FYI

I'm going to re-link the redirect for my blog to my Wordpress account (I like its usability better). If you have linked from here, you'll need to re-link to happygoth.wordpress.com, or the catch-all, zombiedrag.com.

Thanks!

Real post later.

I am dumber than the ChickenGoddess.

Am-I-Dumb.com - Intelligence Test

I think it was that question about the dimes.

Dear Atlanta:

When making a right-hand turn, please ascertain that (1) you are in the correct lane to make said turn and (2) there are no cars in the way to impede your progress as you make said turn.

I honestly don't care if you have your blinker on and are driving an enormous land yacht. Really, I don't. You didn't hit me but you came very close.

Thank you,

Happygoth.

(p.s. I finished the feather and fan scarf! Yay! My third finished object ever. I will post photos later, once I have them and am done feeling righteously indignant)

Oh, I'm a design whore.

I bought a CD just now both because I like the music and because the cover art is pretty and decently well-designed. I'm such a sucker.



Yup. Total design whore.

Incidentally, she's from Oslo, which just further confirms my belief that Scandinavians make superior music to that of the rest of the world.

Another Thing I Am Knitting

This one is my very favorite project right now. Remember how I mentioned that I had a nice surprise in happening upon StringTown when I was in Arkansas? Well, I did. Anyway, I was in Fort Smith, Arkansas, thinking life was dismal except for seeing my mom, when I was driving through downtown and saw a yarn shop that I had previously not known about. I commanded my mother to stop the car immediately (I was not actually driving, I just hoped you'd think so) and hopped out and went inside and 20 minutes later was the proud owner of this yarn:



The yarn is Boku (I labeled it incorrectly in Flickr), and the colorway is #11. The proprietress of the shop had knitted a lovely scarf out of colorway #12, and when I appeared to be unsure about purchasing it, added that the pattern came free with the purchase of yarn. And since it was quite affordable, I had to buy two whole skeins plus a pair of needles, and start knitting it that very afternoon!

This photo is the progress I have made on the scarf:



It's really very easy. It's the Easy Feather and Fan Scarf, and the completed portion is about, oh, maybe 6 hours of work. It's my very first lace project, and I can do it now without looking at the pattern. Seriously - if you haven't done lace before, this is a great project to start with, especially since the yarn stripes up so nicely (though you could knit it with whatever you wanted, I'd imagine).



Detail of the pattern and color change.

I think I ought to have this finished in a couple of weeks, depending on how much free time I have to spend on it. I'm also thinking that this might be a good gift for those who don't knit. I have several friends with cold necks.

My next (new) project will be a Kent Treble Bob scarf. I have to re-learn how to cable first, though. But now I know how to do the rest, so I'm dangerous.

I can has LOLcat plz?

Your Score: SurpriseAdoption Cat

37% Affectionate, 51% Excitable, 17% Hungry

Calloused. Heartless. Exuberant. You carry the heavy burden of informing children that they are adopted by jumping out of their birthday cake. A difficult task, but somebody must break the news to children on their only day of happiness.

To see all possible results, checka dis.

Go Ahead! Bid!

But know that VSA will probably get it back, anyhow.

VSA's Arc Award

I love my job.