An application has finally been lodged for the redevelopment of St. Barnabas Church on Broadway (which burned down three years ago), and all anybody wants to know is whether the signs will be back. I certainly hope so!
Month: January 2009
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Custom iPhone Ringtones
Neat! I managed to make a custom iPhone ringtone this morning, and now I feel pretty confident that I’m the only person in the world whose phone plays the bridge from “Flowers of Guatemala” when she gets a call.
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Shared today on Twitter
Wondering if the pleasure of meeting the Snook at the East Sydney for lunch outweighs the annoyance of going out into the sweltering heat.
Saying goodbye to Clare and Emily at the Royal. Has it really been a whole year? Bon voyage, ladies. You’ll be missed.
Gah. Website problem identified. Stupid host upgraded to mod_security 2 without warning. None of 1.x rules work anymore. STUPID!
@miftik Host just emailed to say they were reverting. Must have affected more sites than just mine!
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Softwear by Microsoft
I’m in total agreement with Gruber here: Softwear by Microsoft is COOL. I would totally wear that “Albuquerque” shirt.
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Shared today on Twitter
Playing around with Balsamiq Mockups to layout some website changes. Anybody ever used it?
@markvtc Thanks for the tip. Will check it out. Looks a lot cheaper than Axure, which is what I was using before
Dokic breaks back! Holy crap, it’s 4-4 in the third set!!
Awww, that was a good finish. Dokic was good, but Safina was better. Loved her adorable interview after. And I COVET her smokin’ arms.
Trying out Toodledo for iPhone to do list. I liked RTM, but $40/yr is too much to pay. Any other suggestions?
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MeFi Projects
The Batman and Joker sock monkeys have been posted to MeFi Projects.
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Shared today on Twitter
Just saw Norman Lindsay “Magic Pudding” exhibit @ State Library. Now beer & pork pies at Lord Nelson. Happy Australia Day!
Woo! Saw that big CBD Supre is closing. Global financial crisis = not ALL bad! Now just have to clear streets of evil scourge of leggings.
Realization: I’ve spent way more time practicing to play fake guitar than I ever did to play real trumpet.
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State Library of NSW
We went on a special expotition this morning to the State Library of New South Wales to see the “Magic Pudding” exhibit that’s currently running. For those who haven’t heard of it – and I certainly hadn’t before I moved here – The Magic Pudding is an Australian children’s book written in 1917 about a magical pudding (i.e. baked dessert) that you can eat and eat but it never gets smaller. Oh, and he walks and talks and prefers to be called “Albert.” He’s owned by a sailor, a penguin, and a koala, and the band of pudd’n owners are beset by pudd’n thieves at every turn. It’s all food and fighting, which apparently the author (famous artist Norman Lindsay) thought were the things children most related to. (He’s right.) Snookums read it to me over several nights, and I was laughing my head off the whole time. Anyway, the exhibit is of several large watercolours that Lindsay painted of the characters. There are also a few puppets that were created for a famous travelling show based on the book, and a video presentation about the puppets runs on repeat. I absolutely loved the paintings, and I bought a few postcards and a poster. (I have grand plans to knit the pudd’n someday.) We also checked out the other exhibit that’s running: “Bondi Jitterbug”. It’s a collection of photos taken on Bondi Beach in the 30’s and 40’s. The neatest ones are of “beachobatics,” super fit gymnasts and athletes doing acrobatic poses on the beach. Those of you who like stunning B&W photos of half-naked muscle men (*cough* Andrew!) would do well to get over there before it closes.
I love pictures you stick your head through. They had a special setup for this one, where you could hit a button to take a digital photo and email it to yourself. The other one is of a knitter(!) balancing a guy on her back on the beach.
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Happy’s WIFE!
Attention Hoosiers: Happy the Hobo’s WIFE left me a comment. How awesome is THAT?!
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Oscar Contest 2009
The Seventh Annual Web-Goddess Oscar Contest is now open for entry! This year’s winner will take home a one-of-a-kind pair of Batman and Joker sock monkeys. (I almost didn’t do them because it seemed too obvious, but I also couldn’t resist the opportunity to make my second Heath Ledger tribute monkey.) I have to say, the Joker monkey is without a doubt the most DISTURBING sock creation of all time. He features hand-hooked green hair, a green waistcoat, a purple duster, and a SUPER-CREEPY painted face. Batman features a utility belt, a bat crest on his chest, his bat mask/helmet, and a long black cape. You could act out your favorite scenes from the movie… or slash fiction! Up to you.Please note: You’re welcome to save these photos to your server as long as you give me credit and link back to the contest. If I catch you hot-linking them or claiming credit, I reserve the right to replace them with something nasty (or poke you in the eye with a pencil).
Anyway, I know this picture is enormous, but it’s also my favorite and I can’t resist. I’ve got this set as my desktop wallpaper right now.
Here’s the full view so you can see how long their arms/legs/tails are.
Joker close-up. Note: I used acrylic paint on his face, so you can’t ever get him wet or it’ll come off.
Batman close-up. I’m really proud of how his mask turned out.
Batman interrogates the Joker.
