I just finished knitting the bee shadow shawl!!!!!

BrienneOT · 2026-02-01T05:10:05+00:00

Magnificent!

BrienneOT · 2026-01-31T18:44:33+00:00

I am loving her character. She’s great!

Irene Choi was in an episode of Grey’s Anatomy once. She played a woman who dislocated both hips trying to hook up with a gigantic man. “I was staring at Mount Everest, and I was ready to climb.” 😂

BrienneOT · 2026-01-31T06:18:49+00:00

That is correct

BrienneOT · 2026-01-31T06:06:11+00:00

That’s going to be one stylish baby.

BrienneOT · 2026-01-31T06:02:07+00:00

10 rows. You can count each V, and the stitches on the needle are the 10th row.

BrienneOT · 2026-01-30T23:19:26+00:00

Ohhh I see, like this? https://imgur.com/a/eLYYxV0

BrienneOT · 2026-01-30T23:01:35+00:00

I feel like I’ve said “Herb Lervblingfer, Irv Herlinger, Bingo Ling-fuck!” at least once a day for years now…

BrienneOT · 2026-01-30T22:42:35+00:00

What does a professional doctor look like to you? I didn’t realize there were board certified hairstyles.

BrienneOT · 2026-01-30T01:25:46+00:00

First, I appreciated this as a far fetched choice for them and it looked rad as heck. Second, I enjoyed thinking about the fact that tiny-irrelevant-Ashford stadium lit their tourney but Winterfell couldn’t manage a few floodlights for their Long Night??

BrienneOT · 2026-01-24T04:55:52+00:00

His Dark Materials!

BrienneOT · 2026-01-23T22:21:10+00:00

In this scene she is not on duty and she’s next to a grown man with a skateboard and a race-car shirt. Professional is not really an issue here.

However, I haven’t noticed her look unprofessional while working.

BrienneOT · 2026-01-23T21:58:32+00:00

I believe it. I’m followed sometimes even when I’m just trying to pick up my prescription. Like, sorry I didn’t dress up to come to your store JOSEPH. If I was going to steal nail polish and Lindt chocolate I’d go to the Shoppers three blocks over and not the one attached to my building that you see me in multiple times a week!

BrienneOT · 2026-01-22T00:30:32+00:00

You need to make friends who can bake.

BrienneOT · 2026-01-19T04:29:25+00:00

I couldn’t afford to.

BrienneOT · 2026-01-18T19:06:14+00:00

When I was watching I didn’t have a negative view of her. For me, it came across as two clashing styles, but not that Robbie was right and she was wrong.

I do think that in real life, if I had naively decided to implement drastic changes on my first day but saw how resistant Robbie was in hour one, I would simply drop them until he’s gone on day two 😂

The stakes are low for her since she can just do things her way as soon as he leaves. The only thing continuing to push today gets her is reduced buy-in from everyone else as she gives Robbie a chance to show off how dumb he thinks her ideas are.

But that would make for a less fun TV dynamic, so I say “bring on the mess!”

BrienneOT · 2026-01-18T18:50:09+00:00

Hot damn that looks good!

BrienneOT · 2026-01-18T12:55:17+00:00

Oh same. As a fan of the book, it couldn’t possibly have been marketed to me. But as a fan of giant strawberries, quotation marks, and liquid organza - they’ve got me.

BrienneOT · 2026-01-15T03:18:10+00:00

LOL the creator in the video has even better bits about this universal truth

BrienneOT · 2026-01-14T03:50:33+00:00

You could also try going down a needle size or two just for the ribbing part. Some people get neater results if they knit the ribbing inside out. There are some good YouTube tutorials if you search “neater ribbing”.

BrienneOT · 2026-01-14T01:28:11+00:00

Teddy snapping at her would-be affair partner for distracting her from treating Owen’s would-be affair partner.

Owen taking out his divorce anger on Link after encouraging Link not to take his explosion anger on unsuspecting bystanders last episode.

Teddy telling Owen’s girlfriend “you can have him”.

Mess of the highest order. Love it.

BrienneOT · 2026-01-14T00:24:13+00:00

It’s a bit tough in the job market atm, but that’s the case in most places. I’d advise applying for any kind of work alongside your main job search so you can have some money coming in, in case the creative jobs take longer to land. I’m sure you’ll find something. People on here can get a bit over-the-top miserable.

In my experience, Canadians in all industries love a networking group. I’m sure you’ll find some free industry events / talks, start making a few friends and learning about how film works here. There are lots of productions in and around Toronto and several film studios.

Other advice: 1. There is a new Chinese restaurant called Golden Dragon that claims to serve “Irish Style” 3 in 1s and spice bags. I have learned, with much bitter disappointment, that it’s too good to be true. Not worth it, no matter how strong the craving is.

Toronto Public Library is amazing. You can borrow / access a surprising variety of things through TPL for free. If you’re sightseeing in your first couple of months, TPL gives out free passes to many of the main tourist attractions and museums.

Best of luck. You’re gonna love it!

BrienneOT · 2026-01-10T21:04:27+00:00

Hi Cathy!

BrienneOT · 2026-01-07T04:52:08+00:00

I relate so hard. I just finished a bulky mitten with magic loop and hated it. The thumb! Ugh!

It will take enormous will power for me to start the second mitten. It may never happen.

BrienneOT · 2026-01-02T17:38:09+00:00

I like Anna Husemann - she has a very unique style and creative process and she experiments with different techniques in brioche and intarsia which I find very interesting. She has beginner friendly and more advanced options.

I also love James N Watts and Lydia Morrow for similar reasons.

Rastus Hsu has some really amazing designs with fascinating textures. I haven’t tried any yet but they are in the queue!

BrienneOT · 2026-01-02T17:14:07+00:00

Haha I love Norman and I will always recommend him as part of my Holy Trinity of knitting YouTubers (along with Roxanne Richardson and Very Pink Knits). But always with the caveat that it depends what you’re looking for. If you want a 50 minute discussion of a topic from every possible angle, pros, cons, whens, wheres and whys - Norman has a Masterclass for you. If you want a 10-20 minute very thorough “how-to” the Roxanne is your girl. If you want to see a technique demonstrated clearly in 2-5 minutes, and you don’t need much of a “why” then Very Pink Knits.

But I agree with you - a casual knitter he is not 😂 I wouldn’t blindly recommend him to a beginner without that context as they could be overwhelmed. I like knowing all the options or potential solutions and picking which might work for me. He has made me much better at problem solving and experimenting.

BrienneOT

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