Knockoff Samoas

Not the Entertainment Tonight one, but another. Ripped off from rfrancis .

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These shoes are made of awesome.

Oh, goodness, I so do want one of these in my garden.

I find myself rather fond of a particular eggcorn, to wit: "nip it in the butt." While hilariously mistaken, it brings up such a very clear picture of what the writer thinks they are intending to say, that I just can't condemn it much.

This is 99.44% for my own reference, so I don't have to go searching back for things, but just in case it's of interest to others, I'll leave it accessible. Here's a list of the various knitted things I've posted pictures of, other than (or in addition to) in my own journal ( Read more... )

My secretary called in late this morning because there was a baby opossum in her computer desk.

The other day in the airport here in Houston, I saw a shirt that had "Don't mess with Texas" running up the sleeve. Okay, fine -- not something I'd pay money for personally, but not really that ridiculous. However, what initially caught my attention about the shirt were the large block letters on the front ( Read more... )

I made a watermelon hat:


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I just learned that gblake, who was a longtime online friend of mine (I think I first met him online in 1990, in person in 1992), passed away yesterday, from complications following surgery. We weren't all that close, but he was very close with other friends of mine, who are devastated. He was a kind and generous person, optimistic in the face of ( Read more... )