Month: February 2011
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Oscar Contest WinnerCongratulations to John M. who was the big winner in this year’s Oscar Contest! John actually finished in a 4-way tie for first place with Andy Saur, Anita Hoffman Ehrenfried, and Eloise. It came down to the tiebreaker, which was 41 dead people. Anita had 38, but John took the prize with his…
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If you were thinking of signing up for Health Month – which I recommended last week – today’s the day to do it, as the March “game” starts tomorrow!
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Oscar Contest – Final Update! I will stop taking entries as soon as the show starts at 5pm California time (which is noon Sydney time). You’ll be able to follow along with the scores on this page, which should update as each award is announced. Good luck everybody! And if you’re watching the show life…
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Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals #6: Duck SaladThis is our sixth official cooking/blogging experiment from Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals. As we did last week, we picked this one with the idea of going to the Eveleigh Farmers’ Market Saturday morning to get any necessary ingredients. There are always a couple vendors there with duck. When we…
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Shared today on Google Reader: I WILL kill you! | MetaFilter – An epic post on the out-of-print Dune board game. This sounds pretty awesome. Discovery´s last mission Cats and shoes – Heh. I kinda want to start documenting all my knitted socks like this. You can follow me on Reader here.
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Oscar Contest – Final countdown!Just over 24 hours to go in the web-goddess 2011 Oscar Contest, so be sure to get your entry in! As always, I need a few volunteers who’ll be watching the show to count the number of dead people in the “In Memoriam” montage. I know miftik already has her clipboard…
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Shared today on Google Reader: Badass Perforated Spoon, Poached Egg with Sauteed Spinach | Michael Ruhlman You can follow me on Reader here.
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Shared today on Google Reader: Weta auction to benefit Christchurch S04E17: The Toast Derivation The Two Mayors « Snarkmarket – Why does this sound like something TOAST would write? Brand New King Vulture (Photographed at Just 70 Hours Old!) – I really wish they’d stop featuring baby birds, which are THE STUFF OF MY NIGHTMARES.…
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Week 8Pretty good for a cutback week! Last Friday the podiatrist fitted me for orthotics and then taped me up again. It was too hot to run on Sunday, so I bumped my weekend run to Monday. I felt great! On Wednesday I actually decided to do speed intervals in the morning before Spudds. The…
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The NYT has a great article on Dooce.com, the “Queen of the Mommy Bloggers.” I’ve been reading Dooce since before she got pregnant with Leta, I think. It’s an excellent look at the history of her site and the “real life blogging” genre in general. The bit that surprised me was how much money she…