I'm not a yarn snob, which makes it easy for me to thrift skeins. I don't mind washing yarns that are a little smelly or soiled, and I have no problem using partial or unlabeled skeins. There aren't many yarns out there that I won't use, either. I'm not a huge fan of boucle, baby yarns or eyelash, but I can work them into a multi-strand project like a basket or scrapghan. That said, there are some yarns that give me pause, like the glow in the dark variety. I've never found that in any of the lots I've thrifted, but it kind of creeps me out. Why would you want yarn to glow in the dark? What kind of chemicals are in the fibers? Anyway, I'll likely donate any that came my way. Pom pom yarns have found their way to me a few times, and went right into the donation box. I don't know why, other than their functionality as a fiber is basically zero. Why do makers use these bobbly things anyway? I have tried super chunky yarn to croc...
Before the religious scandal mongers review-bombed it, Genie Make a Wish was the highest rated non-English series on Netflix. I'm not going to get into the scandal, as like most religious uproars it's ridiculous from my point of view. No matter how much I personally disagree with these people I have no interest in becoming involved in the hoopla. I just would like to point out that if we all practiced open mindedness and tolerance over such matters there wouldn't be any scandals or scandal mongering. That is all. On with my take: the series stars Kim Woo-bin, one of my favorite Korean actors, as Iblis (aka Satan, the devil, fallen angel, ultimate evil), now the proverbial genie of the lamp, and Bae Suzy as Ki Ka-young, who is the reincarnation of the tragic young woman whose wishes resulted in Iblis being imprisoned in the lamp. Ka-young comes into possession of the lamp while on a trip to the Middle East, and is granted three wishes. She's unaware that the g...