Month: October 2006
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Weekend Update: My knitting mojo has returned, I’m happy to say. My hands are aching with the effort of constructing the Cutest. Outfit. Ever. for my impending nephew. The Snook also took me to see Little Miss Sunshine, which I’d been hearing rave reviews about. To be honest I didn’t laugh that much. I enjoyed…
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While the Snook will be growing out his facial hair for Movember, I’ll be participating in NaBloPoMo. Basically, it means I have to post something here every day for a month. Hey, I do that anyway! This’ll be fun.
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The women of MetaFilter answer the question: “How does it feel to have your period?” There’s a really good range of experiences represented there (including my own). Personally, I’m just glad to see a lot of other people mentioning downing ibuprofen like M&Ms. I mean, I hope they don’t get sick like I did, but…
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TC News: Our new shipment of Jordana Paige bags has finally arrived in the shop! But unfortunately none of the new colours have been sent. (I’m a bit partial to the red satchel myself.) We did get the Knitting Needle Storage Box though, and I’m happy to report that it’s a lot bigger and more…
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This morning the Snook was getting dressed for work when his mobile phone buzzed. “You’ve got a message,” I said. “Do you want me to read it?” “Sure,” he said. I clicked on it and nearly fell over. It said: “REMINDER – TAKE A POOP THURSDAY 8:30AM-11:00AM.” What in the world? “It’s a reminder,” I…
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Those of you watching my training log (down there on the right) may have noticed that I’ve been doing a lot of workouts from the Biggest Loser DVD lately. I picked it up at Kmart a few weeks ago hoping that it would provide some exercise variety on rainy days. It’s actually really good! Trainer…
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This article about Dooce reveals what the mysterious lawsuit was that re-triggered her depression this past summer. I’ll admit I was a little curious about that.
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Remember the massive scarf being knit to commemorate the rescue of the Beaconsfield miners? It’s growing…
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I just found Hal Higdon‘s excellent running site. He’s got dozens of training plans on there, including this Novice Half-Marathon that looks pretty promising. The Sydney Half-Marathon is next May, which means we’ve got about seven months to train. He suggests that you can stretch the plan out by doing each week twice, which should…
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Israeli researchers have shown that facial expressions may be hereditary. That’s fascinating! I would’ve thought it was just learned, the way you have your mother’s laugh or your father’s voice. But doing the experiment with blind people blows that out of the water. Neat!