Month: February 2008
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Bacon curls – the perfect garnish for your Meat Cake!
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Trainer Bob says that Australians are lazier when it comes to losing weight. Ouch. I don’t know that I’d go that far, but I felt pretty bad when I saw the numbers that Rachel and JJ have posted since leaving the house. Maybe next year the producers will cast people who have a genuine desire…
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“Hot and Smoky” Baked BeansI was chatting to the Snook over IM this afternoon about what we were going to have for supper when I suddenly got a massive craving for baked beans. And I don’t mean crappy beans out of a can — REAL baked beans. So I went looking for recipes. I settled…
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Sydney Meetup for DamoIn case you didn’t see it over at Ravelry, “Damo” from ACS is going to be in Sydney on Wednesday and I’m organising a little meetup for him. Since the shop won’t be open that night, we’re going to have it at the “Crossroads Bar” at the Swissotel on Market Street from…
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I hate trolls. In case you didn’t notice, I’ve been being attacked on this website over the past 24 hours for sharing an opinion that 68% of Australians also hold. (Or it might be that I’m also American. Or that the person hates George Bush. They’re not very clear.) Anyway, my attacker(s) aren’t even debating…
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Qantas = Ripoff MerchantI have no idea how the airlines can get away with this crap. Using Qantas’s website, I get a fare of $1998 for a return trip ticket between Sydney and San Francisco. If I switch to their US site and use the exact same cities on the same dates (just going in…
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Ooh, I knew that Kaffe Fassett (textile artist and knitwear designer extraordinaire) was also famous for his paintings, but I’d never seen them before! So pretty.
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Five miles. Eight kilometers. My legs felt great, except for the persistent feeling that I was wearing 2kg ankle weights. Why do you feel really heavy some days and really light on others? So weird.
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Picky EatersAnother day, another picky eater question on MetaFilter. This time it’s somebody who’s looking for healthy recipes… but doesn’t like vegetables or meat. Man, that just makes me sad. What the hell are these people eating? (It reminds me of a chick I lived with in London, who refused to eat anything but pasta.…
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The 5 Most Badass Presidents of All Time. Sweet. They don’t make ’em like that anymore!