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capri0mniIn the early 16th Century, "Geek" meant "village idiot."
In the early 20th Century, "Geek" meant "actor in a carnival side show."
In the late 20th Century,* "Geek" meant "a person mocked for their weird enthusiasms (as if they were an attraction in a carnival side show)."
In the early 21st Century, "Geek' meant "a person proud of their enthusiasm for esoteric fields, not caring if they are mocked."
This is why I love being in the company of geeks. Their enthusiasm is contagious, even when I don't share enthusiasm for their particular favorite thing. Here's a video of a mathematician who is a Klein Bottle geek. I bet you'll be grinning by the end of it. I bet you!
*first noted in popular culture in the movie "The Breakfast Club"
In the early 20th Century, "Geek" meant "actor in a carnival side show."
In the late 20th Century,* "Geek" meant "a person mocked for their weird enthusiasms (as if they were an attraction in a carnival side show)."
In the early 21st Century, "Geek' meant "a person proud of their enthusiasm for esoteric fields, not caring if they are mocked."
This is why I love being in the company of geeks. Their enthusiasm is contagious, even when I don't share enthusiasm for their particular favorite thing. Here's a video of a mathematician who is a Klein Bottle geek. I bet you'll be grinning by the end of it. I bet you!
*first noted in popular culture in the movie "The Breakfast Club"
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Date: 2016-01-10 02:17 am (UTC)THIS is how Dialecticdreamer plans to blow an evening while hubby goes out for two drinks and two hours of dancing at a very noisy local bar. We'll BOTH go to bed happy and worn out.
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Date: 2016-01-10 01:56 pm (UTC)Re: THANK YOU
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Date: 2016-01-10 05:26 pm (UTC)But, on the other hand, if you find yourself craving the input, it may be that you need the fuel.
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Date: 2016-01-10 08:04 pm (UTC)Re: THANK YOU
Date: 2016-01-10 10:10 pm (UTC)I hope geeking out helps.
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Date: 2016-01-10 09:58 am (UTC)BTW I've knitted one of those Klein bottle hats. If you fancy one. I can knit you one. :-)
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Date: 2016-01-10 01:41 pm (UTC)Is there anything you fancy that I could make in return (that's in my set of comfortable skills*)?
*I don't write fanfic, but I do like to write original stories and poems in the folk style.
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Date: 2016-01-10 08:16 pm (UTC)Here are the ones I made for a friend:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vilakins/5308323131/in/album-72157611808908967/
What sort of colours do you like? I can do pretty much anything from my yarn stash, including stripes if you like.
Also do you prefer wool or acrylic?
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Date: 2016-01-10 09:57 pm (UTC)I veer toward either the earth-tone or the jewel-tone end of the spectrum, though yellows and yellowy greens are less happy next to me.
And, for this, I think acrylic would be better -- Thanks!
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Date: 2016-01-10 10:43 pm (UTC)http://needlenook.com.au/wools/cleckheaton-charts/images/Cleckheaton-Artisan-12-Ply.jpg
They're wool, but you get the idea; I've knitted them a lot and they come out beautifully. I could probably find something similar in acrylic.
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Date: 2016-01-10 11:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-01-24 06:01 am (UTC)http://www.lionbrand.com/yarns/landscapes.html
For your jewel or earth tones, I like Apple Orchard, Mountain Range, and Sand Dune.
http://www.lionbrand.com/yarns/tweedstripes.html
Of this I like TUndra, Caribbean, Wooldland, and Tundra.
Or of course any plain colour if you prefer. Let me know one you like and I'll have a look at what I can find here. :-)
[Edit] I should add that the colour changes are gentle; the samples just show which ones you get. Here are examples.
http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/L10632.html (caribbean)
http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/L0611B.html (caramel)
http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/L0611.html (tundra)
http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/L40554.html (ignore the colours)
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Date: 2016-01-24 12:34 pm (UTC)(Do you want me to PM my mailing addy?)
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Date: 2016-01-24 07:40 pm (UTC)And of course I'll buy more yarn for myself!
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Date: 2016-01-24 07:52 pm (UTC)Of course (I think it's pretty much inevitable)!
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Date: 2016-01-24 08:06 pm (UTC)http://www.lionbrand.com/yarns/tweedstripes.html
- Caribbean (Bold medium blue, purple, green, and navy)
- Tundra (Golden brown, chocolate, and espresso brown)
- Prism (Periwinkle blue, orange, magenta, and green)
Colour changes are gentle and they all look gorgeous in hats and scarves on Ravelry, the knitters' site.
I lean to Caribbean but those are my colours but Tundra is lovely and subtle, and Prism is jewel-like.
Help me, Obi Wan!
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Date: 2016-01-24 08:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-01-24 10:55 pm (UTC)Hats:
- http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/blueraven/82636369/aIMG_5865_medium.jpg
- http://images4-d.ravelrycache.com/uploads/StacyAce/270670947/image_medium.jpg
Scarf:
http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/jan229/126357977/image_medium2.jpg
(though in the Moebius one the colours go longways round your neck)
I think it will look great! [rubs hands and wonders what else to order...]
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Date: 2016-01-24 11:56 pm (UTC)You know, once you make that hat, it would look great as part of an outfit with this monster on a sweatshirt: https://flic.kr/p/d4BtE9
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Date: 2016-07-11 11:28 am (UTC)^____^