30 September 09

It's been a while

And since I still don’t have the attention spans for things that are much longer than either 140 characters or 65 words, here are some short bits about what I’m thinking:

Roman Polanski: No matter how great of an artist he is, no matter how creative and brilliant he is, he ruined a young girl’s life forever. She says she’s been victimized more from the publicity around the case than from the case itself and I believe her. I can comprehend that. I think everyone who has decided that they just can’t press charges, that they just can’t face that action understands her. That said, he deserved jail time, he deserves jail time, he deserves to be an example of what you can expect if you drug and rape a child. And honestly, no one has said that better than Kate Harding so I’ll let you read her clear words on the subject. And, Kelly Deal who is not Kelley Deal of The Breeders, made it easy to find a list of the people who are supporting Roman Polanski’s bid to not be punished. Most of the names on this list don’t surprise me. I mean look at how many of them are male. But there are a few who do. So, sorry Diane von Furstenberg. I love your dresses but I will NEVER buy a dress from you. Ever. Support your child-drugging and rapist-friend, but forget about having me save up to buy a frock. And Kevin Smith, the toked-out kinda wacky guy who thinks way too deeply, or not deeply enough. Thank YOU for not supporting this jagoff. I still think you’re a bit of a wanker, but I think I may have to give you another chance.

Humid Beings launched this week. It’s a web portal for New Orleans. And it will help me feel less far away from the city when I’m not there.

The Grassroots Business Association of Seattle is an amazing group that supports fantastic ventures to bring small business owners together in Seattle. We at the Chicago Craft Mafia try to do that locally with our quarterly Craft Rackets so we can draw information to small craft biz owners. Well, Lauren Bacon and Emira Mears who wrote The Boss of You have created the Vancouver Grassroots Business Association. I wish them nothing but success and continued influence. They’re fantastic women that I’ve been lucky to meet. And if they can’t help your business grow, then you’re in the wrong business.

Quinoa Stuffed Shiitake Mushrooms sound really good. I’ve been craving baked foods and pastas. Both things I haven’t eaten much of the last several months since I was writing a cookbook. But now that the book is over, I’ve eaten a lot of pasta. And you know what? I love pasta.

We find out on Friday which city ets the Olympics. I really hope it isn’t Chicago. But I fear that the committee won’t be able to say “no” to Obama. I’m a huge fan of the guy. But I can’t support him on this. If the Olympics are so profitable and so great, why is the IOC paying cities to host the games? Pfft.

About a billion years ago, or a year and a half in non-Twitter years, Betsy Greer of Craftivism asked me if I would write an essay for a book she had coming out about knitting and the good it can create in the world called Knitting for Good. I agreed. It was amazing to see my name in print on a page. I cried. My mother cried. I even think my cat cried. But then I heard Marceli Botticelli read my pice out loud for Cast On and wow! Not only does she have a much, MUCH, much better voice than I have but she does wonderful things to the essay I wrote. Thanks again to Betsy Greer for writing the book, asking me to be in it, and being just a generally amazing and fantastic woman. And in case you’re not sure what “craftivism” means, she done went and defined it fer ya!

Gawd I’ve missed sewing. I have a huge pile of pieces I’ve got cut out ready to become bags and ideas stacked on ideas and a coat all ready to get placed on the cutting table. And I’m excited to make it all happen and become bags. But first, I’ve got a dress to make for a certain six-year-old girl. And based on the initial fitting, it’s looking good. It made her eyes light up. And that is all I need. I will say that making a casual cotton dress for an athletic six-year-old is a helluva lot easier than making a silk/linen wedding dress for an atheltic twenty-sixish-year-old woman. I’m a zipper (which I purchasd but can’t find) and a hem from a finished product.

And knitting! I’ve done more knitting in the last few weeks than I have in months. I’ve almost got the body of a sweater finished. And I’m some seems, a collar, and some end-weaving to finish another sweater. It’s great, this knitting thing. I’ve missed it. I just wish it burned more calories, cause that whole writing a cookbook thing resulted in lots of eating and sitting.

Which was okay since this summer sucked! Seriously, all the people who are all Chicago was great this summer because it didn’t get too hot. Well, I just wanna remind all you jagoffs that come February when you haven’t seen the sun for 60+ days and it’s cold and rainy and wet and miserable and you’re ready to crawl your way out of your boring skin, that you like it when it’s not too hot. I, on the other hand, feel like I haven’t refilled my sun-cell battery this year which means that I’m going to be ape-shit crazy come November. Prepare yourself. Stupid Chicago weather.

Having a kitten is hard. Really hard! Like I have little scratches all over my arms hard. Oh, but he’s cute, too. He occasionally lays down on the pillow next to my head and purrs and rubs his chin on my forehead so I know that I belong to him. He’s a lover and a fighter. Boos was happier before we got him. But he’s doing better than he was. Even though he’s back on the anti-anxiety medication cause he wanted us to know that our rugs were evil and needed to die. Sigh. He’s lucky he’s cute, too.

The DIY Trunk Show is in the organizing process still. It’s coming up soon. My todo list is managable this year thanks to the fantastic Amy Carlton and ladies of the Chicago Craft Mafia. It’s really gonna be the best show ever. You should come.

Comments

  1. I can’t believe you just called me a jagoff.

    — carolyn on Oct 1, 10:48 am

  2. so, i’m going to assume you’re referring to me when you speak of making a wedding dress because i don’t know how many wedding dresses you’ve made. anywho, the sentiment is nice, but i was actually 30 y.o. when said dress was constructed. can you believe that?

    — jen on Oct 1, 05:05 pm

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