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Month: September 2009

  • Shared today on Twitter

    I cannot take seriously a grown man carrying a Razor scooter.

    Congrats to @henrytapia on his engagement to Megan! (Wedding in Sydney, plz.)

    @bellsknits Depends how big the thing is and how much ease. In a Starmore, half a stitch out is nothin’. 🙂

    @krisalis Rain boots should work! (There’s a great bit in one of the Ramona books where she gets new rain boots.)

    @witty_knitter Where is it? I looked on the Letters page in the coffee shop but didn’t see it?

    RT @Opheli8: A good reason to panic & freak out! Two people at work wearing the same shirt (inc: @web_goddess ) http://twitpic.com/ivm3w

    @witty_knitter Found it on the website! Well done.

    RT @witty_knitter: My letter on Citizenship test in #sydneymorningherald this morning. <- It’s online here: http://bit.ly/mSJqg Nice one!

    @carbolicious Yay! Here’s the yarn I used: http://bit.ly/K0qgx. Delicate cycle should be okay, but best to avoid the dryer.

    RT @gruber: The Ultimate Productivity Blog: http://productiveblog.tumblr.com <- HA!

  • Chess boxing

    I don’t think I’d ever go to a boxing match, but I’d go to a chess boxing match!

  • All the Single Babies

    All the Single Babies. Okay, that is just about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. The sound of the Dad cracking up in the background is what makes it for me. (Link courtesy of my sister-in-law Kara’s Facebook.)

  • FRAGILE!

    FRA-GEE-LAY!
    I think this might just be the best Halloween decoration I’ve ever seen. You get Halloween plus Ralphie all in one!

  • Martha’s Pumpkin Patch

    My pumpkin vine has finally sprouted! I do wish I could have a grand, sprawling pumpkin patch like Martha Stewart’s though. Thirty different varieties! That is one sincere pumpkin patch. I bet the Great Pumpkin visits her place every year.

  • Red Dawn

    Dust StormI woke up before the alarm this morning, and I could tell as soon as I opened my eyes that something weird was going on. Normally the sun is shining brightly through our bedroom window. Today all I could see was orangey-red, like the world had turned into a badly-faded photograph from the 70’s. I grabbed my iPhone from the nightstand and took this picture. Then I jumped on Twitter and saw that everyone was talking about the dust storm (and making Dune jokes). It’s eerie. The SMH has an article with lots of pictures. I think some schools are closed, and people with asthma are supposed to stay in. The Snook claimed that he was able to “smell” the dust, but I’m not getting anything. (Not unexpected considering my allergies are GOING NUTS right now.) I checked on the garden, and everything’s doing all right in spite of the dust and the wind. The cats seem fascinated by it.

    Edited to add: Here’s a really nice Flickr gallery.

  • Ban on Flavored Tobacco

    Waitwaitwait… The FDA has banned flavored tobacco? No more clove cigarettes; no more fruit-flavored Swisher Sweets? My disaffected inner college girl is, like, totally bummed. (Link courtesy of Kevin.)

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @witty_knitter When in doubt, guess Don Bradman.

    Just completed a 4.15 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/mdg45 #RunKeeper

    Woke up on Mars. http://twitpic.com/iqp4x This dust storm is crazy.

    Kids at bus stop wearing face masks. I am reluctant to pull out iPhone in these adverse conditions. Need some sort of iCondom.

    I wore my Doc Martens today just in case I need to kick in any zombie heads. #sydneyduststorm #apocalypse

    RT @acatinatree: RT @kalena: Fail Whale creator @yiyinglu creates #sydneyduststorm Fail Whale: http://bit.ly/30mVWR #apocalypse

    @bellsknits I think I can see the Hellmouth from my office. It appears to be located on Crown Street.

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Woke up this morning to discover the whole world had gone red. We’re seeing a duststorm of epic proportions: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/sydney-turns-red-dust-storm-blankets-city-20090923-g0so.html. I feel like I’m on Mars.

    is thinking of riding a sandworm to work today. Now where did I leave my stillsuit?

  • Rescission

    “Firm cancels health insurance coverage for girl, 17, after celiac disease diagnosis.” I almost didn’t read this story, because I knew it would make me pissed off. This family is now facing bankruptcy. Opponents of health care reform: YOU SUCK.