Month: November 2006
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My Nike + iPod HackI went over to Newtown today to meet Lara and pick up my new Apple gear. (Lara works at Total Recall in North Sydney, and I am officially giving them a plug.) I got a beautiful pink 4GB iPod nano (I have named her “Kylie”) and the Nike + iPod kit.…
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Damn! I just discovered that Jenny Kee – Australian fashion icon, John Lennon’s “first Asian conquest”, and designer of some of the most iconic Aussie knitwear ever – is going to be speaking at the Newtown Festival tomorrow at 1:00. And I agreed to work at the shop. Double damn. I could’ve gotten my book…
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Robots think we taste like bacon. I would’ve guessed that. I’m nummy like bacon. (Link courtesy of John.)
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“REM vs U2: Who was the best rock band of the 80’s?” Ahhh, the eternal debate. Put me down with Kevin firmly on the REM side. U2 have written some catchy, rousing tunes I’ll grant you… but there’s not a lot of subtlety there, is there?
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The Arts Schedule for the 2007 Royal Easter Show is now up so you can start planning your entries! Tapestry Craft is sponsoring some major prizes for the best articles in Knitting, Embroidery, and Crochet.
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I’M IN UR HOUSE IMPEACHIN’ UR DOODZ. That is too funny. (Although the parrot may be funnier.) I just had a sudden realization: Not only is Nancy now the first woman Speaker of the House; she’s also third in line to the Presidency. Have we ever gotten that close before?
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I hit the motherlode.We had a visit from Ma and Pa Snook today, who are in town for the GreenX gardening expo. They also had some presents for us. Since Rodd’s grandma recently went to live in a nursing home, she was giving away a lot of her old craft stuff. I scored dozens of…
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Woohoo! Lara just e-mailed to let me know that the Nike + iPod kits are FINALLY here in Australia! She’s got one (plus a shiny new pink Nano) waiting for me. Let the half-marathon training begin!
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WHAT A WAY TO WAKE UP! I knew that the Dems had the House locked up and were close on the Senate before I went to bed last night… but to get up this morning and discover that Rumsfeld quit? It’s like Christmas! This nearly makes up for that horrible morning two years ago. Well,…
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Movember UpdateThe Snook is now over a week into his Movember effort and I think we’ve officially entered “scruffy lookin’ nerfherder” territory. He’s waiting for a bit more coverage before he shapes it though. My own November challenge – NaBloPoMo – is going well and I haven’t missed a day yet!