leahbobet | Books and yarn. So, the essentials.

Out this afternoon/evening at the ChiZine Publications double-barrelled two-part book launch -- one at the bookstore, one at The Central on Markham -- wherein I saw a good bucket of people, conversed on subjects from publishing in general to the difference between swear words in Quebecois French and France French to how Lester B. Pearson is a superhero but nobody seems to realize it, and had a nice cup of tea (Tuscany Pear). In between these things was dinner with

devils_exercise and Karen and friends of theirs who have the awesomest 13-year-old daughter, and a trip to Romni, where yarn fell into my bag and money fell out. Oops.

(This was technically only half a yarn accident: I had gone specifically for the bamboo stuff I bought and saw Fitted Knits there and had already decided I wanted it, so that was fine. It's the two skeins of Punta Yarns Merisock at $20 a skein that brings the accident into yarn accident. It was really, really blue. I couldn't help it. It just happened.)

Headed home because it was stuffy and I was getting a monster headache, but I seem to actually like and enjoy extended bouts of social these days. Go figure.

And now, going to make some hot chocolate, take something to stave off the headache, and see if I can't squeeze some words out. Stay tuned.

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As promised/threatened, links to possible Enchanted Generation research material:

Will R. Bird's Ghosts Have Warm Hands is currently back in print.

Fairly detailed Wikipedia entry on Journey's End.

Period footage on Youtube:

Medical demo of patient suffering Encephalitis Lethargica, 1925
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lNVtUlroZc

The same channel has lots of shell-shock documentary footage, such as this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL5noVCpVKw&feature=channel

Artists making facial prosthetics for the "gueules-cassés" (may be hard to watch)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8epVBKiMmns

Oh, fabulous. Thank you so much. :)

It was great to see you guys last night!

The last time I was in Romni there were these huge balls of silk that were so blue/purple that I had to leave because all I wanted was to shove my face in them.

I need to pick up knitting but all the yarn I want is a bit expensive to be used for a beginner.

Umf. I know from those. I saw a couple skeins of sea silk on my first or second trip in there as an actual knitter that...well, I decided I had to not suck before I could even pet them. I might actually qualify soon. *g*

If you really want to get started and don't have a decent yarn budget, you could probably do okay passing a hat for spare yarn. Everyone's got something sitting around they don't know what to do with or plain don't want anymore; I know I do.

I've got an okay budget for crafts. I'm currently set with quilting so I'm eyeing knitting/crocheting. I've got a bunch of yarn that's ridiculously hard to work with so I'm going to practice with James' Christmas stocking first (granny squares).

One day I hope to be adept enough for silk. And I shall make myself a really nice shawl. And then I'll be Queen of the Moon and only walk when it's sunny while a man servant whistles the theme to Star Wars. Probably in that order.

And then I'll be Queen of the Moon and only walk when it's sunny while a man servant whistles the theme to Star Wars.

It's good to have achievable goals. *g*

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