January 2008



I Never Win Anything

Thursday, 31 January 2008 12:00 A GMT-05
well...almost never.I did win a chance to meet these guys. They made a special live radio appearance on Mix 106.5 FM to promote their new album, Red Carpet Massacre. Neal and I and 14 others (plus an assortment of CBS Radio staff) got to hear four

Clapotis III

Tuesday, 29 January 2008 7:24 P GMT-05
This is the third version I've knitted of Clapotis.  The first was of hand-dyed merino, the second of bamboo, and now this one is Noro Aurora, approximately 7.5 balls.  It's much much bigger than the other two - definitely shawl siz

New Glasses

Sunday, 27 January 2008 12:17 P GMT-05
I can see my skin's imperfections even more clearly with these glasses.  bleh.

Bully

Wednesday, 23 January 2008 10:41 A GMT-05
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Black Cats

Monday, 21 January 2008 5:03 P GMT-05
<a href="http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/20/funny-pictures-wich-1-next-n-sequins/"><img src="http://icanhascheezburger.wordpress.com/files/2008/01/funny-pictures-black-cat-stairs-sat.jpg" alt="Funny Pictures&qu

Gripe, Gripe, Bitch, Moan

Tuesday, 15 January 2008 4:16 P GMT-05
Welcome to another exciting segment of "As the Minx Bitches."  Today we find out about overused words, phoniness, and last but never least, the MTA! 

I See...

Friday, 11 January 2008 4:05 P GMT-05
I decided to have my vision checked for the first time in 12 years today.  I got my first pair of glasses at the age of 7, then when I was 30, was told my vision was no longer correctable.  And the optometrist scared me by asking if I had M

Do We Have a Winner?

Monday, 7 January 2008 12:00 A GMT-05
No, we don't. Only two people ventured a formal e-mailed guess.  Both got the first project - a Clapotis (I mentioned my plan to start one in a post in late December).  The second project, which I knew would be difficult (but I didn'
Category: Knitting

Contest Ending Soon

Friday, 4 January 2008 3:28 P GMT-05
Hello?  Is anyone out there?  ::::tapping the mic:::: Is this thing on?Considering I'm giving away some yarn, I'm surprised there's only two guesses as to the new projects I'm working on at the moment.  At this rate, my

A Knit-ful Year

Tuesday, 1 January 2008 2:18 P GMT-05
Looking back on 2007, I see there was no shortage of knitting going on in the Minx household during that 12 month period.  In January I felted a couple of purses. Completed Calorimetry, and a baby kimono.  February brought a finished Sprou