emily k(nits, watches, and writes) » week in review http://www.emilykausalik.com now hiring gorns and tribbles Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:12:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 week 30 in review http://www.emilykausalik.com/2010/07/week-30-in-review/ http://www.emilykausalik.com/2010/07/week-30-in-review/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:28:34 +0000 emilyooo http://www.emilykausalik.com/?p=695 I think it’s time I get myself back into blogging more frequently. Week In Review seems like a good way to motivate myself, so here goes! I’ll see if I can post every Friday. haha. We’ll see how long it lasts. Like so many things on the internet, this may be fleeting.

—video
Sherlock, 1/1, “A Study in Pink”
Doctor Who, 24/3 (7F), “Delta and the Bannermen”
A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
Futurama, 6/7, “The Late Philip J. Fry”

—audio

—knitting crochet
Om Shanti Yoga Mat Bag
White Totoro amigurumi
Tiny Whale amigurumi
Frog amigurumi
Mouse amigurumi
Two day, four amis. I think it's time to really figure o... on Twitpic

—spinning
2 oz. of 100% hand dyed merino top (“Passion Flower”); single ply laceweight
2 oz. of 100% corriedale (“Baby Llama”); will become 2 ply worsted weight

—other stuff
comprehensive exam studying (blergh)
cooking up quiz questions for my TA ship, harder than one would think (at least for me)
I haven’t knit a single stitch all week; crochet crochet crochet!

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Heroes (last few eps of season 1 and all of season 2 … so sue me, it’s summer break!)
Cubs & White Sox baseball on mlb.tv
So NoTORIous (what a gem of a show)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (just started season 4)

–audio
my “Glamorous Indie Rock N Roll” station on Pandora
still hooked on M.I.A.
still hooked on The Asteroid Galaxy Tour
www.kcrw.com (particularly Henry Rollins and Anne Litt)

–knitting
jellyfish amigurumi
Just Enough Ruffles scarf
picked up my Abby cowl (WIP)

–spinning
almost finished with some 2ply worsted weight blue/yellow/gold yarn, I think I’m going to call it “Sunshowers”

–other stuff
Still desperately trying to find a part-time and/or summer job. One would think that having a masters degree would make this easier.

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Bulls 2OT win !!!
Cubbies snapping the Cards’ 9 game home win streak
Futurama Season 2 (yeah, pretty much the whole thing)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyhhFzE5O5U]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O23EzxT-Ug]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9TZ79Vcl8Y]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxQnuMGyPJs]
Star Trek episodes:
“The Cage”
“The Man Trap”
“The Corbomite Maneuver”
“The Balance of Terror”
“Amok Time”
“Mirror, Mirror”
“The Gamesters of Triskelion”
“The Omega Glory”
“Bread and Circuses”

–audio
… pretty much what is listed above

–knitting
Not much, busy with Star Trek

–spinning
Again, not much, busy with Star Trek

–other stuff
Did I mention that I’m working on an article about Star Trek?

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Scrubs 815, “My Soul on Fire pt. 2″
Daily Show
Colbert Report
Cubs baseball
White Sox baseball
NHL Playoffs (Go Blackhawks!!!)
NBA Playoffs (Go Bulls!!!)

–audio
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEYcfHoWm2s]
I can’t wait for a clean mp3 of this. OMG. Probably one of my favorite covers ever.

–knitting
Lemongrass Bolero (80%)
Lace Ribbon Scarf (new one, 5%)
TARDIS iPod Cozy (for iPod Touch)

–spinning
spun up some Goober Buns from HeartstringsbyDee … it’s crazy colorful and ridiculous. it reminds me of a beach ball.

–other stuff
redesigned my header on Etsy. Hokusai love!
this week I start my Star Trek paper. gotta love an excuse to watch TONS of Star Trek.

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Scrubs 814, “My Soul on Fire pt. 1″
Doctor Who, “Planet of the Dead”
Doctor Who Confidential, “Desert Storm”
Doctor Who, “The Invasion of Time” (1977)

–audio
more of the same … I need new music!

–knitting
Lace Ribbon Scarf (finished!)
Beech Wood Cowl (35%)
Presto Chango (99%, just needs seaming and buttons)

–spinning
finished spinning and plying ~240 yds of worsted weight yarn (see previous post)

–other stuff
waiting until November for the next Doctor Who special is going to KILL ME

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The Daily Show
The Colbert Report
Scrubs 813, “My Full Moon”

–audio
M.I.A. – Arular
Lady GaGa – The Fame
The Killers – Day & Age
Girl Talk – Night Ripper
of Montreal covers
Kasabian, “Vlad the Impaler”
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM5YDI7ttME]

–knitting
Lace Ribbon Scarf (100%! just needs to be blocked)
Lemongrass Bolero (70%)
Presto Chango (40%)

–stash acquisitions

Noro Silk Garden Sock

Blue Sky Alpacas Organic Cotton

–spinning

spin spin spin

1 bobbin filled
1 bobbin 1/3 full

–other stuff
hit 20 hours on Wii Fit, the piggy bank turned platinum! *dances*

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Doctor Who – “Genesis of the Daleks”
“The Skeleton Dance”
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkhxjzc9uuE]
DTV Monster Hits (in 5 parts)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi_d0q2866U]

–-audio
M.I.A. – Kala
M.I.A. – Arular
The Shins – Shoots Too Narrow
Alkaline Trio – Goddamnit
The Killers – Day & Age
The Submarines – Honeysuckle Weeks
Interpol – Antics

–-knitting
Lemongrass Cardigan (65%)
Lace Ribbon Scarf (60%)
Favorite new designer: Rebecca Danger

–spinning
Ashford Kiwi has arrived, it’ll be finished and assembled tomorrow *glee*

–-research
Music and Irony in Star Trek (1966-69)

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Pineapple Express

–tv
Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report

–music
Asobi Seksu (live! @ SXSW)
Cursive (live! @ SXSW)

–knitting
Lemongrass Cardigan (40%)
Lace Ribbon Scarf (55%)

–spinning
~400 yds

–research
Topics, Tropes, and Musical Idioms in Star Trek (1966–69)
analysis of George Crumb’s Ancient Voices of Children, no. 2, “Me he perdido muchas veces por el mar”

–big stuff
SXSW this week in Austin, pra fun
ordered an Ashford Kiwi spinning wheel
relaxed a bit too much during Spring Break, am now regretting the lack of school work I did
hit 10 hours on Wii Fit; time piggy bank turned golden!

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