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Author: Kris

  • Musk sticks

    Snookums and I were talking recently about the nastiest (real) candy we had personally tried. The worst I could come up with was Swedish Fish, which have a flavor I like to describe as “ass”. I didn’t think he could top that, but boy was I wrong. I’d like to introduce the rest of the world to the concept of Musk Sticks. Yes, it’s pink extruded candy flavored with musk. Musk… as in the animal excretion. (Pause for group involuntary shudder.) It’s evidently a classic Australian sweet. The Snook’s verdict: “They’re disgusting. How does The BFG describe snozzcumbers? They’re like that. My sister likes them though.” They remind me of the DOE-P stuff my Dad used to sprinkle around to attract deer during hunting season. I won’t be trying them anytime soon.

    What’s the grossest thing you know of that people actually eat?

  • 24 H in a D

    One of my co-workers sent along a puzzle today where you have to solve 34 of these riddles. Apparently, “according to MENSA if you get 23 right you’re a genius.” I’ve managed to get 26 on my own, so go me! Between the Snook and I, there are only three that have us stumped. Post your guesses below. I’ll let you know which ones are correct. No cheating!

    1. 24 H in a D
    2. 26 L of the A
    3. 7 D of the W
    4. 7 W of the W
    5. 12 S of the Z
    6. 66 B of the B
    7. C in a P (WJs)
    8. 13 S in the USF
    9. 18 H on a G C
    10. 39 B of the O T
    11. 5 T on a F
    12. 90 D in a R A
    13. 3 B M (S H T R)
    14. 32 is the T in D F at which W F
    15. 15 P in a R T
    16. 3 W on a T
    17. 100 C in a D
    18. 11 P in a F (S) T
    19. 12 M in a Y
    20. 13=UFS
    21. 8 T on an O
    22. 29 D in F in a L Y
    23. 27 B in the N T
    24. 365 D in a Y
    25. 13 L in a B D
    26. 52 W in a Y
    27. 9 L of a C
    28. 60 M in an H
    29. 23 P of C in the H B
    30. 64 S on a C B
    31. 9 P in S A
    32. 6 B to an O in C
    33. 1000 Y in a M
    34. 15 M on a D M C

  • How stressed are you? According to this test, my level is only at 21% (which apparently equates to “lazy and retarded”). I actually think I’m way more stressed than that; I just don’t have many of the usual external manifestations. I drink, but not heavily, and I don’t smoke anything. Now if they asked about chronic shoulder pain or inability to sleep, my percentage would have shot up a lot. (For the record, the Snook scored even lower: 13%. Maybe it’s because we just got back from vacation.)

  • I found two great Mac-related weblogs recently that I’ve become addicted to: splorp and Daring Fireball. Together with apple.slashdot I’ve got all the Apple news I can handle. (Hopefully it’ll be enough to carry me through my upcoming bout of iBook deprivation as I send Boudicca in to be serviced.)

  • Oh how I hate you, fickle Elevator Mirror. One minute you show nothing but how fabulous I look in my black skinny pants. The next I can see nothing but the three short glaring white hairs standing up on the top of my head. Quit toying with my emotions!

  • As requested, here’s my sister’s marathon training page. It’s got a log of her training, a photo gallery, and a message about why she’s doing this. She’s running for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and you should definitely toss some money her way (if you’ve got any to spare).

  • My sister’s doing it. I’m thinking about it. Are we nuts?

  • “…If you’re a seriously overweight white woman, losing 65 pounds is likely to be as lucrative as an extra year of college or three extra years of work experience.” I found that in this excellent article. I just find that staggering. I haven’t noticed any financial windfall from my weight loss yet, but I guess it’s more incentive to keep going. (Thanks to Matthew for recommending the column.)

  • Knitted Baby Cardigan

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    My boss Andrew’s wife just gave birth to a baby girl last Friday and I wanted to make them something special. (Okay, so I also wanted to suck up and use some of my extra wool.) I found this pattern for a quick garter stitch sweater knit cuff-to-cuff. I had to start three times but the finished version only took me about five hours. I know it’s blue; but that’s all I had – and it does have pink buttons! I hope it fits.

  • Obi-Wan on a motorcycle? Good grief, I hope I never spot Ewan McGregor riding that thing in Sydney. I’d probably go insane and run out into the street after him and get hit by a bus. (Link courtesy of Kevin.)