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Author: Kris
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Will Phillips is my hero.
Fifth grader Will Phillips refuses to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance because gays and lesbians do not enjoy “liberty and justice for all.” Will, you’re my hero. There’s no way I’d have had the backbone as a ten-year-old to take a stance on anything. (See, this is why I’m scared to have kids. Sometimes it seems like the only alternatives are to raise a mouth-breathing jerk – like the ones calling Will names – or to have a smart, brave kid who gets beat up by the mouth-breathers. I’m not sure I could deal with either.)
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Socks!
First up are the Biohazard Socks I designed and knitted for Eileen. They were a gift for getting her Biology PhD, so I thought the biozard symbol was fitting. I took the symbol and turned it into a chart, scaling it to fit nicely around the leg of the sock. I also centered it so the motifs would continue nicely down the top of the foot. Other than that, it’s your basic cuff-down sock with a slipstitch heel. The yarn is Pagewood Farms St. Elias that I bought last year at Compatto Yarn Salon in Santa Monica. It’s hand dyed Bluefaced Leicester and it’s GORGEOUS. I loved knitting with it. I knitted the socks one at a time on two circular 2.75mm needles. (Ravelry details.)
The second pair are Sheri’s Posie Socks from Socks from the Toe Up. (Thanks to Fiona for lending me the pattern.) I started them at Guild Camp last month but only finished them last night. I knitted them at the same time on two 2.75mm needles. The yarn is Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in the “Sherbet” colourway, kindly gifted to me by Mary-Helen and Sandra. I was worried that the colours might compete with the lace, but instead I think it all worked together really well. The yarn is lovely to knit with and it really showed off the stitch pattern. There was very little pooling, and I ended up with heaps of it left over. I had some trouble with my initial cast-off being too tight, so I tried out Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off, which worked perfectly. (Ravelry details.)Now, on to the next project…
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@VenessaHunt Yep: http://bit.ly/1X8tf1
Oh right. I just remembered why I’ve been avoiding this project. Because it’s the IT equivalent of the iceberg that took down the Titanic.
Holy crap. Bejeweled Blitz is the crack cocaine of iPhone gaming. So much for going to the gym…
Finished Posie socks and Flight of the Conchords… http://twitpic.com/pqkum
@DianneKing It’s from WendyKnits toe-up sock book. Will put details on Rav shortly.
NO BUSES. GRRR. ARGH.
MobileMessenger bought m-Qube. Leaving Australian market? http://bit.ly/wEWEw
Arguing in favor of globalisation on Rav. I am under no obligation to prop up a failing local business out of guilt or charity.
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Kite Flying
Saturday evening we headed over to Steph and Eva’s for some barbecue action. It was a lovely gusty day, so we all decided to go across the road to Sydney Park and fly kites up on the kill. Steph and Eva have some crazy kites: a whale, an octopus, and a giant PENGUIN. It was fun.
We stayed out til the sun set, occasionally getting the kites in a tangle or accidentally attacking pedestrians. Then we packed up and headed home for the feast, which culminates in the Snook’s signature chocolate pavlova. YUM. Thanks to Steph and Eva for a fun night!
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Going for a walk with the Snook up to the #glebefair. Seems like most of the other Sydney tweeps are already there! Save me some gozleme…
Judging by the hats for sale and being worn at the #glebefair, Don Draper has a lot to answer for.
Who is this man? http://pic.gd/f99886 Undercover international espionage agent, 1970’s porn producer, or yet another Inner West hipster?
Just nominated RunKeeper for Best Location Based Mobile App http://mashable.com/owa #openwebawards
@stufromoz Yep. But with the Hawaiian shirt today, he also looked like a federal agent hiding out in South America.
Just completed a 8.22 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/3kajKY #RunKeeper
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Just completed a 8.22 km run with RunKeeper
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2010 AGM complete. My reign of terror over the Knitters of Inner City Sydney will continue for another year!
@redambition Wish you were there! One of biggest & best meetings all year. Good vibe, GREAT preso by Asa, debate on EFT for renewals, etc.
@mirvettium $5 for a tub? That’s not too bad!
Flying kites in Sydney Park. http://twitpic.com/pglj2 http://bit.ly/1xBVFf
The Fail Whale takes flight. http://twitpic.com/pglrb
I just got the 1st Video! badge on #12seconds! – http://12seconds.tv/channel/web_goddess
One last bit of kite flying, in real life video. http://tiny12.tv/7GMD2
@alyshajane My heaviest usage month has been 150mb, most months like 100mb. Snook has Exetel plan which is payg data…
Chocolate pavlova, courtesy of the Snook. http://twitpic.com/ph3nl It was VERY GOOD.
@that_alison I’ve been posting about this for the past few weeks. It’s supposed to be in the paper today. Is that where you saw it?
@that_alison Ah. Supposed to be in Sun-Herald today. Also check out Life in Chippo blog: http://bit.ly/sdy02. The skinheads are NOT locals.
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Flying kites in Sydney Park. http://bit.ly/1xBVFf
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Busy Saturday
Busy Saturday
I’ve got a busy but social Saturday ahead of me. The Snook and I got up early to go to the Eveleigh Farmers’ Market. We had breakfast, ran into family and friends, and picked up supplies for tonight’s BBQ. Now I’m off to the Knitters Guild meeting and AGM while the Snook prepares his legendary chocolate pav. Then tonight it’s over to Steph and Eva’s for some yummy food on a warm summer’s evening…
