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    @redambition Nah, it’s not on my actual eyeball. Right below my eye. Just a little cheloid scar that I scratched while scrubbing my face.

    @nolim1t Thanks! @kunaal84 and I managed to get in. Will let the others know about the waitlist. 🙂

    Time to be a grown-up – another fancy-pants off-site client meeting! Wish me luck…

    @randomknits Did you say Calico & Ivy has a bias binding maker thingy?

    @randomknits Because according to Lincraft’s site, theirs costs $119.

    @drkknits THAT’S JUST THE BOX! We want to see the SHOES.

    @drkknits OH! I did a double-take. Very cute. 🙂

    View from the meeting room I was in this arvo. It was hard to turn away! http://t.co/ltgPjOl

    @randomknits Lincraft’s is some sort of “machine.” I might need to run to Balmain this weekend, sounds like!

    @msgusset Yeah, I’ve researched it. I’m just trying to go for the lazier option first. 🙂

    @knitabulous Ooh, that’s one we haven’t done yet! Tips?

    @knitabulous Hahaha… I meant for the cauliflower bake. 🙂

    @knittydotcom I’m with you. Instead I just get 50 scattered wiry grey hairs that stick up straight off my head. Not nearly as nice.

    @AusVintageGrrl HOLY GOD, NOT WHAT I NEEDED TO SEE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

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    View from the meeting room I was in this arvo. It was hard to turn away!

    View from the meeting room I was in this arvo. It was hard to turn away!

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    It’s funny how helpful people suddenly become when they realise no one thinks they’re indispensible anymore.

    @knitabulous Bonus points for HIPSTER black frames!

    @chrisgander Your cards are… vertical? That’s different.

    @witty_knitter Just noticed a certain name popping up quite a bit on my recent Google searches: http://t.co/5ESLPG8. Imagine yours is same.

    @witty_knitter You’re actually ranked higher than me on the search…

    @witty_knitter According to Analytics, I had 43 hits from it in the past month. Only slightly more than effing graffiti knitting. 😀

    Think I need to get those blood tests after all. Lymph nodes definitely still swollen. I REALLY don’t want to have glandular fever…

    Scratched my eye, bloodied my finger, and failed to get a blood test. Stellar start to the morning.

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    Supporting the Snook’s porter at Brewshare homebrewing night. Only girl here so far… (@ The Local Taphouse) http://t.co/BHPJfeG

    Mr Snook presents his homebrew porter to the masses. @ The Local Taphouse http://t.co/D0xxCEM

    @heathergracious @sarahhazelton Interesting! Hello! There aren’t many women here. Who is this Jez person? (I’m on beer #5…)

    @sarahhazelton @heathergracious @jezfletcher Ha! And I just introduced myself to Jez. Small world!!

    @sarahhazelton This was my (reluctant) first. I’m having fun tho! You should come next time and we can sit in the corner and tweet snark. 🙂

    @sarahhazelton Jez gets to finish off the night. Very nice beer!! http://t.co/uKtijuz

    @sarahhazelton He’s into the big Taste-Off!!!

    @heathergracious Wait, what?! You’ll have to forgive me; I’m the Worst Person Ever with names. And you have no photo! Remind me…

    @heathergracious Ha! I’ll take your word for it then. I think I left in 2007? It isn’t TC anymore these days; barely recognise it.

    Hm. Trying NINE different porters on a Tuesday night was maybe not the best idea ever.

    @sarahhazelton @jezfletcher Awesome, congrats! We had to bail; it was just too much for a Tuesday…

  • Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals #27: Spaghetti Alla Puttanesca

    This is our 27th cooking/blogging experiment from Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals. This one was going to be our dinner the night before the City2Surf, so we were thinking “carb-loading.” And what’s better for carb-loading than pasta? With that in mind, we chose “Spaghetti Alla Puttanesca, Crunchy Salad, Garlic Bread, and Silky Chocolate Ganache.” We made sure to watch the episode so we knew what we were in for. I was on cooking duty for this one, and I actually pulled it off in 29:49!

    Spaghetti Alla Puttanesca

    Substitutions: We used fettucine instead of spaghetti (simply because we already had a box of it in the pantry). We used a pinch of dried chilli instead of a fresh red chilli. For the dessert, we had an Australian mandarin rather than a true clementine. Other than that, everything was as written in the recipe.

    Quick verdict: Nice! This is the perfect pre-race meal, if you ask me. My fettucine went a bit gluggy, but that’s more to do with me overcooking it and not separating the strands enough. The sauce was a different sort of puttanesca than I’m used to: the Snook normally doesn’t put tuna nor so much tomato in his version. He wondered at its authenticity but agreed with me that it was a very tasty tuna pasta regardless. The crunchy salad was better than I expected, but be warned – the recipe makes a LOT. We had heaps left over. The ganache was simple but effective, and having it with cookies and orange wedges was a nice combination. Overall we both rated it a 9.5 out of 10. It was quick to make and very tasty, but it just lacked the “wow” factor to make it a perfect 10. It’s a great weeknight meal though… or even a pre-race feast!

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    Mr Snook presents his homebrew porter to the masses.

    Mr Snook presents his homebrew porter to the masses.

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    @redambition Nice job!

    First Spudds class in nearly 2 weeks. I can barely lift my arms to tweet now.

    RT @knitterjp: joining @knitdra wishing @drkknits all the best for today // Me three!

    Dear @imdominating, This is for you. http://t.co/FcvWRSn