Month: January 2011
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Draco Malfoy’s got nothin’ on me. I ordered the shirt a few weeks ago from Tee Fury.
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Robot SkirtI forgot to mention that I finished my third skirt! This is the same A-line pattern that I used for the previous two. (It’s the one from the class I did at the Sewing Room last year.) The fabric is a thick cotton drill I got when I was visiting my Mom in the…
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I’d heard about Momofuku’s Cereal Milk Ice Cream before, but I didn’t realise a recipe was available. SNOOK: I WANT THIS.
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Ooh, Bex linked to this great dirndl skirt tutorial. Fun! I need to get a big roll of tracing paper so I can draft some patterns.
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Week 3This week was packed with exercise! It started on Saturday with a core workout (36 push ups, 71 sit ups, and 55 squats). Sunday was my long run. It was technically Week 9 of my Galloway marathon plan, so the scheduled LSR was 9 miles. I did it with 2:1 run/walk intervals the whole…
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Shared today on Google Reader: Terence Young: James Bond's Creator? I Pray to Gob: Locutus of Borg Serenity Prayer Embroidery Anthony Bourdain As “Paula Deen’s Pedicurist” You can follow me on Reader here.
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The Girl’s Guide to Having an Abortion. Straightforward, non-political, non-gory facts about what is involved in terminating a pregnancy. Statistically 1/3 of American women will have or have had an abortion. Even if you are 100% against it, you should know what you’re arguing against.
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Should I Work for Free? A handy flowchart for those in the creative profession… or any profession, really. (As god is my witness, I will get someone to take over as Guild webmaster this year!)
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Shared today on Google Reader: Oranges – Food Connect is where we get our veggie boxes from. Starbucks Trenta Slightly Larger Than Average Human Stomach Capacity – This sounds stupid, but I don’t get what’s actually in the cup. Like, you couldn’t possibly drink that much actual coffee. The caffeine would make you sick. So…
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Brisbane Floods: Before and After. Brilliant gallery from the ABC showing aerial photos of Brisbane with a neat mouseover swipe effect. I had been thinking we were pretty lucky being in Sydney, but recently I found out that Sydney had floods in 1986. Unfortunately I can’t find any resources online that describe exactly which parts…