web-goddess

Author: Kris

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @knitterjp Well, I’m starting the front so it’s relatively small now. If it were a big piece, I couldn’t do it.

    Hey Twitter, can I substitute Triple Sec for Grand Marnier in a recipe? My MANGOMISU DEPENDS ON IT.

    @tinkabel It’s on the cover of this month’s Delicious: http://bit.ly/7npOMn 🙂

    I am headed into the abyss. (Man, I hate Coles.)

    Coles is insane. The only things preventing a riot are those giant air conditioning units. http://twitpic.com/uwkdm

    Just completed a 5.14 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/4TDxOo #RunKeeper

    Charlie is back! My favorite graffiti in Chippo. http://twitpic.com/uxair

    Christmas Eve fireworks? Sydney has a lot of fireworks.

    Still waking up. You early risers are cah-RAZY.

    Family: Skype is on if you want to get in touch! I am now going to commence knitting and TV, and I don’t plan on moving for hours.

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Just completed a 5.14 km run with RunKeeper

    For those who celebrate, Merry Christmas! The Snook and I will be observing the traditional geek customs: him playing Warcraft all day while I knit and watch DVDs.

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    RT @VenessaHunt: Check out new promo… www.samsungmobile.com.au – to schedule your New Years Msg’s for free…

    Tried several times to check in at Crossroads Bar, Swissotel Sydney. @foursquare fail?!

    @glittertrash I noticed that last weekend! I wasn’t sure if it was chard or beetroot, but yeah, definitely edible.

    GAH. I did it again! I did short rows on St. Brigid shoulder, forgot that it has saddles, thus no 3-needle bindoff. (Did same on Na Craga.)

    Phew. Back of St. Brigid is successfully casted off. Now to start the front. (5 days off; how much can I get done? Place bets now!)

  • Samsung New Year’s Eve

    Samsung New Year’s Eve Promotion. See? We don’t just do ringtones… 🙂

  • The Queen Susan Shawl

    I love it when knitting and Ravelry-related stories get picked up on MetaFilter…

  • Martha’s first gay wedding

    Martha Stewart Weddings has never featured a gay wedding before… til now. It’s lovely, and as Andrew points out, it’s particularly nice that they did it without a lot of fanfare.

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    @redambition Cute! Loving that fringe. 🙂

    HOLY CRAP. Do Huntsmen spiders make webs? Because there is a hairy spider the size of a golf ball in my garden in a humongous web.

    Crap. Huntsmans don’t make webs. WHAT IS IT?

    RT @redambition: @web_goddess Sounds like a Garden Orb Weaver. http://bit.ly/8EKcbf // I think that’s it. PHEW! Thanks…

    @redambition Yeah, and this one’s built his web at head height right outside the backdoor. I nearly walked into him face first!

    I blogged the GIANT SPIDER. I’m calling her Shelob. http://bit.ly/5RdcIP

    @alyshajane Hm. If she’s eating wasps, she’s welcome to stay!

    This morning the spider web is gone. I hope a bird didn’t eat Shelob.

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    Designer sunglasses by Jason Palmer

  • Why The Phantom Menace Sucked

    The Snook and I just watched all seven parts of this massive review/commentary on Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. The “serial killer” framing device is a little annoying, but the observations about the movie are SPOT ON. I can still remember how I felt driving home after the midnight showing, still dressed up in my ridiculous Amidala outfit, trying to talk myself into believing that it didn’t suck. But it sucked. And this guy explains exactly why. (Spoiler: Jar Jar is hardly even mentioned.)

  • SPIDER!

    When I got home tonight, I thought I’d check on my veggie patch. So I stepped out the backdoor and, la-di-da, nearly walked headfirst INTO THIS.

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    The massive web spans from the lilli pilli tree across the path, and Mr. Spider is sitting directly at face height. His body is over an inch long, easy. As I stood frozen and time slowed to a crawl, I was able to see that he was merrily cocooning some unfortunate insect (a bumblebee? a cockroach?) to save for dinner. I slowly backed into the house and grabbed my camera. I got as close as I dared to get the shot, then scampered back in to google spider identification charts. Mr. Spider looked kinda hairy, so my first guess was that he was a Huntsman. (They look evil but aren’t, really.) But I quickly discovered that HUNTSMAN SPIDERS DON’T MAKE WEBS! So I tweeted for help<, and luckily Issy came to my rescue. It's a Garden Orb Weaving Spider. Oh, and judging by the size he’s probably actually a she. I’m going to call her Shelob. She’ll be there until the Snook gets home and prods her with a stick, I imagine.