Posted by Barely Knit Together on May 4, 2009 in
People Are Idiots,
Writing
Ok, I admit it. The title has nothing at all to do with this post. In fact, it has little meaning beyond being a play on the title of a song. The reference will be understood by only a few privileged folk, and I hope the version of the song that first comes to mind [...]
Tags: perverts, weird search terms, Writing
Posted by Barely Knit Together on May 3, 2009 in
People Are Idiots,
The Soap Box
I had a few (relatively) quiet minutes the other morning, so I clicked around trying to catch up on my blog reading.
BIG mistake.
First, I learned about “the neg.” Didn’t that used to be called something like “Pride and Prejudice?” And then it morphed into the “bad boy appeal,” then became “codependency,” right? How delightful to [...]
Tags: "the neg", rant, totally wandering tripe
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Apr 16, 2009 in
People Are Idiots
I was just reminded by Robert over at Fundamental Jelly of a story. It gives me a tiny, wee little chuckle when I think about it, and though what I’m doing might be considered theft of intellectual property, I’m sure enough that the person will never find this blog that I will share it with you. [...]
Tags: baby names, Edgar Allan Poe, idiot bosses, office life
Interestingly, my biggest motivator and friend, Melissa, is also celebrating her 100th post TODAY! I guess we both started taking our writing more seriously about the same time, only she was much more disciplined than I was for a while. Then she started nursing school, and with four kids and a husband to take care [...]
Tags: 100th post, funny, humor, Motherhood, parenting, roundup
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Mar 14, 2009 in
Homemaking Made Easy,
Mental Stability,
People Are Idiots
Here is the run down of my day:
1. Bread. In the bath tub. That’s right, ladies and gentlemen. Witness:
2. See cell phone. See glass of milk. See mom scream. See that it’s too late. I am sure gonna miss my milky, qwerty keyboard phone. This I have no photos of. It’s just too painful.
3. Forward [...]
Tags: children, Motherhood, new math, rant
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Mar 11, 2009 in
People Are Idiots,
The Soap Box
My friend and coworker Julie challenged me to tackle the octo-mom issue the other day, and I told her I would.
But the thing is, I just don’t think I have it in me.
How can I rant about a woman who only wants more babies to love? She just has so much to give!
And this despite [...]
Tags: government, Idiocracy, libertairanism, octomom, octuplets, reproductive rights, welfare
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Mar 7, 2009 in
Motherhood,
People Are Idiots,
The Soap Box
Dora the Explorer dolls get controversial new look.
Because, you know – little girls just stay little too long nowadays.
I’m starting to think Rorschach was the sensible Watchman.
Speaking of, look for a review of The Watchmen written by my even dorkier alter ego, coming soon to the Indecorum blog. If you’re into such things, I mean.
Tags: child abuse, Dora the Explorer, parenting, The Watchmen
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Feb 25, 2009 in
A Bit on the Dark Side,
People Are Idiots
In case you were wondering what I want for Easter this year, or Mother’s Day, or for my best friend’s birthday which is next week, here it is: the best Barbie ever.
Alfred Hitchcock anyone?
I mean, birds are a sign of spring, right?
Tags: "The Birds", Alfred Hitchcock, Barbie
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Feb 5, 2009 in
Knitting,
People Are Idiots
Since there is no day of the week that starts with an ‘a’ so I can have an antidepressant day, I will call today “Therapy Thursday.”
It’s a lazy post, because I am trying to figure out what to talk about for tomorrow’s Fiber Friday. But it’s chock full of nuts. Er, I mean laughter.
And also, [...]
Tags: bad translations, humor, Knitting, movie posters, things not to knit
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jan 12, 2009 in
People Are Idiots
Ugh. I finally found a suitable replacement for MySpace, where some *cough* obsessional *cough* issues with jealousy were seriously cramping my style, and then I hear Facebook keeps deleting photos of breastfeeding women with their babies.
Hunh??
Oh yeah, I forgot. Breasts are the puritanical equivalent of the way HAIR is in some cultures, which I will [...]
Tags: attachment parenting, babies, Breastfeeding, facebook, myspace, nipples