Month: December 2003
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Hmm. Pride and Prejudice gets the Clueless treatment. Some of the reviews don’t sound too bad though, for a low-budget film with a reworked plot and no-name actors. I’m also pleased that they observed the unwritten rule that all men who play Mr Darcy must have sexy sideburns. I’d definitely watch this. (Link via an…
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Yet another sock monkey…At last, I can cross another sock monkey off my To Do list. This one was commissioned by a well-known blogger as a Christmas surprise for his sweetheart. (I don’t want to give it away in case said sweetheart should stumble across this.) He’s stripey white/tan/brown with blue eyes. Cute, huh? Now…
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It’s gettin’ serious. I just got a letter from the Department of Immigration to let me know that my two-year temporary residence period is nearly up. Now Rodd and I basically have to go through the whole application process again to secure my permanent residency. We have to provide sworn statutory declarations that our relationship…
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Knitting goes to war. Fascinating information about knitting during World Wars I & II. I love the historical posters, especially the one with the “glamour girl” knitting.
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Johnny is a baby name. Now come on, Australia. Even I think you’re munching on some serious sour grapes there. 🙂
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We had a massive thunderstorm this afternoon. By the time I left work, water was gushing from light fixtures in the ceiling in four places! Pretty scary.
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A-HA! I was all confused last week because the episode of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy that we saw wasn’t listed on any of the show’s websites. Turns out – based on this TWoP discussion – that we Aussies actually lucked out and saw an episode that hasn’t aired in the US yet! Pretty…
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Great post about one person’s experience losing thirty pounds on Atkins. He says a lot of the stuff I’ve been ranting about for the past year.
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Public Service AnnoucementApparently Amazon have done something recently to break everybody’s wishlist links. If you link to your website on your blog (like I do, way down at the bottom of the right column), you may need to change yours. The solution is pretty simple. (Link courtesy of Bill.)
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Ha! The guys who run the shop where I bought my panda shoes are claiming that they own the Doc Martens logo. I’m not sure what grounds the English judge has for taking it off them. Sounds like they bought it fair and square.