Month: August 2007
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Give ’em hell, Gough!
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Nicky Epstein SigningWe are officially *on*, folks! Tapestry Craft will be hosting a book signing with renowned knitting author and designer Nicky Epstein in two weeks. The details: When: Friday, September 14, 2007 at 3:30pmWhere: Tapestry Craft knitting department, 50 York Street, Sydney We’re going to have as many of her titles available to buy…
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Job News: As the girls at SnB know, the Company-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named rang me last night with the all important news. I’d been stressing all week to hear whether I’d been accepted or rejected. The reality, it seems, is neither. Sometime in the past week, they did some “internal restructuring” and decided that they don’t actually need…
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Shane Warne, you are dead to me. DEAD TO ME!
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I’m over at MetaFilter defending High School Musical to the haters.
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Koala Tea CosyThis little fella didn’t quite make it in time for the Fifties Fair last weekend, which is all the better really because now I get to keep him! He’s awfully cute, isn’t he? (Until you remember that he has a teapot up his bum, at which point it becomes disturbing.) The pattern is…
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I hate waiting. I feel like Calvin waiting for his propeller beanie. *sigh*
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George Bush Aussie Dress-Up. Heh.
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Nicky Epstein!Chrystalla burst into the office waving frantically. Her: That knitting author… You know, the Epstein lady?!Me: Who, Nicky Epstein? What about her?Her: SHE’S HERE! And that’s how I met Nicky Epstein, famous author of books such as Knitting on the Edge and many more. She and her husband just got into Sydney yesterday, and…
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Email BankruptcyYesterday I realized that I had over 3000 messages in my Gmail Inbox, and that the items that needed action (replies, etc) were being buried in the pile. It was time to declare email bankruptcy. So I clicked on “Select: All”, and then clicked the option to select everything in my Inbox. Then I…