Month: February 2011
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Shared today on Google Reader: The Big Blog Theory – S04E14: The Thesbian Catalyst – Snookums: This sounds cool, but I’m going to need you to break it down for me. Motto – This one’s for my cousin Jenny. A Rant About Accidental Techies Just How Many Days Does Bill Murray REALLY Spend Stuck Reliving…
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Today a fellow Yank also became a fellow Aussie and wrote an excellent essay on “Mateship and becoming Aussie.” Good on ya, Mark.
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Week 5Ups and downs. It’s been such a hot week, but I started the week with a big UP! On Sunday I did my longest run in many months, a 17.2km run-walk to Centennial Park and back. I did 1:1 run/walk the whole way and it worked great! The walk breaks really helped with my…
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Shared today on Google Reader: Hedgehog Mittens – Cute! Knitters – anybody know what stitch gives that nobbly texture? You can follow me on Reader here.
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My step-brother Colfax has won the Internet. That is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. It probably helps to know that Luke is Colfax, Leia is my step-mom Cindy, Han is my Dad, and Obi-Wan is their dog Sprocket. COLFAX, YOU ARE A GENIUS.
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Valentine’s Heart Layer Cake. I am an absolute sucker for hidden designs inside cakes. That is so clever!
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Lessons in Manliness from Atticus Finch. I love To Kill a Mockingbird SO MUCH. You can keep your Great Gatsby and your Catcher in the Rye; as far as I’m concerned, Mockingbird is The Great American Novel.
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“Floods expose national loss of loyalty and respect for leaders.” Right on, Ross Gittins. Fully agree. Also, I think “deathbed bastardry of Kristina Keaneally” needs to be an album title NOW.
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Shared today on Google Reader: Arrested Development Clue Board Game – I love this and want it to be real SO MUCH. (I actually snorted out loud when I saw Tobias’s character.) You can follow me on Reader here.
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I just made a post on Life in Chippendale about a proposal to convert part of Sydney Park and the Powerhouse Museum carpark into educational and farming facilities. Great idea! I love the idea of little urban farms. (It was The Goode Life that did it.)