Month: August 2010

  • Shared today on Google Reader: How About A Nice Beer Popsicle? Yard sale advertising a double rainbow You can follow me on Reader here.

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  • The Granny Square

    The Granny SquareIn case you missed the posts on Ravelry, “The Granny Square” is finally open in Newtown! This is the new funky boutique knitting shop run by my old employer Morris & Sons. It’s only a soft-launch for now – they don’t quite have all the stock in yet – but it looks gorgeous.…

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  • Shared today on Google Reader: How About A Nice Beer Popsicle? Yard sale advertising a double rainbow You can follow me on Reader here.

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  • Pizza

    Our oven is still waiting to be repaired, but I’m already thinking of ways we can hack it to make great pizza…

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  • Trash

    Happiness Tip: Throw away other people’s trash. I sometimes do this. It only makes me feel happy if the litterer isn’t around though. Otherwise if I see them do it, then my throwing it away usually precedes a blinding rage.

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  • Shared today on Google Reader: China Miéville explains theology, magic, and why JJ Abrams hates you [Interview] It is a lovely book Expectations vs. Reality – Every single entry on this site makes me laugh so hard I cry. You can follow me on Reader here.

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  • RunningBlog: Weeks 31-32

    Weeks 31-32I always knew that the last week of the trip would be hard to get in my runs. We were travelling by ourselves in Wisconsin, and we were doing a lot of sightseeing on our feet. (We spent nearly five hours walking through the House on the Rock, for instance, so there was no…

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  • Chunker!

    Welcome to Chunkerville. Population: 2.Yikes. Snookums replaced the batteries in our bathroom scales today so we could see how our weights fared after three weeks of American food. Folks, it was pretty depressing. I was actually thinking of going back to Weight Watchers. On a whim though, I checked out Calorie King. I used to…

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  • Yahoo!

    Yahoo! Mr. Snook starts his new job today. Best of luck, Snookums! (He’s the Best Husband in the World. He stood in line for two hours yesterday to get me an iPhone 4 to cheer me up.)

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  • Worn out.

    Tired.Rest assured, I’m still working on getting photos up from our trip. But the double whammy of jet lag and then the sudden onset of a cold have left me wiped out. I’m tired of feeling so sleepy and worn out all the time. I just want sunshine and energy!

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