Brief Hiatus

I will be taking a one-week hiatus from my blog (and all non-essential interneting, actually) while my wrists (and fingers and hands and elbows) recuperate from too much computer usage. I won't get into all the boring details, but my joints have been getting progressively worse over the last year and have stopped or limited my ability to do lots of things that I love (swing dancing, crocheting, knitting, even playing World of Warcraft for long periods of time.) I'm joined in solidarity by my friend Mike, which is a nice little morale boost! Anyway, as of midnight tonight, I will be off the 'net until the end of the day on Tuesday. I'd love it if during that time the magical joint fairies came to visit and make everything better, but I won't be holding my breath. :-P See you on the other side! (Maybe I'll have finished that project I blogged about earlier tonight?)

Can you upcycle a blog?

Hello! This is the latest incarnation of this blog. It started as a humble school project (that the professor never really got together, hmm)...then became a short-lived personal blog...but now, now there is Purpose and Meaning. It will be...a craft blog!

So what, dear reader, can you look forward to? Projects: past, present, and future. Tutorials. Advice. (Even if it's "don't do what I just did!") An exploration of why I craft. (Hint: It's not because I need more dishcloths.) The occasional book or pattern review. Probably lots of links and shout-outs to those far more talented than I. Hopefully, along the way, we'll manage to squeeze in some great discussions - craft theory, construction techniques, ethics of homage/poaching a design, recycling/upcycling, responsible crafting...who knows!

I look forward to getting to know you all, and to have you get to know me a little bit better as well! :)