tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post5003152798726718024..comments2024-03-19T03:17:32.682-04:00Comments on The Panopticon: It Must Be MarchFranklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670441931649806878noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-42205379993132709552007-03-13T14:45:00.000-04:002007-03-13T14:45:00.000-04:00I miss you. I suffer with depression in the winter...I miss you. I suffer with depression in the winter ( yes, even here on the west coast of canada where we seldom get snow)<BR/>Are you depressed? Hmm? does Dolores have email - maybe you need a hoof in the butt :)<BR/><BR/>~laurieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-83196548945623814822007-03-13T12:39:00.000-04:002007-03-13T12:39:00.000-04:00It's now March 13 and spring like here in Toronto....It's now March 13 and spring like here in Toronto. Surely that's brought a smile to your face?<BR/><BR/>LiseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-20073744978169653982007-03-12T02:02:00.000-04:002007-03-12T02:02:00.000-04:00Weather report for PNW, spoken in smarmy voice by ...Weather report for PNW, spoken in smarmy voice by smarmy weather man: "Hello Seattle! Tired of the windstorms that knock out power for weeks and the minor snow flurries that shut down schools for day? Well, folks, the end is in sight! Oh no, it's not Spring, it's the Rainy Season, and have we got a show for you! Batten down the hatches, 'cause we're in for 8 DAYs of driving rain, with flood warnings for the Entire State! You poor saps who have nothing to get around on but a motorcycle? Suckers!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-47640447260522397032007-03-11T08:06:00.000-04:002007-03-11T08:06:00.000-04:00I know, I keep saying "I am sooooo over winter, wh...I know, I keep saying "I am sooooo over winter, why doesn't it just get nice out." But nobody listens. This is why they invented spring break. I just visited London, the tulips and crocuses are up (crocii?) and everyone has adorable flower filled window boxes - it was loverly.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896865983841680420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-34912402404154138362007-03-10T11:32:00.000-05:002007-03-10T11:32:00.000-05:00Ok, here it is... I know it's March because even t...Ok, here it is... I know it's March because even though there is nearly 2 feet of snow on the ground and it is about zero degrees in the morning, the g-d birds are singing loudly at 4:30 in the morning and eau de skunk is in the air. I also become another year older.knitnzuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847669820066745403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-12335252355134302692007-03-10T11:30:00.000-05:002007-03-10T11:30:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.knitnzuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847669820066745403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1565089852938992092007-03-10T09:00:00.000-05:002007-03-10T09:00:00.000-05:00Apologies if this comment is "too much" but I need...Apologies if this comment is "too much" but I need to say that last night here in conservative rural Western PA, in spite of the warming trend, I almost said, "you too assfacesisterfucker" to the grocery store clerk who told me to have a nice night. I know the season of which you speak.sophannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571217197138831872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-57996130919696281982007-03-09T21:05:00.000-05:002007-03-09T21:05:00.000-05:00Baby, you have just described every March of the l...Baby, you have just described every March of the last 12 years here in DC for me. You nailed it. I worship at your cranky, frozen feet.KHMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05370307704273976378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-58969931137521348302007-03-09T18:02:00.000-05:002007-03-09T18:02:00.000-05:00Fell OFF my chair laughing at this post. The tempe...Fell OFF my chair laughing at this post. The temperature here actually struggled up to 20 degrees today...which isn't enough, of course, to melt the ice that I intend to right now go hurl at widows and orphans. Someone wrote that March is an "oozing sore of a month"--can't remember who, and the scroll button is out of reach of my thumb currently. but it's a perfect description. Thank you for this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-6854790962296584932007-03-09T16:53:00.000-05:002007-03-09T16:53:00.000-05:00Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. wrote that in some parts of the...Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. wrote that in some parts of the world (such as Upstate New York, where I lived for years) there are actually SIX seasons: spring, summer, fall, locking, winter, unlocking. It's the last three that raise the homicide and suicide rates. Good thing there's yarn and good blogs to read.<BR/><BR/>And I'm in my third round of Upper Respiratory Unhappiness since 2007 started. Waaaaaaaaaaaaah...<BR/><BR/>But I'm so glad you're on the planet...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-51814267281008983652007-03-09T15:44:00.000-05:002007-03-09T15:44:00.000-05:00In the not-to-be-outdone weather talk...be comfort...In the not-to-be-outdone weather talk...be comforted....I live in Dublin, Ireland where it's pre-spring-but-summer's-never-coming, with no snow to cover the muck. At least warm weather will eventually come to you and you'll get over it. Not a hope for us though. Nice stitches by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-14531353733931585952007-03-08T21:52:00.000-05:002007-03-08T21:52:00.000-05:00I hate this time of year too.Stupid Smarch (Simpso...I hate this time of year too.<BR/><BR/>Stupid Smarch (Simpson's reference)Missteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14272237117666282891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-19564665615934682412007-03-08T20:56:00.000-05:002007-03-08T20:56:00.000-05:00Gorgeous knitting, and mindless is a bonus this ti...Gorgeous knitting, and mindless is a bonus this time of year. Man, I so remember the march moods! 10 years in madison, and i Just couldn't take it anymore. I don't miss midwest winters one little bit, but I really really miss midwest people. In a big big way.Gailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12549276652475677412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-14170120464245251402007-03-08T19:23:00.000-05:002007-03-08T19:23:00.000-05:00I hear ya with this stupid frigid temperatures, I ...I hear ya with this stupid frigid temperatures, I am ready for some warmth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-83103069534979047832007-03-07T18:31:00.000-05:002007-03-07T18:31:00.000-05:00Sorry to hear about your cranky troubles. No one ...Sorry to hear about your cranky troubles. No one appreciates a good crabby these days. Nevermind - I will comfort myself with my 'Lucy Van Pelt' underwear. What, everyone needs to have 'SO WHAT?!' plastered all over their butt.<BR/><BR/>Nice stitch pattern/yarn combo, btw. <BR/><BR/>Franklin, is there any possibility of providing your spots on Cast-on for download seperatley? While I love cast-on there is a limit to the number of times I need to hear each episode (then I simply hanker for MORE NEW ONES) while 'quoth the romney' never gets old.Kaviarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409825601485451978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-77198141925448105222007-03-07T12:25:00.000-05:002007-03-07T12:25:00.000-05:00I'm de lurking to raise my mug of cocoa high in ag...I'm de lurking to raise my mug of cocoa high in agreement! I'm in Minnesnowta, where its more frigid than a nun, and I am just trying to remember that summer will come again... some day... I hope...<BR/>Screw it. Lets just go to Mexico. I'm sure Dolores knows of some great establishments...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-68146156666141557632007-03-07T11:53:00.000-05:002007-03-07T11:53:00.000-05:00You'll feel better once you buy your tickets to AB...You'll feel better once you buy your tickets to ABT's "Romeo and Juliet", later this month at the Lyric Opera House.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-638733062907414912007-03-07T11:04:00.000-05:002007-03-07T11:04:00.000-05:00Afer seven Chicago Winters I moved back home to th...Afer seven Chicago Winters I moved back home to the South last March. No more "I've had it with winter in Chicgo" for me. It IS Spring here in Kentucky and it's beautiful! Achooo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-15729168372027240482007-03-07T09:44:00.000-05:002007-03-07T09:44:00.000-05:00You are my very favourite Chicago bitch.I mean tha...You are my very favourite Chicago bitch.<BR/><BR/>I mean that from the bottom of my frozen little heart, sugar. I'd say I mean it down to my toes, but I can't, in actual fact, feel them, so you'll have to use your imagination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-82337259653265768192007-03-07T09:36:00.000-05:002007-03-07T09:36:00.000-05:00I appreciate your cynicism. I am in the throes of ...I appreciate your cynicism. I am in the throes of the Winter Doldrums as well (as well as the Heartbreak Doldrums, the My Career is Going Nowhere Doldrums, and the My Meds Aren't Working Doldrums) This was just the thing to make me crack a smile. Thank you.<BR/>(If the sample shot was in green, it was vol. 1 of the Stitionary.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-71429002789812860512007-03-07T01:23:00.000-05:002007-03-07T01:23:00.000-05:00I'm trying to figure it out, but either you've got...I'm trying to figure it out, but either you've got potty mouth or you had Rabbitch write this post for you!MsAmpuTeeHeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733762919331458954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-36700962822172180312007-03-06T23:06:00.000-05:002007-03-06T23:06:00.000-05:00Yep. Always winter, never Christmas.Yep. Always winter, never Christmas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-85411384123667210322007-03-06T22:01:00.000-05:002007-03-06T22:01:00.000-05:00Here in Ann Arbor the weather's been alternating b...Here in Ann Arbor the weather's been alternating between snot-freezing wind and mud. Lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-41799886238300048562007-03-06T18:45:00.000-05:002007-03-06T18:45:00.000-05:00Something that might improve the March mornings--b...Something that might improve the March mornings--being awoken by Stephen Fry every day:<BR/><BR/>http://www.voco.uk.com/<BR/><BR/>I thought of you, as you're the only person I know of who shares my obsession.TChemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11585455578732484281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-7488606142915662082007-03-06T18:37:00.000-05:002007-03-06T18:37:00.000-05:00"The four Chicago seasons:winter, crabby, sauna, a...<I><B>"The four Chicago seasons:<BR/>winter, crabby, sauna, and bluster."</B></I><BR/><BR/>You forgot "Construction." Also known as "Roadwork" ala Autumn/Fall.Lynda the Guppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134201930910336468noreply@blogger.com