Monthly Archives: August 2009

Oh, for…

Posted on August 10, 2009 by dichroic

Aslan’s sake. The movie version of Prince Caspian is on. I hadn’t seen it before – and wish I hadn’t now. I do hope they don’t go in and bollix up The Dawn Treader. Beautiful movie, but that can’t make … Continue reading →

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I don’t know who I envy more this weekend…

Posted on August 9, 2009 by dichroic

the people in Montreal at Worldcon or the ones in Portland at the Sock Summit. Either place, I hope all the people I know who are attending are having a very good time!

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shinies

Posted on August 8, 2009 by dichroic

I took some time off from knitting socks yesterday to make earrings: (Sorry the bottom pair is cut off a bit but it’s only got half a crystal missing.)

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storm update

Posted on August 7, 2009 by dichroic

The weather here has been freakishly calm all day. The typhoon slowed down and lapsed into a tropical storm, but as far as I can tell, the center should be right over us. What seems to be happening is not … Continue reading →

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more finished objects

Posted on August 7, 2009 by dichroic

Teensy baby things are so fast to knit! The following is a hat for a year-old girl and socks for a two-month-old baby girl. I hope to get another pair of socks finished this weekend (for a two-month-old baby boy) … Continue reading →

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typhoon coming!

Posted on August 6, 2009 by dichroic

It’s looking like we will probably have an unexpected day off tomorrow, thanks to Typhoon Morakot. It may be up to Cat 3 or 4 by the time it hits land; Taipei ought to be relatively safe because there are … Continue reading →

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have-done list

Posted on August 5, 2009 by dichroic

Found at cakmpls place, and done because I’m a sucker for these. I ought to make up my own, really, but it would be very biased.) Bold the things you have done. Italicize all the things you WISH you had … Continue reading →

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follow-up and by the way

Posted on August 4, 2009 by dichroic

In Taiwan there are no waits for health care. I can call today and say I want a checkup and have an appointment within the next couple of days – faster than I could get one for an actual illness … Continue reading →

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three rants, one by proxy

Posted on August 4, 2009 by dichroic

1. “Here we go again” – I was going to write about this, but Jim Hines has saved me the trouble, and said it better than I could anyway. 2. This is not censorship:. Neither is this. Neither was the … Continue reading →

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Contest announcement

Posted on August 3, 2009 by dichroic

It turns out there are really a lot of parameters to consider in planning a contest: I think I have a handle on all the major ones, but if you have questions, please ask ’em. And feel free to spread … Continue reading →

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