Monthly Archives: February 2008

Getting Out The Vote

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Liz

Matt and I are heading down to Providence to canvas for Obama on Saturday if anyone wants to join us. Generally, I’m sort of against getting in unsuspecting people’s faces with my opinions, but I do think this is an … Continue reading →

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What Makes a Feminist Support Obama?

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Liz

I’ve seen editorials and talked to people who seem to think that women who support Obama, particularly women who brand themselves as Feminists, aren’t doing their duty to feminism. Last I checked, we were going for equality, not superiority – … Continue reading →

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Yes We Can Hat

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Liz

Sadly, the only great photo I have of it on is from the back… There’s nothing like wearing politics on your head.  This pattern was posted in the Knitters for Obama group on Ravelry a couple days ago, and once … Continue reading →

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My Bathroom Smells Like Wet Sheep

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Liz

Since my last post, I’ve had several more chunks of yarn dry. (I hesitate to call these skeins, because there isn’t really that much yarn!) These are my 3rd (white) and 4th (brown) attempts from Monday, but they weren’t dry … Continue reading →

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What makes “yarn” yarn?

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Liz

I tried spinning yarn a few months ago on a homemade spindle with rather disastrous results. Well, nothing terribly exciting came of it, so I suppose they were more unproductive results than disastrous. For my birthday, my friend Sally gave … Continue reading →

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I Eat Scarves

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Liz

I haven’t posted much lately. Work has been crazy, and I’ve been sick for awhile now (both getting better all the time, more frequent posting will return soon!). At the moment I mostly just have a residual cough (this is … Continue reading →

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Karma Is Fun For Both Of Us

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Liz

 I found this great karma game on Suzanne’s blog, and have been itching to play.  I thought that she already had her 3 people months ago, but she informed me this weekend that she’s still missing one person so I … Continue reading →

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