The scary cougar
The scary cougar
Originally uploaded by bpc.
Calling all Crocheters!
Dear Crocheters,
I know, I don’t normally crochet. I just can’t do it – it doesn’t make my hand happy, and it doesn’t make me happy. However, my cousin Leslie has taken up the crochet hook. And just like a good cousin should, I’m supporting her crochet endeavors. Because really, it is [...]
Already, the Homework is Piled High…
School started again yesterday. I came home after class with my first round of reading and homework for Organic Chemistry. Today I had Trig and Self Psychology, and I have homework (due on Thursday) for Trig and reading to do for my Psych class. Plus I need to go to the assessment [...]
The Final Centerpieces…
These are the centerpieces for the Knit at Night Guild conference this weekend. The banquet is tomorrow night, in honor of the guild’s 10 year anniversary. It is one of the largest knitting guilds in the nation – how cool is that? And as an added perk, most of the yarn shops [...]
iKnit…
The new podcast is LIVE! Go tell all of your friends, blog about it, shout it from the rooftops! I’m afraid people think I’m never coming back, so whatever you can do to get the word out – I would really appreciate it! (Now Caro, who I will talk about more in [...]
Notice…
This week has been the week for people being put on notice for me. I don’t know what it is – maybe it is the panic of knowing that school starts back up on Monday? Post-traumatic stress disorder over the craziness of last semester? I don’t know. All I know is [...]
It Happens Every Time…
I can tell a new semester is about to begin as I start to have my usual debate with myself where I question everything I am doing. Last year, when I registered for school just weeks before the semester started, I didn’t have too much time to worry about it, but over Christmas break [...]
Conversations in the Kitchen…
Scene: Jason is sitting in the kitchen, working on his homework. He starts singing the “Poke you in the Eye” song (by the fabulous Flying Fish Sailors) that I use as the Pointy Sticks theme song. I comment that I need to finish the podcast tonight.
Me: Dude, your Mom podcasts…
Jason: [...]
Change is Not Always a Good Thing…
When Elaine and I went on our Photo Hunt last Thursday, part of our mission was to capture images of the River Oaks Shopping Center. The River Oaks Theater shown here was built in 1939 as part of the landmark River Oaks Shopping Center, one of the oldest shopping centers in the United States. [...]
Wikipedia for Houston…
My picture is there as one of the photographs for Houston, Texas. Right there in the sidebar, up at the top. (If you click on the photo, you see the credit with links to my Flickr stream.) Sweet! Props to rkimpeljr at Flickr for letting me know!
Wildseed Farms…
In looking up details on the Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) that I posted earlier today, I discovered Wildseed Farms. It is over in Fredericksburg, one of the places on my “things I want to see in Texas” list. (Yes, I have never been – crazy, huh?) Going to Wildseed Farms would be like [...]
The Hunt…
Yesterday was a full day. First, Katy Blogless and I went to Yarntopia! for their “it has been a year since we decided to open the shop” sale. All of the summer yarns are on sale at GREAT prices. (If you are in the Houston area, it is going on through Saturday, [...]
How to Win Friends and Influence People…
Taken in Austin, Texas on July 3, 2006 while visiting Tara. Click here to see the photograph larger and in its full glory, or click the photo to go to Flickr and read the rest of the story behind the shot.
We went to the Gee’s Bend exhibit today, which was quite cool. It [...]
Pointy Update…
Guess what? I’m wrapping up the show notes for the next Pointy Sticks episode. I’m going to see the Gee’s Bend exhibit tomorrow with my Mom, my Mom’s quilting group, and Katy Blogless. (The group had tickets, two were left over, and I nabbed them for myself and Katy Blogless so we [...]
Someone in Austin @$#@ing Hates Me…
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Originally uploaded by bpc.
flickrInspector
While reading a thread on Flickr about finding out if people are blogging your photos and so forth, I discovered flickrInspector. Pretty interesting what you can find there if you’re a Flickr user. Check it out! It is how I discovered that one of my photos was used on the Londonist site [...]
Fish Camp!
Jason had “Fish Camp” today, and I insisted on continuing the tradition of a photograph on the first day of school. It isn’t technically the first day until Monday, but his bus leaves at 6:12 in the morning and I’m afraid it will be too dark then for a photograph. Maybe we’ll take [...]
Feeling Fresh…
These were the flowers on the bush right outside our cabin in the Ozarks. I have no idea what type of flowers they are, but if you do would you let me know? Is it maybe a hibiscus?
I am still making my way through the hundreds of photos I’ve taken in the past [...]
Because Everyone Can Use Some Organization…
I am back in Houston. I need to go through my Harlot photos and then my Arkansas photos so I can post them. The time will come soon. First I need to make sure that Jason is ready to START HIGH SCHOOL (someone hold me while I cry a little) on Monday. [...]
The State with the Funny Names…
Wheeeeeeeeeee!!! Internet access for the first time in over a week!!! SWEET!
We’re still in Arkansas, but no longer in the Ozarks. We are spending the night tonight in Arkadelphia. How fabulous is that for a city name? Tomorrow, we will be heading to Crater of Diamonds State Park to look [...]
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Hi! I'm Christine. I've been blogging here since 2000. I am married to Mike. I have a son, Jason. We have a cat, Mona. We live in Houston, Texas.
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In addition to photography and geek things, I sometimes knit. I even used to have a knitting podcast, PointySticks.
