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    Sock class done! Taught 9 newbies to turn a heel. Now for a much needed massage…

    Dr. Amy does not like her pomelo helmet. http://yfrog.com/0gvutj

    @redambition I only made it through half. Really, I just wanted them to finally do it. Everything after is AWFUL.

    “I’d be wary about us designing our own house. It could have a high potential to turn out like Homer’s car.” – The Snook

    @sharre She’s an absolute nutter. You, me, Sally… everybody’s copping it from her these days. Try to ignore it.

    @sharre Wait, wait… She called you out on the Mod Squad? WHAT A BEEYOTCH. Glad the other mods put her in her place.

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Before the Mother’s Day Classic, standing in front of the Art Gallery of NSW in the rain.

    After the Mother’s Day Classic, waiting for the bus on George Street… in the rain. I met my goal of running the whole 8K without stopping in under an hour!

    “I’d be wary about us designing our own house. It could have a high potential to turn out like Homer’s car.” – The Snook

  • Goonies Reunion

    Goonies Reunion Video. That’s great! They’d hadn’t met up since they did the commentary for the DVD eight years ago. Chunk looks super cute now that he’s grown up.

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  • Pomelo Helmet

    In the great spirit of Cat in Lime Helmet, we give you Dr. Amy Jones in a Pomelo Helmet.

    Pomelo Helmet

    Yeah, she’s probably going to kill us in our sleep.

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  • Mother’s Day Classic 2009

    Today was my third running of the Sydney Mother’s Day Classic 8K. (Previously: 2006, 2008.) There were a few new challenges this year: I’m heavier than I was the two previous times I ran it; I’ve been doing more strength training and a lot less running miles lately; and I was running this one on my own, without anyone else to pace me. It was also the culmination of a week of pretty intense busy-ness, and I hadn’t had much time to worry about race preparations. Despite my protestations, Snookums insisted on coming along to support me. (He’s the best.) My goals were simple: to run the whole thing without stopping, and to finish in under an hour. At 7:30am the gun fired and we were off.

    Before the race After the race

    It was already sprinkling when the race started, and it continued to drizzle down the whole time. It was nice though. I settled into my pace quickly. They’d changed the course from last year and it meant a lot more turns and switchbacks. There were still plenty of hills, but they were much shorter and didn’t kill you so much. I realised I felt pretty good. I was happy to pass my nemeses, the Peaky Striders, pretty early on. Because I was on my own, I listened to Steve Runner’s podcast from the Boston Marathon as I went. I got lapped by the winner as I neared the halfway point, but I didn’t mind because the rain had stopped and a beautiful rainbow appeared at the turnaround. It was glorious. I feel like I ran this entire race with a smile on my face. I kept an eye on my pace just to make sure I was going to meet my goal, but I didn’t feel any particular need to push hard. I kept getting passed by people who were going flat out, and then five minutes later I’d chug past those same people who were now walking to catch their breath. My mantra was “slow and steady.” I actually laughed as I climbed the biggest hill for the second time, wondering why I thought it was so difficult before. Finally were was only one kilometer left to go, so I did my best to pick up the pace. I saw Snookums about 200m from the finish line. “I did it!” I croaked to him. “I haven’t stopped!” And suddenly I welled up like I was going to cry. I put my head down and sprinted as best I could to the finish line. I crossed in 57:37 (according to Runkeeper), but that included that time it took me to get to the start. So call it 57 minutes. Not a blazing time by any standard, but given how much fun I had and now easy the run ended up being, I’ll take it. I’m feeling much better about my chances for posting a fast time at the Bay Run in a couple months.

    Thanks to everybody who sent me supportive messages before and after the Race. And extra special thanks, of course, to the Snook, who never complains about getting up at 6am and standing in freezing cold drizzle for 2 hours just so I’ve got a friendly face cheering me on at the end. That’s worth more than a race medal to me.

    Edited to add: Official race times have been posted. I finished in 57:01, which was firmly in the back of the pack. Still, a fun event!

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    Phew! Guild meeting and presentation turned out to be a triumph. Thanks to @sharre and @redambition for nice words. 🙂

    Early bedtime. Getting up at 06.30 to head off to the Domain for the Mother’s Day Classic 8K! Goal: just to finish in under an hour.

    Just completed a 7.91 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/lTUwB #runkeeper

    Woohoo! Goal met exactly. Ran the whole thing without walking, under 60 min, Peaky Striders defeated. Now, a hot shower.

  • Made it.

    Made it. I’ve cleared three of my five hurdles for the weekend and the end is in sight. Our Guild Meeting today was well-attended as usual (30 again!), with several visitors from other groups. I’m happy to say that meeting prep is getting easier now that I know what I’m doing. My “Welcome to the Knitternet” presentation went over so well! Which is funny, considering the technical nightmare I had in getting it ready. Half an hour before I left the house, the Snook and I suddenly realized that we didn’t have a monitor adapter for my MacBook to connect to the projector. So we had to install Keynote on his MacBook Pro and transfer over the presentation. I thought I was set then, but once I got to Customs House JP and I quickly realized that we were still missing a crucial connector. Fine, whatever, I decided to just use the PC in the meeting room… except I had no way of getting my presentation off the laptop. No one in the room had a USB stick. So I spent the first hour of the meeting surreptitiously SMSing the Snook while he tried to upload the files somewhere I could grab them. With about five minutes to spare, I was literally on my hands and knees crawling around under the meeting room PC on the phone with the Snook when I suddenly found a monitor connector lying there. “Hey,” I said. “This one looks just like the white one I left at home on the coffee table. HOLY CRAP, IT FITS.” Yep, the very connector I needed was just lying loose on the floor in the corner. Laptop was quickly plugged in, projector was switched on, and the whole setup worked PERFECTLY. I don’t even think the majority of the members realized there was a problem! The universe came through for me, for once.

    I definitely need an early night. I’ve got to get up at the butt-crack of dawn to run an 8k race, from which I go straight to Morris and Sons to teach the second installment of my sock class. And then I’m going to have a massage, make carrot cake cookies, and drink a beer. Sounds like a plan…

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    Stress is getting to me. I really need a massage. Perhaps I should’ve accepted the offer from that weird lady at knitting last night…

    Snook suggested mussels & beer at Belgian Bier Cafe, and I could’ve wept with joy. Just what I need after stressful week… On my way now!

    @venks79 Unfortunately it ain’t over yet! Sucks when your hobbies become 2nd jobs and kill your weekends.

    Upstairs at the Belgian Bier Cafe. Mussels and beer have been consumed. http://yfrog.com/0a5o3j

    Finally finished my presentation for Knitters’ Guild tomorrow… at 1am. Yikes. My contacts are probably glued to my eyeballs.

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    @sharre DUDE! I almost wore mine today but switched to black at the last minute. But I had the same impulse.

    @SSSYD Um… I DON’T DRIVE. Since when does that benefit “all” Sydneysiders?

    The @SSSYD secret is revealed: using Twitter to track parking inspectors. I don’t drive & people who park illegally annoy me. Unfollow!

    Awesome link of the day: http://bit.ly/WjKSD – an explanation of why Jughead’s head looks like a crown. This is what the Internet is for.

    I’ve got use cases coming out of my ears.

    I am suddenly very conscious of my involuntary habit of dancing at my desk while listening to music.

    I defy any one of you to listen to “Islands in the Stream” without dancing. IT’S KENNY AND DOLLY, DAMMIT!

    @damana Asking for a friend: Would bringing a baby to GGD be a problem? I told her I didn’t see any kids last time…

    I want to head to Stitch and Bitch but I’m slowly being strangled by the Spec that Ate East Sydney.

    @SSSYD Mostly it was the promise that this would help all Sydneysiders, when really it only helps ones who A) drive and B) illegally park.

    Good enough for now. I’m going to knitting.

    @redambition That sucks. *hugs* Only one more day til the weekend… You can make itl.

    @Steffi_83 Ha! From Spudds last night? How was it??

    @Steffi_83 Sure! Mondays are better because they give me more time to recover, but I can do Tue in a pinch…

    @Steffi_83 Sure thing… I’ll be there!

    Just completed a 5.39 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/Ygwpg #runkeeper

    My superpower: Ability to peg a small black cat w/ balled up pair of socks from across the room IN THE DARK WITHOUT MY GLASSES ON. Fear me!

    I ran for the first time in a week today, 5k at an easy pace. I feel fantastic! I’m optimistic about a good finish in the 8k race on Sunday.

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    I ran for the first time in a week today, 5k at an easy pace. I feel fantastic! I’m optimistic about a good finish in the 8k race on Sunday.

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