Month: February 2018
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Summer of Shorts!
I realised back in December that my wardrobe was pretty light on shorts and set out to rectify that. I ended up making FIVE different pairs from two different patterns, and I’m pretty happy with how they turned out!
These three pairs are all based on Colette Patterns Iris Shorts. They’re sort of retro, with pockets set into a front seam rather than on the hips. They open with a zipper on the left side. I bought this pattern years ago and made a first attempt at them, but they didn’t fit at all and I was too disheartened to try again. This time I was determined to crack it.
This was my first attempt. I didn’t want to use anything too fancy until I had fixed the fit issues so I used this blue floral quilting cotton I had in my stash. My first attempt was again a complete disaster, so I ended up pulling them apart and recutting the bum pieces to add more width to accommodate my hips. That seemed to do the trick! Wearable, but not perfect.
For my second attempt, I made further adjustments. The blue pair felt like they were, uh, riding a bit high, so I lowered the crotch by half an inch on both the front and back pieces. (The first adjustment detailed on this page.) For this pair, I used a pink fine-wale corduroy I bought from Jody’s Mum’s destash. I didn’t have much of it, which turned out to be problematic when I screwed up the cutting and had to recut one of the front panels. There’s definitely some bodgy bits around the pockets on these, but overall the adjustment was a success. The fit is relaxed and comfortable!
The last pair were just finished today. These are made from a beautiful denim that I picked up during The Fabric Store‘s recent sale. I made one final adjustment to the fit, to “scoop out” a little more of the front crotch and remove a little excess fabric there. I decided to get a bit fancy with these and apply piping to the top and bottom of the waistband. I used some beautiful Liberty cotton canvas for the piping and the pockets, and I’m so happy how they turned out! (I also documented the whole process of making them, which I’ll be posting soon.)
The other two pairs of shorts I made were from the Prefontaine Shorts pattern by thatmoxiegirl. I ❤ this pattern!
This pattern is a roomy cut and features very inclusive sizing, so I didn’t have to make a single change. These were the first pair I made, which used some quilting cotton I’ve been holding on to for years, waiting for just the right project. I’m slightly annoyed that I wasn’t smart enough to vary the placement across the fronts to avoid the obvious repetition across the crotch seam, but it’s fine. The waist is elastic so you don’t have to bother with putting in a zipper. The black trim along the edges is actually recycled from an old t-shirt! That’s a trick that the pattern suggests, and it’s brilliant. Since it’s a knit it goes around the curves easily without needing special bias tape, and it feels great against your skin.
My second pair turned out so, so well. As soon as I saw this Liberty Meandering Chrysanthemums cotton canvas at The Fabric Store’s sale, I fell in love and immediately knew it was destined for these shorts. The dusty pink trim is again from an old t-shirt.
For this pair, I also added welt pockets on the back. They’re a perfect size for my cell phone!
I cannot tell you how satisfying it is to make your own clothes! It’s getting to the point now where Rodd and I will both be wearing garments that I’ve made, out in public or to work or whatever, and nobody knows that there’s actually no label inside. Hm. Maybe I should get my own labels, huh?
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Making Continuous Bias Tape and Piping
For my latest sewing project, I decided to try my hand at using some contrast piping along the waistband. I’ve only ever used piping once before, for the Comma Club Cushion I made for the Canva Hackathon a few years back. It wasn’t too hard though and I still had plenty of the cording left over.
To make piping, you need bias tape. I should probably explain what the heck that means. For those who don’t sew: imagine fabric being woven on a loom. You’re picturing it as a rectangle, right? Pretty much like a big bedsheet. And that’s correct! Woven fabric has threads at right angles to each other, and it’s usually pretty strong and non-stretchy if you pull on it lengthwise or widthwise (unless it has elastane or something like that in it). However, if you pull on a piece of fabric diagonally, you’ll probably find that it does have some stretch. We refer to the direction diagonal to the weave of the fabric as the “bias.”
If you’re cutting out pieces of fabric to make clothing, you normally want to keep the pieces oriented straight up and down to keep them from stretching out of shape. That’s why pattern pieces usually have lines on them so you can line that up with the straight edge of the fabric. Occasionally though – most often for certain dresses – you want a kind of flowiness that clings or skims over the body. In those cases, you cut the fabric on the diagonal. (You may have even heard the term “bias cut dress” or something like that.) Fabric cut on the bias is stretchy enough to move and flex around curves. That’s what we want for the piping, because it’s going to be applied around the curved waistband of my shorts.
You can, of course, purchase pre-made bias tape (also called bias binding). That’s what I did for the Cushion, and it worked fine. But it tends to just come in plain colours though, and I wanted to use a special fabric. That means I had to make my own! I highly recommend you try this sometime. It’s really satisfying, and it doesn’t take that long. It’s also a great way to use up scraps of fabric that aren’t big enough to use in other projects.
The method I use is based on this tutorial from Seamwork. I recommend you look at that one first, as it uses a small square of striped fabric and is thus slightly easier to see what’s happening. I started with a rectangular piece of my fabric that was 33 inches wide and 13 inches tall. (Actual size doesn’t matter as long as it’s cut “on the grain” – ie. straight.) And yes, I tend to use English measurements when sewing, just because my cutting mat uses them as well as most of my patterns. Feel free to convert to metric; it makes no difference to the end result.
Next, I cut off one corner at a 45 degree angle. I used the lines on my cutting mat for this with a long ruler and my rotary cutter, but you can also do it by drawing a line and then cutting along it with scissors.
Now you want to move that piece you cut off to the other end of the fabric to make a parallelogram. We could just cut off both opposite corners and throw them away, but that would be wasting fabric. By constructing a parallelogram first, you’re using every bit of it (which is nice, because this fabric is expensive!).
Now I need to sew those two straight edges together to join up our parallelogram into a single piece. Here I’ve pinned the triangle on top of the other pieces, right sides together.
Now to the sewing machine! I’m going to sew this seam with a normal straight stitch and a narrow 1/4″ seam allowance.
Once it’s sewn, it’s over to the ironing board. First I press the seam to “set” it. (I have no idea if this really makes a difference, but I read a suggestion to do it once so I do. 🤷♀️)
Then I place the fabric face down and use the iron to press the seam open and flat.
The end result looks like this on the back…
And now you can see our joined and finished parallelogram!
The next step is to mark the width of your bias strips. I wanted mine to be 1 1/2″. Since my fabric is so dark, I flipped it over and used a washable fabric pen to draw the lines with a ruler. You can just see them in this photo below. (They’re light blue.) The lines go right over the seam we just sewed. Whatever width you’re using, you’ll probably have a little bit left over at the end of your parallelogram. That’s okay; you can just cut it off.
Now – we could just cut all these strips and then laboriously sew them all together. But where’s the fun in that? It’s time for SEWING FUN WITH GEOMETRY. We are going to turn this flat piece of fabric into a tube with a continuous spiral of bias tape going around and around it. Get ready for your brain to turn inside out!
Basically, we’re going to line up the marks we just drew on the long sides of the parallelogram and then sew them together. However, if we just lined them up straight, when we cut them apart we’d get a series of circular rings of fabric. So instead we need to offset it by one so that the line goes around and around continuously. Again, I think the Seamwork tutorial does a good job of showing how this works. (It really is something you need to do yourself to really grok.)
Here I am pinning the tube seam with right sides together. I pin at every single line, placing my pin at a 1/4″ seam allowance and making sure it intersects the other line at exactly that point. You’ll find the fabric doesn’t easily want to offset like this, and to some extent you have to keep turning it and coaxing it as you go.
This is what the tube looks like all pinned up for sewing. It’s like a shirt sleeve, but twisted. You can see that the seam with the pins that we’re going to sew actually wraps around the tube.
Sewing it is awkward but doable. Just do a little bit at a time, and keep rotating the tube as needed as you go down. The key is to make sure you’re not inadvertently sewing over any other bits of it as you go. Just keep a nice narrow 1/4″ seam as we did before.
Once you’re finished, your completed spiral tube will look like this. You can clearly see the offset strip at each end as well as how the lines I drew continue around and around, over the seams.
The last step is the fun part – start at one end and just cut along your drawn line! You’ll go around and around the tube in a spiral, with a lovely pile of bias tape accumulating beside you. This piece of fabric turned into a bias strip 7 yards (6 meters) long! Here’s a time lapse video of me cutting mine.
And that’s it! I gave mine a final iron and pressed open any remaining seams. Now it was time to finally make the piping. I was going to use it around the top and bottom of my waistband, so I worked out roughly how much cord I’d need and cut off that much (plus a couple inches for safety). Then you just lay your cording down on in the middle of the wrong side of your lovely bias tape.
Then you fold it over to sandwich the cord and place pins along the length as close to the cord as you can.
The last step is to sew along the line of pins. You should use a zipper foot for this. This is a special sewing machine foot that only has one “prong” so you can get very close to a zipper (or your bit of cord, in this case).
And that’s it! With my custom piping all finished, I was ready to use it in my sewing project. Stay tuned for that one…
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@JM77 Its MY Android hoodie!! 😂 (Incidentally, I met with Abi Thomas the other day and mentioned I know you!)
RT @hj_chen: “So, to recap, the web community has stated over and over again that we’re not comfortable with Google incentivizing the use…
@JM77 Nope, @the_snook brought me one back from Mountain View!
@gfixler NICE!! Good job! I often find those big needless are awkward and make my wrists sore, so be sure to take breaks and stretch.
@gfixler Beginner kits often use crappy wool and crappy needles. It’s a hard hurdle to get past. @GeoffreyHuntley found it much easier once he bought some nice materials.
@gfixler Are you in Sydney? You should come along to the Stitch and Bitch some Thursday night! They’re very welcoming.
RT @mcmansionhell: me, a dumbass: “smart cities” are cities w/great transit, affordable housing, divested from fossil fuels
you, supreme…
@GeoffreyHuntley @gfixler As you might guess, the US doesn’t use metric needle sizes. 😂 And the yarn thicknesses are all different. It’s a pain. But yeah – the ball band will tell you the right size for normal knitting.
@gfixler @GeoffreyHuntley Huh! Must be made for outside US.
Everything about this project delights me. Neutral nets, weird knitting, hilarious pattern names, and smart knitters debugging patterns to create prototypes! 👏👍 https://t.co/5G2O4x5GAv
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@evanderkoogh 😂 Perfection!
RT @yow_conf: Australian web developers owe a huge debt of appreciation to the organisers of @JSConfAU and @cssconfau.
Far too many don’t…
Knitting inspired by Tempestry project, local studies, craftivism and datavisualisation – knitted temperature data visualisation from @ellenforsyth. Beautiful! …and depressing. https://t.co/LoHIAGwA9c https://t.co/TFlF8MsDyI
@stamfette Husband-wife code reviews are fraught in our house too. Best to be avoided wherever possible.
@i386 Not to take anything away from your anger, but that is some A+ well-written vitriol. Remind me never to piss you off.
@charis Right back at you!
RT @yow_conf: Our FIRST 2018 #yownight in Perth is on March 1 with @eleybourn
Come join us to look at the state of business agility aroun…
Just noticed that the Snook has been adding to our retirement portfolio.
Me: “Oh, I know folks at that company! and that one!”
Him: “Just try not to pick up any material non-public information on your way through the parking lot.” 😂Bonus points if you catch the reference…
@FakeSamRitchie @glasnt Awww, damn. But I rebuilt https://t.co/wPCtzMM3Ls last year. Otherwise it was pretty much untouched since 2001.
@FakeSamRitchie @glasnt PS I am totally embroidering “Ancient Wizened Web Crone” on a dress for myself.
@DamianM WE HAVE A WINNER.
@FakeSamRitchie @glasnt But yeah, my Roald Dahl website has been running since 1996. The content is still there, even though the code has changed over the years. Grandfather’s axe, and all…
@FakeSamRitchie @glasnt WEARY
@stibbons 😉
RT @SREcon: Upcoming #SREcon proposal deadlines abound: 17 Feb (Americas lightning talks); 27 Feb (Americas Diversity Grants); 10 Mar (APAC…
Yes, this. Especially the part about getting boxed in as a one-trick pony. (I’m at the stage where I cringe a little bit when other tech folks make reference to me first and foremost as a knitter.) https://t.co/x66r4Evvh2
@jamiebuilds Now, see, that’s an identity that I’m PROUD TO CLAIM. 😜
Awww, now I feel included too! A man has gone out of his way to scroll through members of a Women Who Code @meetup group to tell me he likes my photo. 😐 https://t.co/IQfxfwaNG3
@Meetup Hilariously, I’m wearing a lime green Android hoodie with antennae in the photo, specifically chosen as man repellent.
@crankymate I looked up his profile. He claims to be based in the US but is a member of two groups: WWC Singapore and Ladies Muay Thai. So yeah – definitely some creepy fetishisation happening.
@meetup_support Done and done. Thank you!
@jesslynnrose @developerjack TI-86 graphing calculator in high school. I wrote programs to help check test answers and games to avoid boredom. 😂
A lovely writeup of the Art + Tech miniconf I organised at @lca2018! Thanks @glasnt! 😍
@minxdragon @metaeaux @maetl @AnimalLogic @chixors @unixbigot @currawongwhsper @stibbons @ADuckIsMyFiend @DrJosh9000 https://t.co/CL1yZtgS1M
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@matt_howlett Treat yo’self!
RT @yow_conf: YOW! Data conference is 2 days of deep diving into #BigData, #DataAnalytics, #MachineLearning, and #Visualization. Our limite…
RT @parisba: Hey! @ACSTas & @TasICT are hosting an ICT policy forum, with @fergusonmichael and @OgilvieMP, who will discuss their plans & v…
@annie_parker @rosepowell The one advantage of having cats. They don’t give a shit when you’re gone as long as they’re getting fed, so no guilt! 😂
My third data-focused meetup this week! Sydney Machine Learning always draws a big crowd. https://t.co/Kvlto6EUsH
First speaker is @orchyluke talking about what data science is and what skills you need. Lots of prospective data scientists here! #sydneymachinelearning https://t.co/6S7yCCOhGe
“Good data beats the best model.” – @orchyluke #sydneymachinelearning https://t.co/D1w75Kbiw8
RT @awscloud: Registration is now open for #AWSSummit Sydney. Innovate and Build on AWS with 3 days of learning and 90+ sessions. https://t…
Second speaker is @AstroHyde talking about data science in astrophysics. SWEEEET. #sydneymachinelearning https://t.co/2um6mtBOiz
“Take pictures of my slides, not my face… I always end up making faces in photos.” – @AstroHyde I HAVE THIS PROBLEM TOO! 😂 #sydneymachinelearning
I always think it’s such a nice thing when speakers do their own Acknowledgement of Country. Respectful.
Some data scientists try to predict whether you’ll buy crap. @AstroHyde tries to figure out the literal secrets of the universe. 😳✨ #sydneymachinelearning https://t.co/MHibGOZdmY
Really fascinating hearing how robot telescopes help scientists analyse tiny clusters of stars far far away to learn how the universe was formed. You know what doesn’t help? STUPID CARS FLOATING IN SPACE FOREVER.
@wheelyweb Ideally the host should do it, totally.
@indigitek Gutted I missed the meetup! I’ll email you guys. Let’s catch up. 🙂
@zoeydoesnttweet 😂😂
Australia is now a world leader in radio astronomy, but moving the huge amounts of data involved around is a big problem. “What’s higher than a petabyte? Lots and LOTS.” 😂 @AstroHyde https://t.co/QV4JMRmJXV #sydneymachinelearning
RT @BrendanEich: Hi, I created JavaScript. You should block JS used for 3rd party trackers, fingerprinting, ads. You should definitely bloc…
@sebastianparis I really don’t think language is the thing that’s going to impede progress here. The deep pockets of the NRA and the complicity of the Republicans is the barrier.
@sebastianparis Speaking as someone who grew up in a heavily Republican area of the Bible belt where everybody has guns – no, they don’t. Not enough to consider any restrictions.
RT @RVAwonk: daaaaaamn @NYDailyNews. https://t.co/Yhv2JN4j7K
@AstroHyde @paul_conyngham @awscloud Ha! I nearly tweeted that it takes serious courage to spruik GCP at an AWS hosted event!! 😂
@stringy @AstroHyde They record the talks! @paul_conyngham mentioned it tonight. 🙂
RT @dog_rates: This is Jacob. In June of 2016, he comforted those affected by the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. Four months ago he f…
RT @pernilleripp: The comments in this thread are heartbreaking – these are teachers in America discussing how they think about protecting…
@fox @cssconfau @JSConfAU I am always impressed by what volunteer-run confs are able to accomplish, and worried for the team because I know how much stress and work is involved. Your efforts were really appreciated. Now for some much deserved rest!
RT @MelissaKaulfuss: Hello lovely Sydney Rubyists 👋 we’re looking for a space for a small hack day following RubyConf for those interested…
RT @rossdawson: Missed this news earlier: world’s largest graphic design crowdsourcing platform @99designs returning HQ to Melbourne to pre…
@abelotti You have five women speaking about blockchain?! 😍
RT @Xavier_Ho: Just booked @yow_conf Lambda Jam! https://t.co/ezUkyRDSkx Exciting times ahead
@abelotti Just shared it on the @GGDSydney Slack channel. Well done! I’m guessing that took some effort, but it’s so, so appreciated. 🙂
@abelotti I’m already booked in for something else that night, but I hope it goes well!
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@mmastertheone FANTASTIC!
RT @mmastertheone: @web_goddess <3 https://t.co/XNZCq5XVsn
The joke may have backfired. Dad is now brainstorming ways to get the Snook a Green Card. 🙁
@i386 YES. You’ll have to help me hire a suitable pool boy. 😉
@i386 Also, pretty sure I have at least one school photo where I do, in fact, have that haircut.
@mundizzle 😂😂😂
@richbuggy Sadly, there are no Silicon Valley companies in Sturgis Michigan.
@minxdragon Maybe we go in together and turn it into an Artists’ Commune / Studio 54-esque nightclub? 😂
UGH. Dammit, men. https://t.co/EQ6HaewSNR
@Amys_Kapers @Mandy_Kerr There would be after I bought it!
Spotted Phlegm Man when I arrived at the library and managed to avoid. https://t.co/MBscF43hLx
RT @yow_conf: Functional programmers, we don’t want to panic, but there are only 9 #ylj18 super earlybird 2-day conference tickets left.…
@RyanBErickson @Malarkey @unlikelylibrary Surprisingly well! And it’s definitely taken off, which pleases me. Halloween curmudgeons are THE WORST. It’s a fun holiday, people!
New meetup for me tonight: Sydney Users of R Forum (aka SURF)! Good crowd despite it being ❤️ Day… #surf https://t.co/HHCmyIY9rY
Learning about network analysis in R from @FPHeld of @DataScienceSyd. His talk is already online if you’re curious! https://t.co/RbrsdQDD35 #surf18 https://t.co/0jew5a2sLn
Researchers have shown that your social network has an effect on probability for obesity, some diseases. Causes for these patterns can be induction, homophily (ie self-deprecating), confounding (share an environment). Gets very complicated fast! @FPHeld #surf18 https://t.co/N9rtj9MBB6
“Programs must be written for people to read and only incidentally for machines to execute.” – Hal Abelson. I like this. #surf18 @FPHeld https://t.co/IQRRPpmuOh
This is fascinating. The example data @FPHeld is using of folks in a karate club was a real thing with its own Wikipedia page! #surf18 https://t.co/NTGhMUG29A https://t.co/Pkodcq4jAW
When the group fractured and split in real life, the researcher was able to predict which side all but 1 member picked based on network analysis! #surf18 @FPHeld https://t.co/mIomtNDYY5
@mmastertheone This one’s been going for a while! @cargomoose runs it along with several other folks. This is my first visit, but I’m impressed so far.
@frconil Stocking up on dried mango?
Oh good grief. That was supposed to be self-SELECTING, not deprecating. 😂 (Sorry @FPHeld.)
@zoeydoesnttweet @FPHeld I was cherry-picking bits from the talk, so you may get more context from his write-up. It includes a video about this network analysis IIRC. https://t.co/RbrsdQm1Ev
RT @ABC: This kid shattering the top of a frozen trampoline with one perfect jump may be the most satisfying thing you’ll see all day. http…
Indulge the #humblebrag – the Snook not only got me my fave flowers, “the green bits are from our garden.” HE ARRANGED THEM HIMSELF. 😍 https://t.co/oWtQJYzpUA https://t.co/5lzVYNQO1y
@MichelePlayfair @unixbigot As a giant, I am usually Fezzik. (“EVERYBODY MOOOOOVE!”)
I should add it wasn’t a surprise; I messaged him earlier in the day to admit I was considering buying myself flowers. He then said he’d take care of it. 🙂
RT @CookeBrad: It will be hard to top this as @IndigenousX sporting moment of the year. First Indigenous Winter Olympian. #harleywindsor #h…
Watching the Queer Eye reboot. 5 min into Ep 1 and I want to cry already. 😭 I blame you for this @taradefrancisco!!
@stringy I didn’t even mention the dinner he cooked me!
@stringy Only in World of Warcraft, sadly.
Flame on! “Best way to remove the mold,” he says. ❤️ https://t.co/7x2SmqbOAf https://t.co/44fwOajWoy
@diversionary You’re being seduced by it though, right?
@mooretoddy Right?!
@mooretoddy Love a good foyer!!
@Amys_Kapers We don’t use it enough, really. 🔥
@FPHeld Damn autocorrect. 😂
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@minxdragon @lindaliukas It’s towards the end IIRC… https://t.co/H2iqbS6z7Z
Excellent thread that sums up my thoughts too. ⬇️ https://t.co/xGnhnsfE4x
@pelagikat Nice one!
RT @nic_hazell: “We don’t have to ‘lower the bar’ in order to be more diverse. Does anyone really believe white men are the only people goo…
Working from the State Library is wonderful most days.And then there are the days when you’re seated near Phlegm Man.
@chrisgander Sorry. If you’re hocking up a lung, you need to be in solitary confinement. Otherwise I will become Puke Woman. 🤢
RT @threequal: @Google is hosting a whole heap of global Women Techmakers summits for International Women’s Day! The #Sydney one is happeni…
I escaped Phlegm Man to a different table at the library. Now I am surrounded by Sleeping Students. 😴
@annie_parker I’d love to talk D&I issues with you sometime, Annie! And also just be jealous of the amazing women Microsoft keeps hiring, like you, @jessfraz, @noopkat, and @caitie. 😊
New Sydney meetup group for women CTOs, CIOs, and tech leaders! Started by the amazing @roisinparkes. A welcome addition to the local tech community… https://t.co/mQiX2nqOSC
AWS are running a free webinar Thursday at lunchtime on Cloud9, their new “IDE in the cloud”. Register here if you’re interested! https://t.co/NxfOO6hlWE
My first visit to the Cassandra Users Group! Thanks to @TankStreamLabs for hosting. https://t.co/Hcduev6lte
Excited for tonight’s visiting speaker @rachelpedreschi from @gridgain talking about Apache Ignite! https://t.co/JV11KB4hdI
For many folks, the hardest part of settting up Cassandra in data modelling. It’s a developer-focused database, not a DBA-focused database. @rachelpedreschi https://t.co/30kGz1jfqa
Apache Ignite has flown under the radar to some extent, but it’s growing super fast. 2nd fastest ASF project to graduate after Spark; 3rd most active project. @rachelpedreschi @gridgain https://t.co/Ol4tCu4yj9
@cckate @annie_parker We do often talk about related topics on the @GGDSydney Slack channel. Happy to invite you to it if you like!
@glasnt Mine has actually played that in the past month, and not as a joke. 😂
Ah, the sweet psychological manipulation of mentioning “You know, it’s pancake day” to your spouse in the afternoon. 🥞❤️ https://t.co/qhzCWJpVQV https://t.co/3zN6BkqGao
@StokesXandra Yeah, the thrill of that one wears off after 10 years or so, I find. But surprise pancakes? Always good. 🙂
@davidbanham Is that yours?! Someone told me about it recently and I didn’t realise you worked on it. Congrats!!
@juniordev_io Whaaaat? How are you doing this?? Its amazing!!
RT @madecomfytech: Excellent talk from the CSIRO at @yow_conf on how they use Lambda to process genome data at a huge scale. https://t.co/O…
I’m sorry Australia; I have to move to the US now for I have found my dream house. It’s like 20min from where I went to high school, and it’s AMAZING, and I am 100% serious. https://t.co/fPUiA3p6ch https://t.co/dSQOCG6nJl
My actual face while scrolling down that article. https://t.co/mUXFsdmK72
@mjhilton_ It takes up, like, an entire block!
@boyter Who was the eccentric dude in a wheelchair who commissioned this in the middle of nowhere, Michigan?! I mean, besides MY HERO and obviously a Bond villain.
@lyynx Just have to see if my Dad will quit his job to become our full time handyman on the place. 😂
@chrispytweets It’s real, and it’s spectacular.
@kcollasarundell I feel like I’d have to make a lot of those 70’s style dishes involving Jello molds and MEAT.
@lyynx Dammit. Now the price will start going up.
RT @DarcyCarden: not a robot.
😘 https://t.co/jQofpsvynt
@Malarkey It’s a soup tureen that my friend @unlikelylibrary got me for Halloween one year. 🙂
@Mandy_Kerr Well, obviously I’d have a team of robots to clean it, like the eccentric Bond villain that I’d be if I lived there. (Also, it has a central vacuum system!)
@Malarkey @unlikelylibrary I have a surprising amount of pumpkin stuff. I led the charge for Halloween-in-Australia for about a decade there.
Got a reply from Dad about helping fix it up: “Absolutely and you’ve already got a landscaper lined up as well!” (My stepmom’s a landscape designer.) I LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER.
