Month: June 2007
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Under the WeatherPoor, poor Puss Puss. It was time for Dr. Amy Jones’s annual checkup and shots, so the Snook and I took advantage of our new GoGet membership and borrowed “Enda the Yaris” for a couple hours yesterday morning. So on top of the normal stress of taking the cat to the vet –…
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How to Lose Most of a Sunday MorningRavelry is turning in to SUCH A TIME SUCK. And I mean that in the best possible way. I now have 22 projects posted, all with photos and as many details as I can remember. (So far the Argyle Kitty Kat Cardigan seems to be popular; it has…
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Worldwide Knitting in a Freakin’ Squall DaySydney knitters are the TOUGHEST knitters in the world, dammit! Here we are suffering the worst weather in thirty years, and yet 27 people still braved wind, rain, and freezing temperatures to knit together at the Opera House today. Photo courtesy of jenwren, who has others here. Thank you…
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Yay, an interview with Tara D, who is definitively my favorite person that ever went to Ohio State. 🙂
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Why do cats follow you into the bathroom? HA! Yeah, ours does this. She just doesn’t like the idea of closed doors and places she’s not allowed to go. She’s similarly entranced by the kitchen cupboards and the drawer in my nightstand.
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Severe weather warning. Oh, this is just GREAT. Do you know, we haven’t had rain for over two weeks? (I am acutely aware of this fact thanks to the gang of local birds that had a lilly-pilly party and proceeded to poo purple fruit seeds all over our garden.) And of course it comes NOW,…
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AWESOME. I applied to be a beta tester for Ravelry some time ago and today I finally got my invite. It’s a “Web 2.0” application (i.e. Flickr) for knitters and crocheters. I’m having a look around now and – wow – I could be spending a LOT of time on this site. If you want…
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“Is gingerism as bad as racism? I can vouch for the fact that anti-redhead sentiment is much stronger in the UK than anywhere else. (But they do still make ginger jokes in Australia, too.)
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Wheels.Every now and then I miss having a car. The Snook, mostly, does not. This week we compromised by signing up for GoGet CarShare. (Well, I signed up, anyway.) It’s sort of a hippie collective where you pay $15 a month and you can cheaply rent these little cars that are parked near your house.…
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What the World Eats. It’s a series of photographs of families from around the world, together with the foods that they would typically eat in a week. Some immediate observations: Wow, a lot of people around the world drink a lot more soda than I would have expected. I liked the Italian family (except for…