Month: January 2003
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Sorry for the lack of posts. I haven’t had much surf-time in the last few days. Tonight my friend Sharon and I went to see Bowling for Columbine. The experience reminded me of seeing Wag the Dog when I was in London. It’s just weird to sit in a theater and listen to people from…
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For this weekend’s knitting project, I whipped up this 60’s Triangle Scarf for myself. I think I look quite the hippie in it. It was pretty easy and I managed to finish it in just a day. (Well, two days if you count my first unsuccessful attempt. I misread the pattern and my scarf ended…
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An important relationship milestone has been reached. The Snook and I are now using the same tube of toothpaste.
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The first time Ma Snook visited our new place, she said, “Oh, you’re near the bead store!” Evidently the premiere bead store in, like, all of Australia is located just a few blocks down Enmore Road. So for those of you keeping track, I’m within walking distance of a wool shop, a ribbon shop, a…
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Discussion time. Okay, so Australia are currently playing the Sri Lankans in a series of one-day cricket matches. Earlier this week one of the Aussie players was reprimanded for yelling a racial slur after he got out. I was curious to know what he said, since none of the media dared to repeat it. Finally…
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It’s not April 1 yet, is it? According to the Herald, a French yacht taking place in the Jules Verne round-the-world sailing competition was attacked by a giant squid. I fully expect them to run a story tomorrow on cannon-propelled rocket to the moon.
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Waaaaait just a minute. Willow is marrying Wesley? That’s just too weird. (Link courtesy of Kim.)
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Part of my job right now is to generate crafty content for this new “creative printer lifestyle” site we’re building. I’ve been having a lot of fun with origami. These boxes are a great way to recycle greeting cards and they’re perfect for putting jewelry and little trinkets in. I’ve also made some cute origami…
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Friday Five: 1. Where do you currently work?I work in the “e-business” department of the Australian arm of an international computer printer company. Our office is in Macquarie Park, which is way across Sydney from where I live. I’ve got the commute down to an hour though, which isn’t bad. 2. How many other jobs…
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Holy crap. Not only have they finally released the publication date (June 21) for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, they’ve also revealed that this book is a third longer than Goblet of Fire! I’m going to need a bigger bookshelf.