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Month: January 2014

  • Chemistry of Cast Iron Seasoning: A Science-Based How-To

    Chemistry of Cast Iron Seasoning: A Science-Based How-To – For the Snook. I wanted to buy a cast iron skillet recently, but he thinks they’re overrated and useless.

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    RT @GGDSydney: Who’s ready for the first GGD event for 2014? Registrations are now open: https://t.co/Vs1qHwxpFf 🙂 // And I’m presenting!!

    @OzGamer My theory is that it’s a ploy by Google to make me sympathise with them by pitting then against hysterical hippies. It’s working.

    I know Serious News is Serious, but every time I see the word “Davos”, I think of the Onion Knight. Just me?

    @nolim1t @aimee_maree Would love to hear your particular thoughts on it, Barry! Want to meet up for coffee some morning?

    We’re looking for Developers at @Mi9! Come join us. I like it here. http://t.co/QQNtTUaN7i

    @nolim1t Sometime next week?

    @aimee_maree What if I’d said Don Draper? It’s a Mad Men reference, but I wanted to use the plucky female rather than the dude.

    RT @the_snook: I call it The Neverending Towtruck. https://t.co/qMAEMTKvrJ // Apparently I somehow missed this outside our house today. WTF.

    @aimee_maree Definitely not a sitcom! Hourlong drama. You should check it out sometime; I think you’d like it.

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    RT @benadida: Obama sending openly gay athletes to Sochi. Putin offering permanent asylum to Snowden. This new cold war is way more fun tha…

    RT @imdominating: It’s that time of year again, kids. DANCE YER FACE OFF http://t.co/Id7gzgFeAG (cc: @web_goddess)

    @randomknits I’ll see your Grumpy and raise you an Annoyed.

    @ozdj To be fair, those have been there for months and months. 🙂

    My 2014 zeal and willpower lasted 2.5 weeks. Now I’m dragging. Just no energy for anything!

    @ozdj Hahaha, okay, I didn’t see that part. 🙂

    @garethrhughes I saw you gave up fizzy drink. All of it? Or just caffeinated?

    @garethrhughes I managed to break my Diet Coke addiction through judicious use of SodaStream fizzy water.

    @garethrhughes Trouble is, SodaStream fizzy water also pairs excellently with cheap Scotch.

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    Um, Best of Bootie 2013 has been available for a MONTH and I’m only just hearing about it? Fail, @imdominating. Fail. http://t.co/YQuvfiJlDI

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    A dress in a day! Another Colette Laurel, my fastest sewing project ever. http://t.co/fFsDFa7YOq

    @randomknits @drkknits Thanks! Super fast project. Only 2 pieces, and salvaged bits of pre-made bias tape. Thinking of adding pockets?

    @drkknits @randomknits Actually they’d be patch pockets, stuck on front.

    @drwitty_knitter I am ever drawn to bright colours and lairy prints. 🙂

    @RoseRed_Shoes Very cute!

    Sewing meant I didn’t hit my step goal for the first time this year. I’m okay with that. Rest is good.

    @richardmclaren That’s too much math over breakfast, but I appreciate debunking that “fact”!

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    A dress in a day! Another Colette Laurel, my fastest sewing project ever.

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    A dress in a day! Another Colette Laurel, my fastest sewing project ever.
    A dress in a day! Another Colette Laurel, my fastest sewing project ever.

    Edited to add: A few months ago I spotted this cotton sateen at Spotlight* and knew I had to have it. It’s so wild though that I didn’t want to go too crazy with the dress. I’ve worn the heck out of my other Laurel, so I went with that. With only two pieces, this comes together so fast! I was going to make my own bias binding, but then I found some scraps of pinky-red pre-made bias (left over from the Sorbetto) that matched pretty well. And I had just enough! Quickest project ever. OH, and I didn’t even bother to put a zip in it. I knew from the other Laurel that it would go over my head, and even though this fabric has a little less stretch, it still works.

    * Okay, I normally hate Spotlight. But I have to say, the one out at Auburn (opposite Costco) is actually REALLY nice, and they actually have a pretty good fabric range! So there’s a recommendation for you.

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    SNOOKUMS FOUND THE CHIBI!!!! Now maybe he’ll find the Folca. http://t.co/rymXkR9voz

    Splurged with a carby lunch – sloppy joes on bread rolls and ginger beer – and subsequently had to take a nap when blood sugar crashed.

    RT @brown_note: Was Jean Luc Picard a scrum master or a product owner? http://t.co/hHzDSFdgsx #pmot #baot

    @RoseRed_Shoes In Indiana, most folks make sun tea. I was going to recommend it, but appears it’s mostly nostalgia. http://t.co/kkoRxJIba6

    RT @JoshHelfferich: Saddest thing you’ll hear all day: Curiosity has a little speaker that it used to play Happy Birthday to itself on Mars.

    @kateslemay Whoa – where did Baby Athena go? She’s a proper little kid now!

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    40% off VIP sale! Woohoo! (@ The Fabric Store) http://t.co/X4D43d5UVj

    Do you want to build a snowmaaaaaan? (at @eVent_Cinemas w/ 6 others) [pic]: http://t.co/QNeAoM97VD

    @drkknits @knitterjp Such a cutie!

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    RT @GGDSydney: Details of SheHacks – Girl Geek Sydney’s first Hackathon event are up! Registration coming soon. http://t.co/76SOUctOSN

    @liftapp I got my 7 and 14 day #quantdiet survey links one day apart! Don’t think that’s quite right…

    @imdominating I’ve already got Mom setup on PP, so I went with her. But if I need something in the future, I’ll let you know 🙂

    @drkknits @wombat1974 We used them on our last trip. It wasn’t bad at all! I was apprehensive, but it was fine.

    @booyachi @garethrhughes Who’s shooting you?!

    @drkknits @wombat1974 Actually, good point. I felt crammed in there, hipwise. I remember discomfort. They are narrow. 🙁

    Boo to @woolworths Town Hall, who told me on phone they had @sodastreamau swap bottles, but when I got to shop, didn’t. FAIL.

    Hooray for lovely Jason at @Myer_MyStore George St, who allowed me to exchange 40L @sodastreamau bottles for 60L. Will return in future.

    @drkknits HALT! Rodd says our int’l flight was AirNZ. He says Googlers say United to SFO in economy is MUST AVOID.

    @drkknits He says our United flight was domestic, which is very diff. Int’l United has old planes, no in-seat ent, etc. Bus class is okay.

    @drkknits He also doesn’t think they have Economy Plus, though he may be wrong there. (Googlers love travel-hacking, I guess.)

    @drkknits Well I wouldn’t, but that’s only because I have no idea what that means. 🙂

    @drkknits @RoseRed_Shoes GODDAMNIT!

    @thetron Myer in the CBD still has a few, or at least they did tonight…

    RT @GGDSydney: Totally cute @github stickers just arrived for SheHacks hackathon attendees! http://t.co/yhges6rxTf // Super cute!

    There was a grocery store shooting in Indiana yesterday. One town over from where my family live. 3 ppl dead. http://t.co/EW0gpHHU1u

    Semi-automatic handgun. Most responses seem to be people saying this makes them more likely to carry guns themselves. No words.