5 posts tagged “fence”
School > Me. The semester is over but I'm working on some fact-checking for a text book that two of my professors are putting out in the spring. Busy. But Fence is finally finished blocking!
I also made a Propeller hat for my cousin's baby boy.
Hooray, knitting!
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Now we get into where Trekkies say the odd movies are poo.
I really only have two things I want to say about this film.
1- People seem to really hate the tongue-and-cheek jokes of this film. I, for one, find them refreshing. The film knows not to take itself of the franchise too seriously. At this point why wouldn't you point out there age or some of the oddities of their lifestyle? They're the cowboys of outspace, and cowboy films and cowboys are comfortable with poking fun at their lives. Why should Star Trek be any different?
2- Everyone always seems to think that Kirk is a womanizer or whatever. But take a look at this film. It was co-written by Shatner and directed by Shatner. There was no love interest for Kirk, even remotely. I realize that Shatner =/= Kirk, but for the man that played the part for so long, wouldn't you think he'd include that angle if he thought it was important to Kirk's character? I do think, though, that Kirk is mostly interested in his friendship/relationship with Spock and McCoy, and I think the focus on those feelings is more in line with Kirk's character than any romantic fling.
So yeah.
As far as knitting goes, I finished the front and back panels of Fence today, and seamed up the sides. I hate seaming. Hate it. I then started picking up stitches for the neck ribbing and ended up picking up 10 too many. So this project is going to chill for a few days. I overloaded myself on it and I don't want to hate it and never finish it, so it's just going to sit for a day or two.
Now I'm on to two patterns I've been plotting. I might send one to Yarn Forward magazine. We'll see how that goes.
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1- People seem to really hate the tongue-and-cheek jokes of this film. I, for one, find them refreshing. The film knows not to take itself of the franchise too seriously. At this point why wouldn't you point out there age or some of the oddities of their lifestyle? They're the cowboys of outspace, and cowboy films and cowboys are comfortable with poking fun at their lives. Why should Star Trek be any different?
2- Everyone always seems to think that Kirk is a womanizer or whatever. But take a look at this film. It was co-written by Shatner and directed by Shatner. There was no love interest for Kirk, even remotely. I realize that Shatner =/= Kirk, but for the man that played the part for so long, wouldn't you think he'd include that angle if he thought it was important to Kirk's character? I do think, though, that Kirk is mostly interested in his friendship/relationship with Spock and McCoy, and I think the focus on those feelings is more in line with Kirk's character than any romantic fling.
So yeah.
As far as knitting goes, I finished the front and back panels of Fence today, and seamed up the sides. I hate seaming. Hate it. I then started picking up stitches for the neck ribbing and ended up picking up 10 too many. So this project is going to chill for a few days. I overloaded myself on it and I don't want to hate it and never finish it, so it's just going to sit for a day or two.
Now I'm on to two patterns I've been plotting. I might send one to Yarn Forward magazine. We'll see how that goes.
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I had to skip yesterday because of the holiday. Worth it, though, because I watched two football games, ate tons of fantastic food, spent time with great friends, and played many hours of Rock Band 2.
Back to business, though.
Thoughts:
- Nuclear wessel.
- Whale biologists are lame. See Futurama "Three Hundred Big Boys" for further proof.
- Kirk and Spock are absolutely hilarious when trying to be inconspicuous. See Star Trek "The City on the Edge of Forever" for further proof.
- Scotty is still pretty much my favorite, Sulu pretty much tied, but I also really love Spock's dad for some reason.
- I have a cool idea for an article about the music of this movie, and Star Trek in general. No spoilers about it yet, though. That might be my project over break.
Knitting:
Still working on my Fence vest. I finished the back yesterday, and am making good progress on the front. I'm almost finished with the decreases.
More Trek tomorrow. I know you're excited.
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- Nuclear wessel.
- Whale biologists are lame. See Futurama "Three Hundred Big Boys" for further proof.
- Kirk and Spock are absolutely hilarious when trying to be inconspicuous. See Star Trek "The City on the Edge of Forever" for further proof.
- Scotty is still pretty much my favorite, Sulu pretty much tied, but I also really love Spock's dad for some reason.
- I have a cool idea for an article about the music of this movie, and Star Trek in general. No spoilers about it yet, though. That might be my project over break.
Knitting:
Still working on my Fence vest. I finished the back yesterday, and am making good progress on the front. I'm almost finished with the decreases.
More Trek tomorrow. I know you're excited.
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Oh yes, the shows go on.
Thoughts:
- They used five difference actors to play Spock.
- Scotty is pretty much my favorite ever.
- Well, Sulu too.
- Essentially everyone that Kirk loves ends up dead at some point. Rough life. How melodramatic.
- The adventure goes on ...
- ... OH! Some other actress playing Saavik? Weak, guys. Weak. Seriously all the things she did that probably kept Kirstie Alley from being in this movie were crap.
Here's a progress update on Fence:
- They used five difference actors to play Spock.
- Scotty is pretty much my favorite ever.
- Well, Sulu too.
- Essentially everyone that Kirk loves ends up dead at some point. Rough life. How melodramatic.
- The adventure goes on ...
- ... OH! Some other actress playing Saavik? Weak, guys. Weak. Seriously all the things she did that probably kept Kirstie Alley from being in this movie were crap.
Here's a progress update on Fence:
I'm almost finished with the increase section and am getting close to the armholes and back neck shaping. This project is going by very quickly. I'd love to have it finished before I go home so that I can wear it all the time.
I have to wait a couple of hours before I can roll out my cookie dough to make sugar cookies, so I think I'll watch another Star Trek film, ahead of schedule. I'm going to go insane soon.
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I have to wait a couple of hours before I can roll out my cookie dough to make sugar cookies, so I think I'll watch another Star Trek film, ahead of schedule. I'm going to go insane soon.
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Today's viewing is Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).
My accompaning knitting: Fence by Maria Leigh. It looks like it will be a fairly quick project.
Comments about the film thus far:
- Kirk/Spock OTP
- Dr. McCoy looked like a total pimp when he first came aboard
- Spock is going through major acclimation issues. He's been away from humanity for too long.
- Spock looked hilariously incredible with the long hair.
- I really hope that whatever our version of the Earth Federation is will end up being will be HQ'd in San Francisco.
- TNG stole the entire soundtrack of this film.
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Comments about the film thus far:
- Kirk/Spock OTP
- Dr. McCoy looked like a total pimp when he first came aboard
- Spock is going through major acclimation issues. He's been away from humanity for too long.
- Spock looked hilariously incredible with the long hair.
- I really hope that whatever our version of the Earth Federation is will end up being will be HQ'd in San Francisco.
- TNG stole the entire soundtrack of this film.
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