Month: February 2008
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Awww, Eileen has posted a great story about a stranger returning her lost wallet. Very heart-warming!
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Margaret ChoLast night I joined Bex, Fin, and two of their friends at the Sydney Theater to catch the world premiere of Margaret Cho’s new show, “Beautiful.” It was AWESOME. I can remember when my Mom and I first discovered her in the early 90’s. We liked her because she was Korean, and because we’d…
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Vote for Niko!Got thirty seconds to do a good deed? My mom’s friend Jane has an autistic son and three adopted special needs kids, and a great charity called 4 Paws for Ability was able to provide them with a companion dog called Niko. Jane’s entered a photo of Niko in an online contest with…
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For those of you who wanted to see it, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters is finally opening at the Dendy theatres tomorrow…
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I just want to publicly acknowledge some good customer service. I got an email today from GoGet (the car share we belong to) letting me know that there’s a new car available not far from us in Glebe, and that they’re doing a special rate on it for the next month. It’s going to save…
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Happy birthday to crumpet! She’s a blogger, an artist, a knitter, a beloved doggy-mama, and she makes a mean vegetarian chocolate pudding. And if you buy me a piece of art from her shop, you will make us both very happy. 🙂
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Excellent. I just got a call today from the Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre letting me know that their Adult Swim Classes are starting back up again. I was a little hesitant to spend the money ($200 for ten lessons plus unlimited use of the pool over those ten weeks) when we’re so broke, but I…
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“Local laws could scuttle iPhone deals.” Nooooooo! But– wait. That article is stupid. I seem to recall that France had the exact same law about tying a mobile to a carrier, so Apple released an unlocked iPhone. So they’ve done it before! There’s a precedent. I refuse to give up hope. (That was the #1…
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Big Spanish Castle Optical Illusion. That is SO NEAT! You stare at the dot for thirty seconds, then mouse over the image so the black-and-white version comes up. Except your eyes have gone all wonky, and it looks full colour til you move them! (Link courtesy of Daring Fireball.)
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The web-goddess Oscar Contest 2008 is now CLOSED for new entries! The awards show is about to begin. I’ll be updating scores as often as I can over the next few hours. You’ll be able to see how you’re doing on this results page. And remember to count the dead people for me! Thanks… Update:…