Month: January 2015

While we were driving around Tasmania in November, I subjected the Snook to quite a lot of T. Swift. He started arguing that there’s no way she writes all her songs herself. “SHE TOTALLY DOES,” I argued persuasively. He checked Wikipedia and said, “Huh. This guy Max Martin has a co-writing credit on “Shake It Off.” Hmm. WHOA. He’s produced, like, every single song you like.” I didn’t believe him at first, but it’s so true. Max Martin is a one-man Swedish FACTORY OF CATCHINESS. He has written or co-written 19 #1 singles, third on the list behind Lennon and McCartney. Today I discovered that someone has curated a Spotify playlist with over 200 of his songs. And they’re all good! Seriously, even the random ones I’ve ever ever heard of. Max Martin – I applaud you.

Quoth the Snook: “I, for one, WELCOME our new Swedish pop overlord.”

And don’t even bother giving me shit for liking pop music. I am way past the age where I care about hipster cred.

Ikea Is Reissuing Amazing Old Designs From the 1950s and 60s – Wow. Suddenly rethinking my decision not to buy IKEA furniture anymore. I love that chair and coffee table. I wonder if this collection will make it to Australia?!

Breakfast: 2 eggs scrambled in ghee with chorizo, onion, capsicum, and coriander; black coffee
Lunch: “Roast of the day” at Establishment: BBQ lamb leg with saute potato and zucchini; lemon-lime & bitters
Dinner: Salmon, pumpkin, and zucchini

I suspect there was probably a little bit of dairy (butter) involved with the potato at lunch. The big mistake was the lemon-lime & bitters. I don’t know why I thought that it wouldn’t be super sweet, but it was. I regretted it from the first sip. I ended up watering it down more than 50% and at least then I could drink it. Not eating sugar really makes you sensitive to this stuff!

Foley gay marriage stance may hurt Labor in Newtown – We just got notice from the Electoral Commission that Chippendale has been redistricted and now falls into the Newtown Electoral District. So this guy is now our local Labor candidate. Not that it matters very much; I haven’t preferenced them first in any state election I’ve voted in.

Edited to add: Thank you to Lyn for correcting me! Foley isn’t the Newtown candidate; he’s the party leader.

Feeling more energetic!

Breakfast: Just coffee. Wasn’t hungry.
Lunch: Smoked chicken, bacon, and asparagus salad at Establishment (and a couple sneaky French fries, which were DIVINE!)
Dinner: Curried Cream of Broccoli Soup

Rhyme-as-reason effect – Today I learned that people actually trust information more if it rhymes. That’s so weird. I guess humans are just wired to like rhythmic proverbs.

The Whole30® Timeline, Version 2.0 | The Whole30® Program – So far my experience has been slightly different. I didn’t hit the Hangover til Day 5. Here on Day 7, I just want a Nap. I also feel mildly cranky, so maybe the “Punch everyone in the face” impulse is lurking in the background too.

Free Crochet Pattern: Potted Baby Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy | Twinkie Chan Blog – Looks like I’m going to have to try crochet again. 🙂