Previously we talked about verbs in Torn Tongue. Here are some vocabulary verbs (that have counterparts as nouns) beginning with "W."
English .......... Torn Tongue
to wait .............. eto
to walk ............. ene
to waste ........... urde
to wave ............. orsho
to weigh ............ ifeme
to whip ............. igil
to whistle .......... irii
to work ............. eni
to write ............. are
English .......... Torn Tongue
to wait .............. eto
to walk ............. ene
to waste ........... urde
to wave ............. orsho
to weigh ............ ifeme
to whip ............. igil
to whistle .......... irii
to work ............. eni
to write ............. are
- Mood:busy
Green One, (3rd pair of socks, first green) seemed like such an easy-going, cooperative pair of socks at first. The cuff ribbing...the careful decrease to a narrower part of the ankle below...the successful eye-of-partridge heel flaps. All was well, it seemed.
Until the rejoin, at which point...the heel flaps weren't as stretchy (besides being 2 stitches narrower and the top of foot also being 2 stitches narrower. I had to change gussets to help with that...and then try to adjust (with frequent try-ons. First they'd be really tight, then (when I let off on the decreases) suddenly they'd be overly loose. And the attempt to graft/Kitchener the toes shut...worst so far. Each pair has been harder--this pair was impossible. I was trying to do it flat, off the needles, using cooking twine to hold the stitches:
The idea was to stuff the end of the sock to make a rounded-nearly-flat work surface, and I'd be able to see what I was doing. There's a separate piece of twine through each needle's worth of stitches--6 front, 6 back. (Tied up here to they couldn't come loose I *still* could not see what I was doing. The stitches "shrank" without the needles in them. I had directions. I had watched the video again. I had directions in front of me; I understood the directions...but I could not see the stitches, or the results of what I was doing, except as a confusing mound. The first rounds tried to crawl back down into the fabric...I undid them and started over. Yes, I'd done things in the right order but they didn't look right. I did them again. And again. By the second or third stitch, there was a mound of yarn...and time (more than an hour...considerably...) was passing. Frustration built. Laundry needed to be put out. The other sock had barely started its toe decreases.
I gave up and ran yarn through every stitch and pulled the toe together. OK, it's a sock, it's not the best sock, but it's a sock.
The second sock, I left on needles, except changing to a smaller size needle right before trying to graft the toe, thinking that might help. No. This time I gave up faster (family had come back from the city--the solitude in which to say things to the yarn, the needles, etc., and the lack of interruption was over) and purse-stringed that one, too. It's annoying--I was able to do it with Red One and Blue One, both of whom have imperfect but definite grafted toes. But here they are, Green One socks on feet, off the needles. They're comfortable. I can walk in them, in shoes or out.
The thicker heels do help with my wider-heeled walking shoes, but also (and understandably) push my foot forward in the shoe a little. Although these fit better in some areas than previous pairs, they're still a bit big where I had to change the rate of decrease at the gussets. Learned a lot, but it's still not the perfect pattern.
On the very bright side, I now have three pairs of socks.
Until the rejoin, at which point...the heel flaps weren't as stretchy (besides being 2 stitches narrower and the top of foot also being 2 stitches narrower. I had to change gussets to help with that...and then try to adjust (with frequent try-ons. First they'd be really tight, then (when I let off on the decreases) suddenly they'd be overly loose. And the attempt to graft/Kitchener the toes shut...worst so far. Each pair has been harder--this pair was impossible. I was trying to do it flat, off the needles, using cooking twine to hold the stitches:
The idea was to stuff the end of the sock to make a rounded-nearly-flat work surface, and I'd be able to see what I was doing. There's a separate piece of twine through each needle's worth of stitches--6 front, 6 back. (Tied up here to they couldn't come loose I *still* could not see what I was doing. The stitches "shrank" without the needles in them. I had directions. I had watched the video again. I had directions in front of me; I understood the directions...but I could not see the stitches, or the results of what I was doing, except as a confusing mound. The first rounds tried to crawl back down into the fabric...I undid them and started over. Yes, I'd done things in the right order but they didn't look right. I did them again. And again. By the second or third stitch, there was a mound of yarn...and time (more than an hour...considerably...) was passing. Frustration built. Laundry needed to be put out. The other sock had barely started its toe decreases.
I gave up and ran yarn through every stitch and pulled the toe together. OK, it's a sock, it's not the best sock, but it's a sock.
The second sock, I left on needles, except changing to a smaller size needle right before trying to graft the toe, thinking that might help. No. This time I gave up faster (family had come back from the city--the solitude in which to say things to the yarn, the needles, etc., and the lack of interruption was over) and purse-stringed that one, too. It's annoying--I was able to do it with Red One and Blue One, both of whom have imperfect but definite grafted toes. But here they are, Green One socks on feet, off the needles. They're comfortable. I can walk in them, in shoes or out.
The thicker heels do help with my wider-heeled walking shoes, but also (and understandably) push my foot forward in the shoe a little. Although these fit better in some areas than previous pairs, they're still a bit big where I had to change the rate of decrease at the gussets. Learned a lot, but it's still not the perfect pattern.
On the very bright side, I now have three pairs of socks.
- Mood:accomplished
Addison: I saw [old friend] today at 7-11. It's been years! When she spotted me she was all "Addison??" and I was like "Hey, long time! I heard you had a kid!" and she was like "Oh yeah, she's three now." And I felt bad not knowing that, I mean wow.
Me: ... You know she gave that kid up for adoption, right?
Addison: *pause* Now I feel even worse.
lolol yay social awkwardness
Me: ... You know she gave that kid up for adoption, right?
Addison: *pause* Now I feel even worse.
lolol yay social awkwardness
Today is the 35th Anniversary of the release of "Star Wars", so a bunch of people on the internet decided that today is Geek Pride Day. Funny, I thought that was every day on the internet.
Anyway, my Kickstarter was a resounding success! Final amount raised: $6,355.79, plus a real world donation of $300 from "Mom Ski"! The donation that put us over the top of our stretch goal was from Luke Ski super-fan & Bad Rapport listener Bob Mathews (a.k.a. Number 11) of Fullerton, CA who donated an astounding $2,100! Looks like I have a lawn to mow! In fact, that's 1 lawn to mow & house concert with 100 cake balls, 9 songs to write about people for the EP CD, 11 puppets of people for the next Bad Rapport video episode, 14 super-detailed caricatures, 25 quantities of bacon with corresponding t-shirts, 47 audio bits, 79 chibis, and 92 shout-outs! Phew! I have a lot of work to do! Thank you so much to everyone who donated! I am shocked and overwhelmed by the success of this Kickstarter, and I am eternally grateful to all of you fans who have made this a reality. So thank you, thank you, thank you all so very much. :)
If you still have money left over for donating to awesome things, I highly suggest you donate to Worm Quartet's Kickstarter, for which the funds will get his long awaited "Songs Of The Maniacs" album released, and get him an awesome keytar for his live stage shows. This Kickstarter ends in 20 days, so please go check it out. http://kck.st/L3RPsj
And hey, you know what would be cool? If you all went to http://drdemento.com/request and requested "Pregnancy Is Strange" by Carrie Dahlby! Be sure to leave your email address, or else it won't count towards the tally for the May 2012 Top Ten countdown on "The Dr. Demento Show"! A show, by the way, which continues to be awesome and you should totally be listening to every week at http://drdemento.com .
And now, on the the usual pluggery. Until next time,
~ Luke Ski, 5-25-2012
HEADLINES:
- "SNOOPY THE DOGG" ON THE NERDAPALOOZA 2011 LIVE ALBUM!
http://nerdapaloozafest.bandcamp.co
- LUKE & CARRIE'S BAD RAPPORT
Episode #064 – Dr. Spaceman - http://badrapport.com
- TOUR DATES:
DUCKON - http://duckon.org St. Charles, IL June 1-3
DEEPSOUTHCON - http://www.dsc50huntsville.com Huntsville, AL June 15-17
CONVERGENCE - http://convergence-con.org MN July 5-8
GENCON INDY - http://gencon.com Indianapolis, IN August 16-19
Register for your tickets for Luke Ski's GenCon Indy shows now!
- THE FUNNY MUSIC PODCAST
Episodes #101 & #102 - http://www.thefump.com/podcast.php
REMINDERS:
- PLEASE SUGGEST A 2011 LUKE SKI SONG FOR THE 2012 LOGAN AWARDS!
http://www.loganawards.com/nomination-f
ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT TO NOMINATE SONGS!
- "THE BALLAD OF OPTIMUS PRIME" FANVID BY JERED PEREZ
http://blip.tv/mr-tuesday/amv-the-balla
...and more!
( Read more... )
Anyway, my Kickstarter was a resounding success! Final amount raised: $6,355.79, plus a real world donation of $300 from "Mom Ski"! The donation that put us over the top of our stretch goal was from Luke Ski super-fan & Bad Rapport listener Bob Mathews (a.k.a. Number 11) of Fullerton, CA who donated an astounding $2,100! Looks like I have a lawn to mow! In fact, that's 1 lawn to mow & house concert with 100 cake balls, 9 songs to write about people for the EP CD, 11 puppets of people for the next Bad Rapport video episode, 14 super-detailed caricatures, 25 quantities of bacon with corresponding t-shirts, 47 audio bits, 79 chibis, and 92 shout-outs! Phew! I have a lot of work to do! Thank you so much to everyone who donated! I am shocked and overwhelmed by the success of this Kickstarter, and I am eternally grateful to all of you fans who have made this a reality. So thank you, thank you, thank you all so very much. :)
If you still have money left over for donating to awesome things, I highly suggest you donate to Worm Quartet's Kickstarter, for which the funds will get his long awaited "Songs Of The Maniacs" album released, and get him an awesome keytar for his live stage shows. This Kickstarter ends in 20 days, so please go check it out. http://kck.st/L3RPsj
And hey, you know what would be cool? If you all went to http://drdemento.com/request and requested "Pregnancy Is Strange" by Carrie Dahlby! Be sure to leave your email address, or else it won't count towards the tally for the May 2012 Top Ten countdown on "The Dr. Demento Show"! A show, by the way, which continues to be awesome and you should totally be listening to every week at http://drdemento.com .
And now, on the the usual pluggery. Until next time,
~ Luke Ski, 5-25-2012
HEADLINES:
- "SNOOPY THE DOGG" ON THE NERDAPALOOZA 2011 LIVE ALBUM!
http://nerdapaloozafest.bandcamp.co
- LUKE & CARRIE'S BAD RAPPORT
Episode #064 – Dr. Spaceman - http://badrapport.com
- TOUR DATES:
DUCKON - http://duckon.org St. Charles, IL June 1-3
DEEPSOUTHCON - http://www.dsc50huntsville.com Huntsville, AL June 15-17
CONVERGENCE - http://convergence-con.org MN July 5-8
GENCON INDY - http://gencon.com Indianapolis, IN August 16-19
Register for your tickets for Luke Ski's GenCon Indy shows now!
- THE FUNNY MUSIC PODCAST
Episodes #101 & #102 - http://www.thefump.com/podcast.php
REMINDERS:
- PLEASE SUGGEST A 2011 LUKE SKI SONG FOR THE 2012 LOGAN AWARDS!
http://www.loganawards.com/nomination-f
ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT TO NOMINATE SONGS!
- "THE BALLAD OF OPTIMUS PRIME" FANVID BY JERED PEREZ
http://blip.tv/mr-tuesday/amv-the-balla
...and more!
( Read more... )
exhausted- Thu, 15:07: That's how I roll http://t.co/fNwJuf2d
- Thu, 21:30: Short report http://t.co/ZNXxQiks
- Fri, 05:51: Things Angel should not do http://t.co/nxdccIjn
anxiousYesterday evening was devoted to preparing for Balticon: making sure I had all my books together, all the propaganda printed, and so on. By the time I was done, it was today (for some value of 'today').
So I posted up the first chapter of Kudzu, A Novel.
This thing was spawned out of a conversation on facebook a while back about satellite graveyards, and the fact that a story needed to be told about them. And, as one gentleman stated, "what might be living in them." It's a story about invasive species and genetic modification. It's also a story about loss, and survival in the face of loss.
Kudzu, a Novel will be updated every Friday, with lush illustrations by Linda Saboe.
And now, I'm off to Balticon.
So I posted up the first chapter of Kudzu, A Novel.
This thing was spawned out of a conversation on facebook a while back about satellite graveyards, and the fact that a story needed to be told about them. And, as one gentleman stated, "what might be living in them." It's a story about invasive species and genetic modification. It's also a story about loss, and survival in the face of loss.
Kudzu, a Novel will be updated every Friday, with lush illustrations by Linda Saboe.
And now, I'm off to Balticon.
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