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Month: February 2014

  • Fitbit Force recall

    Fitbit ForceWHAT?! “Fitbit halts sale of Force fitness band, issues recall due to skin irritation.” I’ve had my Fitbit Force since just before Christmas, and I totally love it. I haven’t had a single problem. And that’s kinda weird, because jewellery with nickel in it usually causes a reaction on me. But I wear my Force fairly loose, so maybe the fact that I get some air flow in there is helping. I’m definitely not sending mine back. I love it! I loved my One as well (which the Snook now uses*), but I underestimated how much of a difference the wristband form factor would make. I only take it off to shower or swim, and a full charge lasts more than a week. If you’ve got a Fitbit, feel free to friend me…

    * I actually lost my Fitbit One at the company Christmas party. Dejected, I ordered my Force and then contacted support to get them to remove my One from my account. (The reminder to sync on my dashboard was making me sad.) To my surprise, they offered to replace it! So I got a brand new one, which the Snook is now using. Amazing service. I’m a total Fitbit evangelist now.

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    @allanwaddell Never got one! That shit’s crazy. Maybe because I don’t wear it stupidly tight?

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    @lachlanhardy Haha, didn’t realise it was @whalec giving the talk! I know him. Had an email from him this morning, in fact. 🙂

    Laughs and tears. Story of the week, eh @knitterjp?

    @knitterjp @aunty_toots @Yarna_ I need another drink!!

    @aunty_toots @knitterjp @Yarna_ The Dude abides. (White Russian.) http://t.co/vZIwZPNzcU

    @knitterjp @aunty_toots @Yarna_ This was a Bad Idea.

    @knitterjp @aunty_toots @Yarna_ Wait. Why do I have a 9am meeting WITH YOU?!?! #fail

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    @imdominating Without even context of what you were tweeting about, I sang those words in my head as I read them.

    @randomknits Why would you say that out loud? Have you NEVER watched Grand Designs? You might as well say “We’ll be in by Christmas!” #curse

    Note to self: “quick trip to Priceline with Shireen” was doomed from the start! http://t.co/XvSwqUe7kX

    I had a really nice photo taken at work today. So now I’m using it as my avatar EVERYWHERE. Apologies if you’ve seen it too much already.

    @lachlanhardy Ha! Interested to hear how the hell that works.

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    Note to self: "quick trip to Priceline with Shireen" was doomed from the start!

    Note to self: “quick trip to Priceline with Shireen” was doomed from the start!

  • A big step up…

    So some amazing stuff has happened in the past week. I mentioned last month that my job was going well and that I was taking on additional responsibilities. At the start of February I was struggling with the increased workload, so someone else was brought on to help with my team’s day-to-day stuff. It all came to a head last week when rumours of a massive restructure started swirling. I thought maybe I’d been groomed to move up a step on the ladder. Wednesday morning I found myself in a meeting room with the CIO, where she drew out the new org chart and then offered me a spot … several levels higher than what I’d been imagining. I was pretty floored. I needed to give them an answer ASAP, so the Snook met me in the city for an emergency pow-wow at lunch. Yes, the position came with a nice raise, but it was also a big step in terms of responsibility (and probably workload). It’s also my first ever opportunity to move into people management, something that I hadn’t been interested in before but I’d been learning a lot about from working with Jody. I just couldn’t turn it down. So I accepted that afternoon. My new title is TV Development Director, and I’m responsible for the entire TV side of web development at Mi9. IS THAT CRAZY OR WHAT?

    The week since the offer has been a rollercoaster. Unfortunately the restructure wasn’t as positive for some other people, which has meant a little bit of guilt over my good fortune. I haven’t had much time to meet with and support my circle of work friends, mostly because I’m trying to finish handing off my IM role as quickly as possible while getting up to speed on the new one. Sunday night a routine deployment for my team turned into a four hour incident that I had to manage via Hipchat from home. I’m having daily one-on-ones with the CIO and trying to figure out what the boundaries of my job actually are. There are a lot of holes on my team structure, so I also need to get involved with recruiting ASAP. I’ve had to draft emails to be sent to the entire technology team. Last night I left work at 6pm, which was my earliest night in some time! I’m really hoping things settle down quickly.

    But there are still high points. The CIO said that the reason she felt comfortable offering me the position after only eight months was that several people high up in the organisation had pushed for me to do it. A LOT of coworkers and friends gave me wonderful congratulations and feedback last week, both at work and on social media. And on the weekend the Snook took me over to Broadway to buy a new MacBook Pro, which I’d been coveting for some time but hesitated buying.

    So far 2014 is definitely looking up!

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    Dad hadn’t heard about my big job news because I didn’t blog it. Whoops. Details here for anybody interested: http://t.co/s7Wp4tpQK4

    @chrisgander Haha, thanks. Only from you would “killing life” be taken as such a huge compliment! 🙂

    RT @GGDmelb: What’s a hackathon? Have a look at these pics from DevelopHer – the runner up team was relatively new to programming http://t.…

    @jojoconstance Thank you!! 🙂

    @gizo @BendalongMorgan Thank you!!

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    RT @drkknits: weeeeeee theres a new baby in the world!! // YAY FOR @RoseRed_Shoes AND THE FAM!

    RT @Lackadazy: “@wime09: UNF RT @JarettSays: Jason. Dohring’s. Arms. #VeronicaMars http://t.co/EBnCBKaHKK http://t.co/XqcnkwxZH3” ASDFGHJJL…

    @drkknits @RoseRed_Shoes By posting it. On Twitter. Durrrrrrrrrr.

    Mary Berry’s Queen of Puddings prior to the oven! http://t.co/EFxSxk1bng

    @RoseRed_Shoes Hi Harry!!! From me and a grumpy puss. http://t.co/IBUthRsjS5

    The custard didn’t set, but it tastes LOVELY! http://t.co/EHo907aR3m

    Everyone Has Imposter Syndrome Except For You http://t.co/OtohQl7F97 via @TheToast

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    Mary Berry's Queen of Puddings prior to the oven!

    Mary Berry’s Queen of Puddings prior to the oven!

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    It appears that I have buggered the stitch count for the cardigan fronts. So, frogging. *sob*

    @drkknits Nah, just down to the arm holes.

    @drkknits @drwitty_knitter As many of us said at last Guild show and tell, I can neither confirm nor deny any show entry.

    Sunday night and I’m back online for work again.

    RT @GGDSydney: If you haven’t seen this, highly recommended http://t.co/vGffv5ll4s Will only take 15min and totally worth it #leanin #ted

    WTF is @RoseRed_Shoes doing commenting on my blog when she should be having a damn baby?

    My week: worked like 60hrs, frogged my knitting, forgot my Dad’s birthday, got nothing done at home.

    @misswired Yeah, that’s the fear!

    RT @cindygallop: Must-read for women & men: @rebekahposse articulates brilliantly the issues female entrepreneurs face that men don’t: http…

    RT @newsycombinator: Your 60 hour work week is not a badge of honor. It is a problem. http://t.co/WSBBu3zG8K

    @JenniferMullown I hoped to, but I’ve been too busy and uninspired. I’ll be taking this year off!

    @RoseRed_Shoes Well, not really. Money all comes from the same account. He just agreed we should do it. 🙂