Month: June 2010
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Shared today on Google Reader: David Mitchell: are smug Apple users losing their cachet? | The Observer – David Mitchell rants are great. The Psychology of Darth Vader Revealed | LiveScience – Anakin had Borderline Personality Disorder. YOU DON’T SAY. Summer reading: Benjamin Percy on Stephen King – I would also wear a “What would…
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“Ode to my Socks” by Pablo Neruda The moral of my ode is this:beauty is twice beautyand what is good is doubly goodwhen it is a matter of two socksmade of wool in winter. Isn’t that lovely? There’s a bit more to it; have a read at the link.
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Hey you guuuuuuuuuys!In honour of The Goonies turning 25 tomorrow (yes, really!), you should go watch the infamous deleted octopus scene. Yeah, we’re all agreed that was a good choice to cut, right?
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I <heart> Catlux.A totally unsolicited commercial endorsement: My coworker got a kitten on the weekend, which reminded me that I need to officially proclaim that Catlux Softwood Clumping Litter is the best cat litter in Australia. I’m serious. We’ve tried a lot of litters over the years, and we’d basically settled on the generic Coles…
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Keep Calm and Carry OnI’ve been looking for a metal water bottle for a while now, mostly because I’m tired of throwing out plastic bottles at work. (I prefer to drink from a bottle rather than a glass at my desk since bottles hold more.) Last weekend I found this awesome Keep Calm and Carry…
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Shared today on Google Reader: Sweet Quinoa Pudding recipe, Gluten Free @Not Quite Nigella You can follow me on Reader here.
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Looks like the Iron Chefs are back in town! I love these guys. We attended their dinner in 2007, and it was such a fun night. If you’ve got a silly amount of money to spend on a once-in-a-lifetime experience, I highly recommend it.
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Shared today on Google Reader: How to Take a Screenshot – “That’s it!” snort You can follow me on Reader here.
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Shared today on Google Reader: How to Be Awesome At Being A BA The Burger Lab: How to Make Perfect Thin and Crisp French Fries | A Hamburger Today – The dude actually went to great lengths to procure a bag of frozen McDonald’s fries and reverse-engineer them. Awesome. (Snook: Read this.) You can follow…
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Week 22Another light week of running, mostly because the weather has been so completely miserable. It’s rainy and horrible and I just haven’t been able to drag myself out of bed in the morning. I did manage two workouts at Spudds though, where I am still kicking some major ass. (I’ve had double 100’s on…