More in Scientific Fashions

As I work on my online training, (In case of fire: a) throw bad data into the flames b) roast marshmallows c) exit calmly) I look for the occasional (frequent) distraction. Today it was looking at tees on threadless. These were two favorites:

Maybe it should read, "Illusions are just things science hasn't made boring yet."

I love this. Especially since I use tubes like that every day. Buy it for me (XS, please.)

Let's Wrangle.

I would like to thank Denise for alerting me to a scientific fashion trend. I'm sure everyone will be sporting these, so get yours quick!

My Favorite: Knitting and Science

This was brought to my attention a couple of weeks ago and is about all things important in life: science and knitting. As author Stewart Fox puts it, "From the way the atmosphere generates weather to the shape of the human brain, knit and crocheted models have provided new insight into the geometry of the natural world." Aw, snap.

This is a torus. I don't even know what that means. Maybe I should spend more time knitting.

Just read it. It'll make you happy about handicrafts.

Sciencing again

After a long (and undeserved) vacation, I have to return to work and class. The class is biostatistics, the science is S. pneumoniae, and I am sleepy. So while I should be paying attention to the lecturer right now, I am instead thinking of why a) I am not in bed, and b) I am not knitting this, my current project.
The pattern was easy to memorize and I have always particularly enjoyed lace.
But for now, statistics. (Although, I would argue that knitting is totally mathy.)

Knitter's Connection

Despite a busy weekend, I found time to attend the Knitter's Connection yarn market. Score. I got the prettiest handpainted yarn I've ever seen (seriously) from Briar Rose Fibers.


The colors are gorgeous and dark. At the risk of sounding trite, I'll go ahead and say the pictures don't do it justice. Yum. Maybe a wrap? A Clapotis? I also got some handpainted yarn from Canada. I figured I wouldn't get another chance to buy it, so I did. I think it would make a cool bolero.