Month: February 2013

  • Shared today on Twitter

    I’ve seen tweets about storms in the Mountains & down the coast… but still no rain in Chippendale. There’s a deliciously cool breeze though.


    @knitterjp @RoseRed_Shoes @drkknits @Helen__H It’s raining now! We had two brief storm bands come through.


    The cool change has made baking less torturous. Snickerdoodles in process…


    Cooktop repair guy is here, putting new motherboard in Blanco. Fingers crossed…


    Guess what? “Cheap” part didn’t fix it. Next part to try costs triple. I am really, really lucky that Blanco is covering as warranty job.


    @stufromoz Fancy induction. Works great… when it works. Starting to think Blanco quality is less than promised.


    @eileenDCoE This was a weird new recipe. They didn’t spread much; remained very round and tall like little domes. Tasty though.


    Cautiously optimistic about my knee. Three days of foam rollering and exercises have resulted in the loud click nearly disappearing!


    @jojoconstance I should have made banana cake too. Don’t think these were my best cookies. That’s what I get for trying a new recipe…


    @Helen__H Obviously you have been kidnapped and your Evil Roam Roller is actually controlling your Twitter account. Nobody loves a roller!


    @makarakarn Nope. Fail. They have no idea; they’re just swapping parts at random. Next one is 3x the cost. BUGGER.


    @makarakarn I complained last week, so they’re fixing it as warranty, thank goodness. But we can still only use 1 burner out of 3 til fixed!


  • Outguess Ebert? I may have them all right

    Outguess Ebert? I may have them all right – – Ebert has posted his picks for this year’s Oscars, and he agrees with the consensus pics for my contest… mostly. There are a couple notable exceptions. If you haven’t entered yet, get to it! You’ve got two weeks left. Oh, and Ebert is launching his own Oscar Contest, which also has an Avengers-related prize. (You get to go to the Iron Man 3 premiere.) Pshaw. Whatever

  • Shared today on Twitter

    The garden renovation project is taking shape! Pavers and wall blocks chosen… http://t.co/rPYSmmxO


    Me: “I’ve just realised I’ve got FOUR weeks from TODAY to finish my Easter Show entries!” Snook: “Get knittin’, stinker.”


    Watching doc about first moon landing. Tears are inevitable.


    @eobeara I believe in science. 🙂


    The Eagle just landed. *sob*


    Peter thinks that the knitting project bag @drkknits made me works better as a pillow. http://t.co/rzn5vYff


    @jojoconstance That was/is brilliant. Thank you for all the links!!


  • Shared today on Facebook

    The garden renovation project is taking shape! Pavers and wall blocks chosen…


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    The garden renovation project is taking shape! Pavers and wall blocks chosen...
    The garden renovation project is taking shape! Pavers and wall blocks chosen…

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    "No, Petey, I'm only *mostly* dead. It was the foam roller that did it."
    "No, Petey, I’m only *mostly* dead. It was the foam roller that did it."

  • Shared today on Twitter

    Four hours of mind-numbing QA. Who else is ready to go home?


    @drkknits A lot of them do “kebab plates” though. At least the ones in the Sydney CBD do. That’s what I used to get.


    Hey, so anyone can apply to be an observer judge for knitting at the Easter Show? Like, ANYONE? (As per @KnitGuildNSW newsletter…)


    @witty_knitter I wouldn’t get selected. I have no interest in being a judge, only in judging the judges themselves. 🙂


    @drkknits …with Tweetdeck open prominently. Yeah, right. 😛


    @redambition I’m pretty sure that’s the exact decor of my Grandma’s dream bathroom.


    My physio plan has 10min of foam rollering my right quad. So 10min of plank position (which I can barely do) + EXTREME TORTURE PAIN. #fml


    @pixel8ted I’m breaking it into two 5min sessions to avoid dying.


    “No, Petey, I’m only *mostly* dead. It was the foam roller that did it.” http://t.co/FQhikhJW


    @knitterjp I may need a Miracle Pill to get up off the floor.


    When I swing my foot back and forth, my knee ticks like a metronome. It’s my new very lame superpower.


    @lemon_lime They had Draco and Euclid when I was home at Christmas. I kind of love it.


  • Shared today on Facebook

    My physio’s recovery plan for my knee includes 10min of foam rollering my right quad daily. So that means 10min of plank position (which I can barely do) while undergoing EXTREME TORTURE PAIN. Ow. Ow. Ow.


    “No, Petey, I’m only *mostly* dead. It was the foam roller that did it.”


  • Shared today on Twitter

    @liedra Even though I don’t eat it anymore, I won’t hear an ill word spoken about Golden Grahams, aka The Breakfast Cereal of the Gods!


    Second time today! Now for physio. (@ The Sports Clinic) http://t.co/irf3XnkY


    A very strange, oddly exhausting, high-tech workout. http://t.co/8WCyIeFr


    @zephyrama Sadly, I know this because my hardcore fan husband was downloading those off Usenet 12+ years ago.


    @randomknits Like I said before – you are a baby magnet! 🙂


    @Gidgetknits @drkknits Most amused me. “If we don’t replenish the population the economy will collapse and we’ll all die!”


    @Gidgetknits @drkknits Riiiiiight. Because we’re running out of people.


    @drkknits @Gidgetknits *finger on nose* Ding ding ding ding ding!


    @drkknits Don’t cry! Don’t cry! Massage? New lippie? Something like that?


    @drkknits Maybe just a bath! Always makes me feel better.


    @drkknits I would, but I’m meant to keep the tape on my knee for 3 days.


    @drkknits He told me to dry it with a hair dryer. 🙂


    @drkknits Hermione the County Spelling Bee Champion to the rescue! Connoisseur .


    @drkknits I am a connoisseur of fine Banrock cask wine.


    @drkknits Just saw this. If I had that hair, I would wear it like that ALL THE TIME. ALWAYS AND FOREVER.


    @knitabulous @drkknits I reckon my new cut is too short. No more top knots for me for a while…


    RT @BestMarrickvlle: RT @mia_will: The 10 best cafes to visit in inner west Sydney http://t.co/tFoOai2X –> def a few I need to chec …


    @knitdra Awww, sweet!


    @redambition It’s because I don’t have children. My mindless drive for expensive handbags has created a criminal black market for them.


  • Shared today on Facebook

    A very strange, oddly exhausting, high-tech workout.