Month: June 2006
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“There is no official religion in this country. Not all parents are Christians, and the MPAA ratings should serve all parents.” I love Roger Ebert, especially when he’s telling off huffy conservatives.
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How did Nicole Kidman re-marry in a Catholic Church? See, I wondered about that too! Especially after the priest mentioned consulting on her “annulment” earlier in the week. It seemed weird that she’d be able to get one after being married so long and actually getting pregnant as a result. So is it that the…
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And the Aussies are out. That sucks. I’ve been a little surprised at how bad the officiating has been in the few World Cup matches I’ve watched. Is that always the case, or is this year especially bad? Is this “human factor” something you’re just supposed to accept as part of the game (like in…
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AND THERE IS ANOTHER ERROR IN THIS FRICKIN’ PATTERN…!Again, for the benefit of future Googlers: This is the Knot Cable Jacket from Debbie Bliss Noro Collection 2. I already found an error on the Right Front. There’s another error in the pattern for Knot Cable Panel B. 1st row P1, C4BP, C4FP, C4B, C4BP, C4FP,…
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My Mom’s posted a couple dozen photos of her quilting on Flickr. There are a couple more pictures of the Vader quilt in there, along with lots more that I haven’t seen before. I’m just in awe of what she can do.
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It’s the day of my Australian Citizenship interview. Quick, quiz me on the privileges and responsibilities of being a citizen! Responsibilities: Obey the laws and fulfill duties as citizen Enroll and vote in Federal, State, Territory, and local elections Serve on a jury if called Defend Australia if need arises Privileges The right to vote…
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My head is very sore (there was much wine imbibing at the Good Food Show today) and I feel like I’ve been banging it against a wall for the past half hour. I’ve been working on this damn Knot & Cable Jacket all evening and just when I thought I’d finally got it sussed, it…
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The Snook caught the cat and me napping on the couch this arvo, and Dr. Amy Jones uploaded it to Flickr. Now that‘s attractive. Damn cat.
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My sister rang up a while ago to ask if we’d received our invitation to Nicole and Keith’s wedding. I’m sad to report that we haven’t.
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Heh. John pointed me to this hilarious tale of a guy who applied for a manager job at a Premiership football club on the basis of his success at Football Manager 2005 (a video game). The response from the team’s chairman is very, very classy.