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Month: January 2009

  • How to Freeze Greens

    How to Freeze Greens (like Spinach, Collards, Kale and Swiss Chard). We got a big bundle of Swiss Chard in last night’s food box, so I’ll probably be trying out this technique tonight. I’ve also got quite a few cucumbers to use up. Anybody have a foolproof recipe for sun dills? (First link courtesy of not martha.)

  • Unwanted Kittens

    Unwanted Kittens. Apparently the NSW RSPCA are putting down 10 unwanted kittens a day this Christmas season. I’m glad that we (and Fiona and the S.V.) were able to save Petey and his brothers from meeting a similar fate, but I’m also pissed that his mother was obviously not desexed by her irresponsible IDIOT owner.

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Holy crap! Just last weekend Reecie was trying to convince me of the superiority of The Lost Boys compared to Twilight, and now we can actually compare! Not to mention the awesomeness of possible getting to ask Corey Feldman himself a question via satellite. Who’s in?

    is loving the new job. Thanks for the well wishes!

  • Twilight: The Puppet Saga

    Twilight: The Puppet Saga. I think most people will agree this is a big improvement on the original. (Though not cousin Jenny!)

  • Shared today on Facebook

    A wrap-up of 2008 to celebrate my blog’s eighth birthday.

    has sent the Snook to buy Guitar Hero: World Tour. I aims to rock out.

    has downloaded “Mr Brightside” for Guitar Hero and is QUIVERING WITH EXCITEMENT.

    is getting ready for her first day at the new job! Step 1: Coffee.

  • web-goddess is eight!

    Web-goddess is now officially eight-years-old. Good grief. Have I really been doing it that long? Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time on Facebook, and it’s been weird to see how many of my high school and college classmates have kids now. I guess – for better or worse – this blog is my baby. This is what I have to show for the past eight years. Each anniversary has become sort of a special point of reflection for me, when I can look back over the highlights of the past twelve months. As usual, I’ve compiled some fun statistics to celebrate. (Previously: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003.)

    So goodbye to 2008! I just had a look over last year’s resolutions, and I did pretty well at keeping them! I ran regularly through most of the year and completed my first half-marathon (along with a second and several other races). I took swimming lessons and learned to do a proper stroke. I got a new job back in I.T. that paid better than the knitting shop. I was more organised both at work and at home. Not too bad!

    Okay then, what’s for 2009? I’d like to keep up my running and improve my half-marathon time, with a goal towards running a full marathon in 2010. Towards that end, I need to drop about 10kg. I’d like to take a few more steps down the path towards becoming a full-time Business Analyst. I’d like to win a blue ribbon at the Easter Show. I’d like to do some volunteer work. Here’s to a great year, everybody!

  • Shared today on Facebook

    is makin’ mapo tofu.

    Kristine Howard shared a link.

    loves that the Snook is grateful for a missus who watches cricket all day and drinks stout, when hello? Having a partner who thinks that’s awesome? I WIN.

    is suddenly facing the last day of vacation. Too soon, too soon.

  • Petey

    Petey Update: Isn’t he a gorgeous boy?

    Petey (aka Professor Death)

    This week Petey saw the vet and got his microchip inserted, which means he’s officially OURS. (Snookums insisted I register his name as “Professor Death,” which was slightly embarrassing.) He’s already much healthier than he was three weeks ago! His coat is getting shiny, and he looks a lot less starved. The huge improvement has been in his sociability. He’s gone from being very nervous and skittish to being incredibly affectionate and sweet. He loves to be petted and scratched. He’s even letting us hold him and pick him up!

    We kept him sequestered in the laundry room for the first few days, but we soon gave in and let him have the run of the house. It’s been hilarious watching his interactions with Amy. Since he’s too small to be a threat, her main reaction seems to be one of SUPREME EFFING ANNOYANCE. He keeps trying to make friends, and she mostly rebuffs him and stomps away. I nearly made her head explode last night when I put down a big bowl of kitten milk, and she was torn between the urge to flee and the greedy desire to slurp it up beside him like the little piggy that she is. (Her pride won out. She gave me a dirty look and slunk away like a sullen teenager.) Progress is happening though. I’ve seen them touch noses once or twice, and the past two mornings we’ve woken to the sounds of cats chasing each other up and down the house. (Which is awesome, considering that one of the main reasons we wanted another cat was to give her exercise.) He’s just this stubborn little brother, wearing down her resistance. Yesterday morning she was lying on the floor in my office when he crept in and stretched out beside her. I immediately snapped a photo before she remembered that she hates him. Score one for Petey!

  • Shared today on Facebook

    is embarrassed by how much she enjoyed the Twilight movie. I am a self-hating twi-hard.

    is going to the Chippo Farmer’s Market.

  • Top Secret Twi-Hards Club

    Meeting of the Top Secret Twi-Hards Club
    Today myself and four other ladies-who-shall-not-be-named (though three of them are bloggers and you could probably guess!) slunk into Hoyts Broadway to finally see the awesomeness that is Twilight. I was the only one that had read the book, so they were all coming to it fresh (other than certain details – LIKE SPARKLINESS – that I may have let slip). Anyway, I was pretty much prepared for it to fully suck… and it kinda did. There were a lot of cringeworthy moments, like the whole biology class scene and Jasper’s horrendous facial expression and Volchok‘s scenery-chewing. And it didn’t help that one of our group was pissing herself with laughter through all the intense romantic scenes. But at the same time… I also kinda LOVED IT. I know, I know! Yes, the silly hair, the brooding glances, the ridiculous special effects, all of it. It was just ridiculous cheesy teenage melodrama, you know? But so’s opera, really, and sometimes I like that stuff. And hey, some reviewers thought it was good! I don’t need to be ashamed for enjoying it… right? (I know. I suck.)