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5 months ago
in Twitter at Its Finest: Television Recommendations on Kim Werker Blog
Flight of the Conchords - yes! I totally forgot that one. Re: Austen, if you haven't seen the most recent version of Sense and Sensibility (2 or 3 parter)... it is by far the best ever. (Confession: I watch P&P fully about twice a year, every year.) One more for you - not that you need more - Carnivale was fabulous, especially if you want to get lost in another era. I just rewatched S1 of Alias - good, light adventure fun. =) You're gonna have a good weekend.
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8 months ago
in Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing on Kim Werker Blog
Oh - love it! I love herringbone stitch. I've been bugging my sister (the knitter) to make me a scarf using this stitch... she's not yet yielded, but she will. ; )
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Kim Werker
I think it's perfectly suited to a scarflette -- it's dense, this stitch!
You'll love it when your sister yields.
You'll love it when your sister yields.
9 months ago
in CRASH! An Open Thread on Kim Werker Blog
The part that depresses me, being in Canada, is that 4 of the 5 political parties have serious climate change platforms that would focus on green energy and shift taxes from income/savings to pollution/consumption (yay) and the bulk of Canadians will vote for one of those 4 parties (yay), but, the remaining party is useless on environmental issues (boo) and will end up as the governing party. That is our fracked up electoral system.
(Explaination here: http://www.fairvote.ca/en/about_fairvoting )
On the issue of gas prices - I certainly feel for the families that are living in sprawly bits of the US/Canada and governments should be planning to help, but ecological collapse is going to be far far more painful for EVERYONE (like, globally) unless we do something drastic about the way we live RIGHT NOW (actually, yesterday). It would be nice to have a painless transition to a low consumption, green energy, sustainable system - but the general populace & governments unwillingness to seriously commit to serious change is ensuring that it will be as painful economically as it will be ecologically. The era of cheap fuel is OVER - what do we do now? This is not a rough patch to get through - all those people who can't afford both food and gas need to restructure/adapt - I don't know what the answer is, but something has to change.
On the point of it being an "intellectual" issue for Kim - I would suggest that that is partly because she's chosen to live a low impact lifestyle. She COULD be living in a huge house in a suburb far from anything that requires driving everywhere and tons of fuel to heat. She chose to live in an urban place that would let her walk/bike/transit. This isn't directed at anyone in particular but I get annoyed when people I know make it sound like their choice to live in the suburbs (and have a huge ecological footprint) wasn't a choice. It was. [end rant]
(Explaination here: http://www.fairvote.ca/en/about_fairvoting )
On the issue of gas prices - I certainly feel for the families that are living in sprawly bits of the US/Canada and governments should be planning to help, but ecological collapse is going to be far far more painful for EVERYONE (like, globally) unless we do something drastic about the way we live RIGHT NOW (actually, yesterday). It would be nice to have a painless transition to a low consumption, green energy, sustainable system - but the general populace & governments unwillingness to seriously commit to serious change is ensuring that it will be as painful economically as it will be ecologically. The era of cheap fuel is OVER - what do we do now? This is not a rough patch to get through - all those people who can't afford both food and gas need to restructure/adapt - I don't know what the answer is, but something has to change.
On the point of it being an "intellectual" issue for Kim - I would suggest that that is partly because she's chosen to live a low impact lifestyle. She COULD be living in a huge house in a suburb far from anything that requires driving everywhere and tons of fuel to heat. She chose to live in an urban place that would let her walk/bike/transit. This isn't directed at anyone in particular but I get annoyed when people I know make it sound like their choice to live in the suburbs (and have a huge ecological footprint) wasn't a choice. It was. [end rant]
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Kim Werker
My neck hurts from the nodding. (So I say to the woman who pushed me to read
Heat. [BTW, everyone should read Heat.]) One of the most baffling topics for
me this election has been the continued failure of politicians (save for
Elizabeth May) to promote the threat of climate crisis as an instigator of
massive innovation and consequent economic growth. Surely keen attention
paid to this undeniable growth sector would ease the pain of transition away
from oil and gas and toward both reduction in energy consumption and use of
sustainable energy sources. Yet the prevailing rhetoric is that of fear
mongering -- change is bad, change will cripple you, change should be
avoided. If we elect governments that get it, they'll help us all through it
in such a way that will minimize any perceived suffering, and we'll all end
up better off in the end.
You're right that we have made very conscious decisions to prioritize our
lifestyle (and included in that, the modes of transportation we use and, to
an extent, the products we consume). I don't know that that will shield us
entirely from any bumps ahead, but it's certainly true that we've barely had
to blink as gas prices hit $1.50/litre.
Heat. [BTW, everyone should read Heat.]) One of the most baffling topics for
me this election has been the continued failure of politicians (save for
Elizabeth May) to promote the threat of climate crisis as an instigator of
massive innovation and consequent economic growth. Surely keen attention
paid to this undeniable growth sector would ease the pain of transition away
from oil and gas and toward both reduction in energy consumption and use of
sustainable energy sources. Yet the prevailing rhetoric is that of fear
mongering -- change is bad, change will cripple you, change should be
avoided. If we elect governments that get it, they'll help us all through it
in such a way that will minimize any perceived suffering, and we'll all end
up better off in the end.
You're right that we have made very conscious decisions to prioritize our
lifestyle (and included in that, the modes of transportation we use and, to
an extent, the products we consume). I don't know that that will shield us
entirely from any bumps ahead, but it's certainly true that we've barely had
to blink as gas prices hit $1.50/litre.
9 months ago
in Talk to Me (Us All) About Palin: Open Thread on Kim Werker Blog
From my few years of living in the US during the Bush Jr. reelection we asked a similiar question of our friends and co-workers, trying to understand why they would reelect him. We discovered a lot of people who were single-issue voters. The stance on abortion, for some, was more important than anything else - including the fact that his cuts to the space program directly resulted in the collapse of the industry they worked in.
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Nancy
That may be because some people do not believe in murder.
Kim Werker
Single-issue voting terrifies me. It's the most civically irresponsible form of throwing the baby out with the bath water. Most of the registered Republicans I'm close to are family members* who navigate politics solely on their perception of a party's approach to Israel.
(*Jews are famously left-leaning, in general. Though I must admit I lean more to the left than most of my other relatives, too. :)
(*Jews are famously left-leaning, in general. Though I must admit I lean more to the left than most of my other relatives, too. :)
9 months ago
in Kim Werker - Bags woven from plastic shopping bags. on Kim Werker's Tumblr
coool
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Kim Werker
I know, right! There are some really cool ones in that pile.
I loved (and identified with) Freaks and Geeks when it came out - too bad it was so short-lived - and well - Twin Peaks - Good Pie :)
I could comment on every one of the recommendations - you have a great list there! Enjoy your weekend!