Month: July 2006
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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 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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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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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. There’s some really weird stuff in there…
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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 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 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.”