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Bazaar Beer Cafe

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:06:40 +0000

Bazaar Beer Cafe. Snookums: We may need to plan a trip to St. Leonards...

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San Francisco Values

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:40:56 +0000

San Francisco Values. Yeah, I like San Fran.

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Another easy skirt

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:36:20 +0000

Another cute and simple skirt to make for Indie!

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Perspective

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:57:36 +0000

Perspective
For those outside Australia who don't know, we had a federal election two weeks ago. The result was so close that they're still not exactly sure who's going to be the Prime Minister. (It's basically a tie between the two biggest parties, so they're both trying to woo the few independents who were elected over to their side to form a majority.) Many of my Australian friends were extremely disappointed in this result. I saw comments on Twitter about how disillusioned they were with their fellow Australians. I saw people lamenting how stupid a lot of the the voters were. (We have compulsory voting here, so everybody HAS to turn up on polling day. Many of them chose to register blank votes though in protest of the major parties.) There are people who truly believe that this election presages a really dark time for Australia.

All I can say is: at least it's not this crap. I'd still rather live here than in a country where supposedly a full QUARTER of the population believe that the President is a Muslim. Where a significant portion of them believe he's the actual, literal Antichrist. Where Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh poison minds with their insinuations and manipulations. Where Sarah Palin incites violence and is somehow still viable as a Presidential candidate.

Trust me, Australia. I'll take Tony Abbott over those ass-clown fundamentalist fearmongers any day.

And yeah, I've been trying not to talk politics here for a while, because I know it upsets some members of my family, and I'll probably receive some loony drive-by comments from randoms as well. But as Ebert says, it's time for reasonable people to start speaking up instead of ignoring this crap out of politeness.

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Shared today on Google Reader

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:33:21 +0000

Shared today on Google Reader:

This is how I feel about buying apps - The Oatmeal - True, true.

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Steampunk Optimus Prime

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:41:15 +0000

I don't normally go in for steampunk, but I think this Optimus Prime as steam locomotive is pretty sweet. Mom, show that to Joey!

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Shared today on Google Reader

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:30:31 +0000

Shared today on Google Reader:

Star Wars Cross-Stitch Baby Blanket And Pillow Gift Set
Super Mario Sweater - Adorable! I've been thinking for a while about doing something similar. 8-bit sprites look great in intarsia.

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Ben Folds + Nick Hornby + Pomplamoose

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:20:22 +0000

Me: Dude. Ben Folds + Nick Hornby + Pomplamoose.
Snook: Hah. Hipster asplosion.
Me: Totally.

I love it!

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Joss Whedon in Sydney

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:56:33 +0000

Joss Whedon in Sydney
Yesterday I joined the Snook and Kunaal at the Sydney Opera House to see Joss Whedon. It was pretty fun! Joss was hilarious, and Wil Andersen didn't do too bad a job interviewing either. (There are a lot of quotes from the event here.) Then they opened it up for questions at the end, and I just CRINGED knowing what was going to happen. The Nerd Parade began! Instead of asking anything, you know, insightful, fully half of the people chosen used the opportunity to A) show off their fanboi credentials; B) beg Joss for a job/hug/lock of hair; C) explain their weirdo name, like we cared; D) ramble on and on in such a way that nobody knew what the actual question was. I mean, I know they're my people and all, but why is it always the Aspies who go for the microphones?

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We're trying to have a society here!

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:38:57 +0000

I will totally cop to being a Politeness Enforcer. Granted, if a bus was empty I wouldn't bother, but if it's getting full and you have your bag on a seat? Be prepared to move it!

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Historical knitting nerdery

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:08:29 +0000

Historical knitting nerdery
Digital Resources from the Knitting Reference Library WSA . The University of Southampton have digitized much of Richard Rutt's collection of 19th century knitting books. They're brilliant. (Link courtesy of peacay's Google Reader feed.)

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Things Organized Neatly

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:04:25 +0000

Things Organized Neatly. Like crack to my organization-obsessed soul...

Every single time I went to type the word I spelled it 'organisation' with an S. Australia, I think you win this one!

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Running the Golden Years

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:38:03 +0000

I just discovered that Dan Clark - who sent me the wonderful 13.1 medal mentioned in GGR Episode 9 - has started his own blog and podcast: Running the Golden Years. Thank you again Dan! I'll be reading and listening. :)

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RunningBlog: Week 34

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:21:20 +0000

Week 34
Things are slowly improving. I still feel sore and tired, but my pace is getting better. I went for a long run Sunday night and did 5:1 run/walk the whole way. My right foot was bothering more than usual. (I've ordered some new shoes to see if that helps.) My training plan has me doing 5 miles on my morning runs, but I backed off that a little. I just need to get my legs used to running on concrete again, I guess.

Aug. 22: 11.22km
Aug. 25: 7.03km
Aug. 27: 5.50km
Total this week: 23.75km (14.8mi)
Total in 2010: 628.82km (393mi)

I've clawed back a little ground in my goal to run 1000km in 2010. I'm still about 25km behind pace though...

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AwesomenessReminders

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:27:48 +0000

AwesomenessReminders. An actual subscription service where someone will call you on the telephone every day to tell you how awesome you are. I love it! I think it's brilliant. It seems like the kind of thing you could arrange with a friend though, right? Like every day I could email you a message about how awesome you are, and you could send one back to me. Wouldn't that be neat?

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Shared today on Google Reader

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:22:02 +0000

Shared today on Google Reader:

Meijer Debuts Mobile App That Implements Indoor Positioning Systems - Coles Broadway: GET ON THIS.
Wii can tame the Wampa // by Jeff Jackowski

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Coxisms

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:13:33 +0000

Coxisms - the Quotes of Dr. Perry Cox. Nice! Although I think I'd prefer one of Dr. Kelso.

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Geek Girl Runner Episode 009

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:00:32 +0000

Geek Girl Runner Episode 009
Hey, remember when I used to podcast and stuff? Guess what? I MADE A NEW EPISODE! This is basically a catch-up show, filling you in on all my running-related (and not-so-running-related) news from the past two months. The show also includes a race report from last month's Elkhart County Fair 5K Road Race which features the podcast debut of my husband, the Snook (as well as my Mom, Step-Dad, and little brother). I ended with bit of further discussion about the sports bra topic, as prompted by some new research that's come up. I hope you like the show!

Show links:
Elkhart County Fair 5K Road Run (official results)
The House on the Rock, Spring Green, Wisconson
Blackmore's Half-Marathon - part of Sydney Running Festival
Run Yank Run - Paul Abrelat's podcast
Phys Ed: The Right Kind of Sports Bra from The New York Times

Thanks as usual to Nick Arthur for the use of his song "Little Donut Party"!

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