http://www.cheekyattitude.com No adjustment needed Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:19:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was supposed to be the Summer of SockS. I was supposed to a sock knitting tornado. Instead I have ONE sock completed. Not one PAIR. One SOCK. Ah the delusions of a knitter in Summer. Well, I've got the yarn just in case my hidden tornado tendencies kick in. ... http://www.cheekyattitude.com/2008/08/01/summer-of-sock/ I was prepared to dislike "Librarian" by My Morning Jacket on principle. I had been forewarned that it contains the "hair up, glasses, sexy underneath librarian" cliché that I find a bit tiresome, being an actual librarian and all. But I listened, and then I listened again, and again, and ... http://www.cheekyattitude.com/2008/07/25/its-a-librarian-thing/ Things I may or may not have done at BlogHer this year: (a la UGC) Made a fool out of myself upon seeing the lovely Andrea from Superhero Designs who was so gracious when I chased after her shouting: "Look, look, LOOK! I'm wearing your necklace! I LOVE it, and I ... http://www.cheekyattitude.com/2008/07/24/blogher08-a-little-of-what-i-remember/ It's my favorite time of the year : BlogHer Time! If you're a BlogHer (or BlogHim) stopping by to see what goes on here, below are a links to a few of my favorite posts. Hey! I made plum sorbet! A Lotta Fun with fabric printing Christmas Charlie (featuring Charlie the Office Cat) My Year ... http://www.cheekyattitude.com/2008/07/17/hello-bloghers/ My mom has a Santa Rosa plum tree in her yard and the harvest is early and abundant. She made plum ice cream (very tasty) - and I made plum sorbet. Man o man is it hitting the spot today. I mostly followed the basic fruit sorbet recipe I found at ... http://www.cheekyattitude.com/2008/07/07/hey-i-made-plum-sorbet-recipe-info-and-many-pictures/ Last week I took a class on Scratchboard Illustration at the San Francisco Center for the Book. Scratchboard involves removing a top layer of black ink and revealing the white space below. The resulting woodblock print/lino-cut look is quite stunning. The instructor was Rik Olson, a professional illustrator and we were ... http://www.cheekyattitude.com/2008/06/28/scratchboard-class-and-demo/ According to the AccuWeather widget on my desktop by tomorrow it will be a very pleasant 78 degrees. Well, I don't believe it - the SF people are still talking about being hot and sweaty meaning there's no fog in sight. NO FOG! This isn't supposed to happen until September ... http://www.cheekyattitude.com/2008/06/20/crazy-summer-the-tourists-must-be-happy/ We couldn't have asked for more beautiful weather in Redwood City for WWKIP day. See the group of four in the far left? They're working on a Charity Blanket using Blue Moon Socks that Rock yarn. 4 people work on it simultaneously. At the start of the day it looked like ... http://www.cheekyattitude.com/2008/06/14/happy-world-wide-knit-in-public-day/ Where I work can be quite idyllic with lovely views of rainbows. There are wildlife sightings: a bunny here, a hawk there. Last year even a snake came calling. So I always jump up with my camera when people start gathering and tell me to "come and look at this." ... http://www.cheekyattitude.com/2008/06/12/warning-photos-of-an-eight-legged-monster/ I bought Lotta Jansdotter's book Lotta Prints at the Maker Faire last month and when I saw that she'd be in San Francisco for a "Printing Party," I knew I had to be there. The party took place at Craft Gym a studio in The City that I've been meaning ... http://www.cheekyattitude.com/2008/06/07/whole-lotta-fun-fabric-printing/