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Katastrophes http://katastrophes.com Normal + internet-normal. posterous.com Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:17:00 -0800 Left-handed Knitting Resources http://katastrophes.com/left-handed-knitting-resources http://katastrophes.com/left-handed-knitting-resources

Although I'm not left-handed myself (not creative enough, I guess!), I've had to teach a few people how to cast-on and/or knit left-handed. One of my coworkers passed on a great video on how to cast-on left-handed, part of a selection of left-handed knitting videos from the Knitting Site. This is a great improvement on my current method of sitting the person across from me and making them follow along!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1328071/friction.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1l1su6Q6jPzj Kat Katmandu Kat Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:58:58 -0800 Now I just need a puppy for Tuesday thru Sunday! http://katastrophes.com/now-i-just-need-a-puppy-for-tuesday-thru-sund http://katastrophes.com/now-i-just-need-a-puppy-for-tuesday-thru-sund

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1328071/friction.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1l1su6Q6jPzj Kat Katmandu Kat Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:52:55 -0800 Hazelnut truffles http://katastrophes.com/hazelnut-truffles http://katastrophes.com/hazelnut-truffles

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Back to work and back on the No S plan means that this is the only chocolate I get today.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1328071/friction.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1l1su6Q6jPzj Kat Katmandu Kat Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:32:48 -0800 Christmas corgi enjoys a snack. http://katastrophes.com/christmas-corgi-enjoys-a-snack http://katastrophes.com/christmas-corgi-enjoys-a-snack

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1328071/friction.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1l1su6Q6jPzj Kat Katmandu Kat Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:57:36 -0800 Christmas camellia http://katastrophes.com/christmas-camellia http://katastrophes.com/christmas-camellia

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Our house surprised us with beautiful red/pink camellia flowers this season. They don't smell like much, but they're plentiful, huge, and gorgeous.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1328071/friction.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1l1su6Q6jPzj Kat Katmandu Kat Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:17:23 -0800 The leaning tree. http://katastrophes.com/the-leaning-tree http://katastrophes.com/the-leaning-tree

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First year at Oz, first short round tree. It's perfect!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1328071/friction.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1l1su6Q6jPzj Kat Katmandu Kat Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:00:36 -0800 Happy Thanksgiving! http://katastrophes.com/happy-thanksgiving http://katastrophes.com/happy-thanksgiving First year in the new house means that we're hosting Thanksgiving by family fiat. I don't mind at all, however - 6-8 people bringing food for 10 is just a warm-up for Saturday's Friendsgiving event!

(and a Star Wars: the Old Republic beta weekend in there too!)

Happy Thanksgiving from me to you - here's hoping that all of your dishes turn out better than you thought they could and no one spazzes out!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1328071/friction.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1l1su6Q6jPzj Kat Katmandu Kat Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:48:57 -0800 Blooming cactus. http://katastrophes.com/blooming-cactus http://katastrophes.com/blooming-cactus

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1328071/friction.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1l1su6Q6jPzj Kat Katmandu Kat Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:50:45 -0700 Throwing out your frown, and just smiling at the sound http://katastrophes.com/throwing-out-your-frown-and-just-smiling-at-t http://katastrophes.com/throwing-out-your-frown-and-just-smiling-at-t Happy early Fall!

The weather is starting to turn in North Carolina, which means my favorite season is back again. Fall reminds me of back to school and new beginnings, knee-high boots and warm sweaters. And plaid, and sweater vests. All wonderful things!

The urge for new things (clothes, dogs, software, socks!) has me craving new music as well. The other half of Team Katastrophes pointed out the latest Ladytron release to me yesterday, so I think that's something I'm going to check out this weekend.

Any other new music recommendations?

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1328071/friction.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1l1su6Q6jPzj Kat Katmandu Kat Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:35:50 -0700 Earthquakes and hurricanes! http://katastrophes.com/earthquakes-and-hurricanes http://katastrophes.com/earthquakes-and-hurricanes

A super-busy month at work and trying to cram in the last social gatherings of summer have meant very little progress on the knitting projects or the video games. I did manage to pick up jewelry making hobby at Ornamentea, after taking a beading boot camp class. This has led to me deconstructing a quarter of my old jewelry and beads - now I just need to get around to putting them all back together. At this rate, that'll be May!

We got a few plantings in this month and now we're just hoping that the storm coming in isn't going to wash everything away. (Hi, Hurricane Irene!) My mom donated some sedum, cleome, heirloom irises, wormwood and pineapple sage to the cause - I bought my own tiny lavender bush to plant as well. I don't know much about gardening, so I'm treating like I do most things: look it up on the internet, then just wing it. Luckily, our existing plants seem pretty hardy. Please keep your fingers crossed that these new transplants fare just as well!

Cleome, or spiderplants.
image source: wikipedia

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1328071/friction.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1l1su6Q6jPzj Kat Katmandu Kat Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:27:44 -0700 Kitten kitten, yardwork-smitten http://katastrophes.com/kitten-kitten-yardwork-smitten http://katastrophes.com/kitten-kitten-yardwork-smitten How does your garden grow?

Right now, it grows just like it did a few weeks ago, minus one partially dead tree and some completely dead cedar bushes. We think the bushes died because they weren't planted deep enough, but the fungus that did in the tree is still unknown. Then again, I'm still not certain what kind of tree it was.

We ordered a cordless electric lawnmower and received a Husqvarna gas mower instead. Looked like a very fancy mower - likely twice the price of the one we purchased - but I had my heart set on electric. Sears finally brought us our correct mower (eager to get their fancy mower back, I'm sure!) and we charged it up.

At least I think we did. I'm sure it was plugged in, at least.

I was able to mow one single, lonely strip of grass before it shut off on me. The current theory is that we plugged the battery into an outlet that's controlled by a switch, then promptly flipped the switch on the outlet to off when we went back inside. It was either a discharged battery, or I managed to break our new mower. I'll test this out again after the 100 degree heat has gone away. This being the South, our lawn might not get mowed until September if I wait until it drops past 95.

Yards of Tomorrow!

(If there was an exhibit at Epcot about organic lawn and garden care, I'd spend all day there.)

We have so many plans for the yard at Oz (no angry apple trees or poppy fields, yet). Our top three are:

Attract butterflies to have aerial battles with the dragonflies
Things that smell beautiful (lavender, especially - is it as good of a shrubbery as I suspect?)
Roses. We've even discussed running a trellis around the back windows as a replacement for the other set of dying cedar shrubs

I'm working on getting a good method of taking pictures to post, as I'd like to document some of our work. Much of that will end up on the geek site, if it interests you.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1328071/friction.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1l1su6Q6jPzj Kat Katmandu Kat Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:30:15 -0700 We've moved to Oz, or, Why mr. pink eyes should let me call him the Wizard http://katastrophes.com/weve-moved-to-oz-or-why-mr-pink-eyes-should-l http://katastrophes.com/weve-moved-to-oz-or-why-mr-pink-eyes-should-l We're still in NC, but now we're in a new place! April through June have been the 'Buying a house' game. Now that we're here officially (only the yarn and fabric left to unpack!), I'm amazingly happy. All of this is *ours*, as long as the mortgage gets paid! That backyard is mine to totally destroy and rebuild, that poor dying cedar is ours to try and save. I have an even better excuse to figure out how to sew pillowcases. And I'm tempted to make some giant curtains for Mr Pink Eyes to hide behind while he works machinery. "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtains!"

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1328071/friction.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1l1su6Q6jPzj Kat Katmandu Kat Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:13:51 -0700 I thought I had static problems... http://katastrophes.com/i-thought-i-had-static-problems http://katastrophes.com/i-thought-i-had-static-problems

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1328071/friction.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1l1su6Q6jPzj Kat Katmandu Kat Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:12:36 -0700 Land of a Thousand Dancers http://katastrophes.com/land-of-a-thousand-dancers http://katastrophes.com/land-of-a-thousand-dancers

Kleptones - Come Again (Beatles vs Rare Earth vs Beaties vs Daft Punk vs Cypress Hill vs Boston) Video by Crumbs Chief from The Videotones on Vimeo.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1328071/friction.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1l1su6Q6jPzj Kat Katmandu Kat Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:55:54 -0700 Today's Pet Peeve http://katastrophes.com/todays-pet-peeve http://katastrophes.com/todays-pet-peeve Online shopping carts that continue to display an item even when it is out of stock. I don't enjoy looking through a list of all the things I might have been able to get had I been able to get to your site earlier, modcloth and dreaminplastic - I'd rather see what I can buy now, and just that.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1328071/friction.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1l1su6Q6jPzj Kat Katmandu Kat Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:20:25 -0700 Super Kittens! http://katastrophes.com/super-kittens http://katastrophes.com/super-kittens

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