The Snook on a tiny planet.
Woot, my knee-jerk don’t-overthink-it pub-quiz answer was Iran which seems to be [✓]. I ‘knew’ it was more populous than…
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@chrisgander I go nice and slow, 1:1 run/walk. You should try it sometime. You could probably go a lot farther!
RT @gilmae: My mum decided to buy a Flip a day before Cisco shut it down. I’m making a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for her to bu …
@chrisgander I’m reading the book first. 🙂
@knitterjp @mrs_sockvictim Mine’s going to be the reward for finishing the marathon in June. 🙂
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Chocolate Dipped Peeps
Well, there you go! I finally found a Peep that I would actually like to eat. It’s an Easter miracle!
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Ukulele Crazy
“Ukulele Crazy” – an article about the current ukulele renaissance and all the artists taking advantage of it. Eddie Vedder is even coming out with an album of uke songs! Yep, I am firmly on this bandwagon. I can play like four songs passably well now, and I’m trying to practice twice a week. (Link courtesy of the Snook, who doesn’t seem to mind me strumming while he plays Warcraft.)
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@jenwburn I’m already taking the 2 biggest Pratchett fans I know! 🙂 But thanks for the offer…
RT @jenwburn: @web_goddess Hi Kris – I have a spare ticket to Terry Pratchett tonight. Do you know anyone that might want one? Many thanks.
Uke practice. I am ROCKIN’ the Patsy Cline, I tell you. I really enjoy ripping into the last verse of “Walkin’ After Midnight.”
@misswired Gimme a few more weeks! I’m just now getting to where I can change chords without breaking the rhythm. Need finger agility. 🙂
@LashellKostelec Blocking you and reporting for spam.
Gave up on bus and hopped a cab. Terry Pratchett is waiting!!
Waiting for Terry Pratchett! (@ Sydney Opera House w/ @ezzles) http://4sq.com/haRzkO
@stufromoz We’re up in the circle, towards the rightish (looking at the stage).
@Illdrinn Heh. I noticed that too. Between that and the Amanda Palmer concert, I’ve been out with every Twitterer in Sydney, I think.
Great job on the lights tonight, @Kat13v!
@sharre Best thing I ever did. Well worth it to never have them ache again! Just take iPod and stay calm. And don’t use straws afterwards!
@sharre Chair. General was expensive, and I wanted to be brave. Blogged if you’re up to it: http://bit.ly/fuazAs http://bit.ly/hY32As
@sharre I didn’t have all four though. We did two at a time, one side and then the other a month later. You can do it though!
Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals: Liver & Bacon, Onion Gravy, Smash Potato, Dressed Greens, Berry & Custard Ripple. http://bit.ly/h8M5kK Meh. *shrug*
@chrisgander Training plan has me doing 37K this Sunday. My longest ever! Let me know if you want to join me for part; I could use company.
RT @wheelyweb: proof, it that is what you need, that taking cars out of the city centre is good for your health: http://t.co/oWXCzue
RT @AusVintageGrrl: @knitterjp Have a great first day!!! // DITTO!
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The Snook came with me for the start of this one. We walked and jogged the first mile, then kicked it into gear for a Magic Mile time trial. Felt like I was going to barf or explode or something by the end of it. 9:46! Pretty good considering the week I’ve had (donating blood; then infection and now antibiotics). Really thrilled to be doing sub-10 minute miles again after so many years, even if it nearly kills me …
Meh.
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Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals #12: Liver & Bacon
This is our 12th cooking/blogging experiment from Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals. I knew the lucky streak had to end at some point! This was was a DUD. I was feeling cocky so we decided to go for another “challenging” meal: Liver & Bacon, Onion Gravy, Smashed Potato, Dressed Greens, and Berry & Custard Ripple. Unfortunately we ran into a lot of problems. We didn’t have the matching TV episode (as far as I can tell, it hasn’t aired yet anywhere), so we were working from just the recipe. It wasn’t til after we bought all the ingredients that we realised it was going to require FOUR stove burners… and we only have three. So we had to get creative. I’d like to say it was all worth it in the end, but to be honest, I found this one pretty underwhelming.
Substitutions and changes: We used the potatoes we had on hand, rather than the red-skinned called for in the recipe. We couldn’t find calves’ liver and had to settle for lambs’ liver. For the “seasonal greens,” we went with silverbeet. Our fresh berries were raspberries, and the tinned fruit was peaches.
Quick verdict: Meh. It was liver. I haven’t had it very often, and I wouldn’t say I’m a huge fan. We tried to cook it to specification but it was still a bit tough and dry. (The Snook thinks it was overcooked.) The mash, greens, and gravy were all fine, if a bit ordinary. The dessert was kind of a mess. There wasn’t really a good photo in the book, so we had to just follow the instructions. Total elapsed time was 46:11, but given our cooktop limitations, you can’t really go by that. I rated it a 7 out of 10, while the Snook gave it an 8.
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Tonight’s Jamie Oliver dinner: Liver & Bacon with Onion Gravy, Smashed Potato, and Dressed Greens. Hm. I do NOT like elderflower cordial.
@gingerthomas Both. It went into the dessert, and I mixed/drank some. I didn’t care much for the drink.
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@AusVintageGrrl Aww, thanks. I’ll see what doc says first. May not be sinus at all.
@chewxy You HAVE to give us details. Please! Maybe photos too? 🙂
Still waiting, 35 minutes after my scheduled doctor’s appointment. She just called in somebody else. #fml
Finally saw doc. Definitely not sinus. Maybe infected salivary gland?! Got antibiotics and referral for ultrasound.
Crap. I missed a call and accidentally deleted the voice mail. If it was you, please call back!
@squozen Not yet. Blog says they’re working on it.
@chrisgander @kevinferry Bah. I just record my runs on dailymile and use the shame of having a big fat zero showing there to motivate me!
Morning Kris is very grateful that Evening Kris baked Zucchini Bread in preparation for Diet Cheat Day. LOVE YOU, EVENING KRIS!
@AusVintageGrrl It’s easy to be cute when your belly’s full of fresh zucchini bread! 🙂
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