Month: May 2006
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Better Homes and SheepleThe past two months have been a real eye-opener, as far as the Australian craft industry is concerned. It all started when I got contacted by Better Homes and Gardens to help them out with a knitting pattern. Apparently there’s quite a lot of sharing that goes on between the international BHG’s,…
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I rang up my hairdresser Paige the other day to discover that she’d had a “vision” for my next hairdo. It’s still blonde and short, but now it has pale pink and purply-chocolate streaks through it. Check it out. We’re calling it the “Neopolitan.” (Hey, if I can’t eat it, I may as well have…
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Monkeys in cowboy hats. I’m the #2 result, baby!
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Aussie Comic Book Fans: I just learned that Kings Comics on Pitt Street will be participating in Free Comic Book Day 2006. Sweet! Check the website for retailers in other capital cities.
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Mark the date, folks. As of today, my student loans are under $20,000! Woohoo! (I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.)
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In case you missed it, an honest-to-goodness Amazing Race contestant left a comment on my site! Thanks, Bill, and good luck to you and Tammy in the Cincy Marathon. Say hi to the rest of the family for me!
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HA! Just read this bit of gossip about the Biggest Loser cast, which alleges that they were all boozing it up at Una’s on Broadway. Good grief. If their party was anything like ours, they’ve all fallen off the wagon in a big way. That place is a DIET KILLER.
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DUDE! Now that’s how you get your heart rate pumping. I just had a serious row with an irate customer and it feels great. No, stupid lady, I will not give you a refund because the wool doesn’t knit up the way you thought it would. No, it was not defective. No, our policy is…
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DietBlog: Last night was my first Weight Watcher’s meeting in three weeks, and I really needed it. I’ve been struggling here a little bit lately to recover from the dietary fallout of the Garbericks’ visit. It’s just been so cold and wintery lately, and my stress levels at work are starting to ramp up a…
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I’m arguing against having periods again over on MetaFilter…