Owning a Cat
Upside: 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…
Month: April 2004 (page 3 of 9)
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…
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 a question mark, especially one that was part of a link. I suppose I could have put the site title in quotes, in which case I think an extra period is technically incorrect, but nevertheless that still looks wrong to me. (I’m obsessed with “How Much is Inside?”.) Any thoughts from my fellow grammar-philes?
How to be a ninja. Hiiii-yah!
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. Oh well. Those than can, do. Those that can’t, shell out $200!
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.
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 knit in cotton, which seems to hold its shape a little better than the wool I tried before. They feature a velcro closure and a hole for the headphone jack. (Anybody else want one? I take commissions!) Next is a genuine, authentic Rockford Red Heel sock monkey. I really like how he turned out. I’d make more but unfortunately I don’t have any more of the socks; they’re so nice that I’ve kept the other pairs to wear!
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 know to yourself. Highly sensual, your personal color helps you guard against going to extremes. Wearing, meditating or surrounding yourself with Blue Fog rekindles your spirit and reminds you to take some time for yourself.” Huh?
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!
Good grief… Give that sheep a haircut!