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Month: September 2015

  • Shared today on Facebook

    This stuff is infuriating.

    More details on the scarf I finished, if you’re interested.

  • Dangling Conversation

    Dangling Conversation

    As you would’ve seen from the Instagram I posted this morning, I finished my Dangling Conversation scarf! It’s knitted out of a single skein of Manos del Uruguay Fino in “Sealing Wax,” a bright orangey-red. I bought the yarn in the last Morris & Sons sale, drawn to its gorgeous deep colour and its exquisite smooshiness. (It’s 70% superfine merino and 30% silk.) The pattern choice was inspired by a guest at an Inner City Knitters Guild meeting earlier in the year, who showed off her version in a variegated yarn. I casted mine on at Camp on August 28 and finished it this past Sunday, so it took me 23 days from start to finish. I knitted it on 4mm needles, which is a fair bit tighter than most of the other folks on Ravelry. To compensate, I added a lot of extra repeats to make it bigger and use up the entire skein. Oh, and I left off the beads. I’m not insane. 🙂

    Ravelry details are here! In sort – excellent pattern; excellent yarn. Highly recommended.

  • Finished and blocked Dangling Conversation! Perfect timing for the cool change.

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @randomknits Jealous. And who is the adorable chubby baby in the photo on the shelf??

    @randomknits Awww, adorable!

    @RoseRed_Shoes Bandanna! I like that.

    If anybody’s looking for a new cleaner, so far we’re really happy with @TidyMeAus! https://t.co/xAJ3h28XRo

    RT @jdgraffam:  iOS 9 Ad-Blocking Explained… http://t.co/dRXj2GmLU4

    Congrats @MelanieCanva! @canva “Character building: The nine most influential Aussie entrepreneurs on Twitter” http://t.co/mwFMmUcHIw

    @venks79 Canva’s on a little line all by itself!

    RT @mkasumovic: My first #AugmentedReality lab @UNSWScience. The future is bright!
    http://t.co/Q9hdegBATA
    ping @NicoleWill100 @DrChrisTisde…

    Finished and blocked Dangling Conversation! Perfect timing for the cool change. http://t.co/C4o9zBfRVB http://t.co/aqYFmnDW3S

    @willbonds I am. I just meant that today is cooler than it was yesterday. We’ve had a warm Spring so far.

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Finished and blocked Dangling Conversation! Perfect timing for the cool change.

  • How to manage your speaking speed

    The Eloquent Woman: Use a script or transcript to manage your speaking speed – Really good advice, and something I will be trying myself. I always worry that I speak too fast when presenting.

  • “It’s a scarf!” she protested feebly. “SCAAAARRRRF.” (And yeah, that’s some pretty dodgy blocking.)

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @susanshiwashere Hahaha, http://t.co/SN6wGyobym. 🙂

    RT @zachkitschke: ‘Give Away Your Legos’ and Other Commandments for Scaling Startups http://t.co/ijNi2197Sy

    What passes for romantic talk at my house on a Sunday morning: “Hey honey, what’s the best tool for me to create a database diagram?”

    @kattjera Second cleaning went really great! Very happy. We’re going to stay with @TidyMeAus. 🙂

    @tinypang That’s what he recommended. I’m messing around with MySQL Workbench.

    @tinypang Ooh, very cool! I’m just wanting to make a very simple high-level diagram for a site I’m rebuilding.

    In case you’re wondering, I’m using MySQL Workbench to try and wrangle http://t.co/wPCtzMM3Ls into a coherent data model. It’s not working.

    @randomknits Wow, you got her wearing a leash! Never been able to get either of ours in one.

    @gilmae Thanks. This is a long term project – I’m just getting started. Rodd is suggesting Django for the build. Ever used it?

    @gilmae Migration would be a headache. Existing site is a mess of some DB-driven components in the midst of 15 years of hard-coded HTML

    @gilmae OH, ha! Nah, I didn’t bother installing.

    @randomknits Nice! I’ve just laundered the fabric for my Lark. How did you find the pattern?

    “It’s a scarf!” she protested feebly. “SCAAAARRRRF.” (And yeah, that’s some pretty dodgy b… http://t.co/B3h4YWD77s http://t.co/VkTYxRUJbK

  • Shared today on Facebook

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE BROTHER! Haha, and evidently you’re 21 according to Facebook. I’m not buying you a beer. 😛

    PANTEN, YOU ARE A BIRTHDAY TO ME. 🙂

    Happy birthday Major!

  • Shared today on Twitter

    The view from the back as we kick off! #tdccareersummit http://t.co/FVrt8hhISh http://t.co/ny4a0DXnYF

    Intrapreneurs create luck, says @sarah_liu. That’s pretty much the theme of my whole career! #TDCCareerSummit http://t.co/mrLm1fsRAb

    Heh. I got married in Vegas. I can cross that one off my 100 Things! http://t.co/0DfGcl6Mui #TDCCareerSummit http://t.co/YvGRICGw44

    RT @mitchelmore_j: Incredible speech @Seb100Things it is so important to chase your goals. For me, it’s running my first marathon in a mont…

    Gold metal selfie! I can’t believe @elliecoleswim let me wear it!! #tdccareersummit http://t.co/wCn7d3uuIN http://t.co/f9nQVcgJHi

    Oh good grief. Medal. Stupid auto-correct. #TDCCareerSummit

    RT @leadingatwork: Let’s start proudly putting ‘all rounder’ on our business cards #jobtitlesofthefuture @web_goddess #TDCCareerSummit

    RT @sallyrhill: This org chart is SO good! MT @TimMahlberg: I want to work for an org with a happy sun! @web_goddess #TDCCareerSummit http:…

    One slight brain freeze, but I’ll focus on all the positive tweets. Thank you all so much!! #TDCCareerSummit

    Yes, my #TDCCareerSummit preso was made in @canva. Big thanks to @poppiepack for design advice and @MelanieCanva for org chart vision!

    RT @sseela: #tdccareersummit Big fan of Canva, created so many canvases! Naturally fangirling over this talk of… https://t.co/v5cSSoxqQg

    RT @SheonaBello: Free lunch with a side of self fulfilment. Where do we sign up? @Web_goddess @Canva #TDCCareerSummit

    @sophiechamptal1 Haha, I haven’t read that series. It does feel kind of futuristic though!

    @conniecodes Thank you so much for coming! Was so great to see you, @madelgiles @mitchelmore_j @susanshiwashere as friendly faces. #nerves

    @SheonaBello We are definitely recruiting some freelance content writers. Can I introduce you to @AnnaIsabella92? 🙂

    @sallyrhill @TimMahlberg Thanks! One of the @canva designers made it for @MelanieCanva, who shared it with me. I love it. 🙂

    @sarah_liu @leadingatwork Thank you, especially for the opportunity! Intimidating to share the stage with such awesome fellow speakers.

    @susanshiwashere Thank you!! For a while, I was the VP of Getting Things Done. 😁

    @sublimefinds Thank you for the tweets! Glad you liked it. 🙂

    @sallyrhill @TimMahlberg @MelanieCanva Nope. More like just contact point for it. Talk to me at lunch and I’ll give more detail.

    Gajah. Was so keyed up for my #TDCCareerSummit talk I messed up my knitting pattern. Time to unpick 2 rows!

    @knitterjp SCARF.

    Guy Kawasaki – The Art of Intrapreneurship. Great reading for everyone at #TDCCareerSummit! http://t.co/iduJYLhyBK

    “You could wake the dead!” – compliment from @conniecodes on my volume when public speaking. 🙂

    Had a couple ppl tell me: “Great talk! Now I want to quit my job!” Yikes. What have I wrought?? 🙂 #TDCCareerSummit

    @randomknits @knitterjp I’m taking a poll. The women here are backing me that it’s a scarf. Suck it! 😝

    RT @sarah_liu: Our amazing speakers all together – thank you for generously sharing your insights and wisdom #tdccareersummit http://t.co/H…

    Stopped by the #tdccareersummit photo booth with @cultofconnie and Susan. Girl Geeks FTW! http://t.co/hRYvpaVNsi http://t.co/qB4OVZL9qU

    @sallyrhill @TimMahlberg I didn’t get to find you guys again! But basically, as we scale we’ve found it’s good to have someone who is the

    @sallyrhill @TimMahlberg point of contact for each project. Just so that we don’t have to have everybody in every meeting to coordinate.

    @AshleeMcCusker @stephenlead I’m sure he improved upon it! 🙂