Author: Kris

  • Knitting Tribes

    Knitting Tribes
    The situation would be comical if it weren’t so depressing. One week I’m fielding drama from the “old guard” of the NSW Knitters Guild, convinced that I’m intent on destroying traditional knitting from within with my radical ideas about “email” and “the Internet.” The next week I’m copping it from the “punk rock” guerilla knitters, accusing me of being a Granny and Communist (yes, really) for saying that I think most knitted graffiti is a waste of time.

    Obviously the issue is that a lot of people identify really, really strongly with their particular niche hobby community (be it knitting, Star Trek, or the Dallas Cowboys). Saying you dislike an aspect of that community is tantamount to personal insult. They all take it so deathly seriously. I just don’t get it. It’s just sticks and string! I’m not offended by people who don’t like knitting. It doesn’t define me as a person. I don’t take it as a personal insult when someone says they don’t see the point in knitting socks. Sometimes I take it as an opportunity to try to sway them to my side, but I’d never use it as an excuse to insult and demean them. If you think that someone saying they dislike your preferred style of knitting project (or your favorite band or TV show) is equivalent to them saying that you are a bad person, then there’s really no way to have a rational discussion or debate about it.

    The only way to win is not to play, really. Militants (whether of the Old Guard or the New Subversives) really suck the fun out of everything.

  • Masterchef and the Snook

    Masterchef and the Snook
    For the record, NO, the Snook will not be auditioning for Masterchef next season. Why? “Because they want people who want to run restaurants. I don’t want to run a restaurant. They said they want people who want to change their lives. I like my life how it is!” And there you have it. His superior cooking skills will remain mine and mine alone to enjoy!

  • Me tweeting

    God shines on those that tweet. Me, twittering away on Sunday arvo…

  • Multi-player iPhone Games

    Snookums found this list of Bluetooth-enabled multiplayer iPhone games. Neat!

  • Shared today on Twitter

    They killed my herbs; they knocked down my sign; and today some bastards stole my whole effing tree. LIVID WITH RAGE. http://bit.ly/M0w5G


    Anti-social tree-stealing degenerates… Went to tell Michael, local sustainability guy. His response: “Fuck ’em. We’ll plant another.”


    @bellsg Seems to be up now!


    Oh man. England are gonna win.


    @Ascasewwen @Camee Especially public gardens. It’s not like they stole from me; they ruined it for the whole neighbourhood. 🙁


    Just completed a 5.69 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/DCJcg #runkeeper


    @knitterjp You held out longer than most! Take it easy this week…


    City2Surf banners up in the city. Only three weeks to go…


  • Shared today on Facebook

    They killed my herbs; they knocked down my sign; and today some bastards stole my whole effing tree. LIVID WITH RAGE. http://bit.ly/M0w5G


  • RunningBlog

    I’m slowly working back into it. I managed three short runs last week, and the good news is that my shins feel great. The bad news is that this chesty cough still isn’t budging. I’m going to the doctor for my allergy shot tomorrow night, and I’ll take the opportunity to see if he thinks this bronchitis is worth some antibiotics.

    This week: 12.5km (7.8mi)

    Bay Run (7km) in two weeks, and then the City2Surf (14km) the following week!

  • THEY STOLE MY TREE.

    THEY STOLE MY TREE.
    My beautiful little macadamia tree lasted six months. I went to check on it tonight only to discover that SOME BASTARD STOLE IT in the past 24 hours. Yep. They dug it right up out of its hole in the footpath. I WAS LIVID. I went down to see Michael on the off-chance he maybe transplanted it somewhere else, but he didn’t. He had some choice expletives for the kind of people who steal trees. He told me not to give up, that he had more trees with stakes and mesh. We’re gonna replant, and they’re not gonna steal the new one. I know he’s right, but man, I really just want to give up. Sometimes the rest of humanity just sucks, you know? And they don’t deserve my trees.

  • The Know-It-All

    I logged in to Facebook before bed last night to see that I had a message in my Inbox. It was from an author called AJ Jacobs, who was trying to track down an obscure short story that he suspected might be by Roald Dahl. I wrote back to confirm that it wasn’t… and then this morning realized that I’ve actually read one of AJ’s books! He wrote The Know-It-All, which I read on vacation in 2007. I felt inspired to help him track down the real story, so I asked MetaFilter this morning and it was cracked within an hour. Fun, huh? So if AJ uses it in a book, you all will know that I helped!

  • Shared today on Twitter

    Heading out the door to #mefi10sydney. Beautiful day!


    Not sure if any of the other #mefi10 folks in Sydney are tweeters. Will find out soon enough!


    Rocks traffic = insane. Stupid Coffee Festival! Still trying to get to #mefi10 Sydney.


    Sydney #mefi10 has started! Beautiful and sunny and warm. http://twitpic.com/aujyh


    Tellurian and Bystander at Sydney #mefi10. http://twitpic.com/aulgn


    UbuRoivas wearing his trademark goggles at #mefi10 Sydney. http://twitpic.com/auq63


    The #mefi10 Sydney boys and the Opera House. http://twitpic.com/auvex


    It’s ninazer0 and all the empties at the Sydney #mefi10. http://twitpic.com/aux7d


    Shout-outs (and Godwin) from Sydney #mefi10. http://twitpic.com/auyfw


    Embrangled, ninazer0, and web-goddess (me!) at Sydney #mefi10. http://twitpic.com/auyvr


    On the way home from Sydney #mefi10. Congrats to #mathowie for creating the best web community, and thanks for all the beers!


    @mrs_sockvictim Yowch! One of the boys?


    @knitthecity Cheers, guys. Looking forward to hearing the other side!


    My knitting pattern is disturbing me.


    I always cry when they bring in the families after the victory. #masterchef


    @StoneRosey Ha, no, not pissed. More like had to get it out there before 1 more person asked if my lovely scarf was going to hang on a tree.