Month: August 2007
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Lupus – it’s not just a joke on HouseI occasionally get e-mails from people from my high school class, most of whom are just idly Googling and stumble across my site. They say “hey,” and I say “hey,” and that’s that. Not long ago though, I heard from someone I used to be good friends…
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New hair. As my sister put it: “You’re not really going to interview with them with SALMON-COLORED HAIR, are you?”
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Christmas Tea CosyThis is officially Number Four, folks! This pattern is actually called “Delphie” (no idea why) and it’s from Patons Craft Book No. C.18. The book actually belongs to Ma Snook, who purchased it way back in the 1950’s, I believe. I’m still using up oddments of 8ply yarn on 4mm needles. This cosy…
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If you were a fruit, what would you be?Big interview in less than 24 hours. Have you ever been asked a particularly good – or bad – job interview question? This company is known for being rigorous, so I want to prepare as much as possible. Any questions or suggestions you could throw my way…
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My cousin Jenny (who needs a blog already!) sent me a link to this wonderful essay by Stephen King on the Harry Potter series. King’s a big fan, and he does a great job of explaining why the books became so popular in the first place. It’s interesting, because King himself has been tarred with…
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Hello to any of my knitting students dropping by! Our usual knitting teacher Mel had to cancel this weekend, so I got drafted as a substitute teacher for our Beginning and Intermediate Knitting classes. The classes I’ve taught previously have all been more advanced (socks, cables, etc) so I was a bit nervous about dealing…
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Ribbed Tea CosyWell, the Great Tea Cosy Challenge was on shaky ground there for a while, as it looked like Auntie Linda might not do the stall after all. Happily, I’ve just found out we’re back on… and I’ve just finished my third cosy! This is another one I found on Ravelry, and it’s a…
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Kafka’s SoupLast night I joined Miss Fee and Eva at Kinokuniya for a book reading by author Mark Crick. Mark’s book is called Kafka’s Soup and it’s billed as “A Complete History of World Literature in 14 Recipes.” Basically, it’s a little cookbook and each recipe is written in the style of a famous author.…
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The interview went really well. (How well? On a scale of 1-10, I’d say about 10100.) Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and well wishes! I’m crossing my fingers now for an onsite interview. Update: Onsite interview booked for Tuesday morning. EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!Didja catch that? 😉
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City 2 Surf Photos – The Agony and the EcstasyLast night I suddenly remembered that the City 2 Surf photos were available, so I looked up our bib numbers to see what they had. The first one of me was pretty good, with me chugging along and half of the Snook visible on the side.…