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Month: November 2009

  • Matt’s Random Striped Scarf

    Matt's ScarfRemember back in June when I launched my site redesign? Well, in exchange for making my awesome header, I agreed to knit Matt a custom scarf. He liked the look of Kelley Deal’s recycled scarves, so that’s where the inspiration came from. I used sixteen different colours of 8 and 10ply wool on a 4.5mm circular needle (knitted as a tube). Each colour was assigned a number and put on a bit of paper in an envelope. In another envelope I had a selection of bits of paper with 1, 2, 3, 5, and 8 written on them (Fibonacci stripes). I’d pick a slip from each envelope and then knit the specified colour in the specified number of stripes. After all the slips were gone, I put them back in and mixed them up again. This assured that the stripes were random, but not too random. (I wanted a relatively even distribution of the colours.) I think it turned out really well! It’s about six inches wide when flattened, and about five feet long. (Another view.) Matt didn’t want fringe, so I sewed the ends shut. It’s now blocked and on its way to him. Thanks again, Matt! There are a couple other pics on Ravelry…

    And isn’t the Snook a natural male model?

  • Big Red is Back

    Check out DeskCam. I finally got fed up with the faded-ness of my hair, so I took a drastic step: I bought drugstore hair dye. I know! I KNOW! But it’s one-tenth the cost of a visit to my hairdresser. My frugality and laziness won out. I haven’t dyed my own hair in years, so I made the Snook help me. I think we did an okay job! Yeah, I got big stained blobs on the skin around my hairline, but that happens with the stylist too. Happily, the red is great and my grays are covered. Yay!

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @runkeeper Spotted a blog mention for you: http://bit.ly/3xOG67

    WTF Facebook? http://twitpic.com/oficz Facebook thinks I need an extra husband, evidently.

    I know @imdominating will be disappointed, but when I see this http://bit.ly/czx7C all I covet is the sweater. (IT’S GORGEOUS.)

    Police w/ horses on our street. Neo-Nazi protest is starting. Maybe 25 folks there so far, and the inevitable video cameras are out.

    @crumpet Against them. Details here: http://bit.ly/3d2HXC.

    Protest crowd has tripled. Banging drums; big banner in front of HH saying “HATE SPEECH IS NOT FREE SPEECH.” 5 cop cars on our street alone.

    @Glebe2037 Moorgate Street in Chippendale. Protest is at Humanist House, right by the Broadway Cafe.

    @Glebe2037 Heh. I have no idea how that happened! Must have done it on the iPhone somehow when I was down there.

    RT @Mobile_Active: MobileActive in the news! http://bit.ly/15C42T // GAH, I HATE THE SMH WEBSITE AND THEIR AUTO-PLAY VIDEOS!

  • Three Woolf Moon Shirt

    Whoa! I really, really want a Three Woolf Moon shirt.

  • Shared today on Twitter

    Just completed a 5.00 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/Ct5OJ #RunKeeper

    @knitness CONGRATULATIONS! Way to go!

    We at @Mobile_Active have finished 9kg of @BenAndJerryOz ice cream and have started on the second box! Best. Week. Ever.

    @Opheli8 Vanilla and Chocolate Macadamia Orgasm. (At least, that’s what I’m calling it in my head.)

    Just finished the big draft spec I’ve been working on. Debating going to meet the knitters. Not sure I’m up for it.

    @Ozquilter Ah, but the Snook reminded me that we have many beers at home. And it’s raining. So I’m heading homeward. 🙂

    This year’s Halloween party photos are finally online: http://bit.ly/4CHgA9. As usual, too many of food and not enough of guests!

    @Opheli8 He’s a filthy, filthy boy.

    Just completed a 5.01 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/2LPnYx #RunKeeper

    5K run with no stopping at better than race pace. I feel great! Bring on the 10K on Sunday…

    Starting up a summer fitness challenge (aka Fat Bet). Anybody want to join in? Motivation and stubbornness are a must.

    @Ezzles The Kitty Litter Cake is pretty good. And by “good,” I mean both “disgusting to look at” and “very tasty to eat.”

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Just completed a 5.00 km run with RunKeeper

    BUS POKE!

    Halloween party photos are finally up! https://www.web-goddess.org/photos/halloween2009.php

    Just completed a 5.01 km run with RunKeeper

  • Halloween 2009 Photos

    Kenny and Dolly again - click to enlargeThis year’s party photos are finally up! As always, I spent way too much time running around and took far too few photos of the actual guests. The food is well-documented though! Thanks to everyone who helped out, especially Eileen for pitching in with all the prep work. See you all next year!

  • 35 Manliest Mustaches of All Time

    The 35 Manliest Mustaches of All Time. “Anytime Hollywood needs a cowboy with a mustache, they call Sam Elliot.”

  • Shared today on Twitter

    Yay! We just had a visit from @BenAndJerryOz delivering free ice cream for the office. http://twitpic.com/o6v1w THANKS GUYS!

    @misswired I think it was this tweet that did it: http://bit.ly/4rVwk0

    Great session at the gym; managed 100 on the rower again! Then happily negated all progress with big scoop of @BenAndJerryOz afterwards. 🙂

    I am becoming seriously obsessed with Martha Stewart’s blog. Whoever writes it – part of me wants to believe it’s MS herself – is awesome.

    @carbolicious Ha! I didn’t but I’ve just follower her. Yeah, a little crazy. I love when she posts 25 pics of her farm on the blog.

    @knitabulous BTW – I’m handing over Viking shield and bloody knife to @gilmae tomorrow. Yours, right?

    @knitabulous Did you get any pics of the Viking? I’ve had a request from @mrs_sockvictim but sadly, I didn’t get one!

    Ice cream + boxing session seems to have shaken me out of my funk. Turned out to be a very productive afternoon!

    @Fiestywenchyone Because that’s the stuff we all want too. 🙂

    Chippo residents are invited to protest “Neo-Nazis” Friday night. Hope it doesn’t get ugly. http://twitpic.com/o83qg (attn: @steven_noble)

    I have HAD IT @smh_news! I can’t even click any homepage links because of giant animated ad on top of everything. GOOGLE NEWS FROM NOW ON.

    @venks79 The Australian, eh? No Flash. No auto-playing vids. This could work! Will give it a go.

    @knitness We went there earlier this year: http://bit.ly/3ZzBCX Very yummy!

    @steven_noble I left a comment against the protest. The more I think about it, the more I think it’s really the wrong tactic.

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Thinks that defending neo-nazis is an unpopular and uncomfortable position to take, but for a free speech advocate anything less would be hypocritical.