Month: May 2015

  • Kris’s Garden Leave Adventure

    Kris's Garden Leave Adventure

    I’ve never been on “garden leave” before. I’m having a great time so far. Yesterday for my first day off, I had a list of chores that needed to be done.

    My @todoist list for today is a thing of beauty. It’s like when Liz Lemon gets suspended (but with no Fight Club.)
    — Kris Howard (@web_goddess) May 12, 2015

    Today I did ALL the laundry, FaceTimed with my Dad and Step-Mom, cleaned the kitchen (including the range hood), and watched three episodes of Mad Men while knitting. I bought (and then returned) an induction cooker from Harvey Norman. (It’s a long story. Another day.) I also made a batch of breakfast sausage for myself and cooked a ham hock for our dinner tomorrow night. Finally, I managed to get us a booking for est., where we had a lovely dinner tonight. Phew.

    Tomorrow’s plan: iron all the clothes, wash the windows and curtains, write a bunch of blog posts, and confirm all the details for a last minute trip to the US next week. I have more items on my To Do list when I’m on vacation than I do when I’m working!

  • Photo post

    Thanks Mi9 for my lovely leaving gift! We had a beautiful dinner at est.

    Thanks Mi9 for my lovely leaving gift! We had a beautiful dinner at est. @ est.

  • Showtime, Synergy!

    The Jem and the Holograms Trailer is Here! – ComingSoon.net – Hm. I kept waiting for the reveal that she’d been bequeathed an AI by her dead father that transformed her appearance by means of mini holographic projectors in her earrings. Looks like they left that part out. And where are the damn Misfits? The Misfits are the BEST.

  • I love Chippendale.

    SUSTAINABLE CHIPPENDALE ROAD GARDENS MANAGEMENT PLAN – Sustainable Chippendale – Now that I’ve got some time off, hopefully I can get involved in helping out with the road gardens.

  • Shared today on Twitter

    My @todoist list for today is a thing of beauty. It’s like when Liz Lemon gets suspended (but with no Fight Club.) http://t.co/nyuSQKoVZu


    Including a dorky pic of me in front of the Google logo wearing a self-knit Dr. Who scarf. Yes, really. https://t.co/m2XLTb7I0A


    @soxyface Awww, thank you! You guys inspired ME. So much enthusiasm and so many great ideas. Just the jolt of energy I needed. 🙂


    Best Paleo Sweet Potato Recipes – Bookmarking ALL of these! http://t.co/UxnUHjXSbK


    How Amy Schumer and Grace Helbig Embody the Growing Movement of the ‘Awkward Older Sister’ http://t.co/xJ1J7fr33K http://t.co/8ye6TqJK9x


    24 Memorable Quotes From Disrupt NY 2015 – All designed in Canva! http://t.co/XLmJSmQV4v


    I know spottedliger said no leopard print, but I can’t resist. IT’S SUBTLE. https://t.co/eJyiWW0d5g


    Shamelessly stolen from MeFi: “Less enemies for us!” “Fewer.” … is where I fell in love with Stannis Baratheon. 🙂


    @lucykbain Damn. Too late. I’ll check them out next time!


    @ClareLouise1308 @drwitty_knitter Thanks! My high prescription and giant head rule out 95% of frames. It’s always difficult to choose.


    @pinkcatknits I know, right! Going to have to try those.


    @gilmae Haha, he did that same one to Ser Davos in the second season. His consistency is my favourite thing about him.


    People Keep Crashing Into Google’s Self-Driving Cars http://t.co/WgGPCgDBwL http://t.co/HCkB6OBEmP


    What would you pay to be happy? http://t.co/GZFa5rfhUY http://t.co/qd5jAnYTe0


    w-g: Google Analytics Referral Spam. Spammers suck. http://t.co/lbqyunqkvM http://t.co/8wAiGFRvj0


    @susanshiwashere @GGDSydney I LOVE IT. Zomg, stealing that to use EVERYWHERE. 😛


    Daikon Noodles with Broccolini and Pork Meatballs. I even made my own stock today! Very tasty. https://t.co/bIVnkBDJpR


    Blog http://t.co/4beCf1MUu9 http://t.co/ZERDHi0xJ1


    Our @BLANCOAU induction cooktop appears to have died again. This is the second time in 5 years. Should I go buy a Miele tomorrow?


    Seeking Happy – Medium – A lovely story courtesy of You Are Allowed to Apply. I identified. https://t.co/GeWI9wIbLN


    IN GOOD COMPANY: Why Heston Blumenthal moved his restaurant to the other side of the world http://t.co/qtt6AYYGAB http://t.co/z7MCNg35FB


    SUSTAINABLE CHIPPENDALE ROAD GARDENS MANAGEMENT PLAN – I love Chippendale. http://t.co/zgBbq8BGZY


  • Shared today on Facebook

    I know @spottedliger said no leopard print, but I can’t resist. IT’S SUBTLE.


    Daikon Noodles with Broccolini and Pork Meatballs. I even made my own stock today! Very tasty.


    At SheHacks on the weekend, the judging panel ended up deliberating in one of the Google Sydney boardrooms. I found myself sitting at the head of the conference table and couldn’t resist the opportunity to live out my TECH BIGWIG DREAMS. (Sergey’s got nothin’ on me.)


    Action shot from SheHacks Saturday morning. Peggy Kuo and Maria Shvedova were trying to help me debug some particularly pernicious PHP!


  • Be scared of something. Do it anyway.

    Seeking Happy – Medium – A lovely story courtesy of You Are Allowed to Apply. I identified. I’m glad she got it.

  • Photo post

    Daikon Noodles with Broccolini and Pork Meatballs. I even made my own stock today! Very tasty.

    Daikon Noodles with Broccolini and Pork Meatballs. I even made my own stock today! Very tasty.

  • Google Analytics Referral Spam

    I noticed today in my Google Analytics report that I had quite a spike of traffic in the last few days. “Huh, that’s odd!” The source seemed to be mainly referrals, so I dug in to see where it’s from. Hm. These don’t look like legit referrers, do they?

    Google Analytics spam

    So yeah, it looks like this is a thing now. Rather than setting up an exclude filter (as detailed in that link), I instead used the “valid hostname filter” technique from the Definitive Guide to Removing Referral Spam. Let’s see if that does the trick…