pwned

Hello. In case you haven't guessed, I'm bored of blogging at the moment. It's boring. But I can't go much longer than a whole month without posting or my head will explode, so blah blah blah blah blah.

I am not only bored of blogging, I'm bored of this blog. I'm moving to WordPress just as soon as I can decide on a domain name because I'm also changing the name of my blog. Oh yes, I'm going there. Why am I moving to WordPress? Because not only am I bored of blogging and this blog and the name of this blog, I'm also bored of Blogger. And the word blog.

I'll tell you what else I'm bored of, though it pains me to say it. George Romero. Diary of the Dead was the final nail in the coffin. It's like The Phantom Menace all over again. In fact, I bet George Romero and George Lucas meet up for lunch every week to discuss how they can upset me even more. NICE ONE THE GEORGES.

I saw Wolverine on Free Comic Book Day. He came into the pub for a pint of shandy, which was upsetting enough as it was - I mean, as if Wolverine drinks shandy. It wasn't even SUNDAY (the only acceptable day to drink shandy in a pub). Then he removed his adamantium claws and it turned out they were just flimsy bits of moulded plastic held on with laggy bands. It makes you wonder, doesn't it.

life on mars. knitted.

I'd never seen Life on Mars before I received a request to make these guys. So I watched the first episode. Then the second one. Then suddenly it was 16 hours later and I'd watched the whole lot. Not really. (But NEARLY.)

You either love Gene Hunt, or you've never seen him in action. He's The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, and if I had a car I would totally drive like him.

DCI Gene Hunt & DI Sam Tyler are off to Japan next week, which is sad (for me).

But the good news is that IT IS MY BIRTHDAY today, and also my Mum's. Happy birthday Mum! Thanks for teaching me to knit - without you, there would be no wooly Gene Hunt out there smashing up nonces with a bin lid, so this post is dedicated to you.

tea at monty's

Our Matt (my brother) recently made a pilgrimage to the now woefully dilapidated Sleddale Hall in Cumbria, better known as Uncle Monty's country retreat from Withnail & I. It looks as if it's been empty since the film was made - a rotting memorial to what was surely both the best and most mistaken holiday destination of all time. Check out his pictures here.

'country man about town' camera case

Hey everyone - sewing is the new knitting! Not really, of course, sewing is still just the old sewing. Had you there for a minute though, didn't I? It's annoying when people say things like that, I know. Sorry. I couldn't help myself - I have been at the wine.

I made this for Rob for his birthday. It's not an original idea, being rather inspired by a number of similar camera cases I've seen kicking around Etsy. I based it loosely on the Diana. It features real suede patches, and a proper lining and everything:

Goodness me, sewing is fast compared to knitting! I couldn't believe I'd finished it so soon. Sewing through suede is hard, and I totally ravaged my thumb making this. But it is also fun, even though the process is actually 80% cutting & pressing, 20% sewing. What a massive swizz.

Coming up next in sewing news: I attempt an extremely challenging bag, not at all recommended for beginners. All will be revealed in several months time. Until then, I've got a lot of knitting to do. Good day.