I can't not blog right now. I have been touched by her woolly appendage, the Harlot. I haven't been blogging lately because, as most of you know, I've had my head in a microscope, trying to understand the reproductive organs of butterflies. I'm still a bit fuzzy on the details, but I'm getting there. I'll be dissecting out some reproductive organs tomorrow, and possibly going collecting.So me, Kade, Gret, Koren, David, and half of our husbands buzzed up to Brentwood to listen to,
watch, bask in the woolly glory of, etc. the Yarn Harlot. I would totally have a beer with that woman, maybe three. I did forget to tell her that Iris said "Hi." So, dear Harlot, if you are reading this, Iris says "Hi."I gave Ms. Stephanie a picture of the reproductive organs of (I think) Neomaenas monachus, though I'm not sure that's the correct genus. Of course, that's what I'm working on for my thesis. As far as I'm concerned, they're all up in the air, and nobody really knows what belongs in what genus. I'll get back to you on that. Anyhow, she loved the picture. I am so tickled, I can't even tell you.
Here we are, two fun-sized knitters (Knitters may be shorter than they appear. This is to be considered a normal part of the variation in knitters and should not be perceived as a flaw).
While waiting, listening, and waiting some more while chatting, I knitted a goodly portion of the Snakes! sweater for Colin's baby (Fig. 1). Colin, you see, is a herpetologist and clearly needs a snake sweater for his offspring. I also eeked out a few rounds of the Blue Jaywalkers. 'Cause, you know, sock picture.
After that, we all went out for Thai food/sushi. I drank a lot of tea and had Rama chicken (which was beautiful, but very peanutty).
Then I looked in my cup...Let's just leave it at that, shall we?
In other, loosely related news, I'm kind of excited about my presentation in Plant Anatomy on various plant fibers. I now know more about plant fibers than is probably healthy for any individual.
Edit: I was working on the above-mentioned butterfly and the correct name is Quilaphoetosus monachus (Blanchard 1852). Like I said, it may yet change again. I saw the same insect referred to by FOUR different genus names! This group is just a mess, taxonomically.
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Cool. A knitter who looks at the naughty parts of leps. I'm a knitter/spinner/weaver who does endangered species conservation planning in Massachusetts, and occasionally has occasion to examine the naughty bits of odes. I was so thrilled, I came right over from the Harlot's blog without even finishing the rest of her post.
Plant fibers. Snake sweaters. I'm glad I'm not alone. Oh, and I saw my first-of-the-year Cicindela sexguttata here today! It's spring!
That was an ouroboros in your cup. I take that to be a lucky sign!
Woot! If it ever stops raining, I'll be out waving around my net catching butterflies. It's always nice to meet fellow biologists/yarn addicts.
I reckon that the tai chi in my cup is either a very lucky sign or a foreboding one. My interpretation is that things are going to balance whether I like it or not.
Hey,
Where did you get the yummy food in Brentwood after the harlot? Everywhere we tried was closed.
She was great wasn't she?
Whoo! You've been blogged. I feel like I've touched celebrity...
Seriously, I had a blast, and I think it is so awesome that you had it together enough to give her that drawing. I was all "hahhahhahah Harlot!" and incoherent in my fangirly glee. Perhaps not the best first impression.
Although... I did coin the term "bug porn."
and i thought that mushroom genera were a mess (i am a mycologist)!
and yes, i love to knit hats with mushroomy themes!
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Post a pic (or copy or reproduction) of what you gave the Yarn Harlot. I can't make it out in the picture on her blog and I really want to see.
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