Cranford Mitts are off the needles! Little bit Victorian lace, little bit Japanese punk rock. Details on Rav tomorrow: http://bit.ly/1buB0O
Button Necklace
I spotted a stall selling these necklaces when I was at the Kirribilli Art & Design Markets earlier this month. The seller had necklaces and bracelets of varying lengths, some in bright colourways and others subdued. I was drawn to the shiny discs like a toddler to candy. The buttons are strung together with tiger wire, and the whole things feels much much sturdier than it looks. I couldn’t resist. Yeah, I probably could have made my own if I really wanted to, but it was a case of instant gratification. (And given that it was only $15, pretty cheap too.) I like it!
Uhh… I’m really weirded out by the new Skype UI. Big, big departure. Took me a few minutes to find my bookmarked chats.
Really had it up-to-here with knitters guild busybodies today.
@Opheli8 It drains my battery!
@twelveeyes @randomknits Yeah. Members of Exec spying on and forwarding emails from groups. Funny in a childish kind of way.
Charitable: She’s stupid, misread it being for everyone and wanted to share. More likely: She wants brownie points for keeping tabs on us.
Woo! And the knitting shit has hit the fan. I’ve been asked to remove a Ravelry group I have no authority over.
Just sent an email that could – wheee! – get me kicked out of guild completely. Who knew a simple discussion about usernames would explode?
Bullet dodged in the face of implacable logic.
@witty_knitter Actually, the strata’s builder was out today to take a look at it. It’s their issue, so luckily they’re getting it fixed. 🙂
@witty_knitter I really need to start loaning out the Snook to set up PVRs for you. The concept of watching live TV is gone from my life!
@witty_knitter Puter that records all your TV, like a TiVo. Check out MythTV.org. I have it set to record all Time Team, whenever it’s on!
Interview with the artists behind Wall-E‘s end titles. I loved the end titles; they were absolutely my favorite part of the movie. (Link courtesy of kottke.)
Buffy vs. Edward. A couple people sent me that link, and it was FANTASTIC. “In this remixed narrative, Edward Cullen from the Twilight Series meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer at Sunnydale High. It’s an example of transformative storytelling serving as a visual critique of Edward’s character and generally creepy behavior. Seen through Buffy’s eyes some of the more patriarchal gender roles and sexist Hollywood tropes embedded in the Twilight saga are exposed in hilarious ways.” I did feel like kind of a nerd to immediately recognize the few shots from Harry Potter.
Carnivores: Keep being awesome! Okay, that made me laugh a little bit. (I still love you though, vegans.)
Knitting Basket Cake, link courtesy of my sister. Wow. I can see that it’s a work of art… but it doesn’t exactly look appetising.
Trying to restart my heart after getting email from CEO w/ feedback on site we haven’t officially launched yet. But feedback was ALL GOOD!
Snook went to silly @hAPPlication Optus iPhone tent at Circ Quay. No 3GSs to play w/ or even view. No info that isn’t on website. FAIL!
Also, Optus actually put a sticker over the “S” on the iPhone tent sign. Must have had too many people pissed that it wasn’t really there!
Holy crap. Colleague just gifted me brand new copy of Sims 3. Sweeeeet. (This could be a bad, life-sucking thing.)
Starting to worry about this game. I have a 1000 page book to read, running and knitting to do, etc. I don’t need another obsession!
RT @chrisgander: Our new social network has just launched! GetUpGo Beta is online -> http://www.getupgo.com. Check it out! 🙂
How can I be the only person to have gotten on this 461 bus in 20 minutes? AM I ON A GHOST BUS?!
ARGH. Just spent 45 minutes trying and failing to recreate the Snook as a Sim. Somehow it came out all Freddie Mercury.
Just completed a 5.25 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/RNIZ5 #runkeeper
@RTRR Thanks! Still taking walk breaks to ease back into it, but shins are feeling pretty good…
@AusVintageGrrl @sharre @redambition Nah, just suggested as a possible topic! More interesting than what was scheduled. You can lead it!
ARGH. Just spent 45 minutes trying and failing to recreate the Snook as a Sim. Somehow it came out all Freddie Mercury.
Infinite Summer has begun, and I’m about 55 pages in. We’re meant to be to page 63 by Friday, which I should hit without too much trouble. The only problem is that 63 pages isn’t 63 pages. That goal secretly includes probably a dozen or more additional pages of DENSE ENDNOTES at the back of the book. Oh, and the timelines skip all around and some sections are written in a tortured Ebonics dialect. I’m trying not to think about how daunting the challenge really is. Am I really going to stick with this guy for another 950 pages??
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