Tag Archives: fangirl

Why the Overlap?

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Karie

A good friend of mine, Emme, went to her knitting group the other day and noticed something (link in Danish): there is a huge overlap between knitters & people who read scifi/fantasy. She notes that Ravelry has at least 65 … Continue reading →

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Stuff & Nonsense

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Karie

Despite myself, I went to a gig yesterday to see this man and his new band, Pajama Club. Okay, so it is a bad photo. I was a bit too busy enjoying myself to worry too much about photographs. Basically, … Continue reading →

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Knitterly Musings & Some Links

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Karie

I have spending considerable time trying to figure out what to knit for the forthcoming winter. The last two winters have been terribly cold and I want to make things that’ll keep me both cosy and relatively stylish. A bit … Continue reading →

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Boom! Boom! Chaka! Chaka!

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Karie

This is one of my favourite weeks of the year: the Eurovision Song Contest week. For my non-European readers, imagine American Idol with 45 different countries competing. Then add xenophobia, bad blood, neighbourly love, dubious ethnic costumes, weird instruments, and … Continue reading →

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Shiny Special One

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Karie

Happy birthday, dear Darth Ken. The Buffy to my Xander. The Rosenkrantz to my Guildenstern.  The Han Solo to my Chewbacca. The Kirk to my Scotty. My most frequent blog commentator. (Somewhere in my vault, I have a photo of … Continue reading →

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Don’t Dream It’s Over

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Karie

It has been a day of upheaval here in Britain. Gordon Brown resigned as Prime Minister and then Britain finally got its new government five days after the election. And Neil Finn sported a moustache on BBC’s Later With Jools … Continue reading →

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Why Neil Gaiman is Like a Toffee-Coated Banana

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Karie

Want to feel jealous in a bookish manner? Go look at Neil Gaiman’s library. The colours, the layout, the view from the windows and the mind-boggling amount of books.. I hardly ever covet anybody else’s possessions but I do covet … Continue reading →

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“Are You Sure It Isn’t Just Some Fanboy Thing..?”

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Karie

I saw this* and then I started missing academia once more and also really, really wanted to move to London. But, you know, life isn’t so bad. Thursday I’ll be baby-sitting the Old Maiden Aunt studio as Lilith’s away, so … Continue reading →

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Geek Overload

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Karie

Today we went to the Doctor Who exhibition at Kelvingrove. I had my photo taken with a rather short reincarantion of the Fourth Doctor (and Other Half rather worryingly said he fancied a Doctor Who scarf clearly not knowing how … Continue reading →

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It’s Almost That Time Of Year

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Karie

Denmark is the oldest kingdom in Europe with a rich history of conquest, trade and culture. Regrettably, being lower even than the Netherlands, Denmark will be the first to disappear as the waters rise. The 5.5 million people of Denmark … Continue reading →

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