TFW you order the blue beer, and your mates are skeptical af. 🍻

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Petey and I are watching the 1964 TV version of “Once Upon a Mattress”. He’s a big fan of Carol Burnett. 👸

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One of my amazing AWS colleagues started a podcast about leadership recently, and I was honoured that he invited me to be a guest. My episode just went live… (Shout out to Jody, who is cited as an inspiration and mentor! ❤️)

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Less than two weeks until our AWS Summit in Tokyo! I’ve set up my home office to remind me every day. Hope to see you there…

オフライン・対面のAWSサミットを久々に開催します！奮ってご参加下さい！

https://aws.amazon.com/jp/summits/tokyo/

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Ottolenghi’s Boulangère lamb with potatoes, onions, and fennel. Because it’s not enough that the Snook cooks me wonderful food— every now and then I have to say, “Hey, I saw a tasty looking recipe in the Guardian the other day…” 😂❤️

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An actual finished knitting project! Just in time for the weather to start getting a bit colder… 🧦🧶

Minecraft Socks

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We went to check out @fortresssydney today – the largest video game entertainment and e-sports venue in the Southern Hemisphere. We ate in the Tavern and played board games. 🍻🃏

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“In 2012, a team of population-health experts … found that white women who did not graduate from high school were dying about five years younger than such women had a generation before—at about 73 years instead of 78.”

This is a fascinating article, but it hits a lot harder if you grew up in small town America. Turns out one of the biggest factors for girls isn’t being smart or having a rich family – it’s whether they get pregnant.

• https://archive.is/O0wdG

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Watched RRR on Netflix and holy moly, it does not disappoint. I yelled out loud in delight a number of times, most notably when the truck burst through the gate. STUNNING! The movie is very long (and sometimes gory) but super worth it. 🐅🦌🐺🔥🤯

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Happy Easter, from little Kris to you. 🐰😱

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Easter HCB choc chip bread pudding, made by the Snook!

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I was sad earlier this week when a mystery virus caused me to cancel a work trip to Vietnam, but on the upside, it meant I was in Sydney today to meet up with my AWS Munich friends @isa.hagen and @r_b_kka on their epic sabbatical trip around Australia! ❤️🇩🇪🇦🇺

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Petey is not impressed by Puddles the Platypus. I, however, LOVE HIM. ❤️ #whoneedsabunny #easterplatypus

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A shot of Smooth Sailing closing out their set last night at the Marrickville Bowlo ❤️⛵️🎷🌅🎶

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Celebrating 23 years since I smooched Captain Snook with Yacht Rock night at the Marrickville Bowlo. ❤️💋⛵️🎷🌅

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