Powerhouse Museum Photo of the Day: Haunted Pond. I don’t know why that one resonated with me. I keep looking for creepy apparitions around the edge of the water.
Remember when I went to see David Sedaris at the Opera House last year? He wrote a bit about Australia in this New Yorker essay.
@bellsknits Heh. Geometry is nice though too. And hey, some light is better than no light! 🙂
My day has been going up and down… up and down…
Just completed a 5.25 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/3susdj #RunKeeper
Great run. GREAT! Too bad #runkeeper won’t post my status updates. (I think it’s Optus’s fault.) Me & the bridge: http://twitpic.com/ebm76
@runkeeper I always have 3G on. I have a feeling that my carrier is just crap right now. Twitter was having problems on iPhone too.
@fictillius Seriously? I’ll take one! Any of them still run?
AH-HA! My new mousepad STINKS. And with that realisation, the Mystery of My Funky Right Hand has been solved. (I was getting worried.)
@fictillius I may take one regardless. We have a bit of a collection going of obsolete technology. 🙂
@crumpet Do you know – I’ve never actually plugged it in. I just like having it. Sits right next to my (dead) original Gameboy. 🙂
BA SPEC WRITING POWERS ACTIVATE!
@carbolicious Lemon curd? That’s way more common Down Here than Up There. Didn’t know you liked it…
@carbolicious Daylight… And I’m wearin’ my GRANDMA VEVA SHIRT! http://twitpic.com/ebu2c
Hitting the sack after freakishly productive 24 hours. I’m pulling like 12hr days (counting outside-work project). It’s like I’m 22 again!
Momentous discovery: my hair is *just* long enough to braid again. You’re all in for it now.
All gone! This is for @mrs_sockvictim, who wanted to see the money shot. http://twitpic.com/e6mqf
My final contributions tally for RSPCA Cupcake Day: $73. Woooo!
I really, really hate websites that don’t let me highlight text as I read. Like Snopes and NYT.
Ugh. Between the bachelorette party on Saturday night and the cupcake adventures of the past 24 hours, I am in major need of a DETOX.
Total Cupcake Day fundraising tally: $130.50! Thanks to Gemma for helping out with the yummies.
Fire trucks and LOW helicopters in the CBD. What is going on?
I’m a bit stressed. Couple big things to finish off this week both in and out of work. Not much time for tweeting…
Disastrous attempt at run. Blister on heel burst & soaked sock/shoe with blood. Ouch. And EWW. Will try again at lunch.
Publicly shamed a stupid cigarette-butt-dropper at Broadway. My day is looking up!
After two weekends with races, I had a much-needed recovery week.
This week: 20km (12.5mi)
Last week: 24.9km (15.5mi)
My lower back is still killing me when I run though. I think I need to go to the physio again.
Ooh, Not Quite Nigella made Koala Cupcakes! Very cute, and extra points for patriotism.
Cookie Monster Cupcakes
It’s Cupcake Day for the RSPCA today, and I went all out. This was my inspiration, and I’d say they come pretty close! Tips for future googlers: I made plain vanilla cupcakes from a box mix. It’s helpful if you can fill the liners higher than usual; that way you get a nice rounded dome on top. The icing is just pre-made Betty Crocker vanilla, dyed to a brilliant sky blue with food colouring we got at Iced Affair. We also used the colouring to dye a bag of dessicated coconut the same colour. (Snookums put it in a big bag, added some drops of colour, and shook it all around.) So I iced the cupcakes and then sprinkled coconut all over. Then the tricky bit. I tried just cutting a slit and sticking the cookie in, but that didn’t work very well. So I started using a sharp knife to cut a smile-shaped wedge out of the top. I also used the knife to trim the sides of each cookie into a point (so I wasn’t ramming as much bulk down into the cupcake). That worked better. The eyes are made from large white chocolate buttons with a small chocolate chip stuck on. I used the knife to cut slits and then stuck the eyes down inside.
Now I just have to figure out how I’m going to get 24 of these to work!
Update: I sold out! Everybody loved them. So far I’ve taken in $78 in donations for the RSPCA. Not bad for a few hours’ playing in the kitchen…
Well, I’m awake. Haven’t officially left bed though.
Just completed a 10.48 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/FqmCd #RunKeeper
@venks79 Thanks! My back is still killing me. I think I have to see the physio again. 🙁
Baking & decorating for Cupcake Day for RSPCA tomorrow. Theme: using beloved children’s characters to raise money for charity.
Subtheme: How to Turn Your Co-Workers Poo Blue for a Week.
C IS FOR CUPCAKE! Halfway done. I’ve eaten like a pound of sugar just from licking frosting off my fingers. http://twitpic.com/e419p
All done. No idea how I’m going to get this giant box to work tomorrow.
Cupcakes are going fast!
Tomorrow is Cupcake Day for the RSPCA, and I’m halfway through a mammoth frosting project. C IS FOR CUPCAKE!
On an expedition to cupcake supply store in Camperdown. Wish @carbolicious was here!
@AusVintageGrrl icedaffair.com.au – Church St in Camperdown. Very cool, and they teach classes!
Trying on flynet hats for our Outback trip. http://twitpic.com/dxt8l
@witty_knitter Fiona and I are coming…
Dr. Amy explores the Kitty High-Rise @mrs_sockvictim gave us today! (Petey is still hiding. He dislikes change.) http://twitpic.com/dynsj
Sitting in The Malaya at King St Wharf waiting for Eva’s Hens’ Night to begin…
The restaurant has forbidden us from spreading penis-shaped confetti on the table. Shame.
The guest of honor is here! Dodgy tiara and sash are in place…
Blowing into my pornographic noisemaker… http://twitpic.com/dyy5w
“What are you doing, you geek?” “I’m tweeting my penis.” (Bachelorette parties rule.)
@DDsD LOVE Redoak. I like the Organic Pale Ale.
The Bristol Arms Retro consists solely of Hens Parties and middle-aged guys liking to pull. I kinda love it.
I haven’t danced on a platform in fake smoke for like 9 years. Man, so fun. But what is this CRAP that passes for music nowadays? #fb
I REFUSE to dance to Lady Gaga. REFUSE. #fb
Usher?? Retro?? I’m too old for this shite.
Closed my eyes for 2 seconds to clear fake smoke. Bouncer threatened to boot me for being drunk. Think that’s my cue to leave.
ZOMG. One night clubbing at 32 = deafness. On my way home now.
Just realized earlier penis-tweet doesn’t make sense without picture. (It was Play-doh.) On the bus home now… http://twitpic.com/dz9md
You’re all so right. One night = less than 2 hours? I’m a complete lightweight. (Alas, I am also still deaf.)
@thisismywww I have no idea. We were on ground floor? Started off w/ 80s then changed to 00s crap. Wouldn’t mind going for just 80s/90s.
I’m home from Hens Night before Snook is home from Bucks Night. This means HE WINS. #fb
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