Gourmet‘s Favorite Cookies: 1948-2008. Lots of good stuff in there. I made snickerdoodles last night and dyed the sugar red and green to be more festive. Most of my co-workers were appreciative, though one said that the green ones “looked kinda moldy.” Ingrates.
Author: Kris
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RunningBlog
My base training continues. Using a heart rate monitor has definitely made a big difference in my runs. I don’t worry so much about running the whole distance without stopping; I just try to maintain a consistent level of effort the whole time. If my heart rate maxes out trying to run up a hill on a hot day, it’s better to walk it and stay within my target zone. Along those lines, I’m also noticing what a dramatic difference the weather makes. On a hot or humid day, I have to be vigilant about slowing down or my pulse skyrockets. On a cool breezy evening (like last night) I can run along at a decent clip without breaking 140bpm. Anyway, here are the weekly totals for the past month:
Nov 23: 21.5km (13.35mi)
Nov 30: 23km (14.2mi)
Dec 7: 24.5km (15.2mi)
Dec 14: 26km (16mi)According to my Buildup Schedule, this week (week 4) will be a recovery week of only 20km. Looking forward to it. My lower back was bothering me a little last night, and overall my legs are feeling a little tight and tired. I was amused to note that I’m actually getting a small callus on the ball of each food. Hey, I guess that’s proof that I’m a forefoot runner now!
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Okay, all 178 rows of St. Brigid back are complete. As I’m still 10+cm short… yeah. Doing another repeat.
After five long years… we have wedding rings! And they’re the geekiest rings ever. 🙂 http://bit.ly/7tkxjL
Baking Christmas snickerdoodles. Yum.
@imdominating Nah, sorry, I know shit all about WordPress…
Christmas snickerdoodles! http://twitpic.com/ueqsg
@redambition I saw those at Glebe Markets last weekend! Very cute, if I didn’t already have a zillion eco bags.
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Wedding Rings
I liked it, so I put a ring on it.
After five years of being married, the Snook and I finally have wedding rings! We just picked them up today.
They’re platinum and each one features the other’s fingerprint, stretched out around the band. They were designed by my friend Candi Robertson of Candi Precious Jewelry. They’re shiny, shiny nerd rings and I absolutely love them.
The backs of the rings feature a timestamp in hexadecimal: “419F E890”. That’s the exact time we got married five years ago. (Candi was dubious at first, but now she loves the idea.)
I got to see the rings in raw form a couple weeks ago, and I’m amazed at the change. Candi did such a good job of polishing and finishing them. If you need any jewelry at all, I highly recommend calling her up!
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@venks79 It was a great year. Best job with the best folks! Thanks again for giving me the chance… 🙂
Heading to SSK… if a Newtown bus ever turns up.
Neat! Just spotted an anti-Scientology Anonymous protest marching up Broadway towards Glebe.
I just unlocked the “Crunked” badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/4uje2T
We bought saltbush “lamb ham” (smoked cured lamb shoulder) at the markets today. It’s awesome. Plus LAMB HAM is fun to say. LAMB HAM.
Just completed a 2.82 km walk with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/584Jwt #RunKeeper
Just completed a 5.78 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/8E39aP #RunKeeper
Looks like @runkeeper’s auto-tweets are backed up again. Runs out of sequence are messing up my @twunlog. (I didn’t run at 6am, btw.)
@bellsknits Nah, that one’s from Thursday. I did do just shy of 6km last night, and I’m scheduled for 8km today!
@bellsknits I should also mention that @gusseting headed out for a run before I actually got out of bed this morning. So she wins!
Gingerbread girl from Sweetness the Patisserie. Yay! http://twitpic.com/u8ou5
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Star Wars Weather
Star Wars Weather. Ha! Neat. We’re just chillin’ out, here on Yavin 4.
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@ozgamer CHEERS, MATE.
I just unlocked the “Superstar” badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/53mTOz
Crap. Only been at Christmas party for an hour and I’m pissed. MUST REGULATE.
Me and @venks79 at the Christmas party. It was one year ago today he offered me the job! http://twitpic.com/tz9ve
Spit-roasted pork at Eveleigh Markets. Very festive here today! http://twitpic.com/u2uot
Me and @gusseting at the Eveleigh Markets this morning. http://twitpic.com/u35ae
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Me and @gusseting at the Eveleigh Markets this morning. http://twitpic.com/u35ae
