Month: October 2010
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TopBettaI’ve been pretty quiet lately, huh? The main reason is this website, which just launched on Wednesday. I have been working on this site for about five months, and the original specification I wrote ran to over 70 pages. It was a mammoth undertaking. And it didn’t stop once we got into development; I have…
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Why are women depicted differently from men in food photography? EXACTLY. This is why I still have a hard time taking Nigella Lawson seriously. Men get to be chefs; women have to be porn stars posing with phallic vegetables.
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Shared today on Google Reader: Andy Warhol on Coca-Cola If You Lose Your iPhone You Will Have A Baby – For the record, I was pretty shattered when I lost my iPhone, but I didn’t get impregnated or forget to feed myself or anything. Newtown in 1992 Student Pub Guide – Part II – Wait…
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Stamppot and SconesThis week’s veggie box had more kale in it, so I went hunting for another way to use it up. Somehow I hit upon the idea of making stamppot. Stamppot is a Dutch dish that basically consists of boiling up a ton of vegetables, mashing them, and serving it with meat. I’d been…
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We are lucky.It appears I have the 26th best job in America, according to CNN. The Snook’s current role is #37, but he’s also been #1 many times over the last 10 years. The weird thing is that neither of us actually got degrees in our current fields. (I did Communications; the Snook did Chemistry.)…
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At work today, Sean sent an email with the subject line “SHAZAM!” I immediately started hearing a voice in my head going “Shazam! Shazam!” Who is that? It’s like a TV character. Was it from Andy Griffith? Is it… Gomer Pyle? IT TOTALLY WAS! HOW DO I KNOW THIS? I am my father’s daughter.
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Week 41Huh. I just realised that I trained on five out of the last seven days! That may be a personal record. Sunday was the WWFoR, of course, where I ran the Zen Run 10K. Monday I went to yoga class. Tuesday I was laid up all day with a killer headache, but Wednesday I…
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Shared today on Google Reader: Q and Answer: Contrast Cuffs and Collar – Huh. I thought it was so you could wear a blue shirt but still be “white collar.” Female Character Flowchart You can follow me on Reader here.
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Wait, what?! Ione Skye is married to Ben Lee? How did I not know that? (Also, she’s 8 years older than he is. Nice one, Ione!)
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Worldwide Festival of Races 2010Today was the much anticipated Sydney get-together for the Worldwide Festival of Races. We had six runners turn out for our event in Centennial Park: Kunaal, me, Andrew, JayDub, Eoin, and Jo. It was a glorious spring day and we had a great time running together. That’s the post-race photo though.…