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License to Drive

Me: Hey, guess what? I just looked on the RTA Website for information about booking my driver’s test, and apparently the law changed this year. Now license holders from the US don’t have to take any test at all! I just have to turn mine in and they hand me my Australian one!
The Snook: That’s great! …And worrying.

The only problem is that Australia has a graduated licensing system and needs to know how long I’ve been driving. As I renewed my license in 2003, I’ve got to get the Indiana BMV to send me a letter saying when I originally got it. But at any rate, it looks like I’m all clear to drive to Steve’s wedding next month!

Nintendogs. Just because I’m a cat owner doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the inherent heart-breaking cuteness of a Labrador Retriever puppy. And these ones don’t smell or pee on the carpet!

Feed me some cheese.
Confession time: I have never, in my entire memory span, willingly eaten cottage cheese. Is that weird? I just never liked the look of it. I seem to be going through this experimental phase lately though, and I like just about every other soft cheese I’ve ever eaten… so the time is ripe. I bought me some cheese. Here’s the question though: How the heck do I eat it? Any really excellent ways of serving it? I’ve always seen it on salad bars but I’m not really sure what you’re supposed to do with it. Just plop it on with your salad? Mix fruit in it? Spread it on crackers? This isn’t strictly a diet-related request either, so don’t feel required to provide me with zero-Points recipes. I don’t plan on eating this stuff smeared on celery sticks.

Wow. 83 gyoza in 8 minutes. I couldn’t ever hope to match it, but I’d looooove to try…

Much like miftik, I am utterly defenceless against the All-Powerful Cuteness of the PotterPuffs. They’re characters from Harry Potter drawn in the style of Powerpuff Girls, and they’re mindsplittingly adorable. Warning! Some contain spoilers from Half-Blood Prince (although if you haven’t finished it yet, Sis, I’m going to disown you).

How did I not know that there’s a podcast about knitting? (Link courtesy of Katherine.)

Attention Sydneysiders! The brand-new Quizno’s at World Square is having its Grand Opening this Friday, and they’re giving away FREE SUBS between 11-2! I’ve never had a Quizno’s sub before; they seem to have come to national prominence in the States well after I left. (Didn’t they do some really wacky commercials, like with monkeys or something?) Anyway, I was tempted not to post this lest you all show up and eat all the FREE SUBS before I get there, but my magnanimous nature won out…

I’m tempted to get the Snook a Utilikilt just so I could wear it… (Link courtesy of Jeff.)

This history of ranch dressing is missing a sentence or two:

In 1997, Chicago-native Kelly McMahon started a new trend and simultaneously nearly bankrupted the Chili’s franchise in South Bend, Indiana: She requested ranch dressing with her complimentary nacho chips. Friends who sampled this concoction realized it was so good that there was no need to actually order real food. The idea caught on like wildfire with the rest of the Notre Dame student body and continues to this day.

(Link courtesy of Max, who is also a Certifiable Ranch Fiend.)