Month: April 2011

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  • And the winner is…

    Random numberPtinutz (aka Amanda) has won my drawing* for Marshall Ulrich’s book Running on Empty: An Ultramarathoner’s Story of Love, Loss, and a Record-Setting Run Across America. Thanks to those who left comments!

    *I disregarded the comments from me, Steve, and Heather. That left six comments, and the generator came up with 3!

  • The Tao of Poo

    “The Tao of Poo”. All about athletes and their very common stories of intestinal distress. Thank god it’s never happened to me…

  • Shared today on Twitter

    The Snook on a tiny planet. http://instagr.am/p/DTRzm/


    Since I started playing @healthmonth, I’ve taken lunch to work 19 times. That’s roughly $200 saved!


    @venks79 I just wish ppl knew to configure their servers properly so sites worked without it. Aussie sysadmins are frequent offenders!


    @emmainsydney Great! It’s a brilliant site. Add me as a friend on there. 🙂


    Dear world: Please stop talking about the Game of Thrones show until I finish the book. Because if I get spoiled, I’M GONNA LOSE IT.


    @drkknits I reckon. Everybody told me I need to. If I can finish it by Camp, I’ll lend it to you!


    “Do you have a paperclip? I need to swap iPhone SIM cards.” “No but I have an iPhone SIM opening tool in my wallet.” Total geek validation!


    @VanHaskett2071 Blocking and reporting you for spam.


    @TerraGutierrex3 Blocking you and reporting for spam.


    @DomesticJules Did you get an answer? Definitely soft brown.


    @gilmae SHHHHH. Btw – any chance you could burn me a DVD? 🙂


    @DomesticJules *thumbs up*


    @gilmae I am just indulging Snook’s laziness. We could download. Only one has aired, yeah?


    @gilmae If it’s not a PITA, that would be awesome. We are meeting at the Show Monday? I shall buy you your preferred cheese on a stick!


    @gilmae Ah, thought @randomknits hinted there were 3 of youse coming. And you have mistaken me for a Discworld fan. Only 1 in this house!


    @gilmae Oh! You meant @randomknits goes in for the unironic deep fried food on a stick. I’m with her. 🙂


  • Shared today on Facebook

    “Do you have a paperclip? I need to swap iPhone SIM cards.” “No but I have an iPhone SIM opening tool in my wallet.” Total geek validation!


  • Shared today on Google Reader

  • From Russia with Love

    Note to self: The next time Threadless has a sale, buy this T-shirt. I love that it looks like a sweater!

  • Peeps Topiary

    Peeps Topiary. Kind of cute. (Only one more week til Peeps posts stop appearing in my feed reader. HANG ON.)

  • Photo Post

    The Snook on a tiny planet.

    The Snook on a tiny planet.

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @chrisgander I go nice and slow, 1:1 run/walk. You should try it sometime. You could probably go a lot farther!


    RT @gilmae: My mum decided to buy a Flip a day before Cisco shut it down. I’m making a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for her to bu …


    @chrisgander I’m reading the book first. 🙂


    @knitterjp @mrs_sockvictim Mine’s going to be the reward for finishing the marathon in June. 🙂