Note to Self: Register for this class!

Trivia Update: We’ve officially caught the bug again, folks. This was our second week back and we had Kenya and Sal along to back us up. The Snook quickly homed in on our main competition when he recognized an old chemistry nerd friend, Tim Schmidt, sitting at a nearby table. From that moment on, it was the Science Nerds versus, well, Us. We completely boned the first round (again) yet still managed to come out tied for second. I again won us a jug based on a movie identification, completely shredding the competition because as soon as she said “Directed by Christopher Nolan…” I was OFF. We also rocked all three points of a Jaws-related puzzler (one point of which was entirely due to this post of Max’s, which allowed me to recall the setting of the movie). We ended up tied for second with Tim’s team, and it all came down to a tiebreaker: “How many individual parts are put together to make up a 747?” Did I ever mention that the Snook started out in uni as an aeronautical engineer? Needless to say, we won that sucker. Other notable questions:

• In the old TV show Batman, who was Barbara Gordon’s alter-ego and what actress played the character?
• Which 60’s LSD advocate said: “Turn on, tune in, drop out”?
• Which desert is the sunniest place in the world?
• What were the names of the three Chipmunks?

We’re still trying to identify our strengths and weaknesses as a team so we can plug the knowledge gaps. Our two real problem areas are sport (especially Melbourne Cup, Olympics, and Rugby League) and 60’s pop music identification. Any of you Sydneysiders feel you’re up to the challenge?

The Snook and I will definitely not be having diamonds on our wedding rings, and this is partly why. (Incidentally, I just learned an appropriate new word: “Veblen goods.” It refers to products that people only want because they’re expensive.)

Good grief. If this AskMetaFilter poster hadn’t given her age as 25, I would’ve seriously wondered if I’d gotten up in the middle of the night and posted it while sleepwalking. This person describes pretty much all of my diet problems. At least I’m not alone!

Dude, Christoper Walken and Scarlett Johansan are totally identical! That’s creepy. (Link courtesy of new daily read, Mike.)

Today we finished the shop‘s schedule of classes for the first part of 2006 and they’re now online for booking. As I did last year, I’m teaching the three specialty knitting subjects: Cables, Colour, and Socks. And we’re even having kids’ classes during the school holidays this year! (I’m not teaching those.)

Creative tries to redefine “podcast.” *guffaw* Good try.

The Lost Art of Knitting Nancies. Very informative little article, that, with lots of pictures. (Incidentally, we sell “knitting nancies” in the shop but we call them “French knitters.” People used to make them out of wooden spools but you never find wooden spools anymore.)

Mad-Eye Snookums
There just really are no words…

Australia in the mud. Sweet! (Link courtesy of Amy.)