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Month: November 2010

  • Photo Post

    Gaga Meat Dress graffiti in Chippo

    Gaga Meat Dress graffiti in Chippo

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  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    The past few days in Sydney have been bright and sunny and hot, so it hasn’t felt much like the holidays here. And of course, Thanksgiving isn’t a holiday in Australia so we don’t get any days off. The Snook and I celebrated last night with some homemade turkey burgers with camembert and cranberry sauce, washed down with beer and followed by ice cream sandwiches. Not bad, actually.

    Looking at last year’s list of thanks, it’s pretty much unchanged this year. I’m thankful for…

    • continued success at a great job. I’ve been here nearly two years now and my role continues to stimulate and challenge me. My team met an extremely stressful deadline this year and launched a successful project that has been well-received by the public. I like what I do and the people I work with. The Snook has also been going well at his new job and his initial contract has been extended. These are good things!
    • our little house in Chippendale. This year we finally got to make some improvements that I love: new cooktop and oven; new washer and dryer; new curtains. The Snook also singlehandedly pushed through a mortgage refinance for us that is saving us heaps every month. We’re going well.
    • great friends. Just the best. When I have been stressed out or sad this year, they’ve been there for me.
    • continued health. I haven’t had the best year in terms of illness, but I’m still fit and strong. We have affordable health insurance and access to good doctors.
    • the continued well-being of our family. Our visit home to the States in July/August was just fantastic. We got to visit nearly everybody and see for ourselves how great they’re doing. There were new babies to cuddle, new houses to see, and new stories to hear. Knowing that they’re all okay makes it easier to be far apart at times like this.

    And as always, I’m thankful for every day I get to spend with my best friend. I’m not always the nicest or easiest person to live with, but the Snook always makes me feel like I’m the best.

  • RunningBlog: Week 47

    The year is winding down! Only five weeks to go. After last week’s fantastic workouts, this week I felt pretty tired and run-down. (It doesn’t help that our cat is sick and he’s been keeping us up at night.) I managed to meet my distance goal but I didn’t feel very swift doing it. I only had one session at Spudds. It was just a worn out kind of week.

    Nov. 21: 11.61km
    Nov. 23: 5.01km
    Nov. 25: 7.25km
    Total this week: 23.87km (14.9mi)
    Total in 2010: 891.23km (557mi)

    I’m 90% of the way to my goal of running 1000km in 2010! I just have to hold it together for a few more weeks…

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    Just booked in for Christmas WebBlast on December 9: http://xmas-2010.eventbrite.com/ #webblastsyd

    I just ousted Jason C. as the mayor of Toby’s Estate Espresso Bar on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/bbiGeG

    Thanksgiving in Sydney. Beautiful, sunny, and 80F. Not bad. http://twitpic.com/39xq4f

    @venks79 TAKE ME WITH YOU!!!!!1111!!!1! 😛 (cc @thezedmiester)

    @thisismywww “TiltShiftGen”. I like it.

    Thanksgiving dinner: homemade turkey burgers with camembert and cranberry, washed down by beer, followed by ice cream sandwiches!

    @jannism I have just noticed that you haven’t aged in ten years. What’s up with that?

    @_brigita_ Yep! Called TiltShiftGen.

    @kunaal84 Congrats! Well done. How are the feet?

    @Bells_G It can be a traditional side dish if you make it from scratch. The boxed convenience stuff came way, way after.

    I have now worn a skirt or dress for 5 of the last 8 days. This is a record, and one that would probably shock many of you.

    @brodrigu Jealous! Is that a can-shaped slice of cranberry sauce I spy?

  • Turkey Day on the Tube

    Turkey Day on the Tube – a quiz about Thanksgiving-themed TV show episodes. I got 11 out of 11! (Well, I knew like 8 of them and then made educated guesses on the rest.)

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    @carbolicious I am currently reading “Storyteller”, the authorised bio of Roald Dahl. The print version weighs like 10 pounds. 🙁

    @carbolicious Serious recommendation: “Cloud Atlas” by David Mitchell. I gave my copy to @eileenDCoE. It was awesome.

    @SallyPompom I clicked agree, of course. I was going to make the same point myself but I’m a broken record on that topic. 🙂

    @SallyPompom Nope. Either nobody told me or I forgot, which is unlikely since I’ve been asking for that for years! I made a big reply. 🙂

    @99Games Thank you! That explains it. Didn’t realise WordsWorth Clubs fed into the same ranking system. Will do that instead. 🙂

    @gilmae White ones with red wheels? I’ve got a pair in my closet right now. 🙂

    I am thankful we were able to chase Petey into a bathroom last night at 3:30am and lock him in so we could salvage a few hours sleep. *yawn*

    Had to dart into traffic between stopped buses to flag down a 480 at Broadway. Risked my life and I’m STILL going to be late. (@131500buses)

    I was okay missing Thanksgiving til my Mom just IMed me with the menu for their feast. Damn.

    @drkknits We’ve done it twice in Australia, but it’s just too darn hot here to roast a turkey. Maybe turkey sandwiches tonight? 🙂

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    Three meetings up, three meetings down.

    This downward spiral feels familiar.

    Thanks friends. No, not sick in any definable way. Just… off my game.

    @99games I can rarely ever get GC automatch to work on Wordsworth. I’m
    losing ranking! What’s the problem? Is there a fix?

    Amazing what a good night’s sleep will do for you!

  • Happy birthday, Penn!

    Happy birthday to my amazing nephew Penn! Well, really it was yesterday but it’s today where he is. He’s 4-years-old now! How can this nummy baby be a grown-up little boy already?