Month: March 2008
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The sad thing is, as soon as I read the headline about a man shooting his wife while trying to install cable television, I knew immediately that it had taken place in the US. 🙁
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It’s my last day here at TC, and I’ve had some lovely messages from customers, staff, and friends. I even got some surprise presents! The cupcakes are homemade by Becca, and they’re very tasty! I immediately ate the “K”. The surprise flowers are from Zephyrama, who I’ve gotten to know through Ravelry. Sunflowers make…
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Ohhhh, man. If the Snook and I were on the East Coast (or if we suddenly won the lottery), we would SO be going to ROFLCon. XKCD! Group X! The lolcats guy! Leeroy Jenkins! Everyone who’s anyone on the Internets… EXCEPT FOR US. Darn it.
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The Snook directed me to this slideshow of Famous Last Words. “Scroll along to the ninth one,” he suggested. Hey, it’s Touchdown Jesus!
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Vintage Knitting BoxYou know that scene in Amelie, where she finds the cigar box full of the young boy’s treasures? That happened to me today. While cleaning my desk, I discovered a box of knitting supplies that a customer had given me several months ago as a donation to the Guild. If I recall correctly,…
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Over on Ravelry, we’re coming to the end of our second “swap” in the Australian Knitters group. This time the theme was knitted/crocheted bags. Each person had to construct a bag for their recipient, and then ($30 budget permitting) send along some extra treats with it. My package was delivered to the shop yesterday, and…
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Rick Astley seems pretty cool about the whole “rickrolling” thing.
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Ahhh, Sydney. A customer in the shop just asked if she could bring her dog to a crochet class. “He’s really small,” she said, “and he’s hypo-allergenic!” Um, no.
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Huh. I always wondered if you really do need to duck when getting in and out of helicopters. Turns out you don’t, but it’s a pretty instinctive response when you’ve got big heavy whirly things over your head.
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Milestones. Today officially marks one month of giving up Diet Coke. Today was also the first time I had two workouts in one day, running in the morning and swimming in the evening. I would’ve killed for a Diet Coke afterwards.