"This is my new motto. Bite off more than you can chew, learn what all you can accomplish. Rinse. Repeat.
Last year I made my first pie. Except I made five for a dinner party of 24 people. Now I'm a pie baker, baby." - Kim Werker
"(Note to Internets - It's true: A couple of friends and I have been
one-upping each other with news-related tear-jerkers. I wasn't aiming to
score with this one, but I'll take it.)
I think it was his invoking the golden rule that got me (though I shed no
tears). It's simple. It always is." - Kim Werker
"I wonder if there will be a way for authors to interact with Google to prevent something like ten percent of the patterns in a project book from being shown. I think there might be cross-border issues with what's excerpted; it tells me there's no preview available for Knitgrrl 2. Interesting. I could see a preview of TYV Crocheting, though, and that shows quite a lot from the book. I was a little surprised by how nonplussed I feel about it, though. I wonder how many people might buy our book because they see the preview, versus how many who weren't buying it anyway might make a felted bag from a pattern they keep open in their browser." - Kim Werker
"Oh, right. "Free" means people don't pay to acquire it--be it a book,
an essay, a pattern, advice, an image, etc.
On 10-Nov-08, at 12:12 PM, "Disqus" <notifications-" - Kim Werker
"Yes, it's certainly about choosing which "bits" to give for free
(where an entire work might be seen to be a "bit" of all you can do).
When my power comes back on, I'll read through that summary.
On 10-Nov-08, at 12:12 PM, "Disqus" <notifications-" - Kim Werker
"Despite having our best friends here last night to watch and celebrate, I'm only beginning now to realize how lonely I felt. I wanted streets to dance in, streets filled with people like me, who needed to act on the excitement and hope and pride that are too overwhelming for mere words. I'm so so glad to hear you had that!" - Kim Werker
"I hear you on the cynicism. The first time I cried during an Obama speech (the one on race) I had no idea what to do with myself. My entire cynical worldview—the one that makes me roll my eyes at even the hint of politician-speak—crumbled. I, like, sobbed, and looked at the man with pleading eyes and told him I hadn't thought I'd hear those words in my lifetime.
I don't think we can use Pandora north of the border. Last.fm builds playlists of recommended music, which is pretty cool.
I dream of a day when artists and distributors begin to live in a world where the internet has no borders..." - Kim Werker
"Yikes!
My tiniest of ideas is actually pretty big, but it doesn't involve characters yet, like, at all. And so I have no idea where or how to start, as a universe is a far cry from a story.
It'll be great fun, and hopefully astoundingly rewarding, to do it all together, eh?" - Kim Werker
"I do have this romantic image in my head of, like, retiring to my hotel room
and forcing myself to write for an hour before passing out. We'll see..." - Kim Werker
"I agree with Ken about duplicating tweets; often it's an all-caps tweet followed by one that's almost verbatim, but not in all-caps.
I enjoy your service and would consider donating, but not until I know who you actually are, where you're located, what motivates you, etc.
And thank you for the service!" - Kim Werker
"That's a great link, Ueyn. He makes a great case for pragmatism and
moderation. Which, you know, are pretty much always a good idea (except when
they're not). Obama is extreme only in his commitment to serving the people;
his actual policies might be worth disagreeing with, but they sure aren't
anything to fear." - Kim Werker
"Will you take pictures for me? All the way out here on the west coast of
Canada with no Ferris Bueller to parade through my neighbourhood? (*sniff*)" - Kim Werker
