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Author: Kris

  • Falafel Land

    Last week there was a bit of a brouhaha when Eddie McGuire referred to western Sydney as “the land of the felafel” on his radio show. (My personal feeling is that it was probably only 25% racism and 75% Eddie-being-a-dickhead, but whatev.) Anyway, the Snook is going to the apps4nsw “Hack Day” event tomorrow, where developers from around Sydney will spent 10 hours mashing up government data in new and interesting ways. As practice, he decided yesterday to test Eddie’s hypothesis. He pulled restaurant data from TrueLocal to create a heat map of the kebab shops in Sydney.

    Land of the Felafel

    Some interesting results there. Plenty of felafel available in the CBD, but once you go over the Harbour Bridge, you’re in a veritable felafel desert.

    Incidentally, if you have any inspiration for an app idea for the Snook, leave a comment or drop me an email. He’s even dabbling in iPhone development too…

  • Photo Post

    Elf shoes (ie plaster casts of my feet)

    Elf shoes (ie plaster casts of my feet)

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    Trying to achieve a balance between brevity and over-specifying. And obviously losing.

    @codepo8 Nah, not today. Kicking ass requires jeans. 🙂

    Meeting @Opheli8 to deliver her dresses! (@ Marlborough Hotel) http://4sq.com/gU5hXb

    @chrisgander A friend is a U.S. lawyer mainly helping poor people. She said that game is very true to life for a lot of her clients. 🙁

    The Snook decided to test Eddie McGuire’s “Land of the Felafel” hypothesis: https://web-goddess.org/archive/9646.

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    Just signed up for this…

    Terrible walk home w/ massive backpack. ARGGGH SO ANNOYING.

    Slow run. Legs/feet have no bounce! Podiatrist again today.

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    My constant badgering of the vending machine man has finally paid off. HEAPS OF PRETZELS. HEAPS!

    @witty_knitter Dissertation Haiku: http://bit.ly/4xg0Uu. Thought of you. 🙂

    @redambition Do you like the show? It’s like that. Not really traditional recipe format; more like order of operations for a full meal.

    @redambition Hmmm… And actually, probably only 10 vegetarian meals in it, to be honest.

    @redambition Come over some night. You can have a flip through and watch an ep (we have them on the DVR).

    @redambition Check your gmail. Sent you a scan I had so you can see the non-traditional format. Lifting out single dishes isn’t easy…

    @gilmae @redambition It’s hard because he doesn’t always give timings. Some things you cook for duration of doing other things.

    @gilmae Having two people cooking also messes things up, because one of us is always jumping head to a different task.

    @chrisgander The hammer and the shield ARE pretty cool…

    RT @PhoenixCub: Lady Gaga shows up at the VMA’s in meat & arrives at the Grammy’s in an egg. She’s only 2 red carpets away from being a …

    @redambition Ooh, don’t know it. Do a blog review! I’m going to write one on Health Month, which I think you’d LOVE.

    New veggie in the box tonight: amaranth. http://twitpic.com/40d26u Treated it like spinach in scrambled eggs. Tasty and healthy!

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    New veggie in the box tonight: amaranth. Treated it like spinach in scrambled eggs. Tasty and healthy!

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  • Ashamed.

    Indiana lawmakers: I’m ashamed of you. And Ralph Foley of Martinsville is being deliberately obtuse. This Amendment means that people with skills and talents to offer Indiana will leave to live elsewhere where bigotry isn’t enshrined in the State Constitution. OH, LIKE ME.

  • Chocolate, 2010

    Chocolate, 2010 by Martynka Wawrzyniak. That may well be one of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen on the Internet. Ten minutes of a woman getting chocolate poured on her face. Yes, seriously. At one point she has to blow chocolate out her nose to breathe.

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    Yay, the package from Heartbreaker has arrived! Pretty dresses for me and @Opheli8 and Nina!

    In my best @mindykaling voice: Fashion Show! Fashion Show! Fashion Show at lunch!

    RT @codepo8: @web_goddess oh oh oh! photos!!! // I hope poorly-lit bathroom photos are okay! Coming right up…

    Heartbreaker Astro Dress in Atomic Red: http://twitpic.com/3zxfqr. Went down a size from last order and the fit is *much* better!

    Super Spy Dress: http://twitpic.com/3zxg31 Wasn’t sure if a wiggle dress was for me, but wow. VA-VA-VOOM! Snook is gonna love it. 🙂

    @that_alison Ooh, thanks for that. Will do. I don’t want it to shrink; it’s just right! 🙂

    AGM documention just received, which means it’s OFFICIAL CONGRATS to @Kat13v, @SallyPompom, @miss_reecie, and @redambition!!

    @SallyPompom Just to warn you: if you ask me to snail-mail you electronic receipts, I HAVE A RANT ALREADY PREPARED.

    @drkknits We have two VPs. Don’t ask me why; I have no clue. 🙂

    Ooh, also just noted: no special speaker this year?!

    @drkknits Man, wish you could do it, Dr. K. I’d PAY to see you bring your dogs to an Exec meeting. Things would GET DONE! 🙂

    @drkknits I have someone who’s agreed to do it! Just waiting for new Exec so I can put her forward for selection. 🙂

    I did not realize that “unassuming manners” were part of the job description for being a Guild volunteer. Huh.

    @drkknits Hahaha… Sorry you’re stressed, but that’s my new favorite hash tag.

    Suddenly feeling quite feverish and pukey. Hope I’m not catching @lemon_lime’s virus… 🙁

    @kunaal84 Murtaugh?

    Gah. Hipster Cardy setback. Stupid pattern is poorly written; assumes you do a break-and-rejoin but doesn’t actually tell you to. #frogging

    @kunaal84 Ah. Kinda weird but a little better. Snook thinks it was just low blood sugar. I’m not sure. Head still woozy.

    @kunaal84 @AusVintageGrrl A Knitter For Evil. *crosses self*