Compulsive Knitter

February 14, 2006

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Filed under: life in general — Marie @ 3:48 pm

Just posting quickly here to say I’m still making good progress on Lucky. I hope to have more to report tomorrow, when I plan to begin the raglan decreases. Last night I made it to my first Detroit SnB at Sweetwater’s and met Kirsti and Kelly. It was great to chat about the Olympics, yarn stores, and future projects so I hope to make this a regular thing!

Here’s some silliness that I couldn’t resist posting (found at Ms. Em’s):

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Marie!

  1. Most bottles and jars contain at least twenty-five percent recycled Marie.
  2. If you kiss Marie for one minute you will burn six or seven calories!
  3. Ancient Greeks believed earthquakes were caused by Marie fighting underground.
  4. Until the 1960s, Marie was not allowed to enter Disneyland.
  5. In Vermont, the ratio of cows to Marie is 10:1.
  6. You should always store Marie in an airtight container in the fridge!
  7. Over 46,000 pieces of Marie float on every square mile of ocean.
  8. Native Americans never actually ate Marie; killing such a timid prey was thought to indicate laziness!
  9. There are 336 dimples on Marie!
  10. The first American zoo was built in 1794, and contained only Marie!
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