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Hearts & Daggers

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heartsdaggersHearts & Daggers is another 2008 album that I missed last year. Kathy Foster of The Thermals mentioned it in a recent interview, so I thought I would check it out.

Interesting! Petra Haden combines her mostly wordless a cappella with violin and Miss Murgatroid’s accordion to make a sound that is a mixture of lovely and creepy. Much of the album is a kind of pretty drone that sounds like it comes from the distant past, or a dark indie movie about the distant past. I’m liking it for short to medium-length periods at a time.

Make Boo with Me at Annie & Co. in NY!

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Update: The class was so much fun! We’re thinking about holding toy classes at Annie & Co. more regularly, so if you’re in NYC and interested, please contact me about it at info@mochimochiland.com.

I’ll be teaching a fun Boo-making class in NY next Wednesday night (May 20th) at Annie & Co. (93rd and Madison), from 6-8 pm. Knitters of all skill levels are welcome to sign up and learn the basics of knitting a toy! The cost is $50 plus supplies, which can be purchased for a special price the night of the class. Call or stop by the store to register!

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Plants vs Zombies

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Here is a new game from PopCap in which you plant cute plants that kill funny zombies, some of which wear pylons on their heads. I got to play it for about ten minutes last night, then John physically removed me from his computer.

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It’s available as a download for Mac or PC for $20.

Quiz Answers!

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Update: Congratulations to Megan for getting all ten answers right and being randomly selected as the winner!!

OK, it’s now midnight in NY, so the quiz contest is now closed for entries. The participation was super! We got 53 entries, out of which 26 were all correct and eligible for the drawing of books and yarn and Mochimochi Land patterns. Thank you to all who entered! We will randomly pick a winner this weekend, so if you entered, be sure to check your email.

Interested in seeing the answers? Here they are!

epoint1. What is Boo’s second-favorite word?

YAHTZEE!

2. Which of these has Anna NOT knitted?: musical notes, a lamp, a campfire, a couch, a finger

A Lamp (musical notes, campfire, couch, finger)

3. What activity among toys was captured in the winning photo in the 2008 Mochimochi Photo Contest?

Two Stackable Cats played checkers with slugs!

4. Which Mochimochi Land pattern inspired an entire spinoff blog?

Which Came First—specifically, the chicken legs. (Gardienne, let’s have some new posts!)

5. What does Tums want from you?

Candy, of course!

6. What aside from squirrels and snails were attacking Anna’s knitted cities?

Giant mushrooms

7. What toy is featured in the Mochimochi logo?

Uh-Ohs

8. Which of these holiday-themed patterns debuted completely out of season?: Luvgun, Mochimochi Reindeer, Boo

Luvgun debuted in August ’07!

9. Which gadget can help you stack cats if you don’t knit them?

The iPhone (I didn’t mean for this one to be so hard—sorry!)

10. What do Bobs use to do their secret handshake?

Their snouts!

This was fun, right? We’ll have to do it again sometime!

Contest Update

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As of Thursday morning, 34 people have entered the 2009 Mochimochi Quiz Contest, and a little fewer than half of those have answered all 10 questions correctly. It seems that people who entered have enjoyed the challenge, so that’s great!

If you haven’t entered yet, you have until midnight tomorrow night to scour your memory and my blog for the answers and possibly win knitting books, yarn, and two free patterns from me!

While we’re on the topic of contests, I want to mention that there will be a 2009 Mochimochi Photo Contest for sure, but it may happen a little later in the year. It’s all about when I can get the fabulous prizes together. In the meantime, any photos that you upload to the Mochimochi Friends Flickr group will be automatically entered, so don’t forget to add your photos!

Oh Dress

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I got this cool new dress a week ago AND it was on sale, then the weather immediately turned chilly and rainy for, like, the next 12 years.

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So here I am wearing it around the apartment in my socks, taking pictures of it in the bathroom because I just can’t wait for another 80-degree day.