• Shared today on Twitter

    @devvyleys Oooh, we’re doing that too! I got “Sq. Ft. Gardening” from Amazon a few weeks back. Raised beds for the win. πŸ™‚


    Nearly finished with the extracurricular website I’ve been working on… I’d love to get it done tonight!


    @carbolicious Wow, you’re right! I guess because he’s wearin’ boots and I’ve just got on my Chucks.


    Shhhh! We’re being monitored by Knitters Guild spies. I am deadly serious. (I also don’t give a crap, so SUCK IT, TATTLETALES.)


    Beautiful day for a wedding. And yay, just found a black dress in my closet that I forgot I had! And it fits! And looks good!



  • Shared today on Twitter

    @steven_noble The new iPhone has an “oleophobic” screen, which really cuts down fingerprints. I want it on my specs!


    @codepo8 I think that one’s my favorite so far! PHP + the Cure = WIN. #songsincode


    RT @codepo8: $o = array(‘blue’,’grey’,’grey’,’don\’t care bout you’,’I\’m in love’);echo $o[date(‘D’)]; #songsincode


    Joining @mrs_sockvictim at lunch for a visit to the Tom Foster Seniors Centre. We’re taking them knitting supplies!


    @mrs_sockvictim Heading out to the train now… See you there!


    Faith in humanity restored. Here’s @mrs_sockvictim with folks at Tom Foster Centre: http://twitpic.com/eodyq. Now back to work…


    @redambition Nice! Bring it on. πŸ™‚


    Anyone know of Australian charity where guy can donate his loooooong hair?


    @barrysaunders *snort* Probably not til right before Movember. This is for somebody else… πŸ™‚


    RT @that_alison: Now THAT is craft as activism: http://inside.org.au/show-day/ Read it and weep, knit graffittists <- HELLS YEAH.


    @Kat13v Nah, just showing off a pic of her dress. I’ll forward you email about our visit. πŸ™‚


    Heading to dinner with the inlaws. I could use a drink!


    Dinner was excellent! Selah (http://www.selah.com.au) at Circ Quay. I had lamb hot pot and bombe Alaska.


    Up and about before 8:30… and heading over to Eveleigh Markets. Look for the groggy tall one in the green vest.


    Me and Snook at the Markets. We ran into Mr and @mrs_sockvictim. http://twitpic.com/eryw2



  • How the Average U.S. Consumer Spends Their Paycheck

    How the Average US Consumer Spends Their Paycheck. Holy crap. $8K+ on transportation a year? The Snook and I spend maybe 20% of that, at most. We also come out quite a bit ahead on health care too. Of course, our mortgage payment is a lot more. A LOT.


  • Shared today on Twitter

    Nothing enlivens a day home sick on the couch like a good bit of KNITTING GUILD DRAMA! (Just talked to Sally.)


    @Kat13v I’ve got $5 on “bringing the Guild into disrepute.” (I’m also happy to sign a counter-petition, if you like.)


    @witty_knitter Apparently El Presidente has been waving around a petition to remove S & K from duty. It’s actually quite funny.


    Doctor has forbidden me from running for the rest of the week. Crap. That means I’ll miss one of my last long runs.


    At least the #Ashes are on… GO THE AUSSIES!


    @redambition Just giving you all an opening to catch me in the challenge! πŸ˜›


    The #Ashes commentators are talking about Twitter. Srsly. My mind is blown.


    Oohhhh, I feel much better today! The result of a good night’s sleep? Or fever-induced euphoria? No idea.


    RT @kevincmurphy: This link http://bit.ly/hZjgx is easily the best response I’ve seen to the patently dumb “govt. can’t run anything” meme.


    @devvyleys Drool. But where did you find the sausage? That’s where mine always goes wrong.


    Hakuna matata: http://bit.ly/reDKi. That made me laugh.



  • Shared today on Facebook

    People always ask me what I miss from the U.S. You know what I miss? Jumbo bottles of pain reliever. You can go into any Wal-Mart in America and pay, like, $7 for 500 ibuprofen. Here the biggest package I can find is 24. (The Snook says it’s to keep people from using them to commit suicide.) It’s really annoying.



  • Busy Week

    Busy Week
    I’ve been a little absent this week, haven’t I? It’s been a busy one. I had a couple days at work there where I was hoppin’, and I’ve been working on a website for a friend at night too. Yeah, burning the candle at both ends. Unfortunately it seems to have caught up with me… I’ve caught another blasted cold. I stayed home today to rest and tonight my doctor told me NOT to run for the rest of the week. (Crap. We’re only 4.5 weeks out from the half-marathon.) And I’m supposed to visit the old folks’ home tomorrow with the Guild. And we’re going out to dinner with my in-laws.

    Yeah. Busy.


  • Nerd Boyfriend

    Nerd Boyfriend. I like the concept (hardly surprising; I’m like the target demographic for that site) but some of those guys are patently not nerds. Humphrey Bogart? Paul McCartney? The list needs more curating. (And besides, F*** Yeah Men in Suits is still better.)


  • Amish and the Recession

    Another good article about how the Amish in the area where I grew up are coping with the recession. (Jayco, the RV company that is mentioned in the article, is where my stepdad works.) I’d love to check out the Middlebury Farmer’s Market some day…


  • Shared today on Twitter

    I am commenting on misrepresented stats in that “Social Media Revolution” video: http://bit.ly/jTx8I. It’s just sloppy.


    Got a strange cough yesterday. Now feeling sore throat and sleepy. NOOOOOO! Half marathon in 4.5 weeks!


    @gadgetgirl70 WOOOOO! Congratulations!


    Not even out of bed yet and I’m sucking strepsils. I’m going to stay home. No knitting for me tonight… πŸ™




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