Month: January 2010
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Shared today on Twitter
HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY! BBQ time. 🙂
How’s that for multiculturalism? A bento box shaped like a Vegemite jar! http://twitpic.com/zsytt
I made a lamingtonmisu for dessert! http://twitpic.com/ztd9r. It was somehow more than the sum of its parts. Recipe: http://bit.ly/5ftXQ7
Everyone was dubious on the lamingtonmisu, yet ALL THE PLATES WERE CLEAN. Storebought lams and Iced Vovos FTW!
@NotQuiteNigella I needed a last minute dessert for today’s barbie, so I went for the lamingtonmisu! http://twitpic.com/ztd9r BRILLIANT!
Lamingtonmisu for breakfast… Maaaaaaybe not such a good idea. Bleurgh.
@lahondaknitter A new dessert that @NotQuiteNigella invented: http://bit.ly/6sNySs. I made one yesterday: http://twitpic.com/ztd9r
@AusVintageGrrl Eek, how come?!
Having Tuesday off really means that the week has two Mondays. And that sucks.
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Happy Australia Day!
The Snook and I celebrated the holiday by hosting a small barbecue at our place. We cooked some beautiful barbecued lamb, garlic chicken, and damper on the grill. Tia, Daniel and Rohan brought potato salad. Steph and Eva brought some amazing Australian-themed bento boxes, including one designed to look like a jar of Vegemite. (No Vegemite was actually IN the bento, thank goodness.) Rachel – who still persists in not having a blog – brought a gorgeous panzanella salad. And for dessert, I whipped up a “Lamingtonmisu” from Not Quite Nigella’s recipe. (I used storebought lamingtons, cut them in half, and just wedged them in the pan as best I could.) Everyone scoffed when they saw me making it, but it really did turn out awesome! Clean plates all around. Other than that, we availed ourselves of the Snook’s homebrew and tried not to move too much. It really was stinkin’ hot today.
It made me a little sad to see comments on Twitter and Facebook from Australians who choose not to celebrate the day. I can understand their position, but not all national pride is misplaced. Many of us chose to come here, and we are proud to call ourselves citizens of this country. It’s nice to have a day where I’m reminded of it.
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Jindabyne Cowl
What do we think of the Jindabyne Cowl? For some reason I’m a little obsessed with it. I can’t figure it out. I doubt it would look good on me. And yet I can’t stop staring at it and itching to buy the pattern.
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Home Decor for Absolute Geeks
Home Decor for Absolute Geeks. Some nice stuff in there! My favorites are the pixelated couch, the ASCII curtains, and the arcade coffee table. (Having a sit-down MAME cabinet to play Ms Pac-Man on is a lifelong dream.) I’m amused that they included the Lego Star Wars minifig magnets… because we already have those on our fridge. 🙂
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Shared today on Twitter
Requested in Skype chat for ppl to stop using ‘gay’ to mean ‘stupid’. Say hello to the tech team killjoy! I should get that on my biz cards.
@seggr But there are 3 Aussie business listed on the site? http://foursquare.com/businesses/
@IronBrandon WAY TO GO! Great job, congrats.
@imdominating WHAT ARE YOU SAYING TO MY LITTLE SISTER, YOU CORRUPTER?! If I catch @carbolicious writing fan fic, I swear…
@henrytapia You forget how warm and inclusive of minorities the IT industry in Australia is. /sarcasm
@CleaSan She had it a few months ago. SBS is way behind. 🙁
@AusVintageGrrl WOOOO! Adrenaline rush. Way to go! 🙂
Alarming trend of lace projects revolting against their owners. First Jane, now @bellsknits. I told you all lace was evil. 🙂
@codepo8 We have those Lego Star Wars magnets on our fridge. 🙂
@liedra Looking at your recipe. Does it make them chewy or crispy?
On a run. So hot. HR too high. (@ Newtown) http://4sq.com/5BTN02
Just completed a 5.61 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/4JRaEF #RunKeeper
Sun came out so I had a TERRIBLE run. Too hot. Kept getting angry at my high heart rate, which doesn’t help. No patience for this training.
@mrs_sockvictim I know. It’s just frustrating to have to walk to stay within limit when I know I could go so much faster. 🙁
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Opera in the Domain
This Saturday is the 2010 Opera in the Domain, and the knitters will be out in full force. This will be our fourth year in a row! Let’s just hope the weather holds…
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Jeff and Erin
Jeff and Erin are getting married. That save-the-date video is AWESOME. (Some great shots of Sydney too for your furriners.) So wait, these are two somewhat-geeky American-Australians living in Sydney that I don’t know? How is that possible?!
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Shared today on Twitter
An amazing raspberry chocolate pavlova courtesy of the Snook. http://twitpic.com/zhwe3
@misswired @VenessaHunt HA! Fat chance. It took me six years to get him to comment on my blog.
@DianneKing It’s this one from Nigella Lawson: http://bit.ly/iTpZI
The air conditioner in the office isn’t on. I don’t miss the cold air as much as the white noise. It’s eerily quiet in here.
