Month: August 2011

  • RunningBlog: Week 31

    Week 31 – The Continuing Saga of the Mystery VirusSo when I last left you, the Snook and I were both laid low with some mystery malady. Symptoms: major tiredness, fever, some nausea, a bit of a sore throat, and swollen glands. We spent Friday and Saturday basically sitting on the couch resting, but we…

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  • Right turn, Clyde.

    Just wasted two hours of my life watching “Every Which Way But Loose” in a fit of misplaced nostalgia and missing my Dad. Dear god, that is a TERRIBLE movie. It’s completely random and makes zero sense. The gag where Clint “shoots” Clyde was the only funny 10 seconds in the whole thing!

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  • Shared today on Google Reader: Ask Unclutterer: An out-of-control hobby stash – I like how she points out in the first paragraph that this all equally applies to knitters. It was the first thing I thought of. Camp Blaze – Wow! That’s awesome. I’d love to spend a day learning to be a firefighter. You…

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  • Shared today on Google Reader: Taylor Swift covers Eminem's Lose Yourself – Taylor Swift is frickin’ adorable. INCOMPARABLE: Border vs The Cities. – The flaw in this is that I would pay $600K NOT to live in Albury-Wodonga. Remember This: 10 Angsty Girl Songs You May Have Forgotten From The 90s « Thought Catalog Good…

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  • Miss Fee on the radio!

    Have you heard? Miss Fee was on the radio this morning! It was the 10th annual ABC Knit-In, and she got interviewed about being a “groovy young” knitter. Yay Miss Fee!

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  • Shared today on Google Reader: Baby Steps Greyfriars Bobby hoax: Dog who kept vigil over his master's grave 'a publicity stunt' | Mail Online – Noooooooo! I’ve been to that Edinburgh pub with the statue of him twice. You can follow me on Reader here.

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  • Ultra Marathon

    Wow. The guy from The Oatmeal ran an ultra marathon last week. I am worried that I don’t seem as scared by his description as I probably should be.

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  • Rooibos

    Ooh. The Colette patterns blog is doing a Rooibos sewalong. Very tempted, but I’m not sure that style would look good on me. What do you guys think? Suitable for tall and curvy, or not so good?

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  • Crochet Afghan

    Another crochet afghan to make. Uh oh. I might be developing an obsession here.

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  • Shared today on Google Reader: An unabashed love letter to Ginny Weasley – This reminded me of all the ways that Ginny kicks ass. Yes, she’s a bit boring in the movies, but I can forgive that given how awesome she is in the books. Iron Chef Chen´s Famous Mapo Tofu Recipe You can follow…

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