blind naked mole-rat lovin'

[verbminx]

I promised pictures of the very odd toy I bought tonight, and here it is (I took two and put the other under the lj-cut). His name is "Rufus" and he is apparently the Cute Animal Sidekick on the show Kim Possible, which I've never seen but now may be forced to check out. Because I really need to know some of the inner workings of the mind that thinks naked mole-rats are the appropriate small animal to be a Cute Animal Sidekick on children's television. I understand when the creator of something like the deliriously twisted comic Skelebunnies does a big feature on naked mole-rats (including a cute illustrated boardgame) in his zine, but Disney, I do not understand.

For comparison, check out some information on real naked mole-rats. They are quite mysterious and odd and sometimes sad little animals. One wonders: Are they moles, or rats? (the latter - sort of.) Why are they naked? Shouldn't someone make them little sweaters?

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[verbminx.livejournal.com]

ps - only knitting scarves, huh?

question: do you know how to purl?

(it took me forever to figure it out. I was making a REALLY silly mistake that is really commonly made because of the way most purling instructions are written. LMK if you need help. i've been able to get a few people purling so that they could get out of scarf heck...)

[spillshercoffee.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Just scarves at this point. No time to really explore fancy patterns. But yes, I can knit and purl. But only in straight, even lines.

I come from a long line of serious knitters. My grandmother could make a intricately cabled sweater in under 3 days. Magic. I just can't seem to go beyond straight even lines (provided I don't drop any stitches). Knitting is one of those many many things I want to become better at, but never have the time.

I'll get time soon enough.
I foresee it.