the end of fall

I have been so beaten down by the stress of apartment hunting I haven't had time to appreciate my favourite season until it's almost over. The backyard is strewn with fallen leaves almost an inch deep, but it makes a good background in a sceneic, wholesome way.

And I have some good photos now! Thanks to debbie for playing photographer, model, photo editor, and of course chair mover, frosty weather braver, and all those unappreciated tasks that go along with taking pictures.

I also made a shop with the use of an etsy account so now you can actually buy things from us online.

Oh.

I've been branching out with the type of yarn we use, and straying away from old favourites. As I experiment, I've come to realize that expensive is not always better! It's really dependent on the project you're using it for. Some of the expensive yarns are really hard to use because they don't keep a stiff shape and can't mix and match easily. (And one time, we were crocheting with a really nice soft and halo-y yarn but also felt like a bunch of silk strands bunched together, which grossed us out with its resemblance to human hair. Could be the colours we picked, could be we were totally sleep-deprived. your pick.)

But the colour choices of these expensive yarns are just so seductively lush. I want to post some of the new stuff I've been making with them. And maybe a list of the brands of yarns we tend to use. Or maybe not. A lot of the yarn we use was odds and ends of discontinued spools and the like, or unlabeled stuff. It makes it hard to relocate a favourite, but it also makes the crocheted toys feel more special somehow? Like they were made with the discarded bits of everyone else's leftovers, yet they're trying so hard to look cute!

But for now I give you this guy. I can't stop looking at his face. I wanted him to look ugly, but he also looks kinda crazy? His name is Omar.

I've been having so many internet/computer problems recently, it's hard to even check my email, much less update about upcoming events. speaking about an upcoming event I'm super excited to be a part of: city of craft 2011! there's so many good vendors. you can check them out on their website. It takes place dec. 10+11. Be there or ... there is no other option. It's only $2 at the door. Come on.

the big city

we are in NY! just in time for the uniqlo global flagship store to open too!

tons of crappy stuff happened, probably from all that bad karma i built up over the years. I should count my blessings that I haven't gotten mugged yet or something. *crosses fingers*.

I will be at the new york comic con a little bit on friday (oct.14th) and saturday (oct.15th). I will have some bunny totes. they will not be embellished with additional details like the image above, but they're still simple and cute. (I actually use mine really often, it goes with everything. this is the first time I've ever used anything I made.) I'm also going to have some bunny tank tops, super limited edition of 3. please come by if you happen to be in the area.

next time i update it might be with how i went totally crazy with materialistic desire in manhattan or something, revealing how all my frugal preachiness was actually just a front.

stuck on you

I made stickers. and morico recruited XL as a honorary member. I'd like to think she's enjoying her new status, but probably not. perks include: bus fare, staying up late into the night for no reason, being slaved like a dog, etc.

now I have this obsession with stickers. I stick them on everything. it's like drawing on walls but removable, which makes my inner 6-year old happy.

cat and mouse

a grumpy cat and a dead mouse.

here's some crochet inspiration for the day

f.expo

So last (last?) weekend, I attended fan expo, and managed to squish morico into 1/3 of a table. I hope no one actually glimpsed at my face much, because I looked half-crazed (which was an accurate representation, actually.) Some stuff that went down: consuming greasy food like it was a sport, getting lost and having a breakdown, realizing it costs like $90+ to get a photo with shatner.) It may also be my first time seeing the CNtower up close, proving I'm not as good of a torontonian as I thought.

I think I am going to too many events because all I am doing is writing about them. this is probably going to become the bore that is the 1%talent blog (kidding! it's clearly because you're more successful ♡).

there are many other things I wish I could write about, like recommendations for movies/books/music (or what I'd like to think of as a polite way of forcing my preferences down other people's throats in a subtle manner), but, I'm told I either do not have sophisticated taste in such things, or just am really bad at writing about them in general. Thus that is how my career as a reviewer in a semi-pretentious magazine ended before it ever began.

hello montreal

I attended otakuthon this year for the first time all by my lonesome.

it was really just an excuse to go to montreal and look at pretty buildings, stroll in parks, and eat bagels. i meet some friendly young'uns that made me feel old as usual.

they were so energetic and cute while I just wanted a neck pillow.

morico was just going to have a tiny collection there cos all my partners in crime went abroad. but I ended up being more productive than I thought I was able.

That course I took back in college called not sleeping proved helpful.

they eventually all found homes. thank you to everyone who bought one!

The debut of a new tote design. i love farty fat things. maybe because I can relate.