Former Netdecider Stefanie stumbled across an ancient joke today from the old mcdonalds.co.uk team team. It’s the prank wedding page she put up for me and Julian way back when. Too bad the picture doesn’t show up! For some reason, I think there was a picture of Ronald McDonald involved…
Month: February 2006 (page 6 of 8)
Trail Note
I recently found a new favorite jogging route. I head back through Chippendale and across Cleveland Street, turning right on Abercrombie. Eventually I hit Wilson and that takes me all the way into Newtown. It’s nice because there aren’t a lot of lights to stop at, and the houses along Wilson Street have the prettiest flowers. I’m in love with frangipanis at the moment, and there are at least half a dozen in different colour combinations along the way. There’s also one house with some amazing purple plant growing under the front fence; I’ll have to take a picture so we can identify it. The street is also pretty hilly, which I’ve sorta come to appreciate. (I’m usually warmed up by the time I get to them, so it’s not so bad.) Once I get to Newtown I can continue on to Enmore or St. Peters, and then jog back down King Street to home. I did the short circuit today in about thirty minutes flat and I actually felt progressively better throughout the run. How weird is that? The first ten minutes sucked, but by the end I didn’t want to stop. (I obviously need to warm up more thoroughly.) I think I need new shoes though. I haven’t had any repeats of my foot pain from two years ago – possibly due to the fact that I’m not running on the treadmill anymore – but I’m starting to feel some general soreness along the sides of my feet. I’ve e-mailed the Dove asking for shoe purchase guidance (as well as boot camp instruction). Bring on the 10K!
GASP! Afghans for Afghans is auctioning off an All-Noro Afghan, and it’s gorgeous. I wish I had a few hundred dollars to spare! *cough* Birthday present… *cough* (Link courtesy of Mason-Dixon Knitting.)
Wow. I knew George Clooney was a cool guy, but I really had no idea. I liked hearing his praise for his Aunt Rosemary, and his prank on Arnie was hilarious. And good on ‘im for standing up for his beliefs and being true to his craft. Plus, I will always love him for doing the E.R. cameo for Juliana Margulies’s final episode. (Link courtesy of John, who is also a Clooney fan.)
And now, some Personal Announcements…
Happy birthday to my Dad! (Well, it was yesterday, but it’s still his birthday in the U.S., and I did manage to work the dateline issue properly this time to call on the correct day.) I’d give him crap about his age and stuff but seeing as how I turn friggin’ 29 in a few weeks, I just don’t have the heart. Hope it’s a good one, Pop!
And speaking of “pop,” good luck and wishes to Lynnette, who’s just about to! I can’t wait to hear all the gory birth details. No, really. It helps to keep my hormones in check. 🙂
Great diet-related question over on AskMetaFilter. No, I didn’t ask it, but I sure read it. (For what it’s worth, I don’t think I’m suffering a lot of sagginess. I haven’t been carrying the weight for long enough to really destroy the elasticity, I think.)
After Howard’s depressing statement about same-sex marriage this week, the minor RU486 victory is especially sweet. I couldn’t sum up the issue any better than Moment to Moment. I wonder if sending a letter to our representative would do any good, seeing as how I’m not technically a voting citizen just yet…
Knitting Olympics Update: Well, I’ve finally decided what I’m going to do: I’m going to finish the cardigan I started for my friend’s daughter, Marianne. It’s about half done and I’ve been dragging my feet for weeks, mostly because I think I might have been a bit ambitious with the design. But now that I’ve got a definite deadline, maybe I can get in gear and get this out to her before she’s too big to wear it. I hope.
“Phone call for Media Whore…”
I just got interviewed! MX (that free paper they had out at train stations, etc) is going to be running a story related to this Fastest Knitter Competition thingo, and they wanted to talk to a “young knitter.” As I tend to talk, you know, a lot, I got volunteered for the position. According to Vanessa, the journalist, it’s supposed to run on Monday. So you Sydneysiders should be sure to grab a copy!
Later: We just had the accompanying photoshoot. Since the photographer changed the times on us so often, it ended up being just me, Mel, and a random lady we dragged in from the shop. I was really disappointed we couldn’t wait for Tia, who was looking fabulous today and certainly would improved the shot!
I can open wide!
Just had my final wisdom tooth check-up with Dr. Wong, and he gave me a sticker! Upon further reflection though, it could be read as sorta rude.