Month: April 2004

  • Owning a Cat

    Owning a CatUpside: We change our sheets a lot more often than we ever did before.Downside: This is because Amy occasionally leaves a smudge on the sheets after she does her morning poo. Ewwwwww…

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  • War President

    You know those posters of Yoda made up of lots of little images from Star Wars? Check out War President, a portrait of President Bush composed of photos of all the American servicemen and women killed in Iraq. Pretty powerful image…

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  • How Much is Inside?

    I’m obsessed with How Much is Inside?. I just spent, like, an hour reading it and I’m not even halfway through. Soooo funny, especially the one about Vegemite. Note: I’m also now obsessed with whether I should have put a period at the end of that first sentence. It just felt wrong to end with…

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  • How to Be a Ninja

    How to be a ninja. Hiiii-yah!

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  • Gucci iPod Cases

    I heard a co-worker blathering on this morning about Gucci’s new designer iPod cases. “I want one!” she announced. “Do you have an iPod?” someone asked her. “No, I guess I’d have to get one of those,” she answered. Idiot. I went over and showed her my homemade knitted one, which she (of course) disdained.…

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  • Free Cone Day

    Just a reminder for you lucky folks near a Ben and Jerry’s shop: Next Tuesday is Free Cone Day! They’re also going to be giving away 50,000 iTunes Music Store songs as part of a voter registration drive for young people.

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  • Craftiness

    More craftiness…As Robert finally received his “Get Well” package from me today, I can now display the contents without ruining his surprise. First up is the official Version 2.0 of my iPod Jumper pattern. The striped one was sent off to my friend Kel, while the “Catboy” design was obviously for Rob. These are both…

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  • Birthday Color

    What’s your birthday color? Mine is “Blue Fog”. It’s boring and the description isn’t me AT ALL: “Many people find you magnetic and lovable. You have a gentle manner that makes you a favorite to be around. You have an ease that makes others feel calm. You are quick-minded but keep much of what you…

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  • Congratulations to the Snook, who got 1st and 5th place – in the same category! – with his homebrew at the Bathurst show last week. You can see the official results here. Scroll down to the “Belgian/French Specialty” category. I’m so proud of him!

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  • Good grief… Give that sheep a haircut!

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