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Month: March 2011

  • BetterWorldBooks

    I randomly followed a Twitter link today to a blog by a fellow Sydney I.T. person and started reading a post about “humanising a product.” I was amused to see this bit in an email from a book he’d ordered:

    “I can’t believe I’m leaving Mishawaka, Indiana already – the friendly people, the Hummer plant, the Linebacker Lounge – so many memories.”

    HA! I had to know more. You don’t see Mishawaka references every day over here! The email was from BetterWorldBooks, a company that sells new and used books to fund literacy projects around the world. It turns out it was founded by three Notre Dame grads in 2002! What a great idea. I don’t remember any of their names… I wonder if I knew them.

    Edited 21/03/2025: original blog link is dead and not archived.

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    Heading to Circ Quay for an impromptu meetup with @crumpet!

    @redambition @stufromoz But iPad 2 isn’t out here for a few more days, right? I thought the 25th. Or you going for – *shudder* – old model?

    When will these sleeves ever end? I AM LOSING IT. SO SICK OF SLEEVELAND. SLEEVELAND SUCKS.

    @knitterjp @that_alison Oh, I’m trying to avoid thinking about my trip to the Kingdom of the Shawl Collar when I depart Sleeveland…

    Our 9th meal from Jamie’s 30 Min Meals: Green Curry, Crispy Chicken, Kimchee Slaw, & Rice Noodles. http://bit.ly/hpL1IF Really tasty chook!

    @venks79 Yeah, to get my size the only ones they had in stock were for dudes! But I kinda like them. They’re very Incredible Hulk.

    @Alex_Manchester Nice one! Good luck. I was tempted but doesn’t fit in with my training sched for June marathon. New course looks good tho!

    @kcarruthers With Android, whether or not you even get OS updates is in the hands of the carriers. I don’t like or trust carriers.

    @Alex_Manchester It’s the Macleay River Marathon on June 11. It’s in Southwest Rocks. My first full one!

    @kunaal84 If it weren’t your first day back I’d have chucked a sickie! I HATE this weather.

    @kunaal84 @lemon_lime And me threatening to kick a 461 driver’s ass… Same old, same old!

    Portrait of a Miserable, Soaking Wet Runner Who Nevertheless Just Finished Five Miles. http://twitpic.com/4blga1

    @drkknits AMR file, huh? I’ll let my tech support have a crack at it tonight. 🙂

    Just received Mophie Juice Pack Air from eBay! That solves iPhone power problem on my long runs. (4 hrs seemed to be about the limit…)

    @Anthony_Mills Sorry I missed you today! Snuck over to say hi just after you left, I think. 🙂

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    Slow run in a total downpour. Soaked. Miserable. But I did it.

    Portrait of a Miserable, Soaking Wet Runner Who Nevertheless Just Finished Five Miles.

  • Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals #9: Green Curry

    This is our 9th cooking/blogging experiment from Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals. We picked this recipe for a few reasons: We had the episode saved on our DVR. (It’s always nice to watch him prepare it rather than rely on the book solely.) This one doesn’t have a dessert, and it also looked like one that could be fairly low-carb, as long as you didn’t eat the noodles. (I indulged a fair bit at my birthday last week, so I’m trying to make up for it.) And also, we LOVE green curry. 🙂

    Green Curry, Crispy Chicken, Kimchee Slaw, Rice Noodles

    Substitutions: Not a single one. However, we didn’t bother with the “garnishes” of prawn crackers, chili sauce, and a cos lettuce. That just seemed like overkill for two people!

    Quick verdict: Pretty good! The chicken was very good and the skin crisped up nicely. Snook thought overall the flavours of the meal were very tasty. We both liked the curry a lot, but we felt the kimchee slaw probably had a bit too much chili. We both felt it rated between 8.5-9/10. Not a homerun, but pretty darn good. Elapsed time was 39:09, but I can’t think of many ways to speed it up (beyond having the recipe memorised). There are just a LOT of ingredients to handle with this one!

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    Went to sydneyrunningcentre.com.au in Edgecliff and came out with new Mizuno Wave Rider 14s! #hightech http://t.co/IJwdw0O

    I could’ve told you it was going to pour rain: there are FIVE mattresses standing out on Grafton St. Downpour every time.

    @drkknits Have successfully managed to play along with the real song twice now! WE’RE GONNA BE AWESOME.

    @drkknits How do you feel about Paul Kelly’s “To Her Door”? I got some nice chords happening here.

    Yum! Tonight’s Jamie dinner: Green Curry, Crispy Chicken, Kimchee Slaw & Rice Noodles. Sneak preview: http://t.co/5Jkta2z

    @crumpet Wait, just realized you’re in Sydney. Dork! Why didn’t you tell me? We’ve got a guest room with your name on it…

    @crumpet You heading back over this side of the Harbour at all? We’re not doing anything today.

    @crumpet We’re not far from Central, if you want to stop off for a quick meetup! We can come meet you. (Did you get my SMS?)

    @crumpet Yep. Ends in 757. Obviously the one I had for you is either old or wrong! Whooops. 🙂

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    @FlavourCrusader Your blog post on alt.milk got linked on FoodConnect’s FB page! Nicely done. 🙂

    Can anyone recommend a strata management company in Sydney that DOESN’T completely suck? Because ours sucks.

    @sharre I have “Mr Darcy Takes a Wife,” If you like your P&P with a side of pr0n…

    @gilmae I just realised you have a blog. I did not know that.

    @sharre I think I’ve also got the “Lost Sex Scenes of Jane Austen” or something like that. (I sound like a total Regency perv!)

    Wonder Woman MAC mascara procured! A reward for last week’s long run. 🙂

    @gadgetgirl70 Wonder Woman’s not girlie! She’s an Amazon! ROWR!!

    Ewan McGregor in a peacoat and tweed hat riding a bike with a puppy in the basket. http://bit.ly/foOPxI You’re welcome.

    She’s a big girl now, but she still kneads my leg like a little kitten. #mamacat http://t.co/K1wQIY5

    @stufromoz Hadn’t planned on it. I’m trying to meet an insane knitting deadline (Easter Show) and I need every minute!

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    Nice easy lunchtime run. Perfect weather!

  • RunningBlog: Week 11

    BOOYAH, birthday week! I kicked some ass. Sunday I did my longest run ever, which you already know about. Monday and Tuesday were just rest days. Wednesday was Spudds, and as a birthday present he took it pretty easy on me. Thursday morning I did a run around the neighbourhood, and that’s when I started to notice some issues with my right glute and hamstring. I ran again today at lunch, and I was definitely feeling it in the hamstring. I’ve pulled it. I’ve just slathered on some Voltarin and I’ll do some icing too. I’ve got another two weeks before my next super-long run, so I’m not too worried about it.

    Mar. 13: 27.8km
    Mar: 17: 6.19km
    Mar. 18: 5.35km
    Total this week: 39.34km (24.6mi)
    Total in 2011: 265.76km (166.1mi)

    To meet my goal of running 1100km in 2011, I should be at 232.7km right now. Wow. I’m fully 30km ahead of pace. Just have to keep it together through these next three months of marathon training!

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