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Month: June 2009

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Yes, I am exactly the type of person who uploads minute-long videos of her cats watching television to YouTube.

  • Petey Watching a Documentary

    One cat is learning about the history of the stock market, while the other licks herself. (Yes, I upload minute-long videos of my cats to YouTube. I am THAT GIRL.)

     

  • How to Roast a Cheap Cut of Beef

    How to Roast a Cheap Cut of Beef (PDF). The Snook and I were fascinated by this Cooks Illustrated article today. We had a blade roast ready to go, and we followed their advice to slow cook at a low temperature before blasting at a high temp for the last few minutes. It was fantastic. We had it with homemade mashed potato, sauteed swiss chard with garlic, and fresh sweetcorn. (We always hit the veggie box hard on Sundays!) Dessert was a slice of Orange Poppyseed Cake, which the Snook made from scratch this afternoon. Oh, that was after he made three jars of marmalade with lemons from our tree. Can you tell what our favorite winter pasttime is?

  • Amish Finances

    Amish Finances. Fascinating article on how Amish people afford such nice houses and big pieces of farmland. The author doesn’t mention whether the Amish community in Lancaster has taken outside jobs to the extent that they have in my area of Indiana. With the collapse of the RV industry, a lot of the Indiana Amish find themselves in very different circumstances.

  • RunningBlog

    I got some new shoes! This morning the Snook and I caught a bus to Rozelle so I could go to Running Science. My physio had recommended the place, and even given me a referral voucher for 10% off. When I got there, the staff had me take off my shoes and socks and walk barefoot on their treadmill. (I was a little intimidated by this part. I kept waiting for him to go: “Boy, you walk FUNNY!”) A video camera was positioned behind me pointed straight at my feet, so the monitor above showed exactly where I was striking and how far I was rolling with each step. I was happy to learn that I have fairly neutral pronation, which was backed up by the wear pattern on my old shoes. My left foot rolls in a tiny bit more than the right, but other than that I was fine. To him, this indicated that my shin splints aren’t really due to any mechanical problem other than too much running in very deflated shoes! He brought me out two pairs of shoes (New Balance and Brooks) to try that both offered moderate stability. I walked around and ran on the treadmill in both pairs, and they both felt great. In the end I went with the New Balance, just because they seem to inspire greater devotion on the running blogs and podcasts I listen to. They’re New Balance 1224s, and I’m wearing them around the house now to break them in. I also picked up a couple new technical T-shirts (half off! only $20!) and a stick of Body Glide. Today will be my third day off running, and I’ll go for an easy jog tomorrow and see how I feel.

  • WWKIP Day

    WWKIP SydneyWWKIP Day 2009
    Many thanks to Sally for taking over the organisational duties this year. She did a fantastic job! We had EIGHTY knitters gathered together at the Bayside Lounge, taking over an entire half of the cafe (both inside and out). Sally gave away nearly a dozen door prizes that were donated by local yarn-related businesses. There are several more photos on my Flickr page. It was a lot of fun. Thanks to Sally and everybody who came!

  • Mother–

    W.T.F. NOTRE DAME?
    Just found out that the fantastic Bourke Street Bakery around the corner from our house is going to be leaving. Why? Because Notre Dame bought the whole block and is evicting all the tenants. THAT SUCKS. Look, I thought it was really neat four years ago when we discovered ND were creating a tiny campus in Chippendale. In the intervening years though, they’ve slowly been buying up buildings and shopfronts in the neighbourhood for expansion. I don’t want my neighbourhood to turn into a sterile college campus! I NEED MY SOURDOUGH, YOU BASTARDS. I think this definitely merits a strongly worded letter from a local homeowner AND alumnus.

  • Shared today on Twitter

    Guild meeting is going well. About 25 members here, and the Nettles finally turned up!

    Woo! #WWKIP has begun. We’ve already passed last year’s total. Gorgeous day. Most of us are sitting outside. Muggles are staring!

    Knitters at #WWKIP Sydney. http://yfrog.com/5b98zj

    Lunch! Chicken Sanger and beer at #WWKIP day. http://yfrog.com/0vsgdj

    Me and @Bex_the_Femme at the end of a very fun #WWKIP Day in Sydney. Final tally was 80 knitters! http://yfrog.com/0pbohtj

    Huh. How long has there been a Ferris wheel at Darling Harbour? A bit random. http://yfrog.com/5i46293167j

    Some more #WWKIP pics on my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dramyjones/

    @alyshajane Nah, not this one. I’ve already been to Yahoo’s offices. They’re great though!

  • Shared today on Twitter

    The bloody air conditioning is on in here. Luckily I wore a giant jumper.

    Belgian Bier Cafe with @shanea, Snook, and @Timmay83’s missus… Beer and sausages were enjoyed.

    Preparing for Guild and #WWKIP day. Decided against Feb Lady Sweater in favor of Road to Golden, since I don’t think I’ve shown her off.

  • Asian Poses

    Asian Poses – I am so going to start doing Puffy Cheeks and Nyan Nyan in my photos from now on.