Month: October 2006
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Kristen‘s having a baby! I’m a sucker for babyblogging.
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I’ve rather lost my knitting mojo of late, but this made me perk up right away: the Perfect Sweater is finished! Hmm, and I was looking for a pattern suitable for that lovely Jo Sharp 8ply cotton…
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Someone on MetaFilter asks: “Which pet is more likely to eat a deceased owner, a cat or a dog?” Heh. This article seems to indicate that it’s usually dogs, but the Straight Dope reckons Amy’d be chewing on our faces within a day or two. Yeah, I’ll buy that. Now the question is which one…
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Litter Box Issues: Dr. Amy Jones has suddenly started to have a few “accidents” with her litter box. It’s when she pees, see. She’s always been a little weird with her box, pooing in one corner and peeing in the other. The “zones” are getting further apart though, and now she’s going over the edge.…
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Halloween Papercraft. Oh, I’m MAKIN’ those coffins!
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“Begging the question” explained by dinosaurs.
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Idol Roundup: I don’t really have the energy to do a full recap, but here are my quick impressions from last night’s “Disco Fever” performances: Chris: good as usual. Solid performer, but don’t think he’ll ever pull the teen vote. Damien: Yowch. I wouldn’t say it was the worst thing ever, but I was definitely…
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Guzman Y Gomez Taqueria (With Pictures!)Sydney’s lack of decent Mexican food has been well-documented. After another okay (but not excellent) dinner at Baja Cantina in Glebe Friday night, I was about ready to throw in the towel. Imagine our surprise then when we happened upon the Grand Opening of Guzman Y Gomez Taqueria in Newtown…
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OOOOKAY! Thank you, Max, for recommending a book that SCARED THE BEJESUS OUT OF ME. Yeah, I just finished Scott Smith’s “The Ruins.” I didn’t know it was going to be a horror story! I could only read it during the day, in full sunlight. I’m still creeped out. Oh, and yeah, it’s frickin’ springtime…
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Food, Glorious FoodThe Snook and I got up early yesterday to head out to the Good Living Growers’ Market in Pyrmont. It was our first visit and we were not disappointed! When we left an hour later, we were weighed down with asparagus, tomatoes, St. Agur blue cheese (soooo good) from Simon Johnson, some Bircher…