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Month: March 2011

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @zephyrama Funnily enough, friend in the US’s daughter had to make an Aussie snack for pre-school. We advised fairy bread. It was huge hit!

    American burgers FTW!! (@ Jazz City Diner) http://4sq.com/hbRCqo

    LAST ROW. There is a light at the end of this tunnel!

    Knitting is FINISHED! Now just have to cast off 408 stitches. #fml

    Okay, which of you jerks told me to use a sewn cast-off? This is going to take HOURS!!

    @ptinutz Not a shawl! Man’s cardigan with big shawl collar. 🙂

    Off the needles! That is the massivest collar ever. Now it’s in a quick soak. http://t.co/LM2oLhZ

    Cardy is now blocking. Tomorrow I sew in sleeves and add buttons. Thank goodness I took the day off! #finalpush

    RT @FakeAPStylebook: While it’s tempting to call them “baristi” because of the Italian roots, the plural of “barista” is “journalism maj …

    1st of the month, so I got to balance our monthly budget and calculate our expenditures. Yay! #nerdvana

    @mrs_sockvictim @drkknits Cardy is blocking. Still needs sleeves and buttons! Mine will definitely be going over at last minute tomorrow…

    Speed blocking. Dehumidifier AND fan going full blast. Now to the button shop! http://t.co/p9nB4kF

    @Epaulette Oh, Paul. You had me for maybe half a second there. 🙂

    Buttons procured – vintage 60’s men’s buttons. +10 Hipster Authenticity Points!

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    Hipster Cardigan, 95% finished. That collar nearly killed me.

    Hipster Cardigan, 95% finished. That collar nearly killed me.

  • One Man Lord of the Rings

    One Man Lord of the Rings
    This past Tuesday, the Snook and I went to the Opera House to see Charlie Ross perform his One Man Lord of the Rings. I didn’t really know what to expect, and I had a suspicion that it might be lame. The concept is that he acts out the entire trilogy playing all the characters with no props and no sets. (I’ve seen people do Shakespeare in a similar fashion, and that sucked.) Luckily my fears were unfounded and it was fantastic! He launched right in at like 100mph and barely slowed over the next 75 minutes. The show is very much based on the films, and a lot of the characterizations, jokes, and references that he does are specific to the movies. (There were a couple nerdy asides about the Silmarillion and Tom Bombadil though, which we appreciated.) During the flooding of Isengard, I was delighted to see him act out the Ent dousing his burning head in the water! That’s like my favorite little moment from the whole trilogy. Ross is a skilled mimic who brought to life characters and scenes in ways I didn’t expect. Sure, anybody can do a halfway decent Smeagol. But a totally realistic Treebeard complete with tromping-through-the-forest sound effects? Impressive. I also really liked his reduction of Denethor to a receding hairline and disgusting eating habits. Yeah, there was the obligatory “gay hobbits” joke, but on the plus side he left out Arwen entirely and majorly truncated the long, long endings. The audience had a great time and pretty much laughed throughout the whole show. At the conclusion, he sat down for a few minutes and told us the story of the production, including the “cease and desist” that put the show on hold for five years. Such a nice young Canadian gentleman! You should go see it if you can.

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    Spudds made me box continuously for two minutes. I can barely lift my arms now. HOW AM I GOING TO FINISH THAT STUPID CARDY?!

    @makarakarn Heh. I’ll just pop some muscle relaxers and go to work. Cardy might turn out a bit surreal though… 🙂

    @DDsD Where did THAT come from? BOM forecast this morning was totally clear. I made the Snook ride his bike to work! Eeek.

    @redambition Oh, dear god. I felt ready to vomit after two. Three would’ve killed me!

    @laimelde Storm! Pretty apocalyptic looking clouds from where I’m sitting.

    My desk neighbour lent me a Bieber remix CD. OH YEAH, WHO’S DANCING NOW?

    @imdominating Why you gotta hate? Even Tina Fey said she wanted to give him a bath. 🙂

    Now I’m dancing to Kee-dollar sign-ha. Yes, I’d judge me too.

    Crossing all my fingers and all my toes…

    @lemon_lime NEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRD.

    For the record, I’m barracking for India tonight in the cricket… mostly because @kunaal84, @venks79, & @rajsingh2505 will yell if I don’t!

    @kunaal84 No news. Hope your stress levels pay off better than mine!!

    @SallyPompom Oh Sally, I’m so sorry for your Mother. I hope your flight goes smoothly and you’re with her soon..,

    @jasony Me! Me! Wait… Damn.

    RT @rajsingh2505: Sydney buses, I HATE YOU // This made me laugh. (It helps if you know Raj is one of the nicest people in the world.)

    I love the News Quiz, but I HATE the Now Show. Seriously, it’s worse than Good News Week. Why do I keep downloading it?

    @knitterjp I have discovered that the collar of this thing is, like, 25% of the knitting. I’m still going. Coming down to the wire!

    @knitterjp Of course, this means I’ll most likely only have ONE out of my three entries actually ready to submit. HUBRIS STRIKES AGAIN!

    I wore my red lippie today. @seanchadwick just referred to me as “Hot Lips Houlihan.” HA!

  • Running – good for your knees!

    NPR had a story recently about whether running hurts your knees. Great news – it doesn’t! In fact, it looks like running actually helps ward off osteoarthritis. Just be sure to go out slow, especially if you (like me) are on the heavier side of the bell curve.

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    Popcorn Taxi have added a 2nd showing of “Paul” with Pegg & Frost if you missed out on tix to the first! http://bit.ly/gwIjD1

    @anatyt $150 cap and 30MB of data, which is puny. But I got them to remove that $5 data and add 1GB for $10, so $34 in total for $150 + 1GB

    RT @AirForceTed: #notredame wbb goes to the final four! First time EVER beating Tennassee … Go IRISH!!!!!!

    One Man Lord of the Rings = HILARIOUS. (@ Sydney Opera House) http://4sq.com/fpv4e4

    Man, traffic on George St sucks. The Snook guesses Barry’s probably up there tearing out the bike lanes. By hand.

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  • Macleay River Marathon News

    Macleay River Marathon News
    Thanks to a Google Alert, this week I spotted this CoolRunning thread about the Macleay Marathon. (That’s the one I’m training for.) This year they’ve had all three races (Marathon, HM, and 10K) certified because they’ve changed the course somewhat. The website will be going live and entries will be taken from Friday, April 1st. Apparently there’s a field limit so I’ll be registering as early as I can. There does appear to be a time cut-off, but it sounds like after that you just have to run on the footpath because they have to open the roads.

    I’m getting excited!

  • Shared today on Twitter

    All dressed to go for a run, and then the rain started pouring again. I hate the rain.

    Hm. Updating iOS this morning locked my SIM, and I had to call Telstra for a PUK code. Be warned, fellow iPhoners.

    @redambition 4.3.1.