thimbly things

 Because Meet Me at Mike’s does it.

Thanks for all your support, dear bloggy friends.  We’re doin’ alright.

No, really. ;)

Muralimanohar tagged me to share some silliness about myself. And I’ve never been tagged for this sort of thing before. I usually tell you useless things of my own accord. :)

Might I add that her quirks are pretty great?

Rules first:

1. Link back to the person who tagged you
2. Mention the rules on your blog
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours
4. Tag 6 bloggers by linking to them
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged

Okay, so 6 things about me:

1. It takes me a very long time to finish arranging things on the walls. I’m never fully satisfied. In fact, Evan and I have had our biggest fights over hanging stuff up. So he has nothing to do with it now unless it’s just the hammer and nail part. He’s very gracious to help me at all. :)
2. Far too often, I allow the laundry to sour in the washing machine. Miraculously, I haven’t ruined anything important. But 1/3 of the time, I have to rewash clothes. Sorry, Earth. [And Evan wanted me to add that when I recently failed to rewash said soured clothing, he thought he was smelling someone else’s dirty feet, only to realize that it was his own grossness.]
3. I used to be addicted to cereal. I could eat an entire box within 24 hours. Not good.
4. Despite having run a 10 mile race at one point, I’m about as non-athletic as one can imagine and have been 98% of my life. In fact, once my friends postulated that if I was matched up against a stick (Kristena v. Stick), I would win. But it would be a close fight. Meanies.
5. I hate buttering bread with cold butter, and I hate slicing cheese. Makes grilled cheese sandwiches a unique challenge.
6. I sometimes list out “lunch” or “dinner” on my to-do list to ensure that something gets marked off. Is that cheating?

And in an effort to not “leave anyone out,” I decided not to tag anyone I actually know:

• Don’t Call Me Becky
• kootoyoo
• Toddlebits
• Lindamade
• artsy-crafty babe
• Thompson Family

You’re it!

First, a sweet reminder of what matters most. :)

And now…

Today, I’m finding it hard to hold my tongue in support of my Dear Husband.  I’ve been asked not to share my [most likely] biased thoughts on the matter of plagiarism, but I decided I can still share it with you.  I don’t even want to post a Trackback on the site (because I don’t want any mean thoughts coming my way), so you can just go to “Evan” on my sidebar and see the article entitled “Evan and Sam’s Joint Statement.”  I don’t consider Thimbly Things a forum for ethical debate, but you can certainly voice your opinion on the matter over at Movie Zeal.

It all reminds me of the rage I felt when I saw this a few months ago.

I got a lovely email this morning telling me that the latest issue of Small Magazine was available. I’ve shared this once before. Every new issue inspires me so much that I just can’t not mention it.

This time, more than one photo made me want to knit a red hat for Emily.

Aren’t these Polaroids great?

And I pretty much love everything about this spread:

So feminine. So sweet. Braids. Dresses that I could totally make. Dancers. Fruit. :)

Well…

I’m decidedly not knitting a hat for the girl. But I am making a kerchief which may become a shawl. If I have enough yarn.

Funny thing - I cannot retrace the thought-process that led to me not making a hat. Huh.

But I will make her a dress like that pale peachy one.

If I can remember.

 a la Meet Me at Mike’s.

Seriously.

EDIT: The video that was on this post kept throwing off my site’s format. So… If you still want to see it, check it out here.