My friend Jes alerted me to this article about how the Transformers movie featured a “Bee-otch” air freshener which ripped off the “Bee-otch” design invented by a Brooklyn woman, Alia Madden. Jes sent me this article knowing that I have a much beloved “Bee-Otch” mug at home. All I can say is: Don’t mess with Brooklyn women who love bees. Trust me on this. Just don’t.
Although this is indeed the WORLD wide web, Temple of Sting has extra-special love for the beautiful borough of Brooklyn. Besides, isn’t it true that something like half the people in the U.S. have a connection to Brooklyn?
Here is the annual “State of the Borough” interview in the Brooklyn Paper with Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. Those who know me know I have a - well, I wouldn’t call it an obsession - but let’s say a strong feeling for Marty. I just adore him!
Oh my my, this picture of Sting’s bedroom in his Manhattan apartment made my husband comment “It makes me want Italian food.” I love how Sting is always bragging about his skillz in the sack, visiting brothels and strip clubs… and now, we get a special peek at where the MAGIC HAPPENS, BABY!
Did you know that Burt’s Bees has a section on their website about Colony Collapse Disorder? According to their website, “At Burt’s Bees, we hope to raise awareness about the disappearing honeybees with our public service announcement. Additionally, we are funding research to help find a solution. To learn more about research for Colony Collapse Disorder, visit Pollinator Partnership.”
You can also get a free packet of wildflower seeds from Burt’s Bees that you can plant in order to create “a pretty patch of flowers where bees can live and thrive.”
I just discovered this awesome blog, “Holy Shit the Bees Are All Dead” which is written by the guy who does the very funny Dustinland.
In his bee blog, Dustin says, “No one seems to take the bee death thing seriously.” I do! I take it very, very seriously. See my 900 posts about bees. You can even join my “bee list” as I call it, where I e-mail concerned friends regular updates about Colony Collapse Disorder.
Allow me to turn this into a knitting blog for just a moment.
For the past year and a half or so, I’ve been working on knitting an incrediby complicated sweater called “Must Have Cardigan”, which I have started now referring to as MUST! HAVE! CARDIGAN!!
Well, I have FINALLY finished knitting, and blocking, all the pieces, but the directions are leaving me a bit confused as how to piece the darn thing together. So, I googled “Patons Must Have Cardigan” on the off chance that there might be some info on this silly sweater. To my great surprise, there are hundreds - if not thousands - of people knitting, and struggling with, the MHC. In fact, there is a MHC Knit Along! Suddenly I feel less alone in my crazy pursuit.