Month: March 2008
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Pregnant With Meaning: A Reproductive Reading of What’s Opera, Doc?. The Snook and I had a good chuckle over that one. (Actually, I kind of lost it at “A white liquid drips onto the rabbit.” OH. MY. GOURD.)
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Oh, sweet! I got a special birthday present in the mail tonight from Ma and Pa Snook: an awesome PINK Swiss Army Knife! I love it love it love it. (The Snook has had a blue one for ever, and I’ve always been jealous.) While I was exclaiming over how cool it was, I turned…
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Oh neat! Bex designed a sock pattern for The Knittery, and it’s now available for download on their site for free! Well done, Bex. 🙂
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More swimming fun…Last night I had arranged to meet up and practice with one of the other girls in my class. I bought a swim cap, which made for some comical fun in the changing room as I tried to get the thing on my head. (I’d never used one before.) A nice lifeguard allowed…
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Knitabulous has posted a righteous rant about the bad displays and poor judging (my own jumper excepted, of course) at this year’s Easter Show. I think she’s spot-on.
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Over on AskMeFi, somehow asks: “How do you define a cookie?” It’s not as easy as you’d think. I definitely agree that they have to be sweet (a bacon cookie is an awesome thing to contemplate, but it’s definitely not traditional), and I don’t think “bars” or “squares” should count.
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Job News: When it rains, it pours. One of the companies has made me an offer. Now I’m just waiting to hear on the other one.
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HIGHLY COMMENDED!Holy crap! Some of the girls over on Ravelry went to the Easter Show’s “Arts Preview Night” tonight, and they reported back that my Road to Golden won a Highly Commended Award! That’s so awesome! My first official knitting ribbon. Of course, now I can’t sniff that my work is unappreciated in its own…
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No news. Job decisions are still pending. I think I’m getting another ulcer.
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George Clooney googles himself. I do like the Clooney.