Domestic Geek

I just found out on Facebook that soon you will be able to stream Netflix instant content to the Wii. From the press release on the Netflix site:

Jan. 13, 2010 ?V Nintendo of America Inc. and Netflix, Inc. [Nasdaq: NFLX] today announced an agreement that will allow Netflix members who are also owners of Nintendo??s Wii™ home console to instantly watch thousands of movies and TV episodes streamed from Netflix directly to their TVs. Netflix is scheduled to go live on the Wii console this spring in the United States at no additional cost to Netflix members who have a plan starting at $8.99 a month, a Wii console and a broadband Internet connection.

This makes me happy on so many levels. Marcus got me a PS3 to be able to do this, but it's hard to do when he is playing Tiger Woods Wii golf (it's better to play that on the big TV). Since we have a 2nd Wii, I can just stream on that one. I know you can watch on your computer (and I used to), but it's just not practical if you're also surfing on it.

I've already ordered my disk. It will ship just as soon as it is available. Very cool!

The following Denver Craigslist ad in the "denver craigslist > community > volunteers" section (I didn't link to the ad itself since those links are temporary) was brought to my attention on a Ravelry forum:

Knitter or Crocheter Needed To Volunteer at Yarn Shoppe (Denver)
Date: 2010-01-09, 5:03PM MST
Reply to: see below

Yarn Shoppe in Tamarac Sq Mall Space #206 seeks a volunteer for two days a week for 4 hours each day.
Requirements:
Senior Citizen, or Student is preferable.
Must be able to knit or crochet during shift 11:00am - 3:00pm.
Must bring own project to knit or crochet to work with you.
Must be able to sit down for several minutes at a time.
Must be able to greet customers in a friendly manner.
Must be able to write up sales receipts.
Must be 100% responsible and dependable for shift.
Must be able to multi task.
Must have high integrity and an honorable character.
If interested, please email resume to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
WRITE YOUR NAME and the word RESUME in the Subject line.
Junk, sales, and inappropriate emails will NOT be opened and read.

I replied to the forum poster with:

Shame on whomever is trying to get away with that. Obviously the poster is going to profit from selling yarn, so he/she should pay someone to man the store. The person is not even offering to provide the yarn to demonstrate with. Most definitely tacky. I really hope nobody would agree to do such a thing.

Seriously, I know we're in hard economic times and all, but let's get real. People's time is valuable and if you can't be there to run your own damn store, at least pony up a few dollars for the person you want to do so. The part that particularly got to me was the "Must have high integrity and an honorable character" line. Obviously a character trait missing in the poster.

I did a little more research and I'm pretty sure I've got the general idea about what this woman is trying to do with this store. I just don't agree with the mentality and definitely won't be spending any of my money there.

If you're on Ravelry and have searched the pattern database for dishcloths, more than likely you're see the awesome patterns designed by Kris of KrisKnits.

Today she announced that she's going to be hosting a monthly Dishcloth KAL (knit-a-long to the uninitiated) on her blog. She's going to post 10 lines of the pattern 6 times a month and at the end of the month, if you've been knitting along, you'll have a completed dishcloth.

Tomorrow I'll pick up a ball of cotton and cast on. Should be fun!

Sorry for the extended absence.

2009 was not a good year for me in many ways. I've noticed that it wasn't particularly good for finished craft projects, either. I think I've frogged projects more times that I ever have. As I look at my WIPs on Ravelry, I've only almost completed one in the past year (I've still got ends to weave in). My Macbook sleeve felted poorly, but I haven't tried to make it better yet. I've got a felted bag that needs to felt and sew the handles on. Other than that, I'm not close to finishing anything. Even the Christmas stockings I was making for Marcus and myself didn't get finished in time - they'll have to hang on the mantle next year.

I didn't work on any other crafts, either. I've got lots of projects in many different mediums underway, I just could't seem to work on any of them. Even my web design (for this and my other site) has slipped. My dissatisfaction with my job has been a major culprit. I've also let myself get addicted to the Internet again, so I spend way too much time on Ravelry, Twitter and Facebook that could better be used crafting. Then there was my Animal Crossing City Folk addiction on the Wii that lasted for many months.

I'm starting to snap out of the funk I've been in for so very long and the creative juices are starting to flow. I'm hoping that I'll have many completed crafty items to show off in the coming year. Also, I finally want to get a decent design put together for this site.

Man, I can't believe it has been almost a year and a half since I did my last Ten on Tuesday post. That was right before I went into the hospital to have my gall bladder removed. Since I've decided that things will be different for me in 2010, this topic seems appropriate to start the meme back up (albeit a day late). I've always been really bad about keeping resolutions, but I have a good feeling about the upcoming year.

Ten New Year's Resolutions for 2010

1. Learn to use my embroidery machine
2. Learn to ride a motorcycle
3. Get my finances under control
4. Get a new job
5. Sell things through my Etsy store
6. Purge the house of unnecessary stuff
7. Lose weight
8. Do the Project 365
9. Complete 10 knitting projects
10. Knock some items off my 101 in 1001 list

Well, the goals are lofty, but doable. The main goal is to get things in place to move. We're hoping to be able to accomplish that goal in 2011. The year we were going to spend in this mobile home park has turned into 7 (wow, time flies), and that is waaay too long.