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  • Bacon and Egg Easter Basket | Elise’s Kitchen

    Bacon and Egg Easter Basket | Elise’s Kitchen – Primal Easter yay!

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @witty_knitter @twelveeyes @Alacaeriel @redambition There’s only so much room in immediate hand distance, & there’s already gears/brakes.

    @witty_knitter @twelveeyes @Alacaeriel @redambition Now I’m envisioning some sort of head-controlled air horn. I like this.

    Phone call from @auspost. No one at Strawberry Hills office will admit to posting the license to me. IT JUST APPEARED, OUT OF THIN AIR.

    And since no one at @auspost will own up to returning it, they aren’t going to pay for replacing it. Pretty much as I expected.

    I did have fun filling out @auspost’s Customer Service Survey yesterday though. Too bad they didn’t have negative numbers on some questions.

    Behold the magical license, not sent by @auspost despite their stamp being only mark! http://t.co/eoplnois http://t.co/Vmoe6phd

    @witty_knitter Option 3: Get on a bike and do some swooping of your own. 🙂

    I’ll stop poking @auspost now. Their Twitter person has been the only helpful customer rep in this whole ordeal. I’m over it, really.

    @witty_knitter But the more bikes we have in traffic, the less terrifying it is for everybody! That’s my reasoning. Screw shared paths.

    Ugh. They take Reader OUT of the Google nav menu and put in a link to “Play”?! UGH. Why can’t I customise that?

    @auspost It’s okay, really. I honestly never expected to get the money back. I just wish there had been an explanation!

    Condom or Android? I’ll admit I giggled. http://t.co/irVLvmy2 (cc @drkknits @venks79)

    @drkknits @venks79 @gilmae There’s only iPhone, iPad, iMac. Everything else was just a knockoff of the brilliant branding. 🙂

    @crumpet SodaStream? We swap ours at Kmart.

    Getting my knee looked at. This could be painful. (@ The Sports Clinic) http://t.co/bLp2DrRc

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    @1lifecat @mayorofnewtown It’s not a “who sucks worse?” competition. But a hater with a car can KILL someone, whereas cyclists mostly can’t.

    Dear self: If you let a co-worker spray you with $50 perfume, you will then want $50 perfume. Think about this next time. #frugality #fail

    @twelveeyes @redambition It’s a Salvatore Ferragamo. “Incanto Charms”.

    #IIBA event. I think I just stole some wine & chicken from the wrong catering! (@ Cliftons) http://t.co/qPxglxkH

    Great slide to kick off this #IIBA presentation: salary range for BA’s in Australia. Yeah, I’m takin’ notes.

    “How many of you have a career path @ your company that involves becoming a proj. manager? And how many of you are happy about that?” #IIBA

    Heh. Side-theme of this #IIBA event is “Mocking project managers.” I’ll admit to chuckling.

    This lady is completely validating my decision to change jobs three months ago. This makes me happy. #IIBA

    @sputnik Hangover Curing Pork Belly. Does what it says on the tin. SO GOOD. http://t.co/WJrOaXDH

    Rather excited to find myself seated tonight next to Stephen Withall, author of Software Requirement Patterns. #IIBA http://t.co/pgEw1Ilx

    Dear Aunt @gusseting: Dr Amy LOVES her mouse. She played with it for 5min straight then collapsed in a heap. Thank you! http://t.co/qYUZgFyB

    More of Dr Amy playing with a mouse toy @gusseting sent her. Most energy she’s displayed in ages, the bag of guts! http://t.co/WlZb5tJn

    Petey sprawls. We think he likes to cool his harbles on the floor. @ Chippendale http://t.co/uAsdyg8C

    RT @_trendspotter: #Trends: What happens when professional gambling meets social gaming – http://t.co/5eHr0cAp

    RT @redditflipboard: The inspirational conclusion of Adam Savage’s speech at Reason Rally. [r/atheism] http://t.co/rYvLL1GK #reddit #fli …

    RT @Gin_ev_ra: For the Aus. wool industry watchers & knitters – SMH article http://t.co/0sk8fs2Z // WHOA!

    This traffic is killing me. Going to be so late. I miss my bike.

    @witty_knitter Bells are required by law on bikes. If he didn’t have one, he should get a ticket.

    @witty_knitter Granted, mine doesn’t always do me a lot of good when cattle-like pedestrians have earbuds in or are texting. *shrug*

    @gusseting Yeah, the laser makes Amy go NUTS. Also, Petey figured out how to play with the mousey… at 5am. YOU’RE ON MY LIST NOW.

    @witty_knitter Of course not. I’m not sure what strawman you’re attacking here, but I’ve never heard a cyclist claim to be above road rules.

    @witty_knitter Most of us are just as annoyed by law-breakers as you are! But you shouldn’t be surprised by dickheads. They’re everywhere.

    @witty_knitter I never argued with that. Those are both against the law and the cyclist should be ticketed.

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Dear self: If you let a co-worker spray you with $50 perfume, you will then want $50 perfume. Think about this next time. #frugality #fail

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    Petey sprawls. We think he likes to cool his harbles on the floor.

    Petey sprawls. We think he likes to cool his harbles on the floor.

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @sputnik Very cool! I have been avoiding Mexican since going #paleo. Will definitely check them out now!

    RT @mayorofnewtown: Cyclist hating driver in Newtown – (with photo) Sydney Cyclist http://t.co/XLjmvLJT // I’m on the lookout!

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Manly men moving a fridge. I feel a Dire Straits song coming on…

    This year’s Easter Show knitting entries included hot pink cabled kilt socks, a trousers-wearing pudding-eater penguin, and a balaclava based on a Dr. Who demon monster. Yes, really. I’ll let you know if I win.

  • Easter Show Knitting

    This year I set a record in finishing THREE projects for the Easter Show knitting competitions. I probably shouldn’t blog about them yet – because, you know, SPIES and whatnot – but I can’t be bothered. I never win anyway, so there’s no point in being coy. As you will see, I stuck to my customary themes of “Giant Cabled Thing,” “Non-Traditional Colours,” and “Toys Based on Australian Children’s Literature.” Oh, and this year I added a new one: “Disturbing Accessories.” I even freaked myself out.

    Rhiannon SocksFirst, the Giant Cabled Thing in Non-Traditional Colours. It’s Cookie A’s Rhiannon Socks knitted in hot pink Wollmeise. Yes, really. Longtime readers will remember that I actually tried to knit these socks four years ago and failed miserably. There are some truly diabolical cable stitches in there (increasing four stitches while cabling at the same time, for example), but this time I cracked it. I knitted them both at the same time on my usual 2.75mm circs. This photo, of course, is from before they were finished. They were blocking for the past few days so I didn’t even have time to get a proper finished photo! Hopefully the Easter Show display monkeys don’t, like, cut holes in them when they display them. (If you want more details, check out the Ravelry page.)

    Sam SawnoffNext is my toy entry. Two years ago I knitted Albert from The Magic Pudding, and this year I decided to knit Sam Sawnoff. Sam, of course, is a penguin and a loyal member of the Noble Society of Pudding Owners. I used the Norman Lindsay watercolour as my model, basing the body off the “Fairy Penguin” pattern in the “Cleckheaton Wildlife in 8ply” book. I actually used two strands of 8ply wool throughout to make him bigger, and I improvised the feet and wings a bit (since the pattern instructions were incomprehensible). His eyes are felt, and his trousers are calico. They turned out a bit more nappy-like than I wanted, but I don’t think it can be helped given the realities of penguin anatomy. Incidentally, I’m pretty sure Norman Lindsay never even saw a real penguin. Sam is WACK. (More details on Ravelry here.)

    BokaclavaAnd now we come to DISTURBING: the Bokaclava. I’m not sure how I came across this free pattern, but somehow a few years ago I agreed to knit one for my colleague Sean. It sat hibernating for a long time til I was inspired to finish it. My goal, of course, was to completely freak out the Show judges. And given how much it freaked ME out every time I tried it on, I think I will succeed. I knitted it out of some random Aran wool that I was gifted, and the thing looks more like something you’d buy in a Newtown fetish shop than something entered in a country show. And really, that’s pretty much what I was going for! BOOYAH. (And the Rav page is here.)

    And now to wait and see the results of the judging. Any bets?

  • Cycling Stuff

    Just because I can’t ride* right now, doesn’t mean I can’t still think about it, right? The Snook and I have just become members of Bicycle NSW. In addition to being a great organisation dedicated to promoting cycling, it also provides public liability and personal accident insurance to its members. If you want to be a responsible bike rider, you should have insurance.

    I’m also thinking about two upcoming events I’d like to attend. First is Rolling with Clover, a group bike ride/protest through the CBD next Sunday in support of the Lord Mayor. We’re meant to dress up in something fancy. (You know, because only dirty hippies ride bikes and not big important capitalists or whatever.) The other event is the Ride 2 Riverstone, a fundraiser ride that takes place in Western Sydney. Maybe I could do the short one – the 35km – by May? That could be fun.

    * Following an ultrasound last week, I’ve finally got a diagnosis: quadriceps tendinosis. The immediate prescription, as ever, is REST. And this time no cycling either. I’ve got a physio appointment lined up for Wednesday, and I’m using the foam roller on my quads. But I miss my bike already… 🙁

  • Shared today on Twitter

    Easter Show project #2 complete. I hope the display organisers have a mannequin head to get full effect… http://t.co/jVIKuYVt

    It always freaks me out for a while when he does this. #rockabillysnook http://t.co/NStFtFIQ

    All 3 exhibits successfully dropped off at the Show, including Sam Sawnoff! http://t.co/xODdUfQh

    @stufromoz Yes! They came out a bit more nappy-like than I wanted, but he was a hard shape to fit. 🙂

    @stufromoz Theoretically. But they always hate mine since it’s non-traditional.

    Shopping for kitchen lights and trying to keep from killing each other. (@ IKEA w/ 5 others) http://t.co/yDZAW1t2

    Epic day. Grocery shop, frantic finishing of knitting, neighbourhood lunch party, out to show grounds, IKEA, Costco, Bunnings, home. Pooped.

    @likeomg Gorgeous! Like the lippie too.

    @twelveeyes Super cute! I do need a pair of Fluevogs…

    @Ascasewwen I interviewed there several years ago. No questions like that. I think those are only for the engineers. 🙂

    RT @latimesfood: Come and get it: Free food truck event in Santa Monica http://t.co/0EqMehlt // Hey @carbolicious! You should go. 🙂

    RT @mashable: In a Long Distance Relationship? This App Is for You – http://t.co/uRVDJ70O // This might be useful for @kunaal84!

    The Iced Coffee Economy http://t.co/9EVAfQs1 (cc @the_snook)

    @Ezzles Ah, I take it you guessed my horrible drawing then? 🙂

    RT @TheNextWeb: Instagram opens registration for its new Android app http://t.co/MGFMSGiN by @m4tt // Attn @drkknits, @venks79