Pumping Station: One is a hackerspace located here in Chicago. Part of a growing movement of makerspaces and tech labs, the defining characteristic of a hackerspace isn’t the stuff in it, it’s the community and culture that create it. Simply … Continue reading →
Rachel. My muse, my boss, and my taskmistress. She dragged my ass all over Goose Island, wandering up and down every street twice – but not the Division Street bridge (because that went off the island, see). When I finally … Continue reading →
In my weaving class, I am making a quesquemitl, a type of poncho that is made from a continuous piece of fabric – and, thus, a popular choice for handweavers. The photo above is from Wikipedia, of a garment on … Continue reading →
I adore non-bill mail. I started sending cards to friends and now we have a little network that sends each other actual cards in, you know, the mailbox. Pretty awesome. What do you think of postal mail?
Continue reading →I find, that of all the choices we make each day, the choice to be an optimist is the most underrated. It’s considered by some to be naive, even. But consider this: if we didn’t try, if we didn’t do … Continue reading →
This is my favorite Noonhour episode. I read one of the pieces I wrote for the March FADness competition, which was a new prompt each day in the month of March. That month I wrote 31 different flash fiction pieces … Continue reading →
Money. la la la (Think Pink Floyd.) (If you don’t know who they are, then I give up.) ANYway, where was I? Money! la la la… Today, in the States, it’s Tax Day – time to pay the tax man … Continue reading →
Yum. Llama fiber. Soft, warm, and easy to knit. I prefer alpaca because there’s a wider range of colors and alpaca are more friendly, but I can’t deny the gorgeous sheen of the fibers of llama. Vicuña is a related fiber … Continue reading →
You had to see this coming! OF COURSE K IS FOR KNITTING! What else could it POSSIBLY be for? Really now. I took my first knitting class in 2000, after a friend at work recommended Sharon Shoji as an excellent instructor. … Continue reading →
Earrings. Left hand, wedding ring. Right hand, writing ring. Bracelets. Sometimes a necklace. That’s the work uniform. Then I found these huge dangle earrings with peacocks on them at my belly dancing school (Arabesque, well worth checking out!). They’re so … Continue reading →
