Not had anything to post in absolutely ages but this little fellow is rather cute so I thought I'd share.



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I finished this scarf awhile ago. i had problems with the part where you have to do front crosses and back crosses, especially with the back crosses. Then i had comprehension problems as i tried to understand what i had to do with teh rows 49-53. But at the end i succeed.

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At last a resolution list that I can wholly support.

In 2009, maystone resolves to...

Take evening classes in feminism.
Keep my ptsd clean.
Connect with my inner menopause.
Buy new arboretums.
Volunteer to spend time with lesbians.
Become a better intp.

Get your own New Year's Resolutions:

Saturday December 12th 2009 12:00 PM - 6:00PM
Sunday December 13th 2009 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
* Shop Handmade * Support Small Business * Craft, Learn & Support Art Education *
120+ Vendors * FREE Craft Workshops * Raffles * Food * Music and More!
San Francisco County Fair Building Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
$2.00 Per Adult ~ 12 & Under FREE
50% of Admission Fees Go To Charity

More info here!

I will be at booth #30! You can click the pic to see it bigger.

I am also donating two items to some raffle packages: a gingerbread man brooch, and also some peppermint candy stick wristwarmers!

Here are some in-progress pics of some of the stuff I'll be selling!

Brooches!

Scarves!

Appliqued Cardigans!

(I'm just sticking a gingerbread man onto my own cardi. This is not really what the cardis will ultimately look like...)

New cupcake scarf colorway: Peppermint Red Velvet!

If I have time, I'm going to also try to do a cookie scarf, a lollipop scarf, and a mint cupcake scarf, but, yeah...the fair is on Saturday, so that all probably won't happen!!

I'm also going to have zipper pulls, candy necklaces, wristwarmers, cute-tility packs, and ipod cozies!! Wish I had time to do tissue cozies too but...uh...yeah, I'm having a tough time figuring out what to spend time making!!!

Hi, everyone,

I was just diagnosed with Lupus about three months ago after 16 months of severe pain, dizziness, fatigue, constant sore throats and mouth sores, passing out, positive ANA (along with positive ANCA and anti cardio-lipin tests, AND constantly high WBC count), and all of that fun stuff. I initially got sick in the summer of 2008 - right before my wedding to my husband, who has really stood by me during all of this, thankfully - but it took all of my docs a long time to finally settle on a few diagnoses for me. My rheumy gave me the Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disorder and Lupus diagnosis, as well as polyarthritis and Fibromyalgia diagnoses, a few months ago, and my neurologist is convinced that I have a seizure disorder as well. I also have Hashimoto's (chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis) and a few other conditions that make me feel, at 28, like I'm about 150. It's hard to get up and out of bed in the morning, that's for sure, and I walk with a cane thanks to a botched spinal tap from this past September (it also helps steady me during my dizzy spells). I haven't been physically able to work since November of 2008, and just leaving my house is absolutely painful. This illness, along with the others, has stripped me of my career, grad school, and my social life. I try so hard not to be bitter, but on some days, it seems impossible - especially with what's going on right now.

Anyhow, I've been on all sorts of medications for my illnesses - name it, and I've probably tried it (except for Enbrel: luckily, that's the one they've not tried yet, but I'm sure that's because I don't have RA). I suffer terribly from side effects, so in most cases, after a week or so, I have to stop most meds I try. I'm currently on the following, though they offer little relief or comfort: Plaquenil, Mobic, Antivert, Vitamin D, Valium, Zofran, and Synthroid. However, two weeks ago, I started a new medication: Methotrexate. My rheumatologist seems to think I cannot escape the massive flares my various illnesses give me, so I'm constantly ill, and my body is constantly eating itself alive. Sounds so positive, right?...

So I started the 10 mgs of MTX two weeks ago. The first week was hell - nausea, vomiting, a flu-like feeling, all of that. I spent two days in bed or on the couch, unable to eat, and feeling worse than before. I gradually felt "better," though never great. But my rheumy said to give it at least a month, if not 2, before giving up on it entirely.

I took my second dose this past Saturday, and since then, have been experiencing the effect I was most concerned about - hair loss. My hair is starting to fall out in clumps, especially in the shower. I reach in, and pull out a fistful. It's frightening, and it's not something I'm ready to deal with, though I'm trying. Fortunately, most of the hair loss is in the back of my head, and I have a lot of thick, layered hair, so no one can see it yet. But I KNOW it's there. And if it keeps falling out at this rate... I'm not going to have much hair left.

I'm sure other people have talked about this before, but, has anyone else experienced severe hair loss on 10 mg of MTX? Where on the scalp did you lose the hair? And was there anything you could do about it (besides cover it with a hat, scarf, or wig)? I mean, if this medication can potentially help me, I'm not going to just give up on it - I need some sort of relief, because my body is a legitimate mess. But this hair loss thing is new and terrifying to me.

If anyone could offer up their experiences with MTX and hair loss, I'd deeply appreciate it. Thank you so much, and although I'm sorry we all have to be members of a community dealing with a serious auto-immune disorder, I'm glad there's a place for us all to congregate. That offers me comfort, especially during this time when few people seem to understand what I'm going through.

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Rage against the machine for Christmas number one y'all!

(this post is just for my own personal reference, really)

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Much love and peace to fellow blogger, boy spinner and kind spirit Brandon, aka theboythatspins .

I'm so, so saddened to hear that you are gone, and that we never got a chance to meet in person.

XXOO times one billion trillion.

Hello everyone!

I'm starting to feel the holiday pressure. What to buy people? What to make? What do I have time to make? When are we getting a tree? I should check my bank account! Etc and so forth.

So in order to procrastinate, I bring you some really sweet calendars from etsy. Enjoy!

Little Mo and Friends Garden Calendar



1Canoe2 Letterpress Calendar



Woodland Whimsey Calendar

Thank you so much - sparky77, llaras and brighty18! I love my snowflake cookies. They and you make me smile :)

( A few new holiday fiends & photos from a holiday show )

(Read: HUGE.)

So I'm making a scrap blanket that my sister claimed, which puts me on a timeline to have this finished by February. I just figured if I posted here, it might encourage me more. >.< I'm going to need it.

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Hey Guys,

Unfortunately with our last release, and its instability, we were forced to roll back releases. Unfortunately in doing so, it would seem that our notification system has been broken somehow. Our engineers are working on this issue as quickly as possible. We hope to have a patch within the next day, so we can deploy our code and fix the notification system at the same time. Please *bear* with us ;)

Currently all notifications are being queued up so they can be processed as soon as the fix is pushed and verified to be working correctly.

Thank you,

Hello

Its a bit of a re-run, but I was setting up the Creepy Christmas tree yesterday and thought Id share it with you all again, it always gives me a laugh.