Month: January 2006
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Howard’s Law: The chances of your running into a fellow Weight Watcher are exponentially related to the number of scoops of Forbidden Ice Cream you’re holding. *sigh*
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I noticed recently that I wasn’t getting any sound in Flash movies on my iMac G5. My little iBook worked fine, but Big Boudicca just stayed mute. I’d even reinstalled Flash. Well, today I finally tracked down the problem. If you’re running OS X 10.4 and you’ve used Audacity at some point, you’ve probably got…
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I discovered yesterday that Coke Zero has finally landed on Australian shores. (This Wikipedia article is particularly helpful in explaining the differences between the various Coke formulas.) I picked up a bottle with my felafel roll and had drunk half of it before I remembered I should be critiquing it. On that basis, I can…
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You know, I just can’t really imagine what danger a space terrorist poses. It’s not like they’re going to teach the tourists to polite the ships. It’s not like they’re going to point out all the buttons they could push to blow up the ship. It’s not like you’d be able to sneak a box…
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Paging John from Sore Eyes…Okay, I just DEVOURED the first volume of The Amazing X-Men, and it was fantastic and all… but since I’ve never read any other X-Men EVER, I’d say about 50% of it went right over my head. Can anybody fill me in on the immediate backstory? Assume I know nothing beyond…
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I’m officially launching the new design of the Knitters’ Guild of NSW website. I still have more content to add, but the basic gist of it is there… (And hey, that’s Miss Fee in the photo I used on the home page!)
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Things I Discovered Today: It wasn’t the antibiotics that were making me feel woozy and crappy; it was the codeine in the painkillers! I switched it up to plain ibuprofen today and I’m fine. Kudos to the clever pharmacist at Harrison’s for diagnosing that one. Veronica Mars is really, really good. I watched the first…
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The Return of Pub TriviaSince I wanted a big hunk of red meat for my last pre-op meal, the Snook and I ended up over at the Nag’s Head in Glebe. I had the filet mignon; he had the sirloin. Just as we were finishing, we heard someone announce that the weekly trivia comp was…
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“Get me the double-ended root pick…”That, I submit to you, is the absolute LAST thing you want to hear your dentist EVER say. For the most part, though, my extraction went smoothly. I was really nervous but the assistant, Maria, was an angel and she really calmed me down. Dr. Wong had decided to do…
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The phone rings.Her: Hello, could I please speak to Mrs. Snook?Me: Excuse me? Who is this?Her: Is this Mrs. Snook?Me: This is Kristine Howard.Her: Oh, are you the new homeowner?Me: [with some force] No, I’m Mr. Snook’s wife.Her: [a moment’s pause, as I have clearly befuddled her] Oh, I see. Shall I call you Mrs.…