Month: October 2007

  • Exchanging Contracts

    From the NSW Office of Fair Trading: Exchanging sale contracts is the legal part of buying a home. Before exchange, the agreement is usually just verbal and not binding. Up until you exchange contracts either you or the vendor have the right to change your minds. In other words, once you’ve exchanged, it’s all locked…

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  • Google court case

    Needless to say, I’m watching this Google court case pretty closely.

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  • Holy cow! Spotlight has Halloween stuff! Obviously my movement to promote the holiday in Australia is gaining momentum.

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  • Moths = cat toys

    The PM might not like the moth invasion, but Dr. Amy Jones sure does. One blundered into the house yesterday and she spent fifteen minutes batting it around before I put it out of its misery. Moth = best cat toy ever.

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  • Right or left-brained?

    Are you right-brained or left-brained? According to the spinny dancer, I am left-brained. EXCESSIVELY LEFT-BRAINED. I been focusing on that thing for five minutes and for the life of me, I can’t even imagine how you’d begin to see her turning the other way. (I wonder if this has some correlation with my geek score…

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  • The Knitty Halloween Surprise is up. I’m going to have nightmares.

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  • Baby Surprise Jacket

    Baby Surprise JacketI’ve been slacking off on the first week of the Southern Summer of Socks, mostly because of all the babies y’all keep having! As previously mentioned, my cousin Tony and his wife Molly just welcomed their daughter, Bailey, into the world. As this is the first GIRL I’ve had the opportunity to knit…

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  • glassonion

    “Sometimes I think of myself as a glorified mechanic…”Oh yes, you HAVE to watch this video. I know, I know; it looks like your basic wannabe-edgy Web 2.0 viral marketing crap, and it is. But this is viral marketing crap starring my very own SNOOKUMS!

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  • Dorky Nerd Queen.

    I am a Dorky Nerd Queen. I think it’s the “Dumb/Dork/Awkwardness” category that stings the most. Ouch! (Link courtesy of the very non-nerd Mary-Helen.)

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  • Yarn with EYEBALLS

    Yarn… with EYEBALLS. That is no doubt the coolest, creepiest knitting yarn I’ve ever seen. I’m getting in the Halloween mood! (Link courtesy of Jen.)

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