tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post2208607293706306089..comments2024-03-19T03:17:32.682-04:00Comments on The Panopticon: Photo DevelopmentsFranklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670441931649806878noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-81530638534865350232012-03-05T06:47:19.688-05:002012-03-05T06:47:19.688-05:00Thanks so much for this post, pretty worthwhile ma...Thanks so much for this post, pretty worthwhile material.<br /><a href="http://www.freegamepick.com/" rel="nofollow">this site</a>Jeremynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-35504114194890364522007-06-13T22:08:00.000-04:002007-06-13T22:08:00.000-04:00The "Manuel" thing reminds me of a particularly lo...The "Manuel" thing reminds me of a particularly lovely customer I encountered once...<BR/>I was working at the Trader Joe's in Acton, MA. An upper-middle-class to upper-class town, as you may or may not know. When you work at TJs, everyone does everything - ringing, bagging, stocking shelves, swabbing the deck. I was ringing up a woman's order - a woman with a very dignified proper London accent who had thus far been very polite - and another crew member came over to start bagging her order.<BR/>She remarked "Oh dear! You're a cashier, not a bagger! At the Trader Joe's I went to in California, they have Mexicans to do that."<BR/><BR/>That accent rarely strikes my ears as so undignified, but she made it happen.Jenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288381907398829599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-4407196014768044012007-06-13T20:42:00.000-04:002007-06-13T20:42:00.000-04:00>>into the sprightly, long-limbed Adonis you all k...>>into the sprightly, long-limbed Adonis you all know today.<BR/><BR/>Shut up.<<<BR/><BR/>(giving you That Look)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-83690175559490509332007-06-08T08:56:00.000-04:002007-06-08T08:56:00.000-04:00Your shawl looks gorgeous to me; you just have to ...Your shawl looks gorgeous to me; you just have to "read" unblocked lace! <BR/><BR/>As for the scarf idea, brilliant, but you do realize that you will be schlepping an ever longer scarf around all over the place, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-89393498683626497612007-06-07T11:24:00.000-04:002007-06-07T11:24:00.000-04:00Only one row per knitter? That's a warmup, hon. ...Only one row per knitter? That's a warmup, hon. Make it two and you'll have a more substantial scarf to display.<BR/><BR/>Adonis would be jealous of you and your chiseled loveliness capable of making designer cheesecloth.FiberQathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524481267771726089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-51419177110709334642007-06-06T14:23:00.000-04:002007-06-06T14:23:00.000-04:00Oh! I love the common knitting idea. Fabulous ide...Oh! I love the common knitting idea. Fabulous idea, Adonis.Nathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751508928253660102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-74932459425850549462007-06-06T13:47:00.000-04:002007-06-06T13:47:00.000-04:00Gretch-that's a great idea. If the scarf were part...Gretch-that's a great idea. If the scarf were part of the exhibit more knitters could participate by seeing the scarf. Cool beans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-64699318461654900342007-06-06T13:38:00.000-04:002007-06-06T13:38:00.000-04:00I can see the potential beauty in that shawl. The...I can see the potential beauty in that shawl. The last one I did looked like hell. I kept telling everyone it would be beautiful. And now it is :)<BR/><BR/>I think you should talk to publishers about your 1000 knitters idea, I'd buy a book like that. Especially if it weren't full of Barbie-clones in stupid-clothes, but one that celebrates the beauty of individuals.Mary Peedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764588274361995259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-41795038387427531302007-06-06T12:41:00.000-04:002007-06-06T12:41:00.000-04:001000 knitters project: Amazing idea that's getting...1000 knitters project: Amazing idea that's getting better everyday. I can't wait to knit my row!<BR/><BR/>Self-deprecation: What is this, do as I say and not as I do?<BR/><BR/>Shawl: If it looks this good as cheesecloth, it will cause mass hysteria when blocked and wrapped around your niece. So you might want to give the roit police a heads-up on the christening date...Sneaksleephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641927903638843276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-78583631411776832212007-06-06T11:21:00.000-04:002007-06-06T11:21:00.000-04:00Your used cheesecloth is gorgeous. BTW, your Cast...Your used cheesecloth is gorgeous. BTW, your Cast On contribution was just brilliant!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06579984749815238197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-29317027912151173082007-06-06T10:56:00.000-04:002007-06-06T10:56:00.000-04:00Yes, that's right, airag -- fermented mare's milk ...Yes, that's right, <I>airag</I> -- fermented mare's milk -- is authentically Mongol, but the disparagement of it will cease right this minute. Clearly you philistines have never had the legendary brew from Bulgan province. And if you have a <I>really</I> sophisticated palate, try it made from the milk of a Gobi Bactrian Camel. What? No, I'm not kidding. It also comes in the form of <I>aarts</I>, a kind of hot, thick yoghurt. I'd walk a barefot mile across the burning sands just for a wee taste. It's that good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-66584164959905231432007-06-06T10:51:00.000-04:002007-06-06T10:51:00.000-04:00So much to remark on... where to start? That lace...So much to remark on... where to start? That lace. Isn't that what you love about knitting lace? The sheer homliness of it's just knitted stage, the futile exercise of stretching it out with your fingers to show unbelievers how fab it will be (honest!), the long, slow torture of the last few rows, the muttering to yourself and swearing when you accidently lean or kneel on a blocking pin, the long routes to anywhere else in the house as you detour to check on the lace stretched out drying wherever it is. And the the unpinning. That is what I call the big Lace Knitting Orgasm. You're just that close, Manuel!<BR/><BR/>The 1000 knitters thing is still the best concept I've heard of. Love the scarf we'll all have our piece of. Somehow we won't be ugly while knitting - you've thought it through enough for my taste.<BR/><BR/>Can I be a provacatuer-ish for a moment? What if you didn't donate the scarf? what if it was part of the exhibit? What if the exhibition was mounted somewhere (stop thinking that way...)? What if there were books that accompanied the show? What if the show traveled around the country? What if, for just a while, everyone got a chance to see it all? Don't be too quick to give it away, auction it, whatever the cause (call me what you will...) - it can be just what it is, and do as much for the world as being sold to the highest bidder. Just a thought.<BR/><BR/>Adonis. You are. No kidding. Nuff said.<BR/><BR/>And leave the kumis and rancid butter to the professionals. We need you healthy and strong to do the whole knitting-portrait thing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-33857666207238634222007-06-06T09:51:00.000-04:002007-06-06T09:51:00.000-04:00Oh, this project sounds more and more wonderful al...Oh, this project sounds more and more wonderful all the time! I'm sending up little prayers, keeping my fingers crossed, etc., that you somehow decide to come to Kentucky!Kara Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977752015195049857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-33473697791463371212007-06-06T09:46:00.000-04:002007-06-06T09:46:00.000-04:00not ugly- not messy. in progress.. thought so c...not ugly- not messy. in progress.. thought so close to finished it's killing us ALL! looks like a furled flower bud. (with just a hint of cheese-cloth) so there. <BR/><BR/>WE won't self-deprecate, if YOU won't knit in-progress-deprecate! Fair? <BR/><BR/>the scarf idea is perfect. just. perfect.Tracey, in MIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578570052357234065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-35253517953096698062007-06-06T09:45:00.000-04:002007-06-06T09:45:00.000-04:00Hey Franklin, we've never met except thru Panoptic...Hey Franklin, we've never met except thru Panopticon, but I must confess that I love you. I love you for your wit and charm, your bitchiness when appropriate, your tenderness, your imagination, the world you create that we all get to live in, your cartoons, Dolores, Harry, Mrs. T, your zen efforts, your knit, your photography, the uniqueness that is you. The world is so much richer because you share your beautiful mind and soul and spirit with us. Why I had to say this today, I don't know. But your web moves me, entertains me, challenges me at times, inspires me, and makes me want to be a better me. Thank you. Thank you so much. We now return to regular non-stalking type comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-64186194329998461422007-06-06T08:58:00.000-04:002007-06-06T08:58:00.000-04:00"long-limbed Adonis you all know today.Shut up"I l..."long-limbed Adonis you all know today.<BR/><BR/>Shut up"<BR/><BR/>I like you best when you are at your most self deprecating. <BR/><BR/>Working on: <BR/>Orange; 6/2 unmercerized cotton; size 1 (US) needles; gauge: 8 st./in; 14.5 rows inch; V neck long sleeved pullover; worked from the top down; stitch: Fascene braid (B. Walker, Second treasury)with modifications.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-38436951824244130432007-06-06T07:35:00.000-04:002007-06-06T07:35:00.000-04:00Dear Manuel:Love the cheesecloth. Have some Kool ...Dear Manuel:<BR/><BR/>Love the cheesecloth. Have some Kool Aid. <BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/><BR/>Trixie.Aidanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303266155929110011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-12075579216031289642007-06-06T07:20:00.000-04:002007-06-06T07:20:00.000-04:00Love you, dear!Knitters are so sane. Aside from t...Love you, dear!<BR/><BR/>Knitters are so sane. Aside from the obvious insanity, of course.<BR/><BR/>As for your alleged non-Adonisity, well, all I can say is it's too bad I'm not a gay man near Chicago.<BR/><BR/>But I could work on that.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798842833839381977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-29017569227597755652007-06-06T06:34:00.000-04:002007-06-06T06:34:00.000-04:00I love the idea of everyone working on the same sc...I love the idea of everyone working on the same scarf, and I particularly like your opinion that "everyone is photogenic while knitting". The shawl is going to be just beautiful, even in its unblocked state is pretty impressive.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597575212834965517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-17788609765081976672007-06-06T02:59:00.000-04:002007-06-06T02:59:00.000-04:00{rolling eyes at #3} Some people's children!I see...{rolling eyes at #3} Some people's children!<BR/><BR/>I see someone already beat me to the kumis (fermented mare's milk). Though the Russians introducted them to vodka as well.<BR/><BR/>I'm very excited to see the shawl--trust me it doesn't look like cheesecloth.<BR/><BR/>And, honey, you are Adonis! If I were a gay man, I'd be drooling unashamedly in your general direction. Oh, hell, let's admit it, shall we? I'm a straight woman and I'm drooling--brains, beauty, kindness and wit, what more could a girl want? ;)Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16091275490613600640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-82265953103510507082007-06-06T01:42:00.000-04:002007-06-06T01:42:00.000-04:00What about auctioning the scarf off? The proceeds ...What about auctioning the scarf off? The proceeds can go to a charity-Knitters Without Borders perhaps? <BR/><BR/>Or you can take the scarf around the country on your Panopticon coast to coast tour and photograph yourself with it ala Yarn Harlot's sock.<BR/><BR/>If NM woos you back for another visit I'm totally jumping into this 1,000 knitters project.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-27947437574727377982007-06-06T00:41:00.000-04:002007-06-06T00:41:00.000-04:00Everyone is photogenic while they're knitting.Damn...<I>Everyone is photogenic while they're knitting.</I><BR/><BR/>Damn straight!<BR/><BR/>I know this is NOT your job, Franklin, but if you could drop more hints as to this year's Dulaan deadline, I'd be far more likely to get my mittens and hats and stuff out on time. For instance, today's reminder is a lovely little push to keep me going.Tropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928158609657128952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-78722012879355577342007-06-05T23:06:00.000-04:002007-06-05T23:06:00.000-04:00I love, love, love the idea of knitting a common p...I love, love, love the idea of knitting a common project. How perfect! <BR/><BR/>And the shawl is beautiful. I'm knitting some ecru-colored cheesecloth right now, can't wait to block it to really see the design.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-23842889834306189382007-06-05T22:33:00.000-04:002007-06-05T22:33:00.000-04:00The shawl is beeeeuuuuuteeeful! I wish I lived clo...The shawl is beeeeuuuuuteeeful! I wish I lived closer to volunteer for the photo shoot - let me know if you ever want to include California. We can just get 1000 knitters in one big picture!! (and a few spinners couldn't hurt).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-15047845323287023732007-06-05T22:32:00.000-04:002007-06-05T22:32:00.000-04:00I've said it before and I'll say it again, this is...I've said it before and I'll say it again, this is one of the coolest ideas I've heard of in a long time. I am so excited to see the whole process (and participate if geography allows), or as much as you share on your blog. And the end product can be nothing but fabulous and enduring, because knitters are fabulous and enduring.Christine Oleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692943357361372046noreply@blogger.com