Month: November 2008

  • Mad Hatter

    Hey, Fin! I think I just found your 2010 Halloween costume…

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  • Jenny and Robert, Part 2

    Cousin Jenny posted the second part of her adventure meeting Robert “Undead Hottie” Pattinson in a mall. He totally checked out her boobs.

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  • Geek Kids

    Eek! ThinkGeek now has a Geek Kids section. Almost makes me wish I had an anklebiter myself!

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  • Tim Tam Slam USA

    Huh. Tim Tams will now be sold in the US for the first time ever. Man, there goes what little power I had as the family supplier of Tim Tams from abroad.

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  • What’s the G20?

    George Bush “is a dill”Is the whole “What’s the G20?” story getting any airplay in the US? Because it has amused me to no end over here. A month ago, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was hosting a dinner party at Kirribilli, when he received a phone call from George Bush. Apparently, at some point…

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  • Tough Bloke Challenge

    Holy crap. They’ve released a promotional video for the Tough Bloke Challenge, the race that me and Snookums and Emily and Clare are doing next month. It’s just… ludicrous really. The whole concept is making me laugh. I can just picture myself right now getting stuck in one of those tubes, or hanging motionless on…

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  • Robert Pattinson

    My cousin Jenny waited in line all night with a bunch of teenagers to score tickets to see Robert “Cedric Diggory/Edward Cullen” Pattinson at a book signing. Her verdict? “Um, he’s honestly the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen in person.” Yeah. This guy.

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  • Knitting Robot

    The Knitting Robot Strikes AgainIt’s really unfair of me to make fun of the Snook for playing his videogame all weekend. The truth is, I spent just as much time sitting on the couch beavering away on my knitting projects. I made a start on the Space Invaders socks I’m knitting for the Colony of…

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  • Level 80!

    I’d just like to clarify that the World of Warcraft player who reached level 80 in less than a day after the new expansion came out was NOT the Snook. He did play it all weekend, but he’s only at 72.

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  • Idol Sighting!

    Idol Sighting!I went for a run this afternoon and soon found myself waiting for a light to change up near Central Station. As I stood there, I noticed a very familiar-looking Asian guy walking towards me. My first thought was that it was one of the Snook’s co-workers, and I nearly opened my mouth to…

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