Month: February 2009
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Thanks to a post on Grab Your Fork, I just discovered that we’re getting a Taste of Sydney Festival! (And it’s on my birthday!) I used to love going to the Taste of Chicago. Unfortunately it looks like our version it going to be ticketed. I guess it will cut down on any insane crowding,…
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Weekend Update: Mostly we just hid in the house to escape the heat. We watched the first half-dozen episodes of Battlestar: Galactica. I made some good progress on the sleeves I’m knitting. I went for a run on Sunday night once the weather started to change. There were several more developments in the ongoing Knitters’…
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More than 100 people are now dead in the Victorian bushfires. It’s the worst natural disaster in Australia… ever. There’s really just no way to process that. Firemen have likened the scene down there to a war zone, or the post-apocalyptic landscape from Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Though there were a number of fires in…
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Whoa! I’ve just discovered that my co-worker Stu, who teases me whenever he walks past and wears wacky Hawaiian shirts, is actually a photographer of some reknown. I’ll have to check out his exhibition. (More info on his site here.)
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Secret Guild BusinessIt’s been a light blogging week because once again SCANDAL has erupted within the Knitters’ Guild of NSW. And before you get all “Teehee, isn’t it cute how the knitters argue over whether it’s ‘purl 1 knit 1’ or ‘knit 1 purl 1’!” this issue really has nothing to do with knitting and…
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Oh, neat! Robin Hood’s “Oo De Lally” Translated. I love that song; Rodd and I quote it to each other all the time. It’s funny to see the different versions from other countries. The Italian one didn’t even try to match the original feel of Roger Miller’s singing. Instead it sounds like a lounge singer…
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“Being vigilant isn’t a crime… but being a VIGILANTE is!” I am so freakin’ excited about Watchmen.
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Huh. I think I had a vague idea that Steve Martin plays the banjo, but I didn’t know how much of an expert he is! I like that he has this secret hobby that most people don’t know about. I just sent that link to my Grandpa, who also plays (and even “gigs” in Indiana/Ohio).…
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Guitar Hero Scarf. Sweeeeeeet. Of course, my version would be knitted instead of crocheted. (Link courtesy of Bex, who finds my obsession a bit funny, I think.)
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So wait. Yesterday I got all excited thinking the government was giving me $950. Then today I was flipping through the Telegraph (I know, I know!) while waiting for my bagel at the cafe and they had a chart showing who’d get what… and that seemed to indicate that the pay thresholds applied to households.…