You canāt seem to knit one, pearl two
The stitch and bitch all think youāre a fool
You canāt sleep 'cause you got no cover
But donāt worry, you donāt need your mother
Cyclo Knitter
Quāest-ce que cāest
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-far better
Knit knit knit knit knit knit away oh oh
Currently in the middle of launching my inglorious media empire!
I mean, if two kids in Macedonia can do it, so can I, right.
For now Iām going live as a single proprietorship, but will fully incorporate in the future (as soon as funds permit). Itās scary. Itās overcrowded. But goshdarnit, I miss Gawker, and if I have to revive its spirit myself, Iām gonna do it.
Please join me in saying a hearty fuck you to Jim āSlayer of Splinter, Destroyer of Deadspinā Spanfeller.
- austin
i forgot i had registered SquinterMedia and not SquinterNews. it would have been really ballsy but it would have been close enough to a G/O media trademark to have triggered a lawsuit.
come check us out, we donāt bite
some magic nonsense, and the occasional tarot reading
What tarot deck do you use?
Are you planning a general news site, or will you add other types of articles?
so far Iāve got articles queued up dealing with stupid canadian politics, music, and one about the time I nearly died (no, not that time, the other time).
right now weāre in influence-building mode (we have an impressive reach on twitter already). weāre a zero-budget site with a lot of attitude and not much smarts.
if people wanna pitch ideas / send tips / or even pitch articles they want to write, go wild.
on Squinter Media, Iām @austinw
the more voices, the better.
the site has seen around 4000 unique visitors in the first day but few read and zero engagement outside of twitter
We now have our first contributing author joining us and Iām really excited. Also a bit overwhelmed with the incorporation process. Despite not advertising the site at all yesterday we pulled in one hundred curious ransoms visiting.
The thirst for content is real.
Thatās fabulous!
I have this idea for a restaurant sign for my train layout:
I had the cup on the right 3-D printed. All I need is to print the sign, build a frame for it, and prop a small diner underneath.
That is an absolutely sick and depraved reference.
I approve thoroughly.
Thank you.
The āFamily Mealsā bit was a friendās idea when I described it last night.
At dinner.
My dad used to discuss the dinner scene from āAlienā at the dinner table.
Currently transcribing, as well as editing as I go along. Word count: 1,356 at the present time at six pages (only four lines on the sixth page so far, LOL!).
Hereās the actual 3D printed half-cup I made through Shapeways:
I still need to give it a coating to look like plaster or resin used in an outdoor sign.
Maybe weather it a bit, too?
After all, Donnerās is established, not some fancy newcomer.
I wound up having a couple of tracks from the album professionally mastered, and used what I learned from the process to step up my own mastering game. Now Iām just waiting on the cover art from my brother the illustratorā¦ 
Meanwhile since Iām in between projects and havenāt quite decided where to go next, Iāve been experimenting and jamming. I just recorded a very noisy, brief thing inspired by the game Iāve been obsessed with lately: