:
“So what now? There have been so many posts about seeing it, seeing it again, the first weekend, the second weekend, being enthusiastic without being obnoxious (and yes, it IS hard to see over the pom-pom of a Jayne hat), buying tickets in advance, making a noise… I honestly wouldn’t know what to add. “
Yes, I know he’s not referring to my Jayne hat specifically, but it does make me happy that the hat’s being mentioned at all. It’s more confirmation that it’s cool with Joss to have everybody out there building up the Jayne hat army. I personally choose to believe that he had a “down in front!” moment in a theater somewhere.
Then there’s cool cat
Moral of the story is: wear your Jayne hat with pride, but take it off once you’re in the theater. You never know who’s behind you.
Jayne hat orders have slacked off some, although I’m still getting them. It’s all to the good, though. I’ve come to the conclusion that the only way I can fill gift requests is to start slotting them into the queue as if they’re paid orders. Otherwise they get pushed to the back and never done. I started Tyrathia’s scarf… when? April? Oy. It’s a little further along than this picture, but not much.
I’ve started offering knitting kits for the Jayne hats, with pattern and helpful tips, pompom, and enough yarn to knit a men’s hat. Those have been going like hotcakes this week, as everybody suddenly realizes, “Oh, crap, I haven’t made my hat yet!”
I’m contemplating setting aside part of wearwithstyle specifically to sell patterns – I’ve got some cute ones. And my daughter gave me an idea yesterday for something that I think would be quick, fun, and sellable.
Also, I’d like to knit her a sweater that looks like the shirt worn by JoJo of “JoJo’s Circus” on Playhouse Disney.
We don’t get anything but basic cable, but my father is so sweet and records the shows for my daughter. She loves clowns, and she wants to be JoJo for Halloween, although I think the Disney store costume may be too small. I had to drive my cousin’s family somewhere yesterday, and I noticed that my six year old girl is as tall as their ten year old son. She’ll outstrip me easily before long. Sometimes it can be tough to find cute girly things that aren’t all Brittney-fied.
Of course, for the sweater, I’d have to find the time to make up the pattern and then to knit it. If I did, I’d probably offer the pattern for free, since House of Mouse is notoriously touchy about people selling Disney-related paraphernalia.
Looking forward to some quality knitting time during “Lost” tonight. We’d better hear about the raft, or I’ll be very irritated!
