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Category Archives: Geeking
On Giving In Gracefully
So, back in March I made some bloggy resolutions about what I intended to do for weekly posting goals. Obviously, I haven’t kept those up… and then I started feeling like I was in catch-up mode all the time with … finish reading “On Giving In Gracefully”
Posted in Blog admin, General Rambling, Interwebs, Knitting, Photo album, Project 365, WIPs
Tagged forest canopy, friday 5, photos, Project 365, shawl, sock pentathlon, socks, wips, wp
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Crosspost testing pt2
Testing the Live+Press WordPress to Livejournal crossposter… Once again, this post may be deleted. Or may not! Oh, the suspense of it.
Crosspost testing pt1
Testing the LJXP WordPress to Livejournal crossposter… (this post will self-destruct in 3,2,1…*) *may be deleted v soon
A bit of a catch up
Oops again: I managed not to blog for yet another whole month, and missed my 8-year Blogoversary in the bargain (thanks for the ‘versary wishes!). So what have I been doing? Well, I’ve done a couple of websites for my … finish reading “A bit of a catch up”
Posted in FOs, Geeking, Knitting, Webby Admin, WIPs
Tagged blocking, damson gloves, finished objects, lace, mittens, mt, presents, shawl, sock pentathlon, socks, web design, wips, wp
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Under the wire
Ooops, only just got this entry done. And I can’t even think of much to say. Um. It’s been a pretty average day, really. A normal one, even. I did housework*, the postman delivered the last parcel I need for … finish reading “Under the wire”
Posted in Festive BloPoMo, General Rambling, Interwebs
Tagged christmas, family, fandom, fannishness, Festive BloPoMo, food, internets, lj, presents, tv
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Future changes…
I’ve spent most of today playing around with the new version (2.7) of WordPress with a view to moving this site and blog over to using it in the new year. I love it! I liked the previous versions, but … finish reading “Future changes…”
Posted in Blog admin, Festive BloPoMo, Geeking, Webby Admin
Tagged Festive BloPoMo, mt, photos, web design, wp
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Testing Blog It crossposting…
So, after much faffing around, lets see if this really works. Can I post to both my blog and LJ (and Twitter, and the FB feed or status, not sure which yet)? And if so, hi LJ! I’m back!! Well, … finish reading “Testing Blog It crossposting…”
Shiny newness
There’s something new around here. What could it be? *g* Nothing all that exciting actually, except a little bit to me in a geeky way: I finally got around to upgrading to Movable Type 4.1. Which is nice. You can’t … finish reading “Shiny newness”
Posted in Blog admin, Geeking, General Rambling, Interwebs, Knitting, WIPs
Tagged mt, upgrades
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Project 365 #2, Day 7-11: 16th – 20th Jan
Here are the next five days of my Project 365 photos. If you want to see all the photos so far, click on the Project 365 category link, or check out the Project 365 folder in the photo album. On … finish reading “Project 365 #2, Day 7-11: 16th – 20th Jan”
Posted in Geeking, Project 365, Under the Paw, WIPs
Tagged fandom, fannishness, fireworks socks, knitting techniques, photos, Project 365, tv, wildlife, xander
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Reconnected.
Oh thank …. well, whoever that guy was in 2nd line support who finally figured out what the problem with my internets was. Which was that when BT had done some work at my local exchange on the day I … finish reading “Reconnected.”
Posted in Geeking, General Rambling, Knitting, Webby Admin
Tagged bigga jacket, broadband, chevron scarf, hedara, internets, Project 365, socks, wips
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SP11 Package #1! :-D
So! My first SP11 package came! …. A week and a half ago. I’m a bad blogger and totally failed to post about it til now, but I did email my pal and gush a lot. *g* Also… I now, … finish reading “SP11 Package #1! :-D”
Posted in Geeking, Photo album, Swaps, Under the Paw, Yarn & stuff
Tagged food, knitting needles, photos, sp11, swaps, yarn
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I’m back!
I did say I was going, didn’t I? I’ve been off in Manchester at the TRA Meet-Up 2007, which was the best con evah. Seriously. Actually, it was more like a pilgrimage than a convention – it wasn’t the kind … finish reading “I’m back!”
Posted in Fandom, Geeking, General Rambling, Knitting, Out & About, WIPs, Yarn & stuff
Tagged fandom, fannishness, fetching, gloves, hedara, socks, wips, yarn
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Die Wolle!
Also! Ich kann nicht gut Deutsch spreche, aber wolle ich für einer blog Eintrag es versuchen. Ich habe aus BockstarkKnits einen Preis gewinnt! (And really, me writing this in German is silly, since the fab Kris who runs the site … finish reading “Die Wolle!”
And….
I’m done! Thank you and GoodNIGHT. (Extra speshul thanks to my sponsors and Lisa – *HUGS*)
Posted in Blogathon, Geeking, Photo album
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Oh! Excitement! I won!!!
Duh, I know what I wanted to say! I AM A WINNA! And stuff like that. To my huge excitement, I won the prize draw that Kris ran on Bockstark Knits for a handmade sushi pattern project bag (kind of … finish reading “Oh! Excitement! I won!!!”
Posted in Blogathon, Geeking, Yarn & stuff
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