Month: April 2013
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The 21 Types Of Hipster You Encounter In London
The 21 Types Of Hipster You Encounter In London – I’m a little sad we left London before the hipster explosion.
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They make it very hard to complain about the electricity bill. #bliss -
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Spotted a lady in some funky, comfy looking clogs at lunch. Said hello. Turns out she’s from Chicago! Of course.
Went to toilet and it was dark. First thought: is the power out? Then remembered I’m in proper office. Discovered they’re MOTION ACTIVATED!
Beers with my project team (my first all month!). (at @TasteBaguette & Grill) http://t.co/SufCLIgzrl
@knitdra And $5 tap beers at happy hour! Can’t beat that. 🙂
I am only person on my project tam who doesn’t have kids. Interestingly, I’m also only one whose weekend plans include pancakes & cartoons.
I wasn’t kidding about the pancakes and cartoons. http://t.co/1xqTXnXY7A
@codepo8 And he’s Radagast the Brown in the Hobbit. HEILMANNNNN, COME ON!
They make it very hard to complain about the electricity bill. #bliss http://t.co/6lWOVm1Hix
@handmethepanda So am I. We’re wimps. 🙂
My least fave part of Grand Designs is this thing where the women always have to pick the frigging interior furnishings. Ugh.
@richbuggy Have in the sense that they always do. It’s as predictable as Kevin questioning the husband’s manhood.
RT @jchyip: Hard yakka: Why Atlassian’s founders are the pride of Australia’s startup world http://t.co/4zo8trvWlY via @pandodaily
@Rellarc79 General rule is if all symptoms are above the neck, exercise is ok. If you have any below – cough, etc – better to rest.
@Rellarc79 Judgement call. Rest is always good, and you won’t stall fitness or weight loss.
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@Miss_Crimson_B @pixel8ted In the CBD you’ve got Morris & Sons or Lincraft. A bit farther afield, there’s Mosman Needlecraft.
Heading to the Opera house to see Tegan & Sara! Me: There will be a lot of lesbians. Snook: I like lesbians. We share the same interests.
Tegan & Sara were FANTASTIC, even if they didn’t play my fave (“I Know I Know I Know”). They brought the house down with”Closer”. #dancetime
@catehstn Yes! Up the top on the middle. You?!
@pyko Yum yum. I bought my own stone bowls so I could do the dolsot version, then moved to house with induction stove (ie no flame). Poo.
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Things that are cheering me up tonight: Reese’s PB egg, cats, and digging the heater out of the storage cupboard. -
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Two steps forward, one step back. Glad I’ve got tomorrow off.
@ChrissieM The Dard E Disco sequence is my favourite. 🙂
RT @TheMarySue: In case you need a reminder not to read internet comments, there’s a necklace for that… http://t.co/kkUKyORMJE
@drkknits I’m thinking of alternating GoT with AD. And maybe get myself one of those giant juice boxes.
@randomknits We had to lower ourself to the floor like a push up maybe 4x at yoga Monday. I am still wincing from soreness. #weakarmclub
RT @JennaPrice: It’s pronounced KHAH-lay-see, you fool. #GoT http://t.co/SvBH0xq00r
@caitlinmoran If it’s possible for it to float all the way to Sydney, I’ll gratefully take a bit. I need it today.
@drkknits I do too! I like the blues they’ve been putting her in.
Things that are cheering me up tonight: Reese’s PB egg, cats, and digging the heater out of the… http://t.co/NquFiIJ2FR
@Ascasewwen In the snowy climate we have insulated houses with central heating. It’s way colder in the houses here!
Suggested to @the_snook we build a heliostat to get extra sun on the plants. He pointed out that my proposed design is more of a DEATH RAY.
@eobeara @the_snook He’s found a real automatic heliostat and trying to convince me it’s worth $400. I think burning the plants is easier.
RT @Illdrinn: Nerdgasmic: WISH I WAS HERE by Zach Braff — Kickstarter http://t.co/fm3nRgyLEL via @kickstarter
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Shared today on Twitter
Reply from a stakeholder today: “OMG – you rock when it comes to meeting notes.” Nobody is around to see me, but I’m beaming. 🙂
Supposed to be at IIBA study group, but meeting ran late and my brain is mush. Skipping this one.
@AlexHillsberg Why are you spamming me about coffee? Ugh.
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Quick update
Quick update: Work. Work is good. Things are busy – I had FIVE meetings today – but so far I’m hanging in there. I still feel slightly like I have no idea what I’m doing, but it’s getting less and less. For one of the projects I’m on I’ve been asked to spend Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at our office in the city, which means my commute is only 15 minutes (or I can even walk). And Snooky’s office is just on the other side of Darling Harbour! Bonus.
I actually went to yoga at the gym Monday night. I haven’t done yoga in YEARS, but given that I’m still not allowed to run or cycle, I felt like I ought to do something. I was very careful not to strain my knee, and to my surprise I found that I could do just about all the poses if I didn’t go too deeply. It was a good workout too, judging by how sore I am a day later. I think I’ll probably make that a weekly occurrence.
The garden renovation is nearly done. The plants are in, and I even bought a few veggie seedlings on the weekend to try our hand at some winter veg. (While the sunny patch gets a lot of light in the summer, the building may shade it too much in the winter. We’ll see.) We still need to get a handyman out to do the last few bits: putting a handrail on the stairs; fixing up my busted screen door; drilling some bolts into the wall for our espaliered trees. I was hoping to get that done before the Snook’s upcoming work trip to London, but I don’t think it’s going to happen.
Not very bloggy, am I? I just feel like all the new stuff I’m learning at work is using up whatever spare brain cycles I used to spend on reading the Internet and tweeting and chatting to people. I’m sure the mojo will return eventually.