Month: January 2015

  • Fretting

    Why You Should Never Worry Alone — Science of Us – Good advice. I’m a perpetual worrier, and it causes me issues. (Search the blog for “stomach” if you’re curious.) I’ve gotten better at sharing things with the Snook though, which helps. Sometimes I can’t even put it into words, but he knows when I say “Everything is ruined,” it’s time to pull me back from the abyss.

  • Very cool!

    The wearable tool, the new Leatherman Tread – Leatherman Blog – I thought it looked dorky til I saw the version with the watch face. Wow. That’s pretty neat!

  • Whole30: Day 21

    Breakfast: Apple and a couple handfuls of almonds; black coffee
    Lunch: Leftover sweet potato and spinach curry
    Dinner: Super porktastic meatloaf, roast pumpkin, and broccoli

  • Photo post

    At Fishburners for @WWCSYD to learn about CSS and SASS!

    At Fishburners for @WWCSYD to learn about CSS and SASS! @ Fishburners Sydney

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @RoseRed_Shoes @drkknits OH JEEZUS. HERE WE GO.


    RT @IGDA_ED: Proudly declaring this @Intel/@IGDA goal: Double the number of women in the game industry by 2025! http://t.co/9iYIZTVgvB via …


    @RoseRed_Shoes I’ve got 2 entered. One is 90% finished, the other about 50%. LET’S SPRINT!


    Annabel Crabb at AGNSW talking about bra-burning feminism. Hell yeah! @ Art Gallery of New South Wales http://t.co/TKxz2DBHuE


    @drwitty_knitter It was just colourful language. That wasn’t the literal topic of her talk. 🙂


    Ugh. I firmly believe attendees at a talk should be legally required to read this flowchart before asking questions. http://t.co/UwSksfdQEs


    @creatrixtiara @catehstn Fair enough. But I just heard 7 “questions” where more than half just wanted to talk into a mic for no reason.


    @creatrixtiara @catehstn Like, there should be an actual question! It’s not “share your anecdote” time.


    @drwitty_knitter My favourite response is @smark31’s withering “Thank you for that useful contribution.”


    @irisbuunk None of those criteria should preclude a shy person from speaking. The key is to actually ask a question, not just ramble.


    @fcablog @Puffles2010 Ooooh, that’s a good one.


    @venks79 Hahaha… Nah, it wasn’t actually a tech event I was at. But this pretty much applies to that too!


    RT @googlemaps: A city-wide craving for cotton candy sweeps Sydney at sunset. #Australia http://t.co/67xT6r4JgZ http://t.co/X4qHe5P50J


    RT @KnitGuildNSW: The Guild now has a new logo, as you can see by our avatar. Thanks to everyone who voted in the competition. http://t.co/…


  • Photo post

    Annabel Crabb at AGNSW talking about bra-burning feminism. Hell yeah!

    Annabel Crabb at AGNSW talking about bra-burning feminism. Hell yeah! @ Art Gallery of New South Wales

  • Hell yeah.

    Barack Obama Is Out Of F**ks – Medium – I really liked this summation of today’s State of the Union address. Also, it led me to this masterpiece: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k. That’s my new mantra.

    It’s probably fair to point out that if I truly didn’t give a f**k, I wouldn’t star the profanity. But hey, parents read this. Them I give a f**k about, okay?

  • Searching for snuggliness

    I’ve got five months to find the perfect onesie for the next knitting retreat. The sparklier the better. (NO, I’M NOT KIDDING.) Any ideas?

    I do rather like Cara Delevigne’s pizza onesie

  • Whole30: Day 20

    Breakfast: Black coffee
    Lunch: “Morrison Burger” (from Parlour Burger) without the bun; cabbage & parmesan slaw
    Snack: Pear
    Dinner: Tunisian Prawns, broccoli, and roast pumpkin

    Yeah, so that slaw at lunch had the first dairy I’ve had all month. I rationalised it as a very small amount of a hard cheese, and it tasted fantastic. But within a couple hours, I started to feel extremely crappy and run down. I don’t know if it’s related or I’m coming down with something, but twenty hours later I’m still feeling sluggish. I’ll have to do a controlled experiment in a couple weeks and see if it happens again.