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Month: February 2012

  • Suprapateller Bursitis

    Well, crap. After my workout this morning, I finally saw my regular GP about the knee pain that’s been bothering me for a month now (mostly while climbing stairs). I had seen the weekend GP a fortnight ago. He told me to get an ultrasound if it didn’t go away, but didn’t tell me to do anything special or stop exercising. It turns out he’s an idiot. My regular GP examined me and promptly diagnosed suprapatellar bursitis. I’m going to be taking anti-inflammatories every day and halting all running/cycling/training until it goes away. This sucks. I’ve really been enjoying riding my bike, but evidently I’ve just been making the issue worse the whole time. CRAP.

    Good thing I cancelled the marathon training, huh?

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @KathrynElliott @teresacutter @gusseting This is why I have a mandolin. 🙂 I made zucchini lasagna last week!

    @hudsonmeats HOW DID I MISS THIS?!?!

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    Well, crap. After my workout this morning, I saw my regular GP about the knee pain that’s been bothering me for a month now (mostly while climbing stairs). I had seen the weekend GP a fortnight ago. He told me to get an ultrasound if it didn’t go away, but didn’t tell me to do anything special or stop exercising. It turns out he’s an idiot. My regular GP examined me and promptly diagnosed suprapatellar bursitis. I…

  • How to Back Up a Trailer – Like a Man!

    How to Back Up a Trailer – Like a Man! – This is my Dad’s super power.

  • Shared today on Twitter

    The smartest guy I know just got his PayPal account hacked. This is why I always recommend AGAINST PAYPAL.

    @mrs_sockvictim Damn. Sorry about that!

    @witty_knitter Nah, he’s sure it wasn’t phishing. They cracked his password (which admittedly wasn’t real strong).

    @witty_knitter We both just set up additional SMS verification. Should make it a lot more secure. Just waiting to see of we’ll get $300 back

    Any technical folks looking for work? My old employer is looking for a Tech Ops Lead: http://t.co/7wLMzc1s. Great opportunity!

    Holy crap, did @sharre fall off her new bike and break both her arms? That sucks. No bike and no knitting?! Get better soon, Sharre…

    @imdominating GROW A PAIR. I’ve had a forest of those damn things on my head for like 8 years now. Learn to love your dye job. 🙂

  • Cranberry-Walnut Chicken Salad

    Cranberry-Walnut Chicken Salad
    Cranberry-Walnut Chicken Salad

  • Shared today on Twitter

    Lunch today: Cranberry-walnut chicken salad. http://t.co/ZvVMOVAM

    My 10th Oscar Contest is LIVE! You can win the Monkey with the Dragon Tattoo. Yes, really. She’s even got a Macbook. http://t.co/ilTQVCWJ

    Also, Lisbeth Salander Monkey is my first Not Safe for Work Monkey. You have been warned.

    @mrs_sockvictim I fixed it! 🙂

    @Justacogitating @johnserba I was tempted. Just that I haven’t seen it yet. I know the jacket is iconic. My clothes sewing isnt great tho!

    @DeirdreJG They take way too much work. I’d have to charge $200+ to make it worth doing. So not really!

    RT @chrisgander: The great @web_goddess runs a comp every year for the Oscars. You should enter http://t.co/kFzlWJUQ Can you guess who’ …

    @mrs_sockvictim Ooh, pink! Other one didn’t work out??

    @gilmae It’s when you get tackled in your own end zone. Earns the opponent 2 points.

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    This year’s sock monkey is slightly Not Safe for Work. (I have to admit, I cheered when I saw Lisbeth’s T-shirt in the cinema though.)

  • The TENTH Annual Web-Goddess Oscar Contest

    w-g Oscar Contest 2012

    My annual Oscar Contest is now open! If you pick the most correct answers, you’ll win the big prize: The Monkey with the Dragon Tattoo. Yes, I made Lisbeth Salander Monkey. She has piercings; she has a Macbook; she has a golf club; and she has the titular tattoo. I think this is the most work I’ve ever put into a single monkey! (She’s also the first one that’s probably Not Safe for Work, given the slogan on her T-shirt.) And remember, in the event of a tie, the person that entered earlier wins. So don’t wait too long!

    Here’s Lisbeth Monkey in profile. Check out that fringe.

    Lisbeth profile

    Front view. As you can see, she has an eyebrow piercing, a nose piercing, and a lip piercing. She’s also got black spiral earrings and a necklace chain with a razor blade on it. (Special thanks to the Snook, who crafted the razor out of plastic and spray painted it.)

    Lisbeth front

    She wears combat boots, of course.

    Lisbeth boots

    She wears a hoodie over a ripped-up T-shirt. Oh look! She’s hacking on her Macbook.

    Lisbeth hacking

    I wouldn’t piss her off if I were you. Chick has a golf club and she knows how to use it.

    Lisbeth golf club

    If you pull down her T-shirt in the back, you can see her dragon tattoo. (FREEHAND, BABY!)

    Lisbeth tattoo

    I told you it was Not Safe for Work.

    Lisbeth shirt

  • Right-wingers are less intelligent than left wingers, says controversial study – and conservative po

    Right-wingers are less intelligent than left wingers, says controversial study – and conservative politics can lead people to be racist | Mail Online – I’ll just leave that right there.