Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jul 31, 2009 in
People Are Idiots
I keep hearing this term “mommy blogger” bandied about lately, and it makes my breasts want to shrivel up and hide. Mommy. Blogger.
And probably many of the writers out there who blog and are moms kind of feel the same way – it sounds so vacuous, like the empty womb my super-sized children vacated.
But apparently, [...]
Tags: 1938 Media, BlogHer, Jessica Gottlieb, Loren Feldman, lynchburg, mommy bloggers, Motrin, selling your soul when you probably already have too much shit, swag, VA, Writing
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jul 28, 2009 in
The Soap Box
I’m going to take you back to an earlier time in my life, a time before I committed to buying coffee only from local shops.
I used to stop every other day occasionally at a particular Starbucks in my town, specifically the one on Wards Road in Lynchburg. It wasn’t really in my neighborhood, but it [...]
Tags: customer service, how to win customers and influence people, lynchburg, Starbucks
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jul 26, 2009 in
Motherhood
Two years ago, in my one hundred year old house with no air conditioning, I was waddling around nine months pregnant and thankful that the summer’s humid heatwave had broken a bit and we could use the whole-house fan to draw in the cooler air. It was still damp, but not hot.
I had just gotten [...]
Tags: babies, birth story, birthdays
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jul 22, 2009 in
Uncategorized
I was looking for something specific, something not related to food at all, but as so often happens around this vast pseudo-informational wasteland, I ended up with this.
People who are good at making up funny song lyrics should always make videos, too. Hint, hint.
Now I’m off to make some tabbouleh with the tomatoes from my [...]
Tags: Fundamental Jelly hearts Man Ray, middle eastern delish, seasonal produce, tabbouleh
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jul 21, 2009 in
Writing
I just got this idea off of Delicate Flower and decided since I’m trying to prepare for Indie Art Market I better find a lazy way to post. Like you didn’t already know too much about me, here goes:
Rules: 1. Respond and rework; answer the questions on your blog, replace one question that you dislike with [...]
Tags: indie art market, lazy ass post, lynchburg, nuno felt
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jul 16, 2009 in
The Soap Box
I was in my neighbor’s house the other day when she came home. She walked in with all her groceries and was all like, “Uh, what? What are you doing in here?”
And I was all, “Well, I like your house better than mine, and I noticed you were gone, so I thought I’d play here [...]
Tags: oversimplification that still demonstrates a valid point, sharing, socialism
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jul 12, 2009 in
Embarrassing Moments,
bad housekeeping
I love to garden. I mean, I love to grow things, I don’t actually enjoy all the hard work. I might be the world’s laziest gardener. But I don’t mind getting dirty, and I adore looking at the little blossoms, watching everything turn all lush and delicious.
And I do like being environmentally responsible and so [...]
Tags: castings, compost, escape from alcatraz, gardening, special delivery, worms
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jul 10, 2009 in
Uncategorized
Humans are a terrible invention, really. But there are moments when we make up for it.
Tags: heartwrenchingly beautiful, sand painting, Ukraine's got talent, WWII
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jul 7, 2009 in
Embarrassing Moments
Well, not my innards, exactly, but those of my purse, are featured over at Sweats Model’s blog.
Warning. Some of my fans have dirty little minds and are wreaking all sorts of havoc in the comment thread.
There, that’s my disclaimer. Now go, enjoy yourselves.
Tags: perverts, purse, squash, Sweats Model
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jul 6, 2009 in
Writing
This semi-hiatus has not afforded me much more time than I had before taking it. One thing that has improved is the state of my home, but I can’t be too specific on that just yet.
I have learned a few things, and here they are, in no particular order:
1. There’s a reason writers say, “Write [...]
Tags: antisocial personality disorder, attention seeking behavior, GPS, imaginary friends, lost without coffee, New Jersey, write every day