Month: May 2007
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Crap! How did I miss that the latest Buffy comic’s already been out for a week? And there’s another Gunslinger as well! Looks like I’m off to the comic book store tonight…
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Curried Mussel SoupWhen I stayed with my sister in LA last month, I was very inspired by the Mom-like way she planned out the menus for the week and then did one big shop for just what she needed. I know; it’s not like this is a hugely novel idea. But we’re lazy and we…
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The Amazing Race finale.BAH! I soooo wanted the Beauty Queens to win. They’re so pretty! And they’re nice. And the other two teams were vile. After the episode…Snook: Okay, we’re doing the code-breaking thing. Answer the questions.Me: Least trustworthy? Definitely Rob and Amber.Him: BZZZZZ! You’re wrong already.Me: Wrong? Who else would you–?Him: Screw the questions.…
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I know everybody says their own babies are cute, but seriously? My nephew is the cutest baby ever. I’m not even joking. And I’m “DELIBERATELY BARREN,” so you know I’m being objective.
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Live spiders… IN HIS EARS! I’m going to start wearing earplugs to bed.
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Double trouble.
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In addition to taking the lead in our MetaFilter Runs 3.0 Challenge… I just passed the 250K/150 Mile mark! The Snook and I have been easing ourselves back into running with Robert Ullrey’s Couch-to-5K podcasts.
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Undulating Rib SocksUpon further reflection, I’ve decided to keep these socks for myself instead of gifting them to my Secret Pal. I used 3.25mm needles, and I think they’re just a bit too stretchy (and rough on the sole) for a present. The yarn is lovely to work with though. It’s called Austermann Step, and…
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This article about a DNA test that can tell the sex of a fetus at six weeks blows my mind. They test the mother’s blood for Y-chromosomes? I didn’t think the mother’s and baby’s blood intermingled. I didn’t know you could do that. Huh.
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How to Spray Block Crocheted or Knitted Squares. That’s an excellent Flickr photoset. Now I want to make a blocking board.