Stuffed.
We had a bit of a foodie weekend. Saturday we were invited to a barbecue at my co-worker Bridget’s house in Malabar, a suburb in Sydney’s southeast. We borrowed the GoGet car and I successfully piloted us all the way down Anzac Parade. (Google told us to take the Tunnel, but no way. Baby steps.) I arrived with resolve to stick to my healthy eating plan, resolve that melted away in the face of sparkling Merlot and wedges of Brie. The rain started pelting down again, and I tell you it felt amazing to eat wonderful food with good friends while watching the waves crash into the Malabar headland. This is such a beautiful city. We made it home in one piece and spent twelve hours digesting… before heading out to meet up with Leanne and Brendan at the Good Food Show. We tried a little bit of everything. The highlights were the Korean stall where I bought some kimchi (and successfully greeted the chick with “Annyong haseyo!”); sampling the always delicious brews from Redoak; and getting a whiskey tasting lesson at the Jack Daniel’s booth. But really, what else are you going to do on a cold, gray winter weekend?

Sydney Webcams. Just in case any of you guys want to actually see this crappy weather we’ve all been complaining about.

The Top 15 Most Embarrassing Photos of George W. Bush. I’m just disappointed we didn’t get to see him falling off his Segway. (Link courtesy of Kevin.)

Um. A knitted, felted jellyfish. Really. In Noro, no less. (Oh, the humanity!)

It looks like the folks at Ravelry have sent out a lot more invitations. If any of you knitters get in, go ahead and add me as a friend. I’m listed as “webgoddess.” However, I’m warning you: If I see one more photo of someone’s Monkey socks worn with dress shoes, I’M GOING TO KILL. (It almost makes me not want to knit them! Almost.)

Only one of these people exists.
We just got our invitation to my brother’s wedding. It’s addressed to “Mr. and Mrs. Rodd Snook.”

The Snook, of course, finds it all so highly amusing.

I think this Clamato energy drink just might be my Kryptonite. Mussst… puke… now.

RIP Mr. Wizard. I used to love that show. Fun fact: The two penguins on “Beakman’s World” were named “Don” and “Herb” in his honor.

“Gordon Ramsay crashes a car while trying to herd buffalo.” Now THAT’S an intriguing headline!

The Summer Knitty is up… and it may be the freezing, nasty weather here, but I’m just not feelin’ it. The only designs that really stood out for me were the bloomers and the lion washcloth.