Crocheted scarves that look like food. Those are absolutely brilliant! My favorite is the Bomb Pop; I may have to attempt a recreation in knitting. I wonder what it is about crochet that inspires so many of its practitioners to create food-related items… (Link via Pop Culture Junk Mail.)
Category: Random Links
Links that I’m reading/watching/listening to/thinking about
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Ewww.
Ewww. For the record, me and my hair would never kiss Darth Vader.
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Paralyzed with Horror
Oh no. I just discovered that Television Without Pity has posted a recap of my most horrific childhood memory, also known as “that episode of Little House where Ma gets an infection and almost amputates her own leg.” I watched it once when I was, like, 8, and it has haunted my nightmares ever since. I’m not kidding. I haven’t even been able to bring myself to read past the first page of the recap. And I wasn’t even a regular Little House viewer!
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Beer plumbing
The Snook hasn’t gotten his kegerator plumbing fully operational yet, but maybe this story will give him some inspiration. (No, I am not suggesting you make beer come out the faucets, dear…)
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Recycling
The Snook is a bit anal about rinsing all the cans and jars we intend to recycle. I’m lazy so I’m not. Turns out that it doesn’t really matter, so I win!
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Biometric Passports
Huh. The US has begin issuing biometric passports with RFID chips. I wonder if this is why it’s taking so long for my family to get theirs. Looks like the Garbericks are at the forefront of the global war on terra!
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The Food Loop
For some reason I’m all about new products today. It’s Friday and I feel like shopping! Anyhoo, check out thefoodloop. I definitely think the Snook needs some of those for his next birthday. He’s a big fan of making elaborate stuffed roasts, and somehow I always end up holding massive pieces of meat together while he curses at useless kitchen twine. Plus we’re suckers for kitchen gadgets.
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The Slanket
Presenting The Slanket, the “Best Blanket Ever.” My first thought was that it was a brilliant idea, and it really is the best blanket ever. But the more I looked at the site, the more perplexed I got. What exactly is it? They never really show you a picture of just the Slanket so you can see how it’s constructed. I assume this is because A) fleece is really cheap and easy to sew and you could just make your own, and B) you’d notice that you could achieve the same result for nothing simply by wearing your dressing gown back-to-front. (Link courtesy of Pop Culture Junk Mail.)
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iTunes Script
Wow. I just found a helpful script that will create an iTunes playlist for you with the songs truncated to specific times so when you’re doing your running workout, you know when your run/walk intervals end. How cool is that? Too bad it’s only for friggin’ Windows.
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Dawson’s Creek
While sending a parcel to a customer today, I discovered that Queensland has a Dawson Creek. It’s just like on TV! Except instead of giant-foreheaded self-absorbed teenagers, it’s full of man-eating saltwater crocodiles.