http://www.lhoffman.com Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:28:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just took a look at the preview for the Spring 2008 issue of Interweave Knits, and I swear, there are, like, eight projects that I would happily make for myself. Eight. Unfortunately, there are also, like, eight projects that I have going on right now that I've promised to ... http://www.lhoffman.com/archives/183 Check out the Fort Wayne Knitting Meet Up thread! Co-editor Katie (aka strayingpower) had the brilliant idea for all us Northeast Indiana Ravelers to meet up one of these days, to put names with faces, maybe work on a big group project, and otherwise get us all connected. When might you ... http://www.lhoffman.com/archives/182 I'm exploring yet another alternate career as a dramaturg, the person who works with the director and actors and helps to make sense of the text of a play before it gets staged. First Presbyterian Theater is doing my absolutely, all-time favorite Shakespeare play, Much Ado About Nothing, and so ... http://www.lhoffman.com/archives/180 It's such a dilemma. I love our technology toys — the new HDTV, Guitar Hero, the iPhone on our home wifi network. I enjoy playing with them, exploring the features and figuring out how to make it all work together in our house. I've always adored television (the writers' strike ... http://www.lhoffman.com/archives/179 We bought a new coffee table at Ikea on the way home from my parents' house after Christmas: It's a hair lower than our old coffee table, so it's a little more comfortable for me to put my feet up on it, and it has more mass than the old table, ... http://www.lhoffman.com/archives/178 In the weeks before our first anniversary, Mike and I had a little chat about what we wanted to do for gifts. We agreed we didn't want to get into a present-oneupsmanship game that could spiral quickly out of control and decided that we would buy ourselves a joint gift ... http://www.lhoffman.com/archives/177 So, here are some things you'll be hearing about in upcoming blog posts: My anniversary is around the corner. The joy of furniture with hidden storage. Simplicity versus plugging in. Is there any way I can become independently wealthy in the next few months? My excuses for not blogging are about to get much, much ... http://www.lhoffman.com/archives/176 ...but if anyone's looking for a gift pour moi, check this puppy out: it's the Baker's Edge Brownie Pan. http://www.lhoffman.com/archives/175 Pushing Daisies fans will have noticed the fabulous long scarf Ned wore in the Corpsicle episode. At about the same time I watched it, my brother requested a matching hat and scarf for Christmas, and Ned's Toasty Scarf and Hat was born. Ned's scarf is a blueish gray, but my brother ... http://www.lhoffman.com/archives/174 The intermittent blogger strikes again! There's so much to write about again, and why I haven't just been writing as these things happen, I don't know, but there it is. I got my savior socks out in the mail to Kristin, and she likes them! Yay! Yarn: Sundara Yarn Sock Yarn (100% superwash ... http://www.lhoffman.com/archives/173