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https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2009/03/now-where-was-i.html?showComment=1322430945166 The Panopticon: Now, Where Was I? Listen, before you say one word about how long it’s been since the last post please rest assured that I’ve already heard it all, in the for... where was ithe panopticon https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2013/07/finish-line.html?showComment=1788690824600 The Panopticon: Finish Line I've set the timer for ten minutes. That's how long I have to write and post this entry. I must apologize in advance for the perfectly cru... the panopticonfinish line https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2013/02/one-plain-one-fancy.html?showComment=1361488786624 The Panopticon: One Plain, One Fancy Last month I wrote a piece for Lion Brand Yarns that mentioned an almost century-old pattern that I've had my eye on. This is it: Look ... the panopticononeplainfancy https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2006/05/cute-animals-n-shit.html?showComment=1344588615781 The Panopticon: Cute Animals 'n' Shit Those who know me well know that in the days immediately before I'm due to set off on a big trip, the best thing to do is keep away from me.... the panopticoncute animalsshit https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2012/01/back-on-chain-gang.html?showComment=1327933135945 The Panopticon: Back on the Chain Gang Hi. It's Dolores. His Grace regrets he's unable to be with you tonight, but he's still recovering from having sucked down one too many choco... the panopticonchain gangback https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-year-new-sleeve.html?showComment=1325512316548 The Panopticon: New Year. New Sleeve. In case you haven't noticed, the holidays are over. Signs are everywhere. This morning, Dolores took down the Christmas tree. To be perfectl... the panopticonnew yearsleeve https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2005/03/100-things-about-me-part-first_10.html The Panopticon: 100 Things About Me, Part the First I keep running across variations of this theme on other blogs. Seems like a fun exercise. Prepare to be fascinated. 1. I’m quite short (5’3”... the panopticonabout methingspartfirst https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2006/03/technology-is-insulting-me.html?showComment=1526026915620 The Panopticon: Technology Is Insulting Me Did you ever have one of those moments when you suddenly realized you couldn't live another minute without Asleep at the Wheel's recording o... the panopticontechnologyinsulting https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2011/10/next-stop-reykjavik.html?showComment=1317993853241 The Panopticon: Next Stop Reykjavik Twice in one day. It's either feast or famine around here, isn't it? Not, come to think of it, that two brief posts constitute a feast. Not ... the panopticonnext stopreykjavik https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2006/03/top-o-mornin.html?showComment=1142802660000 The Panopticon: Top o' the Mornin' No, I am not Irish, not even the littlest bit. In fact, years of living with an angry alcoholic whose antecedents hailed from County Cork ra... the panopticontopmornin https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2008/09/little-comforts.html?showComment=1222820580000 The Panopticon: Little Comforts This week, so far: the financial world is in free fall, the government of my country can't stop posturing and pontificating long enough to t... the panopticonlittlecomforts https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2007/07/her-reputation-precedes-me.html?showComment=1185901320000 The Panopticon: Her Reputation Precedes Me Now then, where were we? About three weeks ago, I started noticing occasional visits to The Panopticon via Ravelry . If you knit, and you're... the panopticonher reputationprecedes https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2006/05/cute-animals-n-shit.html The Panopticon: Cute Animals 'n' Shit Those who know me well know that in the days immediately before I'm due to set off on a big trip, the best thing to do is keep away from me.... the panopticoncute animalsshit https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2009/02/process.html?showComment=1234547220000 The Panopticon: Process A reader in South Carolina writes: I like your blog, but why don't you talk more about your process? This sets me to wondering whether I can... the panopticonprocess https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2006/10/finishing-hat.html?showComment=1160320920000 The Panopticon: Finishing the Hat Until just recently there was serious gap in my fiber education. Cables. I knew what they were in theory, since somebody had the good sense ... the panopticonfinishinghat https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2007/01/hippie-feet.html?showComment=1169066580000 The Panopticon: Hippie Feet Sometimes knitting turns out to be more than just knitting. The lime green socks I started on the Los Angeles trip are complete. So complet... the panopticonhippiefeet https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2007/01/deux-ewes.html?showComment=1168563480000 The Panopticon: Deux Ewes Yes, I know. I promised a write-up of the charting software last week. I want to do it right, is all, and there simply hasn't been time. Eve... the panopticondeuxewes https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2011/10/yoked.html?showComment=1319591624859 The Panopticon: Yoked For knitters, one of the staggering things about the streets of Reykjavik is that they are so full of people wearing handknits that you almo... the panopticonyoked https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2005/09/elves.html?showComment=1126231980000 The Panopticon: Elves? So yesterday, riding the train home after work, I pulled out the neverending sleeve , which had been sitting absolutely untouched in my bag ... the panopticonelves https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2013/07/fiber-factory-of-one.html?showComment=1416369029356 The Panopticon: Fiber Factory of One It's a good week when I look at current projects and there's been some progress on most of them. The Tour de Fleece continues, and to my g... the panopticonfiberfactoryone https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2007/06/photo-developments.html?showComment=1181097180000 The Panopticon: Photo Developments The title is a pun. Get it? Ha, ha. I'm going through the 1,000 Knitters messages in a more organized fashion, trying to figure out how we'... the panopticonphotodevelopments https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2013/06/tour-de-fears-2013.html?showComment=1372709062942 The Panopticon: Tour de Fears 2013 I live with two spinning wheels, but I live with them in the way that I once lived with an empty-headed, perky-nippled go-go boy. He had his... the panopticontourfears https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2012/01/back-on-chain-gang.html?showComment=1327714992724 The Panopticon: Back on the Chain Gang Hi. It's Dolores. His Grace regrets he's unable to be with you tonight, but he's still recovering from having sucked down one too many choco... the panopticonchain gangback https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2006/02/approaching-final-turn.html?showComment=1140051120000 The Panopticon: Approaching the Final Turn Can I make a confession to you? (Like you have nothing else better to do with your day.) I've been working on my Knitting Olympics thing, bu... the panopticonapproachingfinalturn https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2010/08/development-of-communication-in-human.html?showComment=1283127175464 The Panopticon: The Development of Communication in the Human Niece They warn you about this day in Uncle School. They tell you there's no way to avoid it, but not to fear it. Just be prepared, they say. It c... the panopticondevelopmentcommunicationhumanniece https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/06/02/life-in-the-panopticon/ Life in the Panopticon - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast Jun 2, 2025 - Tracking our faces and whereabouts is getting out of control. It’s a mass surveillance infrastructure that keeps growing in Borg-like fashion. Facial... in thelifepanopticonfirewallsstop https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2008/12/lurching-toward-epiphany-day-seven.html?showComment=1230859800000 The Panopticon: Lurching Toward Epiphany: Day Seven On the seventh day of Christmas, Dolores gave to me seven kegs a-brimming, six queens sashaying , five Highland Flings , four letter words ... the panopticonepiphany daylurchingtowardseven https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/problemos/en/article/view/6637 The Panopticon and the Ponopticism in the Background of Globalization | Problemos A peer-reviewed journal of philosophy founded in 1968 that publishes research articles, book reviews and an academic chronicle. Indexed in the Scopus database... the panopticonbackgroundglobalizationproblemos https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2006/09/do-you-dulaan.html?showComment=1158862620000 The Panopticon: Do You Dulaan? I do. I'm usually not much for charity knitting. In general, I feel that the poor can use my pocket money more than my stockinette. But I fi... the panopticondo youdulaan https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2013/07/lush-life.html?showComment=1771413153016 The Panopticon: Lush Life Through no merit of my own, I've been sprawled in the lap of luxury for the past several days. This is one of those spa hotels where the spa... the panopticonlush life https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2013/07/i-think-im-beginning-to-love-this.html?showComment=1373468162699 The Panopticon: I Think I'm Beginning to Love This It is finished. Not the Tour de Fleece–that's still going on, and I have to pick the next fiber to spin–but this yarn, this yarn I didn... the panopticonto lovethinkbeginning https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2008/12/lurching-toward-epiphany-day-one.html?showComment=1230221220000 The Panopticon: Lurching Toward Epiphany: Day One On the first day of Christmas, Dolores gave to me... a party that lasted 'til three. To be continued, I fear. the panopticonepiphany daylurchingtowardone https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2005/12/viva-ruana.html?showComment=1412803366374 The Panopticon: Viva Ruana The ruana , now that it is finished, is officially a favorite. A favorite of mine, and a favorite of the person for whom it was knit. Patt... the panopticonvivaruana https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2007/01/allons-nous-au-salon.html The Panopticon: Allons-nous au Salon This just in:* Chicago's "Winter Delights" series is featuring knitting as the centerpiece of the "Stitching Salon" that has been establishe... the panopticonallonsnoussalon https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2007/08/portrait-of-photo-shoot.html?showComment=1188081000000 The Panopticon: Portrait of a Photo Shoot So, I have this little album devoted to photos of my niece, Abigail. I call it the Abigallery. If you visit my apartment for longer than thi... the panopticonphoto shootportrait https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2006/12/hat-jam.html?showComment=1354987856695 The Panopticon: Hat Jam It's very frustrating that more than half of what I'm knitting right now has to be kept secret. But I can tell you I've finished two hats fo... the panopticonhatjam https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2011/10/directions.html?showComment=1319151965094 The Panopticon: Directions In order to compensate, in part, for no longer being surrounded by this, or this, (click to embiggen; it's worth it) I have begun working on... the panopticondirections https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-year-new-sleeve.html?showComment=1325586843879 The Panopticon: New Year. New Sleeve. In case you haven't noticed, the holidays are over. Signs are everywhere. This morning, Dolores took down the Christmas tree. To be perfectl... the panopticonnew yearsleeve https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2007/01/each-one-teach-one-part-two.html?showComment=1169141880000 The Panopticon: Each One, Teach One, Part Two If you missed the first part of the saga, it's here . In Which We Grapple with Continental Purl As you might expect of one who has cut peopl... the panopticonpart twooneteach https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2008/02/pushover.html?showComment=1427268545407 The Panopticon: Pushover After a long stretch of working chiefly on widdle-bitty baby things, it has made a nice change to get some manly stuff onto the needles. My ... the panopticonpushover https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2006/02/sentimental-yarn.html?showComment=1140780360000 The Panopticon: A Sentimental Yarn When I realized that my whole knitting life was turning into a lace festival, I decided I'd better add something simpler to occupy my time o... the panopticonsentimentalyarn https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2006/02/approaching-final-turn.html?showComment=1140127800000 The Panopticon: Approaching the Final Turn Can I make a confession to you? (Like you have nothing else better to do with your day.) I've been working on my Knitting Olympics thing, bu... the panopticonapproachingfinalturn https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2010/09/hay-hay-hay.html?showComment=1284975023882 The Panopticon: Hay Hay Hay Greetings, my dears, from Seattle. Pardon my typing if it's a little lopsided–the Men's Fall Knitting Retreat 2010 has just adjourned, and y... the panopticonhay https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2005/12/viva-ruana.html?showComment=1412803459003 The Panopticon: Viva Ruana The ruana , now that it is finished, is officially a favorite. A favorite of mine, and a favorite of the person for whom it was knit. Patt... the panopticonvivaruana https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-story-of-new-years-eve-party.html?showComment=1357071008308 The Panopticon: The Story of a New Year's Eve Party, Enacted Entirely By a Small Professional... a new yearthe panopticonstory ofeveparty https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2006/03/celebrity-smackdown-iv-womens-history.html The Panopticon: Celebrity Smackdown IV: Women's History Edition Women's History Month* is almost over, but we're going to celebrate it Panopticon style with a Celebrity Smackdown! The contest: Field Hocke... the panopticoncelebritysmackdownwomenhistory https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2008/06/keepin-it-weird.html?showComment=1213037340000 The Panopticon: Keepin' It Weird First, I must offer my thanks to all of you who left comments or sent e-mails asking whether I was sick, dead or perhaps trapped beneath a f... the panopticonweird https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2006/03/bang-bang-youre-dead.html?showComment=1142473920000 The Panopticon: Bang Bang You're Dead So it's come to this. External forces have pressured me to pit two of my dear friends and blogging inspirations against one another. I didn'... the panopticonyou rebangdead https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2006/04/theres-no-place-like-om.html?showComment=1145742600000 The Panopticon: There's No Place Like Om So, I've started going to this gay Buddhist meditation group on Thursday nights. It's called Rainbow Lotus Sangha. I'm an embryonic Buddhist... the panopticonplacelike https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2006/08/paging-susie-snowflake.html?showComment=1154473020000 The Panopticon: Paging Susie Snowflake Heat. Everywhere. No escape. It creeps in under the drawn windowshade, laughs at the feeble warning shot from the air conditioner, and runs ... the panopticonsusie snowflakepaging https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2006/03/spin-doctor.html?showComment=1143045840000 The Panopticon: Spin Doctor the panopticonspin doctor https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2007/12/christmas-2007-knitting-revealed.html?showComment=1199126760000 The Panopticon: Christmas 2007 Knitting Revealed! Talk about your narrow escapes. Last night's plane out of Maine narrowly escaped the snapping jaws of one snowstorm, and today Chicago–which... the panopticonchristmasknittingrevealed https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2006/01/this-whole-sheep-thing-is-getting-out.html?showComment=1137605340000 The Panopticon: This Whole Sheep Thing Is Getting Out of Control You know what the problem with drawing sheep is? I keep falling asleep on my sketchbook. Ha, ha. A joke. getting out ofthe panopticonthing iswholesheep https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2007/05/potpourri.html?showComment=1178156460000 The Panopticon: Potpourri I must be getting better. Instead of not blogging because the prospect of getting out of bed and going to the computer makes me cry, I'm not... the panopticonpotpourri https://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2007/12/psssst.html The Panopticon: Psssst! OMG, I am totally sitting in the back of my sister's classroom in Maine and blogging at the same time. Everybody else has to work on their ... the panopticon