I should be above this… but I’m not. Bad Pictures of John McCain. Come on, he totally gurns!
Month: June 2008
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Obamania
I saw it on the SMH site first, but it wasn’t until Kevin confirmed it that I really believed: Obama has won the nomination. FANTASTIC NEWS on an otherwise crappy day!
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Bacon in a Can
Somehow I always end up being the person people send their “weird food” links to. My co-worker just alerted me to the existence of bacon in a can. While I do enjoy bacon… this. is. horrifying.
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iPhone Detective Work
iPhone speculation has hit a fever pitch. People are talking about mysterious shipments of oddly labelled shipping containers, the increase in Steve Job’s airline expenditures, the leaked AT&T employee memos, etc. It’s pretty amazing that still nobody’s got an actual photo of the actual device. Only six days to go…
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The Girl from 1996
To: Whoever it is on the office network sharing the iTunes library with the “150 Greatest Hits of the 90’s” Album
From: KrisI love you.
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Grammar
White people like grammar. True! Every time I heard somebody misuse “begs the question” my head explodes.
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Syrian Chicken
Syrian chicken with ginger, lemon and saffron
Wow, this was good. My friend Sharon sent me a link to the recipe last week. It uses a lot of spices and aromatics, but once you’ve done all the prep the actual cooking is pretty painless. I used four thigh cutlets and two drumsticks since I couldn’t be bothered cutting up a chicken myself. Other than that, I followed the recipe pretty much exactly. (Well, except for using an entire bunch of coriander at the end. I loooove coriander.) I served it on some couscous and ended up with enough for three more meals. Highly recommended for a cold winter’s night! -
Ribbed Socks
Ribbed Socks
These basic-yet-functional socks were a quick project I whipped up for the Snook. The yarn is Lana Grossa Meilenweit Cotton Fantasy, and I was hoping that the additional cotten content would make them less itchy for his feet. (We’ll see.) I used 2.75mm needles and a single ball was plenty long enough.The pattern is basically just one that I improvised. I knitted them toe-up at the same time on two circular needles. I used Judy’s Magic Cast-on for the toes, but I decided to try an experiment. Instead of making the toes symmetrical, I decided to do make them more pointed on one side (mimicking the outline of the Snook’s toes). So on each toe, I increased every row on one side, and every few rows on the other side. I don’t know whether it’s going to make them any more comfortable, but it was fun to try. Of course, making separate toes meant that the socks aren’t interchangeable. You have to wear the “right” sock on the right foot. To make it easier to tell them apart, I knitted in an L or R on the back of each leg against a background of reversed stocking stitch. The gusset increases and heel turns were taken from Widdershins. I like doing the reversed turned heel, and I think it fits better and looks nicer than a short-row heel. I did an “eye of partridge” heel for added strength as well.
He put them on first thing this morning so I guess that’s the seal of approval! (More photos on Ravelry and Flickr.)
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Heroes DVD
Aussie Heroes fans: I was just about to order the Season 1 DVD from Amazon yesterday when I thought to check ezydvd first. Good thing I did! It comes out on Wednesday and they’re pre-selling it for less than AUD $40 (which is cheaper than Amazon). They’re also giving free domestic shipping.
Also, lately I’ve been obsessed with The 10th Wonder podcast. Definitely the best Heroes podcast out there…