Month: April 2019

  • Shared today on Facebook

    At the doctor getting vaccinations before our trip to the US. Because this is what it’s come to – where travelling to a first world country requires immunisation against diseases that should’ve been wiped out last century. 🤨


    Now that the Easter Show has finished, I can finally show off the Baratheon jumper! The pattern is by Norah Gaughan, and the wool was from Ms. Gussett’s 2011 “Ton of Wool” project. Sadly no ribbon 🤷‍♀️, but I’m very happy with it. More details over on Rav: ravel.me/webgoddess/shp


    It’s called the “Barack Oburger” and it’s a bacon cheeseburger pizza. 😂❤️ #yeswecan


  • Baratheon Pullover

    Baratheon PulloverThis jumper’s been a long time in the making. Way back in 2011 I was a contributor to the TON OF WOOL project and received a couple skeins of 10ply undyed Cormo wool in return. It sat in my stash for years. Then in late 2017 I happened to see Norah Gaughan’s Stag Head Pullover on the front page of Ravelry and fell in love. I didn’t have enough of the Cormo to make it, but Jody still had a full packet and kindly sold it to me. I originally aimed to put it in the 2018 Easter Show but didn’t manage to get it finished in time. It languished in the “incomplete” basket for the better part of a year before I picked it up and finished it just in time for this year’s Show.

    No ribbon, sadly, and no feedback from the judges either. Still, I’m very happy with it. Full details over on Ravelry

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @polleyg @jeffbarr @MaratLevit Fantastic tip! I’ll pass that along. 🙂


    THANOS TIME!! (@ Palace Cinemas Central in Chippendale, New South Wales) https://t.co/uu7ncHBCAr


    Thanks @frankarrigo for the DeepLens! I have a lot of ideas… 🤯 https://t.co/0ZJEM3f14D https://t.co/8vuvkMyrfX


  • Shared today on Twitter

    @MsJonesInSydney @darthted @moosey96 @kirstinferguson @JaneCaro @devdevcharlie @adblanche @charrett @roisinparkes Someone starts another one of these threads just about every month, and my replies get unusable. I love the idea behind it; I just wish people would search rather than starting a new one every time. 😂 Now to figure out how to mute the thread…


    @darthted Nah, it’s a lovely idea and I’m just a curmudgeon today.


    @darthted The branch you jumped on only has 8 ppl on it. It’s the one with 40+ that’s really blown up.


    I had so much fun as a guest on the AWS Sydney Summit Live stream last year, it’s kind of unreal to think I’ll be on it this year as a host! If you’re not attending the Summit in person, sign up here to follow along live next week: https://t.co/0RUntWSi7y https://t.co/lZXHdmeHUb


    RT @stephanpastis: https://t.co/tvQvAc9ZRj


    Don’t forget – free AWS Developer Night at Sydney Summit next week with @adrianco, @kneekey23, @Damo_F, @sunilmallya and more! Register here: https://t.co/qSegWs2v2C You could even win a ticket to @yow_conf… https://t.co/VMBUxuUSOi


    We’re at pub trivia. “This D word refers to the sum of money a bride’s family pays to her prospective husband.” An older lady near us yelled out, “DISGRACEFUL!” 😂👏💯


    @annie_parker I told the quizmaster I supported a bonus point for her. 😂


    People, we are TIED FOR THE LEAD.


    Hm. I think the second round let us down. Victory chances diminishing.


    We lost, which I’m okay with. And team who named themselves “Joey Trivviani”? GENIUS.


  • Shared today on Facebook

    We’re at pub trivia: “This D word refers to the sum of money a bride’s family pays to her prospective husband.”

    An older lady near us yells out, “DISGRACEFUL!” 😂👏💯


  • Shared today on Twitter

    RT @TheCraftyPint: “My absolute favourite thing to see is when a person is playing a game and they know exactly the points in which they’ve…


    Still looking for one more speaker for the next @SydTechLeaders in a few weeks! https://t.co/YkRaTKRZ4l


    @jedws LOL, looks like you deleted it but: I know you’re taking the piss, but actually you’d be an interesting person to talk about how a culture changes as an org goes through hyper growth, and how you as an employee deal with that. (hint, hint)


    @jedws It’s on May 21, and topic is “Culture Wars.” Would love it if you’re interested! Wouldn’t be more than 15 min talk and then Q&A panel.


    @jedws Sweet! Will email you.


    @carlfish @jedws Yes indeed! I had the date wrong – Thursday May 23. Just emailed you, Jed…


    @obliviousgeek @johnallsopp @SydTechLeaders @Sitback I actually used to work for them several years ago! Looks like we might have our third speaker, but I’ll reach out to them if we have need. Cheers.


    @darthted @hannahyanfield Oh boo! I’d be very happy to make it for YOU dear Hannah whenever you like.


    I’ll grant you, the idea of having a “uniform” you wear every day appeals. But a black turtleneck, vest, and ugly pants? Why wouldn’t you at least make it flattering?


    @keatyong Watching the Theranos documentary…


    @nathanieloffer Yeah, no on uncomfortable shoes.


    Trying to buy some movie tickets on @palacecinemas website but it appears to be in meltdown. Could everybody else just, like, stop for a few minutes?


    @evanderkoogh @Amys_Kapers At this rate I’m not going to see it for a week either, as the @palacecinemas ticketing site refuses to load. 🙁


    RT @palacecinemas: @web_goddess Thanos snapped his fingers on our servers. We’re avenging now (but seriously we should have it resolved AS…


    @palacecinemas Thank you! Will keep trying.


  • Shared today on Twitter

    Any women available next weekend to help out with @GPN_Sydney? I’ve done it and it’s really fun and rewarding. You don’t need to know a lot of programming to still help! https://t.co/AnQ9xURuYO


    RT @zuph: me at 19: why would someone with a cool stem degree want to sell kombucha at the farmers market or run a yarn store?

    me at 30: o…


    Nanaimo bars. A bit rough looking, but damn tasty! Thanks Canada. 🍁❤️ https://t.co/IujnszRCp9 https://t.co/zRjsHXGuZi


    RT @isaac_abraham: Heartfelt confession / ask : If you’re going to a meetup and decide not to go, please take the time to remove yourself f…


    Homemade chicken pot pie with buttermilk biscuit crust. Damn I’m good. 😜 https://t.co/lSlBVwoB7b https://t.co/rocw3jCoKi