Category: Works-in-Progress

Humor, Lord of the Rings, Prancing Pony Podcast, Works-in-Progress

Prancing Pony Podcast Season 6: Summary Stats

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Here is my best whack at summarizing the pop culture references made during The Prancing Pony Podcast’s sixth season. As I was looking through my data, I realized once again just how unscientific this whole process is (see my self-made rules here). The time-span the project covers has made it really difficult for me to be consistent.

First, I have to say how much I enjoyed this season, which covered Book IV of The Lord of the Rings (Frodo, Sam, and Gollum traveling to Mordor). Alan Sisto and Shawn Marchese did a spectacular job with the readings. They have both developed into skilled voice actors. I loved everything they did with Gollum, from their dramatic reading of Gollum and Sméagol arguing (episode 232) to their speculation on what his dating profile would include (episode 247).

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Textile Arts, Works-in-Progress

How My Insomnia Lead to Improvised Cross-Stitch

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I’m in the middle of a course of sleep therapy and it’s affecting everything, even my creative projects. I decided early in August that I wanted to make a cross-stitch sampler of sayings to help me remember important insights I’ve had about my writing process, so I got out my embroidery hoop, canvas, and floss. I made an effort to find graph paper with much smaller squares than normal, so I could chart my designs, because cross-stitching mottos requires planning. But does it?

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Books, Lord of the Rings, Prancing Pony Podcast, Works-in-Progress

PPP Statistics Behind-The-Scenes: How I Collect The Data

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I’ll be the first to admit my data collection of pop culture references made by Alan Sisto and Shawn Marchese during The Prancing Pony Podcast episodes is not perfect. I have rules about what I do and don’t record, limitations that generate errors, and the usual challenge of being human. Below, I lay out the sources of error for those wondering why a reference they were sure got made didn’t wind up on my charts somewhere.

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Knitting, Works-in-Progress

Knitting Experiment: Early Attempts at Pig PJs

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My current knitting experiment is not finished yet, but I want to share the ugly early stages of improv knitting. … More Knitting Experiment: Early Attempts at Pig PJs →

Quilting, Works-in-Progress

The Solution to The Problem of Too Many Projects: Let Some Go

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I promised myself studio time this year as a first step to letting myself sew more. But every time I … More The Solution to The Problem of Too Many Projects: Let Some Go →