Month: October 2008
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Meme time! I haven’t done one of these in a while. (Link courtesy of Staci.) 10 years ago I was:1. A senior at Notre Dame, enjoying the hell out of my best and greatest year at college2. Stage managing a new Mainstage production about a plane crash survivor3. Trying to figure out how to get…
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SNOW? I knew it was cold today, but not that cold!
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Max found this sweet Boba Fett Hoodie… and now I’m totally thinking about knitting one. I could do it.
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Knit Monster Head. That is just so creepy. I can’t even look at it. Way worse than the Feathers balaclava…
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The Eyeballing Game. Ooh, fun! You have to bisect angles, mark the center of circles, and create parallelograms just by eyeballing lines on the screen. I’m not that bad at it. I got 4.33 on my first try, and 2.93 on my second. (The lower the better.)
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More Obama endorsements today: The Chicago Tribune (the first time they’ve ever endorsed a Democrat in 161 years), Colin Powell, and my old college roommate. I’d say that’s pretty conclusive right there.
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Emily came over yesterday and brought us a present: a bag of “Obama Blend” coffee from Campos. Great depth of character, strong, and eloquent. This very appealing blend unites coffees from Africa and the Americas to produce a cup which has gotten us excited. Formidable middle palate flavors, syrupy with an uplifting finish. Excellent drink…
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I stopped in at the David Jones Food Hall this morning to see if they had any Halloween supplies. And there they were! Actual orange pumpkins! I knew they had to be available somewhere, but I’ve never seen them for sale before. I enquired at the greengrocer area. “Are the orange pumpkins for sale, or…
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The Snook and I just registered for the 7 Bridges Walk next Sunday. It’s a 25km walk around Sydney crossing over – you guess it! – seven bridges. Should be fun!
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The Morris and Sons (formerly known as Tapestry Craft!) sale website is up and running. It took me about six hours to get ready last night, but it appears to have been well worth it. They’ve had about 35 orders in the first two hours! I’m pretty proud of that.