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Mat and Cindy are back from holidays!
Cindy talks about a story from Folklore.org relating to the success you can have at Macintosh if you have a moustache – check it out here: http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Moustache.txt
What are we knitting?
Cindy finished the Bubble Wrap Socks and has cast on the first few pattern repeats of the Aquaphobia socks in a very fitting yarn – the Super Mario Bros. colourway from Serendipitous Ewe. Cindy is also striving to cast on her first sweater.
Mat is working away on his ‘unpossibly awesome socks‘ and ignoring his clapotis. (probably because it is for Cindy..ahem)
Reading Rainbow!
Cindy is still reading The New Kings of Non-Fiction by Ira Glass and was really stoked to be able to share one of her favourite short stories from the book titled ‘The American Male at Age Ten’ by Susan Orlean. You can read the entire short story here: http://www.courses.vcu.edu/ENG200-dwc/orlean.htm
Mat just finished The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon and would really recommend it. He has also started to read The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz.
Moustache of the Day – Super Mario!
A video shared by Cindy: (warning – contains a little bit of swearing, but totally hilarious):
Local Yarn and Fibre Shops we Rave About:
Moustache Chat:
Cats that Look Like Wilford Brimley: http://gatoisland.com/archive/wilfordbrimleycats/
Moustache Photobomb: http://thisisphotobomb.com/2009/10/24/photobomb-that-guy-mustache-trumps-bff-silliness/
(http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/)
Spin me Right Round! (What are we spinning?)
Cindy has spun a load of new yarns which will hopefully be added to http://www.studioloo.com some time this week. Here’s a sneak peek:
Mat continues spinning this cormo he has been working on forever. Sorry, no pictures of it. It’s too sacred.
Film Geekery:
Avatar – (James Cameron) Mat and Cindy both really enjoyed Avatar and found it was a great film that comprised an incredible story with beautiful details. It was also interesting to find a lot of stories that ponder if planets like Pandora could exist.
Leave her to Die – (Antonia Thomson) – This is an embracing and sad but hopeful story of HIV affected children in Thailand and documents the story of the Agape Home founded by Canadian-born Avis Rideout. It is sometimes very saddening but also a very powerful film that reminds us about the AIDS epidemic and the less fortunate afflicted with this illness, and the stigmas attached to it. Check out the trailer HERE.
To learn more about this cause and how to support it – http://www.possibleworlds.ca/index.php
Consumer Meltdown:
Piddleloop Sewing Team: http://www.etsy.com/shop/piddleee
Girl on the Rocks: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Girlontherocks
The Little Fox: http://www.etsy.com/shop/thelittlefox .The print that Cindy especially loved was Little Ball of Yarn.
CasePhile: http://www.etsy.com/shop/CasePhile
Pigeonroof Studios: http://www.etsy.com/shop/pigeonroofstudios
Music for this show:
Shoot I Love You – Dressy Bessy (used with permission)
The Customers – Cristine Kane (via Music Alley)
Loyalty Scheme – The Bent Moustache (used with permission)
And as promised, the video for Shoot I Love You by Dressy Bessy: