Comments on: Self Improvement

By: ashbloem

ashbloem — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 03:34:13 +0000

You are hilarious. Can I sit in a rocking chair next to you and play ukulele? Some sort of whittling tune?

By: jenny

jenny — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 06:35:59 +0000

Chase: I can't wait to see them either...
Margaret: Also another excellent suggestion!
Mike: What? Are you doubting my mechanical abilities? Pfft.
Dustin: Nothing sexier than some freshly polished shoes.
Erica: Wha-? How did you know I had chain mail? Are you M'Lady10098 from the D&D Chat Room?
Gabe: I'm kinda keen on the nematode worm idea. Just so I can be all, "Uh, duh? No, that's not an earthworm. It's a nematode worm. Sheesh."
Diane: I'm mostly a fan of paint-by-numbers, but I'm always game to try the whittlin' circle!
piktor: I'm going to need all the luck I can get!
Roy: I'm kind of like a zen whittler. What is the sound of one hand whittling? If a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it, can you still whittle it? These are the big questions I ask myself every day.
THB: I'm going to start small, but eventually I'll probably be whittling life-size sculptures of celebrity couples.

By: teahouseblossom

teahouseblossom — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 04:58:21 +0000

Exxx-cellent! I’m looking forward to seeing close-up mystery photos of your new artwork!!

By: Roy

Roy — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:23:15 +0000

Me, me, me. That was me. Sorry.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:22:31 +0000

I applaud your attempt to single handedly bring back whittling.
Jenny, you never said that. I am impressed! Samurai whittlin’. You ever do any one-armed paper hanging?

By: piktor

piktor — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:04:50 +0000

Jenny, the carving on my blog was my third project. Good luck with the drift, o multitalented one, if you get my wood…

By: diane

diane — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 03:53:58 +0000

Man, I wish I’d signed up for NaBloPoMo instead of NaNoWriMo. Actually, I probably would have successfully written a novel instead of daily blog entries.
ANYWAY, a friend of mine & I had a conversation once about the need to return to life’s simple entertainments. Pre-technology, women gathered to do water color paintings & embroidery. And while knitting circles are coming back, not all of us are knitters. So I vote for the Whittle n’ Bitch–a whittling circle!

By: Gabe

Gabe — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:16:06 +0000

The sky’s the limit, even without the ability to hollow things out. Driftwood cigars, earthworms, sticks, dowsing wands, earthworms … nematode worms…

By: erica

erica — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:54:52 +0000

I think whittling is a great idea. Make sure to protect your hands with some traditional chain mail gloves though, so you avoid the callouses and blisters – and the chain mail should help deflect the knife blade if you happen to get overly excited.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:08:47 +0000

I applaud your attempt to single handedly bring back whittling. I myself am attempting to revive the art of shoe polishing.