Month: July 2006

  • MenKnit

    MenKnit.net. Nice! Their tone is a little strident – and they definitely have some issues with Debbie Stoller – but I can’t fault what they’re trying to do. Whenever I get some guy scoffing as his girlfriend buys wool, I always bust out the “knitting used to be a manly art” history. (Mental note: Link…

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  • I Made This

    I Made ThisI was at last able to pick up the Snook’s super-secret birthday surprise tonight – two beer mugs that I made him in my Ceramics class! (He didn’t mind that they were late; I couldn’t get them out of the kiln any sooner.) I had a lot of help from my tutor Peter.…

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  • Knit and Quit

    The Knit and Quit juggernaut continues… I just did an interview for ABC Radio. She’s supposed to let me know before it goes to air.

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  • Hungry

    The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach… so starve your mate!

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  • Hooray! John Howard’s going to run for Prime Minister again! And here I was worried I wouldn’t get a chance to help vote the bastard out…

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  • Folklore of Australia

    Folklore of Australia. There’s some really weird stuff in there…

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  • More Knit and Quit

    The Sunday Sun-Herald is out and here I am in my second newspaper appearance of the week. This one is much better. The picture’s nice (though I admit it was a totally fake laugh moment) and the article is actually informative and accurate. I think we may actually get some more sign-ups out of this!…

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  • Happy 30th, Snookums

    Happy 30th birthday to my best friend… Friday night was the first part of the celebration, with friends gathering at Una’s for copious amounts of beer and deep-fried camembert. After spending most of Saturday in recovery mode, we went out last night for the dignified portion of the festivities with dinner at Oscillate Wildly. I’d…

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  • Knit-In Pictures

    Knit-In 2006 PicturesHere’s a tip: When you’re requesting a photo opportunity with a busy celebrity you’ve never met before, it’s probably best not to address them by the nickname you use for them in your head. Nevertheless, I spotted the shaved head coming our way and blurted out, “Hey, Spence! D’ya mind taking a picture…

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  • Babies are great marketing. Now I just need to get one for my sister’s sprog that says “Read my Aunty’s blog.”

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