Are you a knitter?

My company is collecting yarn over the month of October for http://www.projectlinus.org/ ; they give blankets to kids in need. Do you have any you're looking to get rid of? They are only looking for acrylic unfortunately (but it makes sense).

Just let me know. I can grab it from you and drop it off at the hospital. I know I'll have some to contribute (and I haven't even been knitting that long).

What a riot!

Waltham the band is going to make a 16 year old girl from NH into a Rock Star in MTV's "Made":
http://www.dailynewstribune.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=63300

We're in a video game!

Well, we will be.

Brian picked up a copy of Xbox magazine at the supermarket. There's a preview version of Star Wars Battlefront II in there to check out for you gamers. There's also a little blurb in the magazine about the 501st, who we are, and how we're in the game.

That's right, we'll be cannon! Its kind of mind boggling that organization leadership were in legal talks with Lucasfilms over the summer to let *them* use *our* name. Its kind of amazing how far a costuming fan group has come.

Brian will be one of the troopers at the Digital Life Expo in NYC on Thursday and there will reportedly be much media buzz about the expo and the game (501st peeps will be featured on all of the NYC morning news shows). Keep an eye out for them! :)