New Blog

The Dadaist Spambot is getting on my nerves at the same time that the un-aesthetic-ness of Blogger is irritating me. Therefore, I am moving my blogging habits over to Wordpress, which is prettier and more populated. Also, maybe then Anna can finally comment. :D

I do hope you all will follow me still! I won't be writing here anymore, so go find me over there.

Speculations and Stargazing at Wordpress

I have a spambot

Just recently my blog has become plagued by a spambot. It's interesting, though, as the automated system doesn't appear to be advertising anything or talking about diet treatments, but is instead spewing something that could be mistook for dadaist/surrealist poetry:

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This is kind of fascinating. Almost beautiful, really. What does it mean? There must be a hidden symbolism.

In other news, I am considering moving to Wordpress. Nicer platform, fewer glitches...

Spider silken thread

Gorgeous yarn, right? It is extremely thin cotton thread that has little periodical ravels that look like dew drops on cobwebs. Good purchasing decisions on my part.

I am still trying to figure out precisely what to do with it. I started knitting a very thin scarf, but it occurs to me that the finished project will neither be functional nor particularly aesthetic. Here are the options I am considering, and their caveats:

a). Knit a much wider scarf, perhaps closer to eight inches across as opposed to the current three. It would be much prettier and also fairly functional. The only thing I worry about is whether I would have enough yarn to make a full-length scarf of that width.
b). Crochet a lacy jumper. I've had a notion of crocheting a dress for a while, and it could turn out quite prettily. Again, though, I sincerely doubt I have enough yarn.
c). Crochet a spider-webbing-lace hat, in the style of the knit berets that are so popular currently. Though not particularly warm, it could be quite pretty. The only trouble is that I do not think I have a small enough crochet hook for the level of intricacy that I want.

I am not certain as to where I should go from here. There are halting problems with all of the options. Hmm.

Benjamin - What is this, Take III?

Here is the piano part in which you can actually hear my voice! And also I have facial expressions and I like them.

I know I've posted this song twice before, but dammit, it makes me happy. Also, the piano version for the last one makes it nearly impossible to hear anything I'm saying. Turns out it helps if the microphone is in front of you; who would have thought.
But seriously, my facial expressions. I keep cracking up.