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Month: July 2009

  • The Flag of Equal Marriage

    The Flag of Equal Marriage. Come on, stars…

  • RunningBlog

    Much better! I felt like I probably could’ve done a fourth day this week, but I didn’t want to push it too hard given that I need to make up some distance on my long runs. I did a 4:1 run/walk ratio on my long one Saturday to force myself to hold back. I started to feel a bit crampy in my calves at the end, but I think I need to up the salts in my diet. (I’m eating fairly low-carb at the moment.) I had an ice bath afterwards, which helped a bit.

    This week: 16.2km (10mi)
    Last week: 9.5km (6mi)

    See, this is where the 10% rule bites me in the butt. Because I wouldn’t have such a big jump if I hadn’t taken days off for injury/illness. If you’re forced to skip a long run, that doesn’t mean you have to drop all the way back to 10% + your previous milage, does it? I’m guessing not, since most training programs incorporate recovery weeks and then resume where they left off afterwards. So I’ve been thinking of the past couple weeks as “recovery time” and trusting that I can get back on schedule.

  • Brainiac

    Ebert defends intelligence and critical-thinking while arguing that Transformers 2 is a BAD FILM. I had the same argument last week over an incredibly stupid blog post that argued that “critics” don’t enjoy entertaining films. Anybody who reads Ebert on a regular basis knows that he’s got a big soft spot for low-brow stuff. (After all, he was the writer for Beyond the Valley of the Dolls!) It’s not about being an action movie; it’s about being a really bad action movie.

  • Tube Finder

    Augmented reality Tube station finder app for iPhone. That is so tomorrow.

  • Shared today on Twitter

    Taught 2nd installment of sock workshop today. It was great! Students are doing so well. Makes me regret not pursuing teaching a little bit.

    Ron Weasley has swine flu? NOOOOOOOOO.

    In addition to the 9yo, we also had a sleeping newborn at the knitting class. Both were very well-behaved. I didn’t mind.

    @redambition I have 46. QA person worked on the weekend and closed a lot of bugs, all of which alerted me. *sigh*

  • Shared today on Twitter

    I love it when a plan comes together! On the bus to @mrs_sockvictim’s birthday bash. Much fun awaits…

    Dr. Amy has been sick a few times tonight. Which, yeah, cats puke. But she hasn’t in years. Should we be worried? Do anything special?

    Poor thing. Trying to get her to rest. http://twitpic.com/9913z

    Amy seems to be feeling better. She had a nap. She’s awake & grooming now. Snookums poked her belly and she was fine. Will keep watching.

    Just completed a 7.31 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/hv9Fg #runkeeper

  • Columns Deluxe

    Sega is apparently giving away Columns Deluxe for iPhone for FREE to celebrate Independence Day this weekend. Unfortunately I can’t tell whether that’s going to apply everywhere or just in the US App Store. It’s still showing $2.49 in the AU store right now.

    Update: It’s showing as free now!

  • Email Full Resolution Photos from iPhone

    How to Email Full-Resolution Photos from iPhone 3GS. Cool. I was just doing it via the “send email” button, which sends the smaller version. (Link courtesy of Daring Fireball.)

  • Shared today on Twitter

    Wow. Busy Friday so far. One meeting down, three to go…

    @wookie_man Weirdness. I’ve only ever had to do a hard reboot once in six months. What apps are doing it??

    The Knitting Media Juggernaut is in effect. Now the SMH want a piece of our action! Inner City Group are truly the rockstars of the Guild.

    @witty_knitter SMH Spectrum going to promote our knitting workshops. 🙂

    Huh. When you haven’t had beer for 2 weeks, a couple schooners really hits hard. Wheeee!

    @redambition Uh oh. Sorry. It’s all porn, all the way down.

    Anticipating slipping between the bedcovers with a hot… water bottle. OH YEAH, IT’S FREEZING.

    I’m waiting to hear news of how the Snook’s big audition went tonight. He tried out for a new World of Warcraft raiding guild. *facepalm*

    @j_wren Wow, that’s some pretty aggressive keyword filtering! Maybe I need a boring work-safe URL to point at it… 🙂

    @Diepdin Please tell me we shall see you and Clare on an upcoming episode of Grand Designs! 🙂

    I need to get going and run some errands… but I have a warm cat on my lap and she feels so nice. https://web-goddess.org/img/deskcam.jpg

  • Bread-and-butter Pickles

    Oh yes. When I get my canning jars, I am makin’ some bread-and-butter pickles.