Random Thought 1/15/09

Both knitting and roller derby involve blocking.

(P.S. Happy Belated New Year!)

Squirrel Clothes!

We had a "Squirrel Village" in Mihama-cho. I never saw a squirrel anywhere in the area, and it was never open, but there were a lot of squirrel knick-knacks for a while at the souvenir shop near my house (the hiking trails around where I lived are a World Heritage Site, so there are a lot of shops scattered through the area).

Before I decided to stay a second year in Japan, I was considering a semester in Italy to study fashion design once my contract ended. My mom joked that I could make squirrel clothes for the Squirrel Village.

A few months later: Happy Hanukkah, and be careful what you joke about, Mom.

ZOMG, Fun Fur!

AAAAHHHH!!

I am such a dork

I lost my JET diary (aka daily planner) a while back. Today at school I saw a pile of promotional diaries, and they said I could have one. I wasn't sure what sort of company it was, and it says on the back of the book that they're a sporting goods supplier. This is what the envelope it came in looks like:


And I looked at it, and I thought, "Captain Slip Slip Knit?" I still have no idea what SSK is supposed to stand for in this context. Until I do, I am sticking to my theory that he's some sort of knitting superhero.