Dogs Steal Yarn

Which writer's would you most like _your_ work to be compared to?

Oh, I use google reader and get pretty good results with that. I actually switched because of that exact issue with bloglines. Just so you know, I've been seeing your updates this week!

OK, I'm here. Is there an echo? I am such a technophobe that all I know how to do is check my bookmarks. What is Bloglines and how does it work? Or maybe it doesn't? It would be wierd but time efficient not to have to check every single blog every day. What a concept.

I see you! I use Sage (on Firefox) and it sees your new posts. How do you know how many people have you on their bloglines? (I'm still getting used to strangers finding me, or-even weirder--that I have a lurker or two. It's like realizing that people outside your house can hear you singing in the shower.)

i'm dependent upon Sage--a Firefox-extension aggregator. here and listening.

I think that if I used Bloglines, there is a very good chance that I would never finish my undergrad, never mind become a reasonably responsible homeowner/parent/all that other stuff I'd like to do someday.
So, a question for you who is among the few knitblogs which I bookmark and check every day:
You obviously wear many hats, as an artist, and I've seen evidence of you using one medium to overcome blocks and difficulties in another (I can't remember specifically which post, but there was one about painting to realize a character more fully). So what makes you feel like you are, more than anything else, A Writer? Is it a compulsion to write, a feeling that you are more clearly expressive in that mode, or...what? Or am I making assumptions based on flimsy evidence?
Thanks, Cari!

NewsGator reads you loud and clear.

I've been getting your posts on Google Reader. Have you ever posted your writing online? Short stories, novel excerpts, anything like that?

I'm still getting your posts just through bookmarking the RSS feed, so that seems to be okay.

I guess, if I had any questions to ask, would be what inspired you? I've been thinking about inspiration and creativity a lot recently, and I'm always interested in hearing what other people have to say on the topic.

LiveJournal is picking you up like it should.

Hmm, good thing I never got around to using bloglines. I just keep clickin' on my favorited sites one at a time like a sucker....

What is your favorite book about writing (either the mechanics or the craft aspects)?

Happy Marilyn Robinson's birthday. It should be a cross between a high holiday and a national celebration.

I wouldn't know a blogline if it bit me. I just check on those I love and am occasionally lured to add a new one. The Thanksgiving photo is the perfect summary of the rewards of the last year -- good job on several counts.

And I just deleted a paragraph of child vs writing advice -- don't you love me? Knit on, write on. We're out here.

I am here as well! I, too, just check my bookmarks, but am going to look into Google Reader. Sounds interesting. A question.........
If you could only recommend one book about knitting, what would it be?

I use my bookmarks too, although I do have Google Reader. It is always a thrill to see new writing on a page that just loaded!

i don't use bloglines. cannot be bothered. i just go to each of my friend's sites 97 times a day and hit refresh/refresh/refresh. i prefer to be annoyed that i am checking their site and damn it they are not posting! rather than "knowing" from bloglines whether they posted or not. bygones.

my question is.....: when did you start dyeing your hair? and what prompted the first decision to do so?

lame, i know, but i am not one w/ a lot of questions today.

Yes, I found you, but, then again, you're bookmarked since I was referred here by, I believe Norma, not that she knows me either. Your entry may explain why I've been having difficulties accessing other Blogline blogs I read. Or maybe not. Your baby is beautiful. I enjoy the way you go off on tangents. Adds another hue to my day.

Technoweenie #17 checking in.... I'm right there with the rest of you not signed on with bloglines... maybe I should LOL.. does take a good bit of time to check all my fav's every day :)

I, too, go by my bookmarks....so I'm here!

Newsgator, baby!

I am one of those dreaded.... lurkers. Yes, I admit it... I am ashamed, but afraid to make any commitments lest I let someone down. I am hereby coming out from behind the corner and letting you know... I'm listenening, and I love your blog. Thank you! I am just learning to spin, and have enjoyed reading your experiences. If you were really here on my kitchen stool,we would talk about spinning, mothering and balancing it all. Your little Thumper is darling, too.

I also use Sage for Mozilla since I am Bloglines-tarded. I could never seem to get it to work for me so I gave up. Sage isn't perfect (won't work on my laptop, won't pick up the feed for Claudia's blog- which is how I found you- but it's pretty good...)

Questions? Ok. How are the dogs of dogs steal yarn and do you have anything on the needles?

I use bloglines and it's still not updating you, I just decided to read through all my feeds because it's a slow Sunday...

Check in daily without prompting -- like doing stunts without a net, I gather.

Tell us how the dogs are doing, please.

I'm old-fashioned, I check each one (although I just caught up on several of yours today). I'm curious if you've made any cute doggie coats for the two on your page?

I'm here too.. using Mozilla and multiple tabs.. I check in most days manually...

Off to look up this Sage thingy.. :)

I use Verizon Yahoo, and your updates just show up on my homepage. I've never used bloglines, but I haven't heard a great deal of good about it. My only problem is that I can't get everyone's blog to feed to my homepage.

What is a bloglines?

And I'd love to hear how your revisions are going, if you want to talk about it. Is it a slog? Is it going well? Is it up-and-down? How does it feel to work through all this material again for the n-th time?

Alternatively, you could tell me about any cute thing Thumper has done recently, since I'm getting very fond of the little guy just looking at the occasional picture :-)

oh! I'm having the same problem with Bloglines...I hope they will fix it up, it's driving me nuts.
Any advice to solve it?
Besos y abrazos al pequeñín,
Lía

I don't do bloglines. I like the old-fashioned way. Click on the bookmark & go look! Since I don't check everyday anyway, often I get a bonus of 2 or even 3 days of posts on some blogs! Yippee!

Yeah, I am still a Luddite using my bookmarks. I keep thinking about bloglines but I also keep reading about how it fails to update people. So instead I poke around, probably wasting more time but feeling like it's more personal. Thumper is SUCH a cutie btw. Don't think I've mentioned that to you.