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    RT @codepo8: The New Yorker celebrates one of the most famous gay couples in TV history on their new cover http://t.co/Zau0epMK2x

    Sausage sizzle and new gumboots. (at @Bunnings Warehouse w/ 2 others) [pic]: http://t.co/5CZkCtPjX6

    @misswired Not too bad. Rain keeping people away.

    The Snook insisted we check out Aldi. Everybody raves about Aldi. I found Aldi disorganised and weird. It was, however, CHEAP AS.

    Also, I found Marshmallow Fluff. Which means SOME KNITTERS will be getting WHOOPIE PIES next weekend!

    We are definitely not trendy enough for this place. (@ The Grounds Of Alexandria – @groundsroasters) [pic]: http://t.co/kyThOjdRKv

    @jojoconstance I had a list, but I’d organised it according to my local Coles. I was not prepared for a total lack of logical ordering.

    I think it really ties the kitchen together, don’t you? #kitchenaid #love http://t.co/dbS6HBjF9i

    @knitdra Saw them, but didn’t buy. We have a cheap enamel cast iron from Kmart where enamel is flaking off. Snook is skittish now.

    @drkknits HELLS YEAH I’m using the KitchenAid!

    Turkish eggs with beans, yogurt, smoked paprika, pistachios, and toast. SO GOOD. @ The Grounds Of… http://t.co/n4rg3U1KAa

    RT @steven_noble: Wow. The new e-Tax for Mac has the same Soviet brutalist hand-typed-in-triplicate feel as e-Tax for Windows. True platfor…

    @tinkabel Haha, I just got that one a month ago when I broke the old one. Breville Factory Outlet FTW!

    @ozdj You’re at The Dip!!

    @jezfletcher Blasphemy.

    Game Of Thrones Memes™’s photo: http://t.co/We8KvSfBYU // Now I know what to get @drkknits and @imdominating for Christmas next year.

    Garden update! Our first pink camellia and a bowlful of lettuce. http://t.co/K6sgG6J2fi

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    I think it really ties the kitchen together, don’t you? #kitchenaid #love

    Turkish eggs with beans, yogurt, smoked paprika, pistachios, and toast. SO GOOD.

  • Cation Designs: Superman Cutout Back Dress: Completed!

    Cation Designs: Superman Cutout Back Dress: Completed! – SO FRIGGIN’ COOL.

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    I think it really ties the kitchen together, don't you? #kitchenaid #love
    I think it really ties the kitchen together, don’t you? #kitchenaid #love

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    @aunty_toots I baked all the things before, just in a more laborious manner. I finally killed the hand mixer this past Monday. 🙂

    @aunty_toots RED to match the kitchen. And I’ve got Wonder Woman decals for it on order from the US. 😀

    It’s my last day at CBA! Monday I start my new role at @Mi9 working on an agile team. Very excited for the future! http://t.co/paSL7NH8Pm

    @virtualwolf Three months ago. Went fast!

    .@CommBank Thank you so much! Maybe I’ll be back someday. CBA is a great place to work. 🙂

    Congrats to the @Sitback team on the redesigned Luna Park site! I wrote the spec for that; very cool to see it live. http://t.co/2qS6ocTCax

    @jojoconstance Haha, and I was inspired in turn by my friend @venks79. At this rate, all of Sydney will change jobs this year. 🙂

    @miss_reecie LOVE IT. But yes, you are insane.

    Signing off and heading to my exit interview!

    Computer and security pass handed over. Let’s party! (@ Pumphouse Bar & Restaurant – @pumphousesydney) http://t.co/jZOHwibNTe

    @drkknits I’m sure there is!

    The question is: what recipe should we use to christen our new KitchenAid? DON’T SAY PAVLOVA.

    @randomknits But pumpkin pie comes out of a can! No mixer necessary, really. 🙂

    @drkknits Rodd just yelled from the bathroom: NO CHERPUMPLE!

    @witty_knitter I made them once but I didn’t beat for 15 minutes. Or maybe I did, and that’s why my handmixer died.

    @randomknits @gilmae I LOVE IT SO MUCH. I’ve always wanted to live in a castle! You should totally move there.

    @tinkabel RED! No attachments yet other than the default. 🙂

    @carlfish I read the bit about “explicit” and immediately flashed to the Bilquis chapter. Yikes.

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    The question is: what recipe should we use to christen our new KitchenAid? DON’T SAY PAVLOVA.

  • Luna Park

    Congrats to the Sitback team on the successful launch of the redesigned Luna Park website! This was one of the last big projects I worked on there, and it’s very cool to see that the spec I wrote has finally come to life. Great job, team!

  • Goodbye CBA

    As some of you may have heard, Kris’s Adventure in Corporate Land ends today. It’s been a challenging three months! I’ve made a lot of friends at CBA, and they’re the one reason I’m sorry to go. But the truth of the matter is that I just don’t think I’m cut out to work in financial infrastructure. It’s not that it was too hard; the learning curve was steep but after a month or so I found my feet. I just find it hard to get excited about backend systems. I prefer to work on things that you can see and interact with. And yeah, the working culture is very different to what I’m used to. While I’ve made friends in my department, I haven’t really felt at home in the bank. Part of it was that I’m a contractor, and part of it was the fact that I was shuttling between two offices. I felt a little like a square peg in a round hole. So when the opportunity came up to do explore doing something else, I grabbed it.

    On Monday I start my new role as Iteration Manager at Mi9 (the digital media company that runs NineMSN* and many other media sites). My friend Jody is the Network Development Manager there, and she’s the one that convinced me to go for the role. It’s a new direction for me! Rather than being a traditional BA, I’m going to be heading up an Agile app development team. (If you want to see what I’m going to be working on, Jump-in!) I’m pretty excited. It’s back into the world of digital and media and apps, which is where I feel most at home. The offices are at Australia Square right in the middle of the CBD, so it’s a very easy commute from Chippo. I’m going to be learning new skills and finally taking on some people management responsibility. The dress code is much more “IT Nerd Casual”. And the role is a permanent one (rather than the contract I was on), so I’ve got a bit more security too. Like, I said, very excited!

    So that’s that. I don’t regret my time at CBA; I’d never worked in this type of company or environment before and I think I gave it a good try. I wouldn’t discourage anyone from taking a job here. If you want to work in the finance industry or similar big corporates, I think it’s a great place to be. It just wasn’t a good fit for me.

    * For the non-Australians, NineMSN is a joint venture between Microsoft and one of our local TV networks. So yeah, I’m now working for Microsoft! And Snook works for Google! BING VS GOOGLE SHOWDOWN, AMIRITE?

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    Chorizo Scotch Egg!

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