the gosh darn honest truth
Friday, October 22, 2010 at 2:36PM #1: I recently convinced Boy Aaron that he could knit himself a pair of pants with one and a half skeins of yarn. For those of you non-knitters, 1.5 skeins might make a pair of men's leg warmers. I took the joke as far as I could, totally straight faced, telling him that it wouldn't just be enough, it would be plenty, and that he would have some left over to make a hat.
Now he's second guessing everything I say. The other day, I told him how to cook chicken in a yummy way, and he later called me at home to ask if that was really how you cook the chicken, or if my method was one of those "one and a half skeins of yarn things."
Ha. Ha ha he he he. Ho ho ho.
#2: Boy Aaron recently wanted to knit himself a wallet. He took home some Springvale Bulky and realized it was not turning out the way he wanted, so he decided to knit the remainder of the wallet with size US 1 needles.
Let's start with how bad of an idea this is. Every stitch will be incredibly hard to make, and eventually your hands will cramp and you could become permanently disfigured. Or at least it will feel like permanent disfigurement.
Needless to say, Boy Aaron did not fare well with his bulky-yarn-tiny-needle experiment.
I tried not to laugh, but...
Heh heh heh heh.
#3: Yesterday, Boy Aaron told me about a dream he had the night before in which he could fly. Eager to show off his new talent, he flew around the studio, doing his best to impress the rest of us.
And this tidbit right here, this shows a lot about Boy Aaron's psyche: the most impressive thing he could think to do with his newfound flying abilities was to fly around the room and land like a chicken. In the dream, I was unimpressed by his chicken landing, and gave him Dislocated Eyebrow Face. But yet, he kept doing it over and over in hopes of improving his avian landings.
I don't even know how to type how we laughed. This is why people invented the acronym ROTFLMBO.
"Dude, you knew how to fly, and what you wanted most to impress me with was LANDING LIKE A CHICKEN?" I gasped. He informed me that I reacted pretty much the same in his dream.
By the way, Boy Aaron would love to know that he made it onto the blog. So please don't tell him -- we would not want him to get a big head.
#4: We have a new dress form in the studio. Her name is Renesmee. If you know who Renesmee is, then you know why this is funny. If you don't know who Renesmee is, try googling it, and then you'll see why this is funny.
And that's the gosh darn honest truth from here in the studio. What's the gosh darn honest truth where you are?
Reader Comments (8)
I had to Google it, and I still didn't get why Renesmee was funny, but I thought maybe it's a Twilight thing that I just don't understand. However, I also see that Twilight's Renesmee has a nickname of "Nessie" which would tie back to the Loch Ness monster stories. That seems much funnier than the thought of vampires around the studio. :)
OH! Do I get to meet Renesmee? Can I have my picture taken with her?
Boy Aaron sounds like a fun sort of fellow. Poor Boy Aaron.
Where did you get the dress form? Was it terribly expensive? I need to get a new one....
The gosh darn honest truth about where I am is that it's cold and windy, the leaves are almost gone off the trees, and the Timber Twister awaits. :)
The gosh darn honest truth is that I made white chicken chili and chocolate chip cookie bars tonight, got my kiddos in bed, and am zoning out for a few moments. Woohoo.
The gosh darn honest truth is that it is pouring rain outside, but I'm having a blast unpacking all the fibre I picked up at a festival this weekend. So it has nothing to do with your post. Oh well. ;-)
The gosh darn honest truth around HERE is that I am jealous and would like nothing more than coming to work with you and Boy Aaron. Seriously, if you ever add another member to your staff, will you let me know? I'd like the chance to throw my hat in the ring, anyway! And yes, I'd be willing to ditch Portland for Duluth!
Even I don't knit SB with US1 needles. I did use US4 to knit a hat with it, and thought that the gauge was a bit loose though...
And that is for real the gosh darn honest truth.
Also, I thought that Renesmee is the WORST.NAME.EVER when I read it in the book, but for your dress form, it is HILARIOUS!
I like you.