Mossy Cottage Knits

The Buzz on the Cuzz

Am I the only person who goes to the bathroom at work and somehow, in the confusion of all the layers of clothing, gets her security card unclipped from her shirt and clipped to her underwear?

And now, going literally from the ridiculous to the sublime, I get to (drrruuum rrroollll!) Pimp Da Monk! Sounds like a new and highly tasteless game show, doesn’t it, something they’d use during the summer when all the good stuff is on hiatus? But, in all seriousness (okay, some seriousness), this coming Monday, Cuzzin Tom will be giving a talk and PowerPoint presentation in Olympia. The vital stats:

Date: Monday, July 16
Time: Doors open at 7 p.m., talk starts at 7:15 p.m.
Topic: "Marx to Buddha: The Post-Communist Rise of Mongolian Buddhism and the Role of the West"
Location: Olympia Public Library, 313 8th Avenue SE
Library Phone Number: 360-352-0595

And because I am nothing if not a full-service pimp, a (somewhat blurry but still serviceable) map:

And because Cuzzin Tom is nothing if not a full-service monk, to try to lure you into coming, he sent this picture of himself and his Mongolian friends Sansarbat (the other monk) and Altangerel hangin' loose and lookin' fly in the Gobi Desert. How’s it working?

Lastly, if you read Cuzzin Tom’s blog, you know he’s not just a monk, he’s a scholar, a thinker, and a philosopher who walks the walk, talks the talk, lives the life, and devours, and is willing to share, anything he can which is related to his one supreme passion, and all with humor. If you’re at all interested in the melting pot of Buddhism, the Buddhist monastic life, philosophy, Mongolia, and international politics, there’ll be a seat waiting for you. I'll bet he wouldn't even object if a little accidental knittin' happened while he was talking.

How’d I do, Cuzz?

As promised, today was the day I drew a name from the list of people who completed their five or more for the Dulaan 10,000 project. One click on the random-number generator...(wait for it)...and the winner is #201:

Naomi Paskin-Parsons!!

Thanks to TMK, the prize basket is now also going to contain a skein of this, her merino-yak three-ply handspun Sock Monkey yarn!

TMK has wanted, very sweetly and earnestly, to contribute a skein of her yarn ever since she knew there was going to be a prize. Is she or is she not a punkin’?

Naomi, I'll email you for your snail mail address.

Thank you everyone for participating in the insane "Dulaan 20,000 or Bust" roller-coaster ride we started way back in October 2006. I’m not completely sure how well my scheme worked…but I think the numbers speak for themselves. As of 2:51 p.m. yesterday, F.I.R.E. reports that they have received:

Thirteen

Thousand.

Four.

Hundred

And.

Eleven.

Items.

13,411. 1,325 more than our goal of 12,086 with at least 1,000 more items yet to count. Stay tuned!

(No posting Friday, Dear Readers. Oh, and Dale-Harriet, if you have any questions about the BSJ, feel free to email me. I promise to confuse you further.)

Posted by Ryan at July 11, 2007 11:33 AM