Things that are cheering me up tonight: Reese’s PB egg, cats, and digging the heater out of the storage cupboard.
Month: April 2013
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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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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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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
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.
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@CastIronBalcony You can get it. I bought a ginormous piece at Australian Meat Emporium in Alexandria.
Broke out the knitting for the first time at the new job. Not too many strange stares in the communal kitchen, thankfully!
Craft Enabler and All Around Awesome Person of the Day Award goes to @randomknits, and if there’s any justice she’ll get that new job too!
Going to yoga for the first time in YEARS. This is going to be painful, I think.
Yoga. Ow. Ow. I continue to have the proportional arm strength of a baby T. rex.
Clarification: my gripe about XBMC was in no way a comment on Snook’s technical ability! Rather that OS software sometimes shits me.
Me: “Dracaris!” Cat: *blank look* Me: “Dammit! Smite my enemies!” Cat: *licks self*
@drkknits @randomknits I wore black this past Friday. Still trying to gauge corporate reaction to wacky tights.
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Broke out the knitting for the first time at the new job. Not too many strange stares in the communal kitchen, thankfully!
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“I want you to feel strong. And you don’t need the comfort of an immigrant in mother’s old stirrup pants to have that.” BWA! cc @drkknits
@drkknits Re-watching all of AD in preparation for upcoming new episodes. 🙂
@drkknits @surrenderdotty I don’t want no part of your tightass country club, ya freak bitch! (God I love Franklin.)
@drkknits @miss_reecie @surrenderdotty Has anyone in this family ever even SEEN a chicken?!
As the Snook enters 5th hour today of trying to get open source media center to work, I feel less bad about my reliance on iOS ecosystem.
@laimelde That’s the one. Trying to get it to work with our existing MythTV files and remote has been slightly frustrating.
@laimelde Do you use it as a DVR to record television?
@laimelde We mainly use ours for recording and playing back TV.
@laimelde It does if you hook it up to a tuner card. Theoretically, anyway.
When the urge strikes to knit a Giant Cabled Thing strikes, I must obey. http://t.co/0kh7PODUAy
@drkknits @RoseRed_Shoes Blackberry Cardigan! http://t.co/v1IfVOvbEp
@drkknits @RoseRed_Shoes Some plain brown Zara I bought from @miss_reecie a while back.
Somehow in the past 5 years I went from the girl who rarely wore dresses to the girl that now owns over 25 of them. Weird.
@mrs_sockvictim @knitdra @RoseRed_Shoes @randomknits I’m in. I’ve got two squares to finish off for my group and I’m DONE!
@randomknits Tell yourself you don’t need it. That’s when they want you! You’ll be awesome.
RT @DhyanaScarano: Brilliant read. RT @newsycombinator Cognitive Overhead, Or Why Your Product Isnt As Simple As You Think http://t.co/WtpO…
Slow to get moving this morning. Luckily only a 15min commute! #lovingit
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Somehow in the past 5 years I went from the girl who rarely wore dresses to the girl that now owns over 25 of them. Weird. I feel quite certain that Bex Hulands was involved, probably invoked some sort of Vintage Frock Curse.