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Can you guess what I’m doing at work this week?
USE IT UP – WEAR IT OUT – MAKE IT DO! Love it! Of course, I make the Snook take his pants off before I mend them.
@redambition Dare I mention the dreaded fanny pack? 🙂 I’ve been carrying mine in my hand in its case. I’m used to it now.
@redambition Definitely! Walking is totally allowed. And @sharre, I only used the US term because @AusVintageGrrl did last night over IM!
@redambition @sharre @AusVintageGrrl I’M WRONG! She said bumbag, and my brain translated it, probably because it’s so funny here. Apologies!
@runkeeper Giving you some love over on Metafilter: http://bit.ly/aal5K
@bellsg Yep. Click the little song listing icon in the upper right. Will let you set stars for all songs on album. #iphone
@sharre Very pretty! I hate the new-glasses-seasick though.
@mrs_sockvictim Ooh, gchatting you. We might be interested!
Nothing makes you feel loved like finding two cats waiting for your reappearance outside the bathroom door. (Also: they want their dinner.)
Nearly finished with Tasman Summer Tunic for my niece Indie. @carbolicious, this may be the cutest thing I have EVER KNITTED.
@ironbrandon You’ll like this! RT @runkeeper: @aaronwhite’s evangelizing has piqued my curiousity. Who’s tried these? http://bit.ly/HVZBf
@ironbrandon I d’loaded their foot/calf strengthening exercises. Starting to think about giving forefoot a serious try…
Just not feeling happy in my own skin today.
@Bex_the_Femme Those are the WRONGEST SHOES I’VE EVER SEEN.
@that_alison You’re not talking plant stealing, are you? NEVER JUSTIFIED!
@that_alison Oh! That’s a good thing. Give them a hug from me. 🙂
Running/Walking Challenge
Since I know some of you have been inspired to hit the roads and get healthy lately, I’ve just created a “NSW Knitters Challenge” over at Runner+. The challenge is to get in as many miles in August as you can. There’s no prize for winning; just the encouragement of the group to keep going! I chose Runner+ because it doesn’t require any special equipment to record your runs. You can enter the distances by hand (as I do), or you can sync it up to the Nike+ system. I’ve made the challenge private, so please let me know if you’d like an invite. (And non-knitters are welcome too!)
Congrats to @venks79 on the new baby!
GAH. Carried my lovely hot lunch all the way across the office and DROPPED IT right in front of my desk. Miraculously, 2/3 remained inside.
@carbolicious You are making me want to bake! (Damn you.)
@justjussi You still up? I’m having trouble interpreting part of the Tasman Summer Tunic pattern…
@justjussi Nevermind! I worked it out. 🙂
Just completed a 6.10 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/b8Nbo #RunKeeper
Infinite Jest
I’m sad to report that I’ve fallen so far behind that my Infinite Summer is destined to be a failure. I’m still reading a few pages here and there, but nowhere near the rate I need to keep up.
My buddy Michael, Chippendale’s local sustainability expert, is quoted in an article in today’s Sydney Morning Herald about road design and urban warming. He gave a presentation last week on how the Chippendale road gardens represent a way to change the way our city works. (I hope the tree thief reads it and chokes on his own shame.) I’ve also posted this over on the Life in Chippendale blog.
What a difference a week makes!
This week: 28.8km (18mi)
Last week: 12.5km (7.8mi)
I know that’s a ridiculously large jump, more than double. But 18 miles is what I should be up to on my plan, and the only reason the past few weeks were less was because of my stupid cold. The big difference was my long run, which I finally managed to get in yesterday. I did nearly 14km at a very slow pace (4:00 jogging, 1:00 walking) around Centennial Park. My legs, back, and lungs all felt better than I expected. Afterwards I chugged a chocolate milk while sitting in a cold bath. Bliss…
Just completed a 13.82 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/qiSIc #RunKeeper
Just finished long slow run. Shins and lungs felt pretty good! Now, ice bath. If you hear shrieking, that’s me.
For this show application, need to list my 6 dream dinner guests. Suggestions?
Heh. Would it be totally sucking up to the ABC to say Denton?
@RTRR It’s just a hypothetical, presumably to find out whether you’d pick interesting people or ones that sound impressive.
TV show application sent. It’s like the Australian Idol for Complete Nerds. (I HOPE I GET IN!)
I went with Stephen Fry, Steve Jobs, Tetsuya Wakuda, Carrie Fisher, Terese Rein, & Queen Margrethe of Denmark. (She’s a crafter, you know!)
Watching Sex Pistols documentary. This music is making me knit faster than EVER BEFORE.
@DDsD Which is amusing, because every waitress I’ve had there in the past six months has been – I’m pretty sure – an actual Russian.
@imdominating Hahahahaha…. Almost makes me sorry I un-followed him after getting bored of all the pot-smoking and masturbation.
Another day, another chapter in the Ongoing Battle Between Kris and the Evil 480 Bus Drivers.
I support the @yarnharlot. #yarnharlot
My name is Kris. I’ve been blogging since the 90’s. I live in Sydney, Australia, and I spent most of my career in the tech industry.
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Woot, my knee-jerk don’t-overthink-it pub-quiz answer was Iran which seems to be [✓]. I ‘knew’ it was more populous than…
Congrats and to many more 🙌🏽
My home economics teacher taught us to use “J cloths” as press cloths. (Cellulose cleaning cloths). The upside of using…
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