Month: September 2003
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Like Max, I think Come Poop With Me sounds awesome.
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Contest: My company has just launched a new product called the Dreamio. Seriously. An expensive, high-end consumer electronic device called a Dreamio. The mind boggles. Do marketers actually get paid to come up with this stuff? My co-workers and I are having fun coming up with other things more deserving of the name. My favorites…
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Unless it rains soon, as of October 1st it will become illegal in Sydney to use a lawn sprinkler or wash your car with a hose. Premier Bob Carr says that this will be remembered as “the first time global warming affected our way of life”. While homebrewing is not yet banned, I think the…
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Last night I organized our entire CD collection and put them all into new binders. I was amused to see that we have a CD for every letter of the alphabet except for U and Z. Any recommendations? The Snook suggested UB40 and ZZTop, but I’m thinking we can do better than that…
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Want to help make the world’s longest scarf? The project is being run as part of next year’s Stitched Up Textile Festival in Wangaratta, Australia. Even beginning knitters can take part! Using 8-ply wool and 4mm needles, cast on 66 stitches and knit one metre lengths of garter stitch (knit every row). They should end…
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Did you ever have one of those experiences where you try to do something normal and it turns out completely surreal? Last night I met the Snook in the city to buy his computer monitor. We decided to hire a cab and save on the $30 delivery fee. So we walked down York Street from…
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License plate I saw this morning on my way in to work: GDAYM8. That made me smile.
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Trivia Update: I know… It’s Thursday! The schedule has changed. We’re actually going back to the Nag’s Head for trivia (since it’s closer to the new house) and trivia there is on Wednesday nights. They have better prizes too, but unfortunately we didn’t get any of them because we sucked. Your questions for the week:…
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The other night the Snook and I caught Woman on Top on TV. I can’t believe I actually liked a Penelope Cruz movie. It was funny and sweet and romantic. Ebert thought it was fluff, but it was enjoyable fluff. Plus I love me some Harold Perrineau. If you like good food and you’re not…
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The Herald picks the ten most “attention-getting pop-cultural” kisses in history. I’d have put that Michael Jackson one at the top.