Ahem.
Sorry about the long absense. The trip to Philly was good and bad. I missed it there so much I wanted to cry and never leave, and I hated it there so much I wanted to cry and couldn’t wait to leave. I did amazing things I never get to do (like see a Czech New Wave film from 1970 scored with live music) and things I hope never to do again (like wait in the Spring Garden police station for an hour and a half at midnight because someone smashed the passenger side window of the car I left unattended for a total of two minutes to steal my purse and my iPod. I don’t want to talk about it). Generally, it was completely overwhelming and I got not a single, solitary stitch of knitting done. I didn’t even set foot in any of the yarn stores I love so much. No yarn, the whole time. I did get a truly fantabulous pair of new cowboy boots (this was, obviously, before my wallet and iPod were stolen). They look like this:
Love. Them.
Right now, I’m drowning in the beginning of what promises to be an insane autumn. I’ll try to post regularly, but I’m in the throes of dissertation writing now — I have grant applications up the whazoo due in November, and a lot of writing (including most of my first chapter) to get done for them. Bare with me.
But… it’s good to be back and there will hopefully be some knitting progress soon. In the meantime, I have a lot of blog-reading to catch up on!
Glad your back. Sorry about the unhappy spots in your trip. The Czech film sounds really fun though.
Good luck with your dissertation & grants!
I’m sending good vibes for all that writing you have to do!
Sorry to hear about the car break-in. How awful.
Very cool boots, however! And good luck with all your writing coming up!
Welcome back! The boots are kickin’! So bummed to hear about the car being broken into and your wallet and ipod taken.
Welcome back - and good luck getting settled.
Welcome back - and so sorry to hear about your purse and ipod. What a PITA.
London has been awash with fashionistas as London Fashion Week continues to impress.
Burberry is always one of the chi flat irons most lavish, no-expense spared shows in town as Burberry has such a strong global presence.
Christopher Bailey, Burberry’s Creative Director, announced today that they would be running a ‘tweetwalk’ when the show went live at 4pm.
Photos were taken of the models’ looks and uploaded to Twitter before they had even made it down the catwalk, meaning for the first time ever,
fans at home could see next season’s collection before the fashion pack in the audience.
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