Month: July 2009
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How to Sew a Perfect Box Pouch. Awesome! I think I might have to try that out. Looks like it would make nice little gifts.
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Another unusual massage…Tonight I left work early to see Dr. Chin at Broadway. I was due for my monthly allergy shot, and I wanted his opinion on my lingering cough. Well, half of Ultimo was backed up in his waiting room so I had a lot of time to kill. I headed next door for…
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Knitting TribesThe situation would be comical if it weren’t so depressing. One week I’m fielding drama from the “old guard” of the NSW Knitters Guild, convinced that I’m intent on destroying traditional knitting from within with my radical ideas about “email” and “the Internet.” The next week I’m copping it from the “punk rock” guerilla…
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Masterchef and the SnookFor the record, NO, the Snook will not be auditioning for Masterchef next season. Why? “Because they want people who want to run restaurants. I don’t want to run a restaurant. They said they want people who want to change their lives. I like my life how it is!” And there you…
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God shines on those that tweet. Me, twittering away on Sunday arvo…
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Snookums found this list of Bluetooth-enabled multiplayer iPhone games. Neat!
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I’m slowly working back into it. I managed three short runs last week, and the good news is that my shins feel great. The bad news is that this chesty cough still isn’t budging. I’m going to the doctor for my allergy shot tomorrow night, and I’ll take the opportunity to see if he thinks…
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THEY STOLE MY TREE.My beautiful little macadamia tree lasted six months. I went to check on it tonight only to discover that SOME BASTARD STOLE IT in the past 24 hours. Yep. They dug it right up out of its hole in the footpath. I WAS LIVID. I went down to see Michael on the…
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The Know-It-AllI logged in to Facebook before bed last night to see that I had a message in my Inbox. It was from an author called AJ Jacobs, who was trying to track down an obscure short story that he suspected might be by Roald Dahl. I wrote back to confirm that it wasn’t… and…
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MetaFilter 10th Birthday PartyThis weekend was MetaFilter‘s 10th birthday, and there were 67 celebrations on 7 different continents (including Antarctica!) to celebrate. I dragged the Snook along to the Sydney meet-up. It was an absolutely beautiful warm afternoon, and we took advantage up on the roof of the Glenmore Hotel. I was taking photos and…