November 2009
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Celtics
So last night I went to my first Celtics game courtesy of a good friend with his family and my fella. Since I hadn’t really watched basketball since I was a kid I was actually a bit nervous about the whole thing. I mean, I’d heard some names of new players but I probably had not seen a game in over a decade. (Keep all those comments about being old to yourselves)
It was GREAT! The...
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JimHension Rhapsody →
This is just too good. Way too good.
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Can't Believe It Worked!
So back a few posts ago I showed how I had messed up on the blanket I am knitting for a couple friends who got married. I had missed a cable and was fraught on what to do. I decided to follow the good advice and instructions by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee on her Yarn Harlot blog. I quickly discovered that I had to drop back more than the 5 offending stitches but the whole center panel! *Gasp of...
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Feeling Famous
So back when my handsome fella was living in Philly I used to frequent a magnificent yarn shop called Loop. Oh the selections! Oh the fair prices! Oh the great light, sofas, and great staff! (We visited in August, and we’ll visit again!)
So it turns out on their blog they like to post photos of projects people have knit with yarn from the store. They have a great flickr page. So I sent a...
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I Am My Own Superhero
A while back I decided to signup to run an all women’s half marathon. At the time I figured that since I was already training to run a 5K and I was interested in training to run longer distances that it would be the perfect opportunity to push myself.
Training for the 5K went well, as did the race back in late September. From there I planned on having just over a month from being ready for a 3...
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Anniversary!
Well, now that today’s workday is over I have officially been at my job for 6 years! It seems like 3 Nov 2003 was an awfully long time ago, and I guess it was. Looking back it is hard to comprehend all I have done, learned, affected, and continue to work on.
Some things I have had the opportunity to do in the past 6 years:
Take a 3 week course in Miami on Biodiversity of Tropical Plants
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