Month: July 2007

  • Brrrr!

    Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire knitting revenue is so delightful…

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  • HP Spoilers

    CRAP! Looks like I’m going to have to be extra vigilant about Harry Potter spoilers for the rest of the week. What jerks to try and ruin everyone else’s fun.

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  • Sock Blockers

    Fellow MeFite and Raveler vanessarama tipped me off about Natty Yarns, a small Australian online yarn retailer that carries – drum roll, please – sock blockers! And they’re so adorable. They have a sheep on them! I might have to order some. Would any of you like to combine orders and save shipping with me?

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  • Tempting Fate

    Tempting FateLast night as I got into bed, I told the Snook that even though I haven’t been rigorous with my diet or exercise lately, I’ve been feeling really happy and comfortable with my body for the past few weeks. I’ve just been in a good mood.* Today, a woman just pointedly looked at my…

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  • iPhone

    How FREAKING COOL is this? Fake Steve links to this YouTube video of a toddler playing with an iPhone. That little girl has got it figured out in two seconds. Me, I’m trying to navigate this piece of crap with a tiny nubbin that doesn’t even register presses half the time, and she’s sittin’ there…

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  • More Ravelry press

    Huh. Some technie nerds mentioned Ravelry and the initial comment response was pretty disparaging. Luckily some awesome knitters showed up to put them in their place!

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  • The SMH has in interview with Daniel Radcliffe in which he mentions Rupert Grint’s ice cream van: “I told him you’ve got to get it all stocked up by the time we’re all on Harry Potter 6, so he can drive us in and give us ice-creams every morning.” Suddenly my own commute seems so…

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  • Fudge Hat

    Is anyone sensing a theme this week?Somebody made a lime green felted bowler as part of a Cornelius Fudge costume. AWESOME. In related news, the Snook and I hit The Costume Shop yesterday to finalize our outfits for this weekend. I found an awesome bikerish jacket that I think is going to be perfect for…

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  • HP Stuff

    Incendio!So far I’m 35% of the way through the Order of the Phoenix videogame. Sadly, I’ve also run into two bugs so far. The first was when I was unable to get out of the Marauder’s Map screen. After two minutes of fruitlessly pushing buttons, the Snook had to look online and verify that it…

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  • No car, please.

    According to this article, you’re statistically safer living in a “dangerous” neighborhood close to work than you are living in a “safe” suburb where you have to commute. (Violent crime being much, much rarer than car accidents.) Hmmm, maybe Redfern isn’t looking so bad!

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