is waiting at the Apple Store to hear if Boudicca can be brought back from the dead. Otherwise, new computer! Yay!
is relieved that Boudicca is just choking on some bad RAM. Snookums is resurrecting her now. No new computer for me… yet.
spoke too soon. So-called Apple Store “Genius” somehow didn’t notice blown, leaking capacitors. Very pissed off and annoyed.
Just completed a 9.86 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/KBVxv #runkeeper
Yesterday the Snook and I tried out the recipe for Spicy Shredded Pork that my sister recommended a few days ago. We got a 2kg pork shoulder and roasted it in the Le Creuset casserole in the oven. It smelled fantastic. We had it in for about four hours, and then we cranked the heat to try to crisp the skin. (That part didn’t really work.) Snookums shredded it and we ate it with tortillas, avocado, lettuce, and a bit of sour cream. It was so good! Better than any Mexican I’ve had in Sydney.
I started these socks back in November as a prize for the Colony of Gamers charity raffle. I sat them aside in December to wait to hear who won (so I could knit the feet the correct size). And I waited… and I waited… and no email! I contacted them a few weeks ago asking what was happening, and still no reply. I figure that means they’re mine, right? Right. So this weekend I finally finished ’em.
The pattern is from Knitty. I happened to have a lot of black and white 5ply in my stash, so I used that instead of traditional sock wool. (I took the needle up to a 3mm.) They look pretty big, but fairisle doesn’t stretch much and they fit me well. I knit them on two circs and followed the pattern pretty much exactly. The shooter was done in duplicate stitch. Cute and retro, huh? (More pics and details on Ravelry.)
is fairly certain that was the first time an iPhone was whipped out at a Knitters Guild Executive meeting. It’s like I flew in from Mars.
@shanea Awww, couldn’t find anybody to boost you up? 😛
is fairly certain that was the first time an iPhone was whipped out at a Knitters Guild Executive meeting. It’s like I flew in from Mars.
is starting Vegemite desensitisation. Day 1: Toast, butter, & teensy tiny bit of foul black stuff. Still alive. Will try again tomorrow.
Snookums often comments that it feels like xkcd is spying on our life. Especially true with this particular strip. (Be sure to read the mouseover.)
feels like going to bed at 8:30 on Friday night. I AM SO OLD.
is starting Vegemite desensitisation. Day 1: Toast, butter, & teensy tiny bit of foul black stuff. Still alive. Will try again tomorrow.
Article in NYT about Korean fusion food. Kimchi tacos? Kimchi on hotdogs? Kimchi quesadillas? SIGN. ME. UP.
Surprising stories behind 20 Muppet characters. Neat! I always had a fondness for Rowlf and Fozzie.
Ooooh, Ravelry projects bags! Anybody want to do a combined order?
Edited to add: As Miss Fee rightly pointed out, these things tend to sell out quick so best not to dawdle. I’ve just placed an order for six of the project bags. So far four of them have been claimed, so let me know if anyone wants the others. The cost with shipping works out to $17 AUD.
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