Thanks to the ever-fabulous kylie gusset, five skeins of the Knittery’s “Warm Pinks” Merino Cashmere sock yarn are winging their way to me from Melbourne. Not only is this a lovely yarn, but $5 from each skein is being donated towards breast cancer research. Two of the skeins are already claimed (by me and Hannah) but the other three are up for grabs if anyone’s interested. Because kylie got them at a discount for her bulk order and consolidated one Sydney shipment to me to save postage, each skein is $24.00 (lower than what you’d get on your own). Let me know if you’re interested!
Author: Kris
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Brain Teaser
Stefanie linked to this week’s NPR Sunday Puzzle, which is this:
Name a well-known city in the United States, two words, 10 letters altogether. Add the letter A at the front, add the city’s two-letter state postal abbreviation at the end, the resulting 13-letter chain will be palindromic, that is, it will read backward and forward the same. What city is this?
It took me a couple minutes of doodling on the back of an envelope to get it. This will be a tricky one for non-USians!
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Furry Crocs
Annnnd… Crocs are officially dead to me. I’ll be throwing my old pairs out. This makes me sad.
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Costco in Oz?
Costco in Oz? Sweet.
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Shared today on Twitter
Helping cover the busy lunch shift out in the shop
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Moustache
“How the moustache won an empire.” (Link, of course, courtesy of the Snook.)
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Apple Store Sydney
Ooh, the Apple Store Sydney looks like it’s going to be amazing! Now I just have to decide whether I’m still dorky enough to camp out for the opening.
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Catch-22
Bah. I was all excited about NaNoReMo until he announced the chosen book: Catch-22. I HATE Catch-22. I had to read it in college and I swear I had to restart it about six times before I could muster the interest to plow through to the end. I guess I’ll sit this one out. (Besides, I’m in the middle of Middlesex and I’m loving it. Thanks again for the recommendation!)