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Author: Kris

  • Sunday Roast

    Me: “Nicole Kidman had her baby and they named it Sunday Rose.”
    Snook: “Sunday ROAST?!”

    Poor kid’s going to get that reaction her whole life.

  • Plumber

    Plumber Recommendations? Can any of you Sydneysiders recommend a good plumber? We’re probably getting gas installed at the house and we need a plumber to run all the connections. I’ve got one recommended to us by the Strata Manager but I’d like to get a couple quotes first.

  • The Peanuts Gang

    Someone speculates on what happened when the Peanuts gang grew up… I thought that was pretty neat. I wish he’d included Sally and Marcie though.

  • Sports Bra Heart Rate Monitor

    Wow. It’s a sports bra with a built-in heart rate monitor! That’s so tomorrow.

  • Pixar is awesome.

    Here’s a true story about how awesome Pixar is. I can’t wait to see Wall-E.

  • STRIKE!

    STRIKE!
    Oh, this is glorious. The railworkers have threatened a strike next week for the busiest day of the Pope’s visit. BRILLIANT. I’m actually serious; I will happily walk the 8km to work if it means that World Youth Day gets buggered up that little bit more. Which reminds me: The official WYD “Uniform and Accreditation Center” happens to be located at 1 Grafton Street, Chippendale, if anyone wants to, you know, protest. Or something. Me, I’m just hoping I can walk down the street to my house without being fined for annoying a Catholic.

  • RunningBlog

    I’ve just finished Week 2 of my training for the Melbourne Half-Marathon. I’m feeling good!

    Week 1 distance: 10.8mi (17.37km)
    Week 2 distance: 12.4mi (20.01km)
    Fastest mile so far: 10:41

    That’s a distance increase of 15%. I know that’s higher than the 10% most runners aim for, but that’s because I’m still ramping up the length of my daily training runs. They’re at 35 minutes now, but in a few weeks they’ll top out at 45 minutes. Then the only increase will come from my long runs on the weekend.

    I’m still going nice and slow on most of my runs (as per Galloway’s book), and I’m loving it. I did my long run yesterday at a 12:00/mile pace, and that included taking a minute’s walk break after every kilometer. I didn’t feel too tired at the end at all. In terms of injuries, my left hamstring has been feeling a little tender lately (I’m trying to remember to ice it each night) and my right shin started to feel a little sore towards the end of the run. My lower back pain is almost completely gone. I’ve been trying to pay more attention to my form, and I think that’s really going to pay off in the coming months.

    I ran a “magic mile” on Monday night and managed it in 10:41. According to Galloway, that means I’m capable right now of running a half-marathon at a 12:30 pace. That’s actually a little bit slower than I ran it in May, so I’m not putting too much stock in his prediction right now. Or maybe I didn’t run the mile as quickly as I could’ve. It was hard to pace myself over the distance, and I was running on the sidewalk in Newtown (and therefore dodging people). Maybe for my next one I’ll make a trip over to the proper athletics track…

  • 50 States, 50 Bands

    50 States, 50 Bands. A list of the best all-time band, solo artist, and new band from each state in the union. I was all excited about this til I saw the Indiana selections. Sure, the Jacksons are from Gary… but they’re hardly representative of Indiana music. I have to agree with the commenter who says “Indiana’s Solo artist begins and ends with John Mellencamp.” Damn straight.

  • Taste of Chicago

    At the BBQ on Saturday, I met a guy from Chicago and we were reminiscing about missing the Taste festival. Now? Not so much.

  • Dirigibles

    The Snook is obsessed with the idea of dirigibles. He thinks it’s the future of air travel. I think he’s been reading too much steampunk.