iwasmisinformed

http://www.jlm.us/2008/10/well_that_sucked_1.html

Although if you have to lose, losing to Coach Croom's team is far from a disgrace. There's actually a lot of symmetry there: a good stout defense that capitalizes on mistakes and an offense that does just enough to keep the ball away from the other team. Vandy got out-posessed 36 minutes to 24, and that should really tell you all you need to know. Well, that and the fact that they set season highs for penalties and turnovers. Much of what has gone well all year for the 'Dores revolved around doing all the itty-bitty things right and not making mistakes.

Well, technically, all that's shot to hell now is the national title game berth. Everything else up to and including an SEC championship is still on the cards, as the Commodores are technically still tied for 1st place in the SEC East. But then, we do have Georgia next week. My concern there is that once the Dawgs realize that they really need not to get snakebit again (and heaven knows Vandy has shocked their shit more times than they'd like to remember), we will wake up in a week on a 2-game losing streak and at risk of foundering against Duke...and losing the Duke game would seriously raise the possibility that the 5-game winning streak will be capped by a Tedford-esque 7-game losing streak.

And then there will be trouble.

(No idea why the 'Skins shat the bed, although I put all the blame on Johnny "Cakes" Auville. If he ever bets on YOUR team, hang yourself. Or better yet, hang him.)

tinman

Yesterday while moving furniture we dropped a large living room chair on my toe.  It wasn’t super heavy, but it landed directly on my big toenail, which hurt like hell.  Now my toenail has turned completely white while the toe below it has become black.  Were it not still so painful, the contrast would be interesting.  As it is, I’m limping around and I’m pretty sure I’m going to lose the toenail.

bpr_feed

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BloggingProjectRunway/~3/420016169/from-mailbox_13.html

Photo courtesy of ProjectRunway.com

Laura Bennett offers some advice to Sarah Palin....

Nick Verreos presents his recap of last week's episode.

Tim Gunn will serve as Master of Ceremonies for a GMHC charity event on November 10th. Click here for more info and to purchase tickets.

Click here for an interview with Leanne Marshall from Willamette Week Online.

NYMag comments on the Project Runway move to Los Angeles.

Click here for a new interview with Jennifer Diederich from Syracuse.com.

the_manolo

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shoeblogs/MJXb/~3/419909157/

http://shoeblogs.com/?p=4640

Manolo says, this week, our darling Spirit Fingers invites us to identify the cinematic wet kisses.

bpr_feed

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BloggingProjectRunway/~3/419898927/finale-previews.html

knitandtonic

http://www.knitandtonic.net/knitandtonic/2008/10/bouncy.html

I was just thinking, as I flew home from Seattle yesterday, that it's okay, some of the time, to be on your own while traveling. When you do, you get to talk to all sorts of new people and notice interesting things like the guy sitting next to you nibbling on the buttons of his shirt while reading his novel. Had I been with Girlfriend and HWWV, I wouldn't ever have noticed that, or had been bumped up to first class on my way up. The only downside to the first class thing was that the flight was early in the morning and I didn't dare ask for champagne, a mimosa, or a bloody mary. I will confess, I wanted some, though. Well, at least champagne or a mimosa. Bloody mary's don't appeal. I've always suspected that they taste like cold spaghetti sauce.

The trip to Seattle was quick, but fun. I did a signing at Renaissance Yarns and one at Third Place Books. Both were lots of fun and I think we had a good turn out. Listen, I'm no Yarn Harlot, that's fo sho', and I don't do readings (what would I say? "Starting out with a knit stitch, knit thirty-two stitches for size small, knit thirty-four stitches for a medium..."), and it's a good thing, because if I did, everyone would be asleep or groaning by row three.

Next weekend, I'm at the Tattered Cover in Denver. I'll let you know the particulars later, after I get my itinerary.

About the knit cap. I always say I don't read other blogs (at least not too many) because you run the risk of comparing yourself to someone else, but when I saw that Scout made this same hat and showed a pic of her blowing a kiss, I just had to do it too. Meaning, I had to make Bounce, and I had to blow a kiss, too. I don't know who she was blowing a kiss to, but mine is for John John.

Scout even retouched my photo for me so my pic looks similar to hers. Having online friends is so cool.

(Oh, and yeah: One skein Malabrigo Worsted in Merlot.)

yarnpirateblog

http://www.yarnpirate.com/?p=240

bpr_feed

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BloggingProjectRunway/~3/419726859/jerell-scotts-exit-interview-with.html

bpr_feed

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BloggingProjectRunway/~3/419713531/rami-kashou-at-maneater-threads.html

Rami Kashou has introduced a new collection exclusively for Maneater Threads. This "Heidi" dress, a vibrant purple silk/cotton blend is among the new looks. Click here to see the entire collection.

the_manolo

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shoeblogs/MJXb/~3/419700924/

http://shoeblogs.com/?p=4639

Manolo says, it is Monday and you are back at your desk, slaving away for the Man, nonetheless completely grateful that you still have a job. But, such is the nature of the scrap metal business (now properly referred to as non-ferrous metal recycling) , which flourishes when all the rest of economy is going down the drain.

Yes, your office is sometimes filled with pieces of salvaged copper tubing and oddly shaped chunks of chrome, but otherwise the work is pleasant, the pay is good, and your boss is gruff but fundamentally kind.

And then there is Aidan, the broad-shouldered young man with the curly hair and white teeth, who works part-time out back in the scrapyard.

Jimmy, your boss, refers to him affectionately as “some oobatz graduate student,” which means he’s working afternoons to pay for his MFA in creative writing. And because of this, afternoons are now your favorite time of the day, because you can look out the window behind Jeanine’s desk and see Aidan using the crowbar to manfully pound on various pieces of metal.

And, ayyyy! Last Thursday, when it was so unseasonably hot, he took off his shirt, and suddenly you felt so warm that you took off both of your sweaters (worn because Jimmy likes to keep the office at 65 degrees year round. “Hey, what can I say, I sweat like a mofo!”)

You were staring so much, that Jeanine turned around and looked out the window.”Now that’s a side of beef,” was all she had to say.

And later when Aidan came into the office (now with his shirt on) you flirted with him shamelessly, mentioning that had just been reading Fiona Maazel’s Last Last Chance, even though that was only partially true (or rather true to the extent that you had recently read the old New York Times review of the book.)

And so you spent your weekend at the Barnes and Noble, drinking low-fat lattes and reading new fiction.

And now it is again Monday afternoon, and Aiden is out the window (shirt on), swinging the sledgehammer, and you know, instantly, that what you need are boots, beautiful, expensive, sexy boots.

Mira! Here is the Pointure by Stuart Weitzman, the super hot pointy-toed tall boots that are undeniably irresistible.

knitty

http://knitty.com/blog/2008/10/knitting-in-progress-um-wow.html

bpr_feed

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BloggingProjectRunway/~3/419530795/top-5-looks-5th-place.html

Jerell Scott didn't have a choice. Chosen by Brooke Shields as a team leader in "Welcome to The Jungle", his name came out of the hat last when it came time to choose partners. And like the last kid on the playground, Stella Zotis stood there feeling a little left out. Jerell was unfazed, assuring Stella that they would make it work. And did they ever.

What appeared at first blush to be a disastrous pairing ended up being quite the opposite. As other teams in the workroom self-destructed, Jerell and Stella were able to collaborate and compromise to produce a beautiful garment. Jerell wisely assigned Stella to work to her strength, assigning her to create a wide mustard "leathuh" waistband. Jerell paired a gorgeous charcoal A-line skirt with a taupe top that met the challenge requirements perfectly.

This challenge was a real turning point for the two as both had done little to impress viewers up to this point. Jerell would use the momentun from his success to find his way to Bryant Park and Stella would soon go on to be a fan favorite. Many felt they were robbed of a win on this challenge but you gave them a bit of redemption in the Top 5 poll. Congratulations Jerell and Stella!