Month: November 2006
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Guess the Logo. I didn’t do too badly, actually! The only ones that really screwed me up were Netflix (because hello? Not in Australia!) and eBay. My final time was 4:06:10.
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FANTASTIC. Kevin just alerted me to the fact that Sam Elliott (aka my favorite cowboy and the man with the best ‘tache ever) will be playing Lee Scoresby in the upcoming His Dark Materials movies. That is so, so perfect. (I was also interested to read the bit about Iorek Byrnison being completely CGI. I…
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Andrew G has posted a wonderful rant about some of the racist crap people have been spouting to him about this year’s Final 3 Idol contenders. (Namely, that they’re not “Australian” because Dean is originally from South Africa, Damien is from Ireland, and Jess is part Indonesian.) There’s also a pretty amusing picture of James…
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New friendsMe and my new mate Brian at the Melbourne Cup party…
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My co-worker Devvy pointed me to Crochet Me today. It’s sorta like the crochet equivalent of Knitty. Rock on, hookers!
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Idol Roundup: I have to say, the thrill of the show has really gone for me now that Bobby is out. There’s just very little chance of being surprised anymore. The Final Four show was a classic example of this. Jess trilled like Mariah and made it look easy; Chris rocked out and had a…
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Advertiser on phone: So would it be okay to drop by the shop and give you some of this material?Me: Sure, I’m here Monday to Friday.Him: How about Tuesday afternoon?Me: No way! Dude, it’s Melbourne Cup Day! And with that, I think my Australian transformation is complete. I went from mockery and scorn to actively…
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You’d think if you were Utah’s Public Enemy Number One you’d try to, you know, make yourself a little less conspicuous or something…
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Happy birthday to my brother Anthony, who turns 24 today. (And guess what, RT? He’s single again!)
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Finished Object: Baby OutfitYou know, I’d worry more about posting this and ruining the surprise for my sister if I didn’t already know that she hates surprises. (We’re talking about a girl who always wanted to open her Christmas presents the night before.) So she can see it now and then have the fun of…