Month: July 2011
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Purple Ripple AfghanThis is like my second major crocheted thing. So I guess I’m not really allowed to tease crocheters anymore, am I? ONE OF YOU, HOOKERS; ONE OF YOU. Anyhoo, last year at the Wollongong knitting retreat I won a packet of purple Patons Shadow Tweed at the trivia contest. I had no idea…
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Week 30Last week’s mystery weakness hung around, making me tired and achey and pukey. On Thursday it finally manifested – I’m sick! Not sure what this virus is, but it wiped me out. I ended up taking Thursday and Friday off (from work, from running, from everything). The Snook’s got it too! Fine birthday present…
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Shared today on Google Reader: Requirements Versus Design: It´s All Design A BA's Rules to Software Developers Spineless Full-Text Novel Posters The Farm Girl Recipes: Butterbeer Cupcakes JAE RHIM LEE – Korean-American Artist – Holy crap. She is awesome. Also, she has invented a “Mushroom Death Suit” to be buried in so that mushrooms will…
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Advanced Style: Age and Beauty. A very short and charming little video about the amazing personal fashion styles of some older women. You should watch it – these ladies are amazing! I can’t wait to be like that when I grow up. And I covet those leopard-print sunglasses…
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Shared today on Google Reader: Sydney meetup? | IRL: MetaFilter Events – Next Thursday, 6pm, at the Australian Heritage. Mathowie’s gonna be there! I wonder if we can get peacay to turn up… Who is Tom Bombadil? | MetaFilter You can follow me on Reader here.
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Shared today on Google Reader: 524 – Here Be Bogans: Four Miniatures of Sydney Stereotypes Human Cloning in Japan – Wow. Using a 3D printer to create an exact replica action figure of yourself. That’s AWESOME. Scientific Advances on Contraceptive for Men – NYTimes.com 1896 Olympic marathon The Chart That Should Accompany All Discussions of…
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Girl Geek DinnerAnother video! A few weeks ago the Snook and I went to Google for the latest Girl Geek Dinner. The talks were excellent and we had a lot of fun. (I even won a Computer Engineer Barbie!) While we were there, the organiser Kellie asked if I’d mind being interviewed for a little…
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The Ship Song ProjectWow. To celebrate the Sydney Opera House, a number of Australia’s most famous musicians got together at the House to record a cover of Nick Cave’s “The Ship Song.” It seriously gave me shivers. I also really, really like Amanda Palmer’s version…
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Shared today on Google Reader: Critics Laud Larry David, International Relations Genius – Entertainment – The Atlantic Wire – I really need to get Curb Your Enthusiasm on DVD. You can follow me on Reader here.
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Shared today on Google Reader: Counterfeit World Of Warcraft Theme Park Opens In China Justin Bieber Takes A Picture Of Traffic, Instagram Usage Explodes | TechCrunch Watch the fangtastic True Blood sizzle reel that premiered at Comic-Con [Video] A few more sugar sculptures – Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories – Mobius sugar sculpture! courtesy of M-H’s…