Get Yourself Frozen In Carbonite At Disney “Star Wars” Weekends – Oh man. That’s so awesome. (Link courtesy of Shane.)
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Paris cyclists given right to break traffic laws
“Paris cyclists given right to break traffic laws”. Hey, that’s brilliant. Just this morning I stopped at a red light on Ultimo Road waiting to turn left onto Darling Drive. And there was no traffic coming from the other direction and no pedestrians around. I could’ve gone for it. But instead I waited for the green, thinking that I’d rather be the kind of cyclist that car drivers see and go, “Huh. There’s one following the rules!”
But it did cost me like a minute of sitting there.
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Big Price for Single Bed
“Big Price for Single Bed”
Woo, neat! I got quoted in the Daily Telegraph on the weekend. Here’s a scan. Of course, it’s me talking happily about the ridiculous price my neighbour’s apartment sold for. I am so Sydney. -
Winter is coming.
5 Scientific Explanations for Game of Thrones‘ Messed-Up Seasons – Neat! I had no idea that such a thing was actually plausible.
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Buy Our Stuff
Since our house is already chaos due to the kitchen renovation, the Snook and I decided we might as well upgrade some of the furniture as well. As a consequence, we’re having a garage sale next weekend! Saturday, May 5th is the big Sydney “Garage Sale Trail” event and we’re taking part. If you’re near Chippendale on the day, swing by! In addition to the furniture, we’ll also have knitting wool, VHS tapes, and some computer bits for sale.
If you think you might want some of the furniture NOW, we’ve actually put them up on Gumtree as well: couch, TV stand, and “cat automation system”. (That’s a LitterMaid plus an automatic feeder. The Snook wrote the ad and it CRACKS ME UP.)
For the knitters, I’ve also posted a few books and things over in the Ravelry Destash thread…
Edited 27/04/2025: Removed the links since they’re all dead.
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Consumers eating adverts: The world’s first lickable wallpaper | SmartPlanet
Consumers eating adverts: The world’s first lickable wallpaper | SmartPlanet – Oh good grief, an elevator covered with 1300+ Jaffa cakes? THIS IS MY NIGHTMARE.
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Cycling Stuff
Just because I can’t ride* right now, doesn’t mean I can’t still think about it, right? The Snook and I have just become members of Bicycle NSW. In addition to being a great organisation dedicated to promoting cycling, it also provides public liability and personal accident insurance to its members. If you want to be a responsible bike rider, you should have insurance.
I’m also thinking about two upcoming events I’d like to attend. First is Rolling with Clover, a group bike ride/protest through the CBD next Sunday in support of the Lord Mayor. We’re meant to dress up in something fancy. (You know, because only dirty hippies ride bikes and not big important capitalists or whatever.) The other event is the Ride 2 Riverstone, a fundraiser ride that takes place in Western Sydney. Maybe I could do the short one – the 35km – by May? That could be fun.
* Following an ultrasound last week, I’ve finally got a diagnosis: quadriceps tendinosis. The immediate prescription, as ever, is REST. And this time no cycling either. I’ve got a physio appointment lined up for Wednesday, and I’m using the foam roller on my quads. But I miss my bike already… 🙁
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Happy birthday to Aunt Kris!
My niece is the cutest.
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Measurable Progress
Over the past six weeks, I’ve ridden my bike to my new office in the Rocks several times. I realised today that I’ve been getting faster with every single ride! Check out this data:
30/01 – 27:15
03/02 – 22:57
03/02 – 22:57
06/02 – 21:36
05/03 – 20:41
06/03 – 19:24
07/03 – 18:00I’ve ridden a lot more than that, but those are all basically the same route to work in the morning.
Pretty cool, huh! Today was the fastest ever. I’m sure that some portion of it is just me being more comfortable riding in traffic, but there’s obviously some strength increases happening too. The best part is that I haven’t really been trying – I’m just having fun on my bike!
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Make Your Own Corned Beef and Cabbage – CHOW
Make Your Own Corned Beef and Cabbage – CHOW – Holy crap, YES. I am going to get a brisket this weekend and make proper Oirish food for St. Paddy’s Day next weekend. Complete with turnips!
