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Pushing Daisies...Where have you been?

I am usually not in the "know" when it comes to TV programs. Most times I watch whatever my husband is watching, and this program would never have been on his radar. Since discovering Hulu for watching the old episodes of Glee, and the "Watch Instantly" feature on Netflix for watching This American Life, I suddenly remembered that Pushing Daisies was one of those shows I never got a chance to watch before it was yanked. Lucky for me I found out that the WB (via Hulu) keeps old episodes of its shows on its Web site. Here's the list of all of the shows you can access (including Veronica Mars, Firefly, and Buffy). Not every episode from every season is available, so you need to look around first if you are looking for really old episodes. I watched the first episode of Pushing Daisies, and now I'm hooked! Luckily it looks like both seasons are available. Why does good TV always have to go away?

The Life

 

 

 

"I'm sorry...did you want something? In case you didn't notice, I'm really busy and don't have time to talk right now."

Bobbles Are Not My Fav

This is the start of my Cayuga Set. The mitten cuff is supposed to have a very pretty vine and bobble design (it is also more purple than shown here). Two techniques I have learned while working on these mittens...how to do a tubular cast-on and how to make bobbles. Yes, it is true. I have never bobbled before. Maybe it is due to my being a newbie at bobbles, but these aren't as "perky" as I thought they would be. Plus, they have created these big holes that I keep trying to adjust and close up. I guess I will keep going on since I really like this set and want my mittens to match my (eventual) hat. We'll see if when I get to the hat I can achieve a more plump bobble. And ones with no holes. I do take comfort in the fact that the cuff fits, and I only had to do the cast-on about four times. Bobbles may not be my forte, but I can slam me out some tubular cast-on!
 

Gas cans never looked so pretty

Back at the end of December, my dad, the Bean, and I paid a visit to the Smithsonium National Museum of the Amerian Indian. I had been a few times before, but this visit was a first for my dad and the first the Bean could remember (she has been once before, but it has since slipped her memory). The museum is probably best for kids 5 and up so far as an educational resource goes. The Bean has been studying American Indians in school, so she was very interested in the exhibits. I actually caught her a few times so engrossed that she forgot I was there. I didn't take many photos this trip since I have some from before, but I did take some of the changing exhibit...Strange Comfort by Brain Jungen. Here is a little about Jungen from the museum Web site:

"Brian Jungen (b. 1970, Dunne-za First Nations/Swiss-Canadian) uses mass-produced goods to make sculptures that are simultaneously fake and authentic, playful and political, common and extraordinary. Jungen charges ordinary, useful objects with layers of meaning, exploring and transgressing the boundaries of what they had been and what they’ve become, riffing on Indian imagery, pop culture, consumerism, and obsession in the process."

Here are my photos from the exhibit. I think the gas cans are my favorite. I love how their inherited beauty renders them useless as a vessel to hold gas. The Bean liked the golf bag totem poles and the whale made from patio chairs. Be sure to check out the Web site for more about the exhibit, and definitely pay a visit if you are in the area.

Blog Posts from the Museum About the Installation of the Exhibit (pretty interesting)

More Works from Brian Jungen