Time lapse video of someone painting a Photoshop portrait of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke. It’s amazing.
Woot, my knee-jerk don’t-overthink-it pub-quiz answer was Iran which seems to be [✓]. I ‘knew’ it was more populous than…
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Youth was wasted on me.
So how did I spend the next-to-last weekend of my 20’s? I’m ashamed to say: sitting on my butt and knitting. Saturday morning was the Annual General Meeting of the Knitter’s Guild, and it totally just SAPPED MY WILL TO LIVE. I was surrounded by busybodies who actually spent half an hour heatedly debating the issue of whether we should print annual copies of the Membership Directory. Seriously. (For the record, I think the whole issue would be avoided by putting it on the website, but as A) that would mean work for me and B) I don’t actually care one way or the other, I kept my mouth shut.) My Knitting Nemesis was also in fine form, dominating the debate, waving her camera around, and generally just annoying everyone who was counting down the minutes til Tea Time. Basically, that was ninety minutes of my life that I’ll never get back. (Notable exception: Fiona received her Level 1 Certificate, and a hearty congratulations to her!)Afterwards I suffered a major allergy attack and a subsequent headache, so I decided to pike on SSK and the Mardi Gras parade (to which the fabulous Bex had invited me). I then spent most of the next 36 hours working on my argyle kitty-kat cardigan, a teaser of which you see before you. I’m supposed to enter it in the Easter Show, but it’ll never be done in time. If it turns out well though, I might write it up for Yarn. I also watched Freaky Friday and Cat People (both of which were EXCELLENT), four episodes of House, three episodes of My Name is Earl, and the Biggest Loser weigh-in. Yeah, I suck.
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Fabulous Franko is here!
Miss Jane has just launched her first children’s book and we all couldn’t be prouder! The reading was fun and we got signed books for the little ones. Well done, Jane!
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National Pig Day
How did I miss that today was National Pig Day? The Snook and I shall have to celebrate tomorrow. And maybe Saturday and Sunday. It shall be a Pig Weekend!
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RunningBlog
I can’t believe I forgot to mention this, but I won my first Nike+ Challenge! Over the thirty days of the Metafilter 1.0 Challenge, I logged 88.37km (which is just shy of 55 miles). I can’t believe it either. Especially since I injured myself halfway through and thus had to walk all the rest of it. I feel a little guilty actually, seeing as how the other participants were all dealing with the Northern Hemisphere winter and I was cruising through summer. I’m also lucky to live such a pedestrian-friendly city where I can walk to work and back every day. I’m sure the MeFites will get me next time. Many thanks to Hoey for setting it up and especially to pyjammy and pjrivera for pushing me ever further. 🙂
Yay! I’ve finally got something on my virtual trophy shelf!
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Any Disney/Orlando advice for us?
I’m finalizing the details of our stay in Orlando next month(!). We get in on the evening of Tuesday the 10th, and we fly out on Monday the 16th. I was looking at staying in a Disney Hotel, but JEEZ they’re expensive! Mousesavers.com recommended this place instead, and that’s what I’m leaning towards. (Especially since it’s right across the road from Celebration; I’ve always wanted to go there!) So I’m thinking we stay there throughout that week and do the touristy stuff. We do have the Astronaut thing on the 12th, which unfortunately means (I think) that the multi-day Disney tickets that save you money aren’t going to be any good for us, since we wouldn’t be going to the parks on consecutive days. The Snook’s not a huge thrill-ride guy, so I’m thinking we can give Universal a miss. (Though I went there in 2000 and LOVED it.) So I’m thinking maybe one day at the Magic Kingdom, and then another day at Epcot. Normally I’d give the MK a pass since I’ve been there before (and Rodd went to the one at EuroDisney), but then again he’s never ridden the Haunted Mansion and neither of us have been on Splash Mountain. Neither of us have been to Epcot, and I think we’d like that. Is Animal Kingdom worth going to? I like the sound of Expedition Everest, but the rest doesn’t sound too spectacular. I’ve done MGM before and – though I might be able to drag the Snook onto the Tower of Terror – I doubt he’d enjoy it much. Any thoughts or suggestions? (We’ll probably spend that Saturday/Sunday with my relatives.)
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Scrotum Scandal
Ooh, dishy librarian-related scandal! This year’s Newbery Medal-winning book contains the word “scrotum,” and the uptight soccer moms of the word are freaking out and requesting that it be banned. The author has written a response. So, Amy, when can we expect to see The Higher Power of Lucky on the shelves at the vaunted Mosman Public Library?
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Meme Time
My Mom sent me this silly little e-mail survey, so I’m just going to post my answers here. I’m not going to bother “tagging” anybody else to do it; you can have a go if you’re bored. 🙂
1. What time is it? 3:14pm
2. What’s your full name? Kristine Michelle Howard
3. What are you most afraid of? In, like, a phobia sense? Probably animals. (Tiny ones like mice are the WORST.) In a keeps-me-awake-at-night sense? Money stuff.
4. What is the most recent movie that you have seen in a theater? The Illusionist
5. Place of birth Hicksville, Ohio, USA
6. Favorite food Bread. Fresh bread. *sob*
7. What’s your natural hair color? Light brown/blondish. (“Dishwater blonde” is the Hoosier term.) Increasingly grey on top.
8. Ever been to Alaska? Nope.
9. Ever been toilet paper rolling? Meaning teepeeing? Yep. On one memorable occasion, Eileen, Erin Fair, and I teepeed Jon Ford’s dorm room during Freshman Orientation.
10. Love someone so much it made you cry? Awww, sure. I’m a girl. Duh!
11. Been in a car accident? Yes. I rear-ended a Corvette in Michigan. That SUCKED.
12. Croutons or bacon bits? Bacon bits. We’re back on the low-carb.
13. Favorite day of the week Definitely Friday.
14. Favorite restaurant I wouldn’t say I have a favorite at the moment. I’m a bit burnt out on all my usual favorite places.
15. Favorite Flower Gerberas!
16. Favorite sport to watch Live: baseball or cricket. On TV: none!
17. Favorite drink Diet Coke, by far. If you’re talkin’ drink, then I’d say red wine.
18. Favorite ice cream In my life? Gelato by the seaside in Sorrento, Italy. From the supermarket? Any and all. (Again, the low-carb thing.)
19. Disney or Warner Brothers? Disney!
20. Ever been on a ship? Like, a real big ship? Nope. I’ve been on a big ferry before. I took the bus from London to Dublin once, and it just drives on to a real big boat.
21. What color is your bedroom carpet? Unfortunately, the answer to that question is hidden beneath layers of cat hair and laundry. I seem to remember it being beige though.
22. How many times did you fail your driver’s test? ZERO! Of course, back then in Indiana you didn’t even have to take a proper driving test if you passed Driver’s Ed. I just took the paper version.
23. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail? The Snook. He was telling me he’s got a work dinner tonight, so I’ll have to forage for my own supper.
24. What do you do when you are bored? Read the Internet. Knit. Watch TV.
25. Bedtime? Ideal: 10:30pm. In reality: closer to midnight.
26. Favorite TV show? At the moment: Heroes, The Biggest Loser, and The Amazing Race.
27. Last person you went to dinner with? That would be Amy. We went to Redoak last week before The Sound of Music.
28. What are your hobbies? Knitting, reading, TV, running, Internet stuff…
29. What are your favorite colors? Red, hot pink.
30. How many tattoos do you have? Just the one.
31. How many pets do you have? Again, just the one.
32. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? What a silly question. The concept of the “egg” developed long before there were chickens.
33. What do you want to do before you die? Have my own talk show. (I really can’t think of anything else.)
34. Have you ever been to Hawaii? Nope.
35. Have you been to countries outside the U.S.? Yep. I’ve been living outside the US for over seven years now. I’ve been to four of the continents.Read and add comments: Meme Time5 responses
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