Amsterdam Scarf, completed Originally uploaded by panopticon . ...or: How I Worked Nine Feet of Garter Stitch and Almost Lost My Mind. Abov...

Okay, I did it. I signed up for Stitches Midwest.* Three classes, two in knitting lace and one in intarsia. It looks like a lot of classes a...

I work out at the straightest gym on the planet. Even the male aerobics instructors are straight, and honestly I thought that was against th...

I'm finishing the Amsterdam Scarf today. The Amsterdam Scarf, which I knit in Chicago and did not finish in time to wear to Amsterdam, i...

The Edo Scarf, 98% complete Originally uploaded by panopticon . I know perfectly well what most gay men go to Amsterdam to do. However, the...

I think I put into one of the installments of "100 Things About Me" that I don't drink. Unfortunately, after working most of y...

One of the very happy results of getting back in touch with my college friend Amy (see "My Dinner with Amy" ) is that I've als...

Statue of Anne Frank, Amsterdam Originally uploaded by panopticon . When I realized I would be traveling to Amsterdam for this university t...

You know what I wish? I wish I could knit a ballcap. It's not that I particularly want a knitted ballcap, or even that I think it's ...

I'm working on my impressions of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, because dear Felicia asked and because it was an experience I'l...

Vanity, Rijksmuseum Garden, Amsterdam Originally uploaded by panopticon . 1. Most obnoxious tourists (in a large group): Americans. (But t...

I'm off to the airport in a few minutes, taking some time to reflect before I go. The bags are packed. I tried to get away with only car...

76. I have never seen any of the Star Wars movies even once. I hear they're swell. 77. I owned two Star Wars action figures, both of w...

Spring, Chicago, 2004 Nota bene: I needed a writing project to act as a mental workout/stress reliever, so I wrote this - a book review of t...

After two consecutive days of gentle spring weather, I started getting the urge yesterday to post an entry about the miracle of the seasons....

Packing for Amsterdam/Holland/Belgium has begun, though I'm not outta here until 5 April. I can't help it - I'm not one of those...

Halloween Parade, Chicago, 2003 Originally uploaded by panopticon . After realizing that my last three posted photos featured a cute kid, a...

Tulip, Garfield Park Conservatory Flower Show, 2005 Originally uploaded by panopticon . It's spring, it's spring, and soon color wi...

51. Here are the parts I’ve played on stage, in roughly chronological order (excluding that grade-school performance as Tooth Decay): Bobby ...

We're having a good weather day here in Chicago. The temperature is tropical (low 40s and rising), the sun is out, and there's no wi...