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    He doesn't give cuddles very often, so I take advantage when he does! #purr
    He doesn’t give cuddles very often, so I take advantage when he does! #purr


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    @HarveyNormanAU All good. Josh rang me this morning and is arranging a service call. Thank you for following up!


    @ChrissieM @manakatie That is incredibly weird. A friend in the US just posted on FB that he got a Christmas card today with same error!


    @TempleWebster I have $10 referral credit, but I can’t figure out how to actually use it! Nothing on your Help page.


    @CamSatchelCo Is it normal for colour to come off my satchel? Water spilt in my new red backpack and it did this: http://t.co/mUbEYsHh7j


    RT @chrispytweets: More Rhonda and Ketut! Yeeessss! (via @mumbrella) http://t.co/5TpzZl62NN


    Last week I ordered Internet-enabled bathroom scales. Today I bought giant painting of a deer head. I am a hipster caricature at this point.


    Hip, funky knitters in the house! (@ Morris & Sons) http://t.co/MaVeGFVVLv


    Lame. Several of us made special effort for Telegraph photog, but it appears we are not the hip, funky knitters he was expecting.


    Whatever. Beer. (@ 99 York St) http://t.co/qu257sbK5v


    Note the actual Stitch and Bitch happening over *here*. And that’s the photog talking to the ringers over *there*. http://t.co/k6Xjus0Loj


    @witty_knitter Not to mention I’m sitting next to @smark31, who looks like she runs a Dutch fashion magazine.


    He ended up taking a couple group shots of us. He said, “Smile for the camera!” And @smark31 went, “For the Telegraph?!” BWAHAHA! Classic.


    Seriously, it was up there with “Thank you for that useful contribution.” We should keep a list of @smark31’s Greatest Hits.


    The Internet-enabled bathroom scale has been successfully setup, and it’s SO TOMORROW. Also, SHINY. #quantifiedself #fitbit #aria


    @brockleyboyo It can, but I’m not that much of an exhibitionist. It syncs to a website where I can see graphs, etc.


    @drkknits Look at that face!!


    @Yarna_ @drkknits I bought Amy a frog with a squeaky thing in it once. Scared the crap out of her. She’s never gone near it. It’s yours now!


    @drkknits @RoseRed_Shoes The key was figuring out she only likes to eat squeaky things that are COOKED.


    @CamSatchelCo Thanks! Have emailed.


    @lemon_lime Oh no! Whaaat?!


    My leather boots are squeaking. This is bothering me more than expected. Any ideas for quick fixes?


    @surrenderdotty It’s more the reaction if everybody else in the office I’m worried about. 🙂



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    The Internet-enabled bathroom scale has been successfully setup, and it’s SO TOMORROW. Also, SHINY. #quantifiedself #fitbit #aria



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    Happy birthday @witty_knitter!


    @witty_knitter If you ask for a single room, I’ll kick you in the shin.


    @MissPiggyEats @witty_knitter It was The Sewing Room, but they moved from SH some time ago.


    @MissPiggyEats @witty_knitter I think they moved to Victoria… http://t.co/FztTuLLCoR


    @randomknits Yayyyyy! Congrats! Told you it would work out. 🙂


    I really wish I didn’t have to dye my hair. (@ Travis George Hair Lounge) http://t.co/pljBao815d


    Chopped it! @ Travis George Hair Lounge http://t.co/LWeFO14uJZ


    @witty_knitter @knitterjp @drkknits Hermione isn’t doing it. I’ve got such limited knitting time; I need to work on my cardy!


    @witty_knitter @knitterjp @drkknits I really like it! I’ve done plenty of it though. 🙂


    Today I learned: Cambridge Satchels are super stylish and trendy, but they are not colour-fast if you… http://t.co/WksYdvgys0


    @StuartCRyan Other than my bedroom carpet looking like a murder scene, pretty good. 🙂


    @Orange_Swan I got most of it out. But the carpet is pretty trashed anyway. We’d already planned to replace it.


    @drkknits They have em on the US. I remember congratulating one of my college friends senior year when she got approved to fly.


    @drkknits I remember there were strict rules tho on having good eyesight, being fit. I think it’s a strenuous thing to do.


    RT @anamariecox: Robb Stark pondering if he can still behead people if all he has is an umbrella… http://t.co/uzIJRKPsFV


    @HarveyNormanAU I think it was work firewall. I submitted it at lunchtime yest. from outside. However, no response other than auto reply…


    @surrenderdotty Water bottle leaked inside. 🙁



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    Chopped it!


    Today I learned: Cambridge Satchels are super stylish and trendy, but they are not colour-fast if you spill water in them. 🙁



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    After Your Job Is Gone http://t.co/uW8CjuJHwG // Fascinating. I plan to be a craftsperson making stuff for the nouvelle Vickies.


    It appears that our oven is broken. Starting to regret buying all our appliances through @HarveyNormanAU. 🙁


    @witty_knitter @knitterjp @randomknits @HarveyNormanAU This is the oven. Cooktop was a few months ago. I think it may be under warranty tho!


    @witty_knitter @knitterjp @randomknits @HarveyNormanAU Manufacturer warranty is 5yr for Ariston ovens, I think. That will be nice.


    @randomknits @witty_knitter @knitterjp @HarveyNormanAU Oh yeah, two callouts in 3yrs so far. Door shattered, and electronics shorted out.


    @Lauren_lolly_ Ariston. Just shy of 3 yrs.


    @HarveyNormanAU Will do. Hubby is calling Ariston first. Confused why HN website says 60m manufacturers warranty but receipt says 2yrs!


    According to Ariston, warranty was upped to 5yrs in Dec 2011. So ours, bought in June 2010, is out of luck. Really sucks. @HarveyNormanAU


    @HarveyNormanAU I’m having trouble getting your contact form to work. Not sure if its our corporate firewall or what. It’s just blank!



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    Everything I Know About Project Management, I Learned from Game of Thrones – http://t.co/gJ6SadF2Sd


    @chrisgander Actually the first part looked pretty damn fun! Better than the last one, for sure.


    RT @marcooda: Reactions of tonights episode https://t.co/lYR6DTh9Vw #GoT // SPOILERS, of course. But so funny too…



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    Went to buy a bus ticket this morning and was confronted by Camel Balls. Really.
    Went to buy a bus ticket this morning and was confronted by Camel Balls. Really.


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    WHERE ARE THE ROBUST LADYGARDENS? My Problems With GoT Ridiculously Anachronistic Pubic Hair http://t.co/RQnGecIJgi // Tonks = THE BEST.


    @randomknits I do too! I love all the scrappy ones. 🙂


    RT @RoseRed_Shoes: Ask (sort of!) and ye shall receive @web_goddess http://t.co/gZlDu50kry // BWAHAHA I love it!


    @randomknits I would be tempted to put on my most American accent and say seriously, “For my gun, of course.”


    Rick Stein’s Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks, courtesy of the Snook. Very, very good. http://t.co/O8K8Js3ZXg


    @RoseRed_Shoes It was practically a purée!


    @kunaal84 Ugh. That sucks.


    Went to buy a bus ticket this morning and was confronted by Camel Balls. Really. http://t.co/8CAU2UC2Yk




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