Month: August 2006
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Moomins! Did I mention that Jussi recently sent me a postcard from MoominWorld with an actual Moomin stamp and a Moomin postmark? Thanks, Jussi!
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Celebrity Sighting: I just spotted Jane Slicer-Smith buying DPNs in our shop! Okay, so that means nothing to 99% of you, but it sure impressed Michelle and Bridget when I correctly identified her. Of course, it helps that she always has dozens of pictures of herself all over her craft show stalls (and her website).
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Of interest to some: This is my fifth day of being Diet Coke-free! I’ve switched over to sparkling mineral water, which seems to help with my craving for something fizzy without all the added sugar and crap. I also feel like I’m getting some improvement with my stomach situation. Yay!
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City 2 Surf pictures on Flickr…
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City 2 Surf RecapDid you know that Sydney’s City 2 Surf is the largest timed fun run in the world? AND WE KICKED ITS ASS. Okay, so we didn’t even come close to Dickson’s or Anna’s times, but we did manage to jog most of the distance and finish relatively strongly. We started the day…
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Less than 48 hours til the City 2 Surf… And you know what? You can justify a lot of eating with the phrase “carb loading”! (We’re so dead.)
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Save the 3801!I was stopped on my way to work this morning by a very cute guy in blue coveralls handing out brochures in front of Town Hall. (Normally I try to avoid the chuggers, but like I said, he was cute.) I read the brochure as I waited for the lights to change. “What?!…
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Roger Ebert’s wife has posted an update about his medical condition. Sounds like he’s slowly getting better!
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This whole Liquids on a Plane thing is RIDICULOUS. (Though that poster is genius.) Are you telling me that the next time I fly to the US, I have to go 14 hours without a water bottle or a tube of Chapstick? Not to mention the fact that I’ll have to wear my glasses (since…
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Oh GOOD GRIEF. David Jones is paying Mischa Barton, like, a hundred grand to sit at a couple fashion shows this weekend, and good ol’ Marissa is impressing the journos already. She says she can’t wait to see “the river.” The “river” being Sydney Harbour. If my eyes rolled back any further in my head,…