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Month: January 2011

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    The Chairman of the Board just asked me for my blog address. Hope I don’t get dooced! (Nahhh, he’s cool.)

    @BartholomewD @stufromoz Ooh, I’ll be at the Domain tomorrow from about 1pm with a bunch of knitters. Say hello! 🙂

    I feel exhausted and flat. Meanwhile Snook the Cyclist is prancing around and flexing and generally acting High on Life. #bizarroworld

    @stufromoz Saw his FB status. 🙁

    @redambition Eek! Will have to do all my prep in the morning!

    @DomesticJules Rodd and I are cooking/blogging through the whole book. 1st meal post was last Sunday if you want a review!

    @redambition Ooh, we should wear them today! We can be BAZINGA TWINS.

    @redambition Sure! I’m just about to pack up and get dressed. BAZINGA IT IS!

    @stufromoz I’ll be getting there about 12:30. We’ll be along footpath in the middle. Look for the inflatable flamingo & my BAZINGA shirt!

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    I feel exhausted and flat. Meanwhile Snook the Cyclist is prancing around and flexing and generally acting High on Life. #bizarroworld

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  • RunningBlog: Week 4

    I suppose it was inevitable that I’d have a “down” week after so much exercise last week. That’s okay. We’re also having a run of hot weather, so just getting out there is a big win. I started with a run of 7km on Sunday. (It’s a cutback week on my marathon training plan.) On Monday I did a Spudds class after work, where I had some good form on the rower. Tuesday I ran to work wearing my new backpack, but it was a really sucky run. I just felt flat and tired. Wednesday I did a quick core workout before the Australia Day festivities, and this morning I did an easy run before work. Huh. I guess I did more than I realised.

    Jan. 23: 7.01km
    Jan. 25: 5.21km
    Jan. 28: 6.06km
    Total this week: 18.28km (11.4mi)
    Total in 2011: 82.81km (51.75mi)

    To meet my goal of running 1100km in 2011, I should be at 84.6km. So I’m about 2km behind pace. That’s fine; I’ve got another long run scheduled this weekend that should put me well ahead!

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    @ArtWebEtsy I did some research. Import is banned, but you can still make them domestically in US as long as they don’t have lungs in them.

    @drkknits RULE BREAKER! HERETIC! You do realise this is all being noted in your permanent record, yes?

    @richbuggy I thought the problem was that you can’t get flood insurance on a flood plan. Like you can’t get hurricane insurance in Florida.

    @drkknits @knitdra But… but… if you don’t follow the rules, how will people know you’re Hermione and the best? I HAVE TO KEEP SCORE.

    @richbuggy My point is simply that you made it sound like they were too lazy or cheap to get insurance. When that’s not the case at all.

    @richbuggy I’m just depressed at level of selfishness I see in SMH comments. No mateship & generosity, just “Fuck off I got mine.”

    @richbuggy Sometimes Australians demonstrate that they’re a lot more like Americans than they like to think they are.

    I’ve deleted like 6 snarky tweets so far about the flood levy. Suffice it to say I am happy to pay my share in dealing with this disaster.

    @SallyPompom Exactly. The level of selfishness I’m seeing (on Twitter, SMH comments, etc) is pretty disheartening though.

    @TimBags Assume you also support my right to not pay taxes for schools? I don’t have kids; why should I subsidise somebody else’s disaster?

    @TimBags And you got the first homeowners grant, right? 🙂

    Random observation: those bitching about the flood levy were all born here. All the immigrants I know are happy to pay it. Curious.

    @Lauren_lolly_ Uh, I’m one of those immigrants. My standard of life in the US was pretty damn high.

    Didn’t mean to imply those born Aussie all object to the levy. Many of you are awesome. Just odd that so many of the whingers are…

    @venks79 I disagree. If a person can’t afford an extra $250/yr to help, they probably weren’t going to be donating anyway.

    @sharre Damn socialist! 🙂 Next you’ll want to feed the starving and house the poor!

    @aimee_maree Totally agree with you there.

    @venks79 But lots of stuff is enforced. Medicare. Firemen. Schools. The military. Why should massive natural disaster recovery be optional?

    @gilmae Maybe it’s a trait that takes time to develop. Like a proper ocker accent? 🙂

    @gilmae So whinging about the whingers… makes me a fair dinkum Aussie?! Awesome!

    @venks79 But where do you think the government gets its money? It doesn’t, like, sell things on eBay. It comes from taxes (i.e. levies)!

    I’m not arguing that the gov (both state & fed) shouldn’t have some sort of emergency fund. So should my bldg strata. But shit happens.

    CRAP! Secret free Amanda Palmer gig at Carriageworks Saturday night… and I’ll be at Opera in the Domain. GAHHHHHH.

    @drkknits It’s like I’m an actual, well-rounded adult or something! I need to watch some Gossip Girl to make up for it. 🙂

    Bickford’s Lemon, Lime & Bitters Cordial + fizzy water from Soda Stream = hot summer night bliss.

    @Ezzles 8’s are lucky numbers, I think. We put in $188 when we went to one a few years ago, I seem to recall. (They put on a huge feast!)

    @SallyPompom @kat13v Why the hell was I CCed on that email? I got bored 1/2way through and started skimming. I wrote shorter essays in uni!

    Good article on SMH about flood levy: http://bit.ly/eUX5d1. Highly recommend you use calculator before whinging: http://bit.ly/fg1zJM

    @Lauren_lolly_ No idea. Because it didn’t destroy as much infrastructure? That’s what the levy is for.

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    Bickford’s Lemon, Lime & Bitters Cordial + fizzy water from Soda Stream = hot summer night bliss.

    Easy morning run. Foot is a little sore. Cooler weather in nice though.

  • Happy Australia Day!

    Knitters' PartyWell, yesterday anyway. It’s weird having a holiday in the middle of the week. It’s like it’s thrown off my whole circadian rhythms or something.

    Anyhoo, I had a lovely day. I spent the morning baking cookies and making Rice Krispie treats. Then I caught the train with JP over to RoseRed’s house for a lovely knitters’ party. We had scones with jam and cream, sandwiches, meat pies, cakes, cookies, and everything lovely. I noticed a pavlova sitting beneath a dome and wondered to myself why the fruit seemed to be clumped together instead of evenly distributed. Imagine my surprise when I realised it was Sydney Harbour, complete with a banana bridge and a strawberry Opera House!

    After much merriment, knitting, and champagne, I headed back to the city with Kylie. After a quick stop to pick up the Snook, we caught a bus to the city and met Kunaal at the Opera House. It was time to see Amanda F**king Palmer!

    Me and KylieThe show was AMAZING. Kylie and I spent some time marvelling at the set (one half of which was “bogan”; one half was “art fag”). Amanda opened the show herself by acknowledging the Gadigal people, the Aboriginal people of this area. Then The Jane Austen Argument kicked everything off with a couple songs. They were okay; a bit too “Melbourne arty” for my taste. Then came Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen, who we LOVED. Hilarious and brilliant, and great musicians too. And finally, with much fanfare, out came Amanda Palmer! She swooped around the stage; she climbed down into the audience; she slithered across people in the stalls. We were entranced. She sang a hilarious song about how evil Vegemite is. She drank VB on stage and we commiserated on how shit it is. She threw flowers. She played the piano; she played the ukelele; she played the keyboard. She played for hours. At one point, she brought out her husband Neil Gaiman who read a few pieces for us, including one he’d written that day on Australian megafauna. He also surprised her with a poem about all the reasons he loved her. (WE WERE ALL SQUEEING LIKE CRAZY.) The Black Sea Gentlemen came out at various points to accompany her, and they amused us by dressing up in increasingly crazy costumes. The show ended with a raucous encore of “Map of Tasmania” with sexy go-go dancers and a female beatboxer and all kinds of fun. It was amazing. Three-and-a-half hours! Great way to end the day.

  • Cinnamon Rolls

    Note to self: Make the Pioneer Woman’s cinnamon rolls… but do a small batch.

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    @CortneyM They are in my house! 🙂

    A knitters tea party! http://twitpic.com/3tge0l

    How’s that for a patriotic dessert? It’s Sydney Harbour on a pavlova! http://twitpic.com/3tggn5

    Waiting to see Amanda Palmer! (@ Sydney Opera House w/ 8 others) http://4sq.com/exleK0

    That. Was. AWESOME. @drkknits http://twitpic.com/3tjl3q

    RT @kunaal84: Cannot remember the last time I was this entertained! @amandapalmer was AWESOME! 3.5 hours of awesome!

    RT @drkknits: Amanda fucking palmer rocks. That is all.