A Google + friend, Rilana is a pattern contributor to this awesome book: Knits for Nerds. As a Nerdy Knitter myself, I can’t wait for this book to release!
I mean, look at the cover, it just screams, buy me and knit me!!! (Okay, well at least it does to me!)
I am really excited about this book, because I have been working on a lot of nerdy knitted items for people and I am really glad to see a insurgence of nerdy knitting patterns, because there just aren’t enough out there!
This book releases on February 21, 2012, but knitting nerds like me, that’s going to be hard to wait for! Make sure to preorder your copy and give us nerdy knitters and especially pattern creators like Rilanna some nerd love!
So, I have been a knitter for 25+ years and I love it. However, sometimes I get frustrated by the lack of fun and nerdy patterns out there and the lack of people who want them! So when I was recently asked to create a partially reconstructed Death Star baby blanket, I jumped at the chance! I am halfway through it and it’s looking amazing (don’t worry, I will post photos after)! Next up, I have a Cthulhu baby blanket, a Boba Fett hat, and lastly a Zoidberg hat! In fact, I am so buried in nerd knitting projects, that I couldn’t be happier!
The best thing about knitting nerdy projects is that I get to create my own patterns and have fun with it! I feel challenged when I work on stuff like this! It forces me to be more bold and risky when I knit stuff like this.
So knitting nerdy stuff is not only more fun, but more challenging too! If you need some nerdy knitting inspiration, ask me!
Let me premise this post by saying before I had kids, I never struggled with my weight. I was one of those girls that could eat whatever I wanted and not gain anything. This was all before kids. Post kids, I was 5′ tall and weighed 155lbs. I am not pleased to admit this, and I find it embarrassing.
But after some hard work in the diet area and getting off my big booty and running three days a week and walking and some strength training, I have shed some of this weight! I went into the Guess outlet, here at the outlet mall by my house while waiting for a friend to get off of work, and I decided to try some of their skinny jeans on. I grabbed a size 32 and headed to the dressing room. I put the pants on and promptly fell to the floor! I was flabbergasted! So, I grabbed a size 30 and size 29. The size 29 was totally for fun, I never expected them to EVER fit, however they did! They fit well! I did a quick happy dance there in the dressing room and promptly bought them. I asked the sales gal and she told me that the size conversion was a size 8. I haven’t worn a size 8 in a long time, so to be able to fit into this size was a HUGE deal for me and did wonders for my self esteem!
As a nerdy girl, it’s important to show my girls and fellow nerds that while gaming is awesome, we have to take care of our bodies! A great program to follow is the Couch to 5 k or C25K app for Blackberry, iPhone and Android phones. This is a great way to ease into running and the timer on the app is perfect. You push the button and do what it says. This app is a great way to use your nerdy tech and get fit at the same time. There are also the Adidas Mi Coach and the Nike Plus, which will track your performance as well.
So get your nerdy butts off the couch and get up and get moving. Remember, don’t make resolutions, make reality happen! Need some good tunes to run to? Check out my playlist!
This weekend (3/5/11), I got a chance to interview Peter from ComicGeekSpeak. Peter & I chatted a bit about what Comic Geek Speak is, a daily podcast and comic news blog, what they like and upcoming podcast ideas.
Enjoy the interview and remember there are more to come!
Ran across this little doosy of a site and laughed so hard! Star Wars A B C Cards! Where were these when my kiddo was learning her ABC’s? I hope you enjoy these awesome cards!
