Month: December 2007
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I made it to SSK today for gusseting‘s visit, and we had a huge turnout! There were probably 20 people there (most of whom are on Ravelry). Kate’s put up photos on Flickr here. In particular, I’d like to draw your attention to the plate of cookies I baked this morning. (That’s peanut butter blossoms…
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Check out this hilarious eBay auction. Hey, if any of you want me to send your friends raving, incoherent postcards from Australia, that can be arranged. And I’ll charge a lot less than $400…
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Apparently there’s still such a shortage of Wiis in the US, that a Wii Options Market has formed. Craziness. It hasn’t been that bad in Australia yet, though they are predicting shops will run out this weekend. (Original link courtesy of Daring Fireball.)
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Those of you who wish to save your retinas, please look away: Faux Jean Leggings. DEAR GOD, MAKE IT STOP.
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This is awesome! I just discovered that you can read Thinking Machine stories online! I had a book of them as a kid. The “Thinking Machine” was a super-smart detective, sort of an American Sherlock Holmes. The author Jacques Futrelle hadn’t written very many when he went to Europe to promote the books… and arranged…
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Now this is weird! A delivery guy just turned up at the front door with a package for me from Games Paradise. I didn’t order anything from them. The Snook swears he didn’t. So we open it up, and it’s a brand new Harry Potter “Scene-It” game. Sweet! There’s no invoice, so I assume it’s…
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Monster Turducken. I feel like using just the breasts is cheating a little bit though. It sounds as if they aren’t making a “Russian doll” so much as stuffing gobbets of meat in a meat bag. (Link courtesy of – if you can believe it – Andrew G.)
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Leanne: Guess what everybody? We’re getting rid of Feathers!Me and Devvy: Yayyyy!Leanne: Maybe we should have a bonfire.Me: That would be TOXIC.
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Carrot Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese FrostingThe Snook mentioned the other night that the grocery store had some lovely carrots (which he was serving to me for dinner), which reminded me that I’ve had a hankering for come carrot cake lately. I made the mistake of saying that aloud at work yesterday… and promptly received…
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Sock Monkey Fingers Popped Out. Weird name; cute pattern! That might actually convince me to make wrist-warmers this year. (Link courtesy of Bex.)