Mar 4, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

Dale Cooper + Harry Truman: Discuss

I’m reblogging myself from over at Tumblr because I’m fairly desperate to discuss this. Please, oh please, chime in: The relationship between Dale Cooper and Harry S Truman in Twin Peaks is the best example of true male friendship ever portrayed on... read more

Feb 2, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

No Shadows in Sight. BING!

It’s grey and rainy in Vancouver, but spring’s pretty much already started so I’m not too worried about any unpleasant prognostications today. BING! Regardless, instead of passing out from exhaustion at 7:30 last night, I parked myself on the couch in front of the television and finished off my groundhog (huge thanks to June Gilbank for such a fabulous pattern) for the Groundhog-along. As... read more

Jan 13, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

What All Went Down in ‘09

photo credit Môsieur J. (version 3.0b) I thought a couple weeks into 2010 I’d do a little wrap-up of 2009. It was, after all, a fairly unusual year for me. Also, I’ve neglected my pal the bulleted list and I feel I owe him a big one. (Wee note: I’ve gone and put a new theme on the blog, so poke your head in for a peek, hey? I hope you like it.) My far-and-away favourite part of 2009 was... read more

Dec 24, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

Game Knitting!

Dude. Game knitting. You have to try this. Lee Meredith’s ebook about it is worth the download. I printed the relevant pages and brought them with me on a wee trip we took last weekend, and I’m not sure I’ll ever be without a game-knitting project whenever I travel from now on. The gist of game knitting is that, while following a base pattern of your choosing, you perform some specific... read more

May 7, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

This Odd Year: A Third Through

So the first four months of my yearlong amorphous adventure have passed and I thought I’d explore what I did with myself, what I’d planned to do with myself, what I’m doing now and what I might do next. If you’re unfamiliar with all this, I’ll sum up: I quit my job at the end of last year, sold a business, and essentially set myself up to take a year to do with what I please,... read more