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Friday December 31, 2004
I ought not rant, really... I'm not the type. But we (the husband and I) got to wondering about what exactly
was being heard and read by Americans about the situtation. I rang up my mom who told me it's "all that's on" the television there
But still ... I wondered about the content and focus of the coverage so I went poking around at the
online sources that used to be local to me inside the US and got rather provoked as I do by most mainstream media
these days.
Who wouldn't be provoked by this sort
of headline? (Source : boingboing.)
Regarding the contributions: the comments from last night's post and
this post and its comments
bring up some good points... plus Mom got a bit irritated with me for not taking into account the amount
individuals contribute through their churches.
This post
helps to visualize that newest incomprehensible number, 80,000. In Norway alone, 432 people are missing that are known to have been in the area and 21 are confirmed dead. Sweden
has 3500 missing and 44 confirmed dead. Speaking of Swedes, I was so relieved to see that Francis
left a comment on his blog and am anxiously awaiting a real post on his experiences in Thailand.
Norwegian word for the day: ufattelig :: inconceivable
Posted at 12:20 pm
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and a bit of knitting...
I just spotted a completed Must Have Cardigan
over at a brand spankin' new blog.
Congratulations!
Anyone else out there have a completed Must Have on display? I'd love to know about it... and I think my list of people
knitting along is rather out of date, so if you're one and you've finished please let me know.
I do know of these:
Posted at 3:20 pm
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Thursday December 30, 2004
The tone of this article, whether they're
right or wrong about declining help, makes my skin crawl. I mean, being appalled that a nation would "dare not except our help?!?"
- is that not rather ... well, self-righteous seems a bit mild. And here we have Sweden, a country of 8 million is sending twice as much money
as the US... what's the population of the US? 293 million? More places to donate in the US and
in Norway.
Posted at 11:52 pm
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Wednesday December 29, 2004
Question from a reader: Is it possible to knit a flat circle with a set of four needles?
Answer from me: Yes, it is possible, though I don't know how much detail I can give myself.
I do know how to start a flat circle in the center and have a tutorial
about it. After starting a circle in the middle you'll have to increase at a certain rate that, unfortunately, I don't have memorized, but
I have made a circular shawl in the round using a using a pattern by Elizabeth Zimmerman from
Knitter's Almanac. (When in doubt, turn to Mrs. Zimmerman.)
Another idea is to take a look at dishcloth patterns, as many are made this way and there are many patterns to
be found here.
Posted at 11:18 pm
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Tuesday December 28, 2004
Okay. When you're working until 10:30 pm and have to be back at 7:30 am, you don't want your car to look like this when you're trying to leave.
Posted at 11:23 pm
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The results of the earthquake in the Indian Ocean are too horrible to contemplate. Seeing and reading about
it in the Norwegian news makes me feel like I can't breathe... especially about children who
can't find their parents and people who
are seeing their dead relatives on television.
And I realize that CNN has helped a little Swedish boy be identified, but
honestly... the fact that CNN International is showing bodies floating in the sea and lining the beaches just seems so ...
gratuitous ... and seems to serve no real purpose. It does, however, make me sick to a degree that I feel paralyzed.
Click here to donate to the International Red Cross.
Here in Norway, you can call 820 43 000 or click here
for an account number to donate to the Norwegian Red Cross.
Posted at 1:07 pm
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Monday December 27, 2004
Oh, what a horrible day at work. It ought to be illegal to call in sick at Christmas - it's just so
suspicious. I'm tempted to take a "mental health day" tomorrow, but promise not to.
Chery asked what I've been knitting and the answer is absolutely nothing. I haven't had/taken the time to really
unpack the knitting stuff. But I think just saying that has inspired me to find the Must Have cardigan and work on it tonight
as tonight I'm going to do absolutely nothing but sit on my rump in front of the television.
Posted at 5:27 pm
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Sunday December 26, 2004
Merry Christmas!
Although I miss my extended family in North Carolina, I have to say that Norway does Christmas
very very well... a few things:
Posted at 11:03 pm
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Saturday December 11, 2004
Though I realize it would be completely confusing to do it otherwise,
I just want to inform you guys that the all the non-Scandanavian IKEA sites
have products unalfabetically arranged. Å, Ä and Ö come after Z.
Thank you. I just wanted to get that off my chest.
Posted at 9:17 am
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Friday December 10, 2004
Moved and getting settled. I don't know who had snuck into our house and left all this stuff but
it sure made moving this time a whole lot more work than moving last time.
We've (well, mostly I've) been to IKEA a number of times since I last posted, and I just want to share what a pain in the ...tuckus... it is to
deal with those crowds. But we didn't have any place for clothes in this house (no closets whatsoever) and it was
a necessary evil. People go insane at IKEA before Christmas, I think.
And while I'm sharing I'll just show you guys what we're keeping our clothes in now...
Pretty, eh?
And while I'm at it, I just want to say how cute I think this series is.
Posted at 6:21 pm
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I'm probably taking a more active interest in the Must Have again since I've started up on finishing mine.
I had 3 miscrossed 9-stitch cables 2 crosses down and spent most of
night before last repairing them. Instead of ripping the whole bit back so far, I unraveled just those cables and repaired them. I'd love to be able
to do a tutorial on how to do that but I'm rather clumsy at it, I'm afraid. Right now I'm trying to ignore how
loose the stitches are around those 3 cables, since I am a strong believer in blocking as a cure.
I realize that's "so far" but still...
Just rather stinks that I have to work tomorrow. The place I was working last year was closed for the whole week.
Speaking of work, I'd better go to sleep now.
the angry knitter
What I'm knitting
Cotton striped chemo caps for donating
Bridal Crown Sweater:
on hold til we move
Regia Socks:
one down
Must Have:
sleeves and 1/2 body done
Baby Tomten:
almost finished, but must find more yarn in stash
Tomten for Amalie:
about 6 in of body completed
Alpaca Cardigan:
on hold
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