Mary-Helen has posted her recap and photos from WWKIP Day, including this one… which, if you’ll look closely, you’ll notice is the exact reverse of this one I took.
Author: Kris
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Lucy and Bart
Lucy and Bart. Neat. I totally need to do that with me and the Snook somehow. (Link courtesy of John.)
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Shared today on Twitter
Waiting for train to Milsons Point so I can deliver my knitted outfit to newborn Bryson Burton. Photo forthcoming!
Combination of sleeping baby and sudden downpour precluded pics. But knitted goods have been delivered!
Hahaha… 140 Edward Cullens have been created so far for Sims 3. They do suffer from lack of sparkle though. http://bit.ly/mLTdX
Holy crap. Ice Rink for Winter Festival this week is completely sold out already: http://winterfestival.eventbrite.com/
@misswired There’s some mention of buying tickets at the rink. Don’t know if that was only if any were left over though. But $17 for 45min!
Just completed a 4.24 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/14dGU7 #runkeeper
Yay! Rest + new shoes + short, slow jog + walk breaks = ZERO shin pain.
Hardcore knitter: grafting toes at 8:20am, then putting socks straight on feet to wear to work. Lovely warm Noro wool socks.
@witty_knitter I debated for 2 seconds, then had a similar reaction to @Bex_the_Femme.
@witty_knitter Hey, good on them. But I’m pretty sure there have been more than that at the ABC Knit Ins.
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Shared today on Facebook
Yes, I am exactly the type of person who uploads minute-long videos of her cats watching television to YouTube.
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Petey Watching a Documentary
One cat is learning about the history of the stock market, while the other licks herself. (Yes, I upload minute-long videos of my cats to YouTube. I am THAT GIRL.)
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How to Roast a Cheap Cut of Beef
How to Roast a Cheap Cut of Beef (PDF). The Snook and I were fascinated by this Cooks Illustrated article today. We had a blade roast ready to go, and we followed their advice to slow cook at a low temperature before blasting at a high temp for the last few minutes. It was fantastic. We had it with homemade mashed potato, sauteed swiss chard with garlic, and fresh sweetcorn. (We always hit the veggie box hard on Sundays!) Dessert was a slice of Orange Poppyseed Cake, which the Snook made from scratch this afternoon. Oh, that was after he made three jars of marmalade with lemons from our tree. Can you tell what our favorite winter pasttime is?
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Amish Finances
Amish Finances. Fascinating article on how Amish people afford such nice houses and big pieces of farmland. The author doesn’t mention whether the Amish community in Lancaster has taken outside jobs to the extent that they have in my area of Indiana. With the collapse of the RV industry, a lot of the Indiana Amish find themselves in very different circumstances.
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RunningBlog
I got some new shoes! This morning the Snook and I caught a bus to Rozelle so I could go to Running Science. My physio had recommended the place, and even given me a referral voucher for 10% off. When I got there, the staff had me take off my shoes and socks and walk barefoot on their treadmill. (I was a little intimidated by this part. I kept waiting for him to go: “Boy, you walk FUNNY!”) A video camera was positioned behind me pointed straight at my feet, so the monitor above showed exactly where I was striking and how far I was rolling with each step. I was happy to learn that I have fairly neutral pronation, which was backed up by the wear pattern on my old shoes. My left foot rolls in a tiny bit more than the right, but other than that I was fine. To him, this indicated that my shin splints aren’t really due to any mechanical problem other than too much running in very deflated shoes! He brought me out two pairs of shoes (New Balance and Brooks) to try that both offered moderate stability. I walked around and ran on the treadmill in both pairs, and they both felt great. In the end I went with the New Balance, just because they seem to inspire greater devotion on the running blogs and podcasts I listen to. They’re New Balance 1224s, and I’m wearing them around the house now to break them in. I also picked up a couple new technical T-shirts (half off! only $20!) and a stick of Body Glide. Today will be my third day off running, and I’ll go for an easy jog tomorrow and see how I feel.
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WWKIP Day
WWKIP Day 2009
Many thanks to Sally for taking over the organisational duties this year. She did a fantastic job! We had EIGHTY knitters gathered together at the Bayside Lounge, taking over an entire half of the cafe (both inside and out). Sally gave away nearly a dozen door prizes that were donated by local yarn-related businesses. There are several more photos on my Flickr page. It was a lot of fun. Thanks to Sally and everybody who came! -
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W.T.F. NOTRE DAME?
Just found out that the fantastic Bourke Street Bakery around the corner from our house is going to be leaving. Why? Because Notre Dame bought the whole block and is evicting all the tenants. THAT SUCKS. Look, I thought it was really neat four years ago when we discovered ND were creating a tiny campus in Chippendale. In the intervening years though, they’ve slowly been buying up buildings and shopfronts in the neighbourhood for expansion. I don’t want my neighbourhood to turn into a sterile college campus! I NEED MY SOURDOUGH, YOU BASTARDS. I think this definitely merits a strongly worded letter from a local homeowner AND alumnus.