Now I don't want to give any of you the wrong idea. I don't generally GIVE away my stash, except for very special occasions, but tomorrow is a special occasion too. Tomorrow (Aug 30th), is the birthday of Geek. Geek torments me regularly at work, any time I attempt to play any jokes on him, he casually brings ATU on his screen, just to remind me that he can **out** me at any time.
Nonetheless, despite this blackmail, I still think he's fab. Not only is he one of the most helpful people alive, he's also one of the sweetest guys that I know (even though he hides it well). His wife is a really lovely lady and to top it off, he's got 2 gorgeous children (no doubt because they take after their mother).
So in honor of Geek's birthday... another yarn give-away. This time, 2 balls of Kid Silk Haze in dreamboat. It's a dreamy mid/dark blue. There's enough here to do Sharon Miller's River Stole from Rowan 38). Did you see how lovely Tracy's River looks? So feminine and gossamer... and you can actually see the detail...unlike that very unhelp photo in the Rowan Magazine. (what were they thinking?)
If you'll like a chance to win this yarn, please leave a comment for Geek. I'm leaving it up to him to chose the winner. You can just wish him a simple happy birthday or try and butter him up. Mind, you, he's got a pretty sizeable ego already, so it's not like any of this could make his head any bigger.
Please note, that Geek is a happily married man, so please keep the buttering, PG, ok? I don't want to get into trouble with Mrs. Geek for encouraging any knitters to lust after him.
and Geek the rest of this post is for you. Hope that you're enjoying the sunshine.
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
You look like a monkey,
and smell like one too!
I don't know how you went from that
but after nearly a decade of knowing you... I hope that this will always be true.
P.S. Now I think we are even up to about my 30th birthday ... I forgive, but I don't forget...
P.P.S As long as you don't blab, these pictures will stay between you, me and a few hundred knitters on the wild, wild web ;-)
Hi Geek,
This is a belated birthday wish from one Virgo to another! My birthday is on the 29th and I think we Virgos should stick together. I'm probably too late for the yarn draw, but that's ok because that's not why I'm writing. A good friend is worth taking the time to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Alles Gute zum Geburtstag as they say here in Germany where I live. By the way, Polly, love your blog.
Happy Birthday Mr. Geek!!!!
What would the world be without geeks?
Amish!!!!!
Hope you like the joke, and NO - I don't have anything against the Amish.
Posted by: Elizabeth H. at September 2, 2005 04:42 AMWow you look so young! Really, no kidding. Anyway hope that you had a great day.
Carol.
Happy Beatknit Birthday Geek from Sunny/Really Rainy/Gusty Winds Florida!
Posted by: Brooke at September 1, 2005 03:17 PMWhat a beautiful color! I love it :) That would make one great River... oh, Geek, happy birthday and I wish you many many more. Please choose me.... I study rivers for a living and how appropriate would this be!
Glad you have such a good friend :)
Posted by: Dani at September 1, 2005 12:01 PMHappy Birthday to Geek! I hope this cures you of your blackmailing tendencies. :)
Posted by: Ranee Mueller at August 31, 2005 07:31 PMHappy Birthday Geek.
Congrats on turning 30.
I don't need the yarn have too much as it is, but would love it.
Kusum
Posted by: Kusum at August 31, 2005 06:12 PMhappy birthday geek! you're one lucky guy to have a great knitter as a partner.
Posted by: Ann at August 31, 2005 05:49 PMHappy Birthday Geek!!!! You could not been born on a better day, the 30th was my daughter's 17th birthday.
Hope yours was as special as hers was.
Get Polly make you something special for all the trouble she is putting your through!!
Happy Birthday again!
Carol
Posted by: Carol at August 31, 2005 04:33 PMSELECT * from stash WHERE INTEREST > 0
Kidsilk returned
Happy birthday for yesterday and hope the yarn/geek ref amuses both !
Posted by: Lipstickgeek at August 31, 2005 12:46 PMHappy birthday, Geek!
Let this little birthday experiment/contest be a warning to you: Polly has a lot of friends! Just look at how many people commented in a matter of 2 very short days.
It sounds like you two have a lot of history between you--you'd better be nice to her or she could enlist all of her knitting friends to play some kind of realllly tricky trick on unsuspecting geek-friends!
Hope your birthday is (was?) fabulous--whether you enjoyed all of the extra knitterly attention or not!
--Judy
Happy Birthday to the Geek! We'll drink a birthday drink to you on the edge of the Grand Canyon tonight. What could be better than birthday wishes from one of the seven natural wonders of the world?
(From the girlfriend of a fellow geek)
Posted by: Flan at August 30, 2005 10:45 PM(Adopt Stevie Wonder tones)
"Happy Birthday to Ya
Happy Birthday to Ya
Happy Burrthdayy"
Happy Birthday Your Geekiness. May your haze always be of the kid silk variety.
What did you do to deserve this?!?!? Looks like it was some sweet revenge. Anyhoo, Happy Birthday Geek!
Posted by: BearKnits at August 30, 2005 09:43 PMhappy birthday geek... I offer you a beer cake for your birthday... carrots are too healthy and you look like you can use a bit of fattening up.
Why do I deserve the yarn? because that blue is the colour of my eyes and I like ET too.
Happy Birthday Geek from me and my two cats, Baby Kitty and Moey. Moey is hoping you'll gift me with the KSH because the last time I bought some, she snuck into my knitting basket and with the help of our Jack Russell terrier, LucyLoo, wound it around and around the legs of our dining room table! Apparently it's tasty stuff for cats!
Posted by: Gabby Kang at August 30, 2005 07:40 PMFrom Holland "hartelijk gefeliciteerd" I hope you had wonderful cakes and lovely presents. But that colour KSH says: "I would look so gooood on Karin". Can`t you hear it? Are they singing to loud?
Posted by: Karin at August 30, 2005 07:35 PMHappy Birthday, Geek! 30--a mere child! Hope you have many, many more.
Posted by: Katherine at August 30, 2005 05:48 PMFrom the heart of the the big apple, NEW YORK, to someone with a pretty big heart of his own, I'm sure:
You've already received the best gifts there are:
Healthy beautiful kids.
The love of a good woman
The friendship of a great woman - and knitter
Positive thoughts from every corner of the globe.
What more can I add?
I know - a bribe!
Pick me and I will send to you my favorite recipe for carrot cake - guaranteed to keep you healthy for years to come ( It's all those carrots)
It's also got a secret ingredient that no one ever guesses and really takes it over the top.
Happy Happy Birthday - May it be a year filled with joy, good surprises and health - and lots of carrots!
PS: May I tell you that I woke up this morning, thinking of Kid Silk Haze and that shawl? Here's to making a dream come true - no pressure now.
Happy Birthday Geek! Good friends are great to have in life. Hope Polly gets you a great present...hehe. Just kidding. Enjoy your day.
Dear Geek,
Happy Birthday from southern Colorado. I met Polly at an afghan for afghans sew-up bee when I lived in NY and she is a good friend to have. Obviously she has a wicked sense of humor (humour?). I really need the yarn, b/c my husband is a geek too (he is an EE prof!) and his geeky stash is over-running the house. I have to even things up or I'll have to start knitting his co-axial cable! Hope your day is grand.
PS- Lauren is a doll! You'd better start warning off the local lads NOW!
Many happy returns to the Geek!
Better a Geek than a Dork. (or a Prat, as I think you say over there on the other side of the pond.) Anyway, here is some birthday fun for you:
The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test
http://okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=9935030990046738815
Happy Birthday to you.
I am going to come straight to the point, my stash just needs that kidsilk haze, it would be wonderful to own something that was once part of Polly's stash.
Your daughter is adorable.
Happy Birthday, I dread to think what you are planning for Polly's birthday.
If you pick me I'd do my hair like yours. Or I'd give it a good try.
Happy Birthday to you and have many many more.
happy birthday to geek!
please don't think i'm a freak.
i love knitting with kid silk haze-
enough to greet you on your special day,
maybe someday i will knit for you
perhaps a sock, or maybe two?
hope your birthday is grand
from elaine in new england
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you... (imagine I'm singing this to you.
This is indeed a special day - it it also my youngest brothers birthday.
Celebrate whatever comes your way with your family & friends - have a wonderful birthday!!
Posted by: denise at August 30, 2005 02:20 PMHappy Happy Birthday and many happy returns!!
You could have been a candle,
but that doesn't rhyme with your handle.
You could have been a nerd, but...
I need more caffeine. Later Babe.
Posted by: Daisy at August 30, 2005 02:05 PMAs usual I'm a day late but I wanted to send you good wishes. May this new year of your life be marked by all things good - good health, good family life, good friends and good prospects. Enjoy your life, Geek, and enjoy those who care enough for you to call you that name with no perjorative intention.
Posted by: Leslie at August 30, 2005 01:13 PMHow could I not wish someone called Geek a very happy birthday? So . . . happy birthday Geek! And just so you know, I am in DIRE need of Rowan Kidsilk Haze . . . ;-)
Posted by: Wendy at August 30, 2005 11:51 AMBet you've never had so many women wishing you a happy birthday. It'll be a day to remember!
Posted by: Tracy at August 30, 2005 10:07 AMHappy birthday Geek. Are you the love child of Shane MacGowan (The Pogues) and Eugene (BB05) ?? You are a dead ringer mate!
Posted by: minxxy at August 30, 2005 08:18 AMHappy Birthday, Geek! Hey, don't I recognize you in Photo One from The Clash???
Posted by: Stasia at August 30, 2005 05:57 AMLooks like nobody from this corner of the world has wished you happy birthday yet. May you have a good one!
celia in *very* sunny Sydney
Posted by: celia at August 30, 2005 05:47 AMIt is indeed a good thing to have a Geek as a friends. Polly is fortunate! Happy Birthday!
Posted by: Stacie at August 30, 2005 05:42 AMHello from Hong Kong and Happy Birthday to you, Geek!
Posted by: Siow Chin at August 30, 2005 03:31 AMHappy Birthday Geek, isn't cool to have a friend like Polly!
Hope you have a great holiday.
oooo Kid Silk Haze....
So Geek, this is great, it's your Birthday !!! Happy Birthday !! I am a pastry chef and if we were closer ( I am Canadian... ) I would love to bake a beautiful, luscious, delicious cake for you in honor of you special day. That way Mrs. Geek wouldn't have to go to the trouble !!! I promise everyone would like it.... What's your favorite kind ? ( BTW )
Have a great day, Birthdays are my specialty !!!
Kimberley
Posted by: Kimberley at August 30, 2005 12:59 AMHappy Geeky Birthday to you!
Posted by: Jacinta at August 30, 2005 12:22 AMNothing funny, nothing fancy.
I'll make it short and sweet.
Just a wish for a happy birthday,
And lots and lots of treats.
Hehehhhhe. Luna sends all of her dog kisses your way today!! Happy Birthday!
Posted by: Kim at August 30, 2005 12:07 AMHappy Birthday, Geek. That is a title to be carried with honour.
Please don't pick me, I'm suffering from yarn overload as it is. Any more and this house will literally burst at the seams, I just wanted to take the opportunity to send you birthday greetings.
Posted by: Louise at August 29, 2005 11:41 PMTo the Geek, from the wife of another Geek, who is doing his damnedest to turn me into a geek too (I'm sitting for an exam in C++ tomorrow night. Somebody, anybody, help us all...):
An Old Irish Geek's Blessing
May your functions be called (properly) to meet you.
May your UPS always be at your back.
May proper syntax reign supreme upon your screen,
and input fall soft into your fields.
And until we ls |grep each other again,
May elegant code hold you in the thrall of its commands.
Happy birthday!
Posted by: Lee Ann at August 29, 2005 11:28 PMHappy birthday to you (geek)
Happy birthday to you
You look like an elephant
and smell like one too...
Guess that's not going to win any prizes but my 4 year old thought it was funny!
Posted by: Michelle at August 29, 2005 11:22 PMWow! I think PumpkinMama should win for her clever Haiku!
But you could pick me just because I've never had the pleasure of feeling Kid Silk Haze in my hands and have no local yarn shop for such feeling within a three state (US) radius! :)
Happy Birthday Geek and you're so lucky to have such a great friend to make you pick a contest winner for your birthday!
Posted by: Laura at August 29, 2005 11:05 PMHappy Birthday Geek! I hope you have a great one!
Please pick me. I'm a geek, too and we geeks must stick together to conquer the world.
Geek Power!
Posted by: Laura at August 29, 2005 09:45 PMDear Geek
Happy Birthday! That yarn? I need it! Pick me, pick me!!
Hope your birthday is the best and you get some really great knitted stuff!
Perfekt colour of yarn for a perfect holiday in Cyprus - doesn't it remind you of the ocean?! Just remembered your beautiful daughter and could't help but think of when my own was that age (she is 3 now)...boy, do they grow up fast!! Suddenly she is as old as you are now and you are......waaaaay older. ;o)
Happy B-day, Geek...
Happy 30th birthday Geek. I wish you much happiness on your special day and throughout your lifetime. Wouldn't you love to share the love and happiness on your birthday.....with me (bats eyelashes innocently...not in a flirty way at all....I mean there is a Mr. chatterbox) I have been coveting our dear girlie's Kiri shawl but alas my dh won't let me get 3 balls of the KidSilk Haze, but if you picked me I would get these yummy balls and just have to pick up another one (or make a shorter Kiri) Then everytime I would wrap myself up in this beautiful shawl I will think of you and your happiness on your 30th bday and every bday you have!
Happy Birthday !!!!!
Posted by: Heather at August 29, 2005 09:21 PMGeek? That's not an insult...that's status around my house!
Happy birthday, your baby is beautiful, so things must be all right in your world.
Posted by: Leigha at August 29, 2005 09:16 PMOh Geek, Oh Geek,
Happy birthday to you!
They say flattery will get you everywhere
and that may be true.
So I will say you don't look a day over 18.
Happy birthday!
Posted by: mac at August 29, 2005 08:55 PMThis has only been posted for a short while - and already 4 comments - Polly - you wait until next year!!!!!! And I can't believe I am having to surf from holiday in sunny cyprus to check up on this blog!!.
Posted by: Geek at August 29, 2005 08:55 PMHappy Birthday Geek ... I do think men in general improve in appearance with age and the photos post by Polly seem to prove that what I think is right. ;)
Posted by: Agnes at August 29, 2005 08:54 PMA Birthday Haiku for you:
Geek, friend of Polly
Your birthday will be jolly
Many more returns!
Happy Birthday to Geek
You don't strike me as a freak,
But if you want flattery from knitters...
You should learn how to steek!
Happy Birthday Geek!
In our family being a Geek is a good thing, I assume you feel the same way! Have a great one! ( I do love that color yarn, and it does get cold here in the midwest! )
Happy Birthday Geek! And don't listen to Terry, why would she need a mohair blend yarn in California? I'm in Finland, and it's getting cold. Just saying... ;)
Posted by: Kristel at August 29, 2005 08:25 PMDear Geek,
(The secret is out...) Your wife has hired many knitters from around the world to say hello to you . We already know alot about you from this post so maybe you can write something nice back to us all - we all know Polly can't be wrong about how nice you are!
Just think, now you (and/or your family) will have pen pals instantly from around the world (this one in Northern California where the sun is finally out!)
Oh by the way, I could put that beautiful Rowan kidsilk haze yarn to good use!
Posted by: Terry at August 29, 2005 07:41 PM