THE MEANDERWALKER

January is some how about to end and I feel obligated to update my blog before it does — mostly so I don’t skip a month in my archives. I’m not trying to justify my absence from the internet or anything, I’ve just been busy lately, what with applying to graduate programs (that I won’t get into) and getting awesome at yoga (doing headstands and junk) and getting more awesome at knitting (well, knitting scarves and nothing else).

Not to mention that work is unendingly filled with things to do these days, most of which I’ve brought upon myself. As a result, I’ve spent most of my internet-perusal time researching Social Media in marketing and PR contexts — and I’m not talkin’ about just some YouTube videos and podcasts, we’re talkin’ SEO and PR maximization. A couple of guys from work and I have been holding a sálon on the topic, discussing how best to implement social media tools for our agency and how best to convince people of its importance. Which is a tougher task than one would think: Convincing people who are really set in their ways that there are new and better ways to do things and we’ve got to adapt to it and that there’s VALUE in it.

Besides that, I saw Dan Deacon again (at the beginning of the month) and it was rad. How rad? This rad:

Also, my brother came to visit us in our humble Durham abode, and we had a Durham-filled time:

And here are those knitting projects that I’m proud of: an orange scarf and a green & grey one (rolled up in the photo). I’d like to add that the second scarf only took me, like, two days to finish (rather than 3 months or a year - in the case of the two previous scarves) and it is 6 feet long:

So all of that is great. And, on top of it all…

LOST IS STARTING AGAIN TONIGHT OMFG!!!!!!

To commemorate the fact that it’s back, and simultaneously mourn that we’re only guaranteed eight episodes, here’s an article from Jezebel describing how being a LOST fan is like being in an abusive relationship. (Disclaimer: That’s not to say that I don’t support the writers’ strike. I’m willing to sacrifice a little LOST so that they get paid for the job that they do).

It’s so right. And so wrong.