Punny Dog Names. Ha! My favorites are “Chehuahua Guevara” and “Droolius Caesar.” (I also like “Gilgameow” for a cat.)

I did have a big post about my long three-day weekend, but I lost it. Quick Summary: Friday I went to the Craft Show and bought a bunch of stuff I hadn’t planned. (Hello, Noro!) Then I went to Una’s with Miss Fee and ate a schnitzel the size of a dinner plate. (Mmm, schnitzel.) I also went to Ariel and picked up some new books, including Subversive Cross Stitch. Saturday was knitting in Newtown with SSK and then over to Kenya‘s for some rugby action. (Again, too much food.) And Sunday was spent in a lethargic consumer coma, which meant that I just sat on the couch knitting all day. I love three day weekends.

Ooh! I had my first Chaser sighting today. It was Julian, and he was on my 483 bus from the city tonight. That brings my total to one, and the Snook’s to, like, fourteen. (The only people he claims to see more often are the hosts of the SBS Movie Show, which is weird because we’ve only watched it, like, once, and I wouldn’t know those people if they punched me in the face.)

Snookums informed me tonight that I have Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome. And holy crap – I do! Case in point: it’s 10:30pm and he’s falling asleep on his feet. I’m wide awake and struggling against going to bed like a two-year-old.

Fascinating article about a man whose sight was restored after fifty years. It turns out that while we sighted people imagine that seeing is just light hitting your eyes, there’s a lot more to it. And how weird is it that Virgil didn’t understand shadows? (I mean, I can totally understand how he didn’t, but it’s freaky to think how many everyday concepts depend on visual observation. I’m reminded of the scene in Mask when Eric Stoltz tries to explain “billowy” to the blind girl.)

Happy Father’s Day, Dad! I just finished skimming through this lovely AskMetafilter thread about the lessons we learned from our fathers. Some are uplifting; some are sad; some are bitter. Worth a read.

Knitted Naughty Bits. Be sure and follow the link to Crochet My Crotch, which crochets vulvas to order. (EAR MUFFS?) Now that’s some subversive knitting!

The Dillon Brothers: A Study in Hotness. I figured this AskMetaFilter question on why Matt Dillon is so much better looking than Kevin Dillon would be deleted right away, but instead the discussion was really interesting and totally redeemed it. I like the person who squished up Matt’s features and spaced out Kevin’s. Points for creativity!

I have no idea what this “Ridin’ Dirty” song is, but go here and vote for Comedy Sportz’s lip sync version. It features everyone’s favorite ImprovBlogger Tara D in several scenes, including the promo shot of her writing “DIRTY” on a wall. HILARIOUS.

KnitSplurge: I’ve been watching the KnitterlyThings Shop in some time in the hopes more Vesper sock yarn would shop up… and today it did! I just bought a skein of Tartan.