I just got in from a nice lazy Saturday morning with the Snook to find about seventeen hysterical messages from Amy. Remember that Knitty Calendar Contest we entered a couple months ago? Well, we just got an e-mail from Amy Singer saying that one of our photos was selected! (We’re not allowed to tell you which one yet, nor which prize we won. It’s kinda like going on Jeopardy and then not being able to tell how you did til your show airs. Knitty is all about building the suspense.) But anyway, HOW COOL IS THAT?! I’m a model! I think the formal announcement will be made when they post the Fall Surprises, so it shouldn’t be very much longer…
Oh my God. I just saw an ad on the ABC for Operatunity Oz. They’re doing the “Opera Idol” thing here! Note to self: Ask Joseph if you can borrow his video camera, because DUDE, I am SO AUDITIONING for this! (Don’t get me wrong. I can’t sing. I just think it would be awesome to try. And maybe my enthusiasm would win them over and then they’d train me so I could! Or maybe they’d just play my video on TV and mock me. Either way, I’d be teh Famous!)
This one’s for the mad cyclists out there: How about riding from Sydney to Perth? (For comparison, say from Atlanta to L.A.)
Edited 07/04/2025: Link is dead and not archived.
I found this AskMetafilter question about procrastination very helpful, since the questioner is basically describing ME. (Example: I wrote my valedictory address in the van on the way to graduation.) I’m hoping somebody comes up with a surefire method to kick this habit…
This Arrested Development ringtone is just amusing the hell out of me.
Any of you Americans seen Halloween sprinkles in the shops? I’m looking for cookie and cupcake decorations for the party and they’re impossible to find over here. That Canadian place will ship internationally but $35 seems a bit steep. Can any of you do an emergency run for me? I can reimburse you the cash via PayPal or knit you something if you want…
How smart are you at Physics? Oh my gosh, that was EMBARRASSING. I technically scored 6/10 correct, but really I only earned four of those. (I only got the wire colours right because of the fun mnemonic in this AskMetafilter question that I happened to read over breakfast, and as I was working through the last one my co-worker leaned over my shoulder and pointed out the correct answer.) They should rescind my AP credits.
Another small loss. They all add up… to fourteen kilos! Man, I wish I’d get to fifteen already so I could buy my new Crocs.
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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…
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My home economics teacher taught us to use “J cloths” as press cloths. (Cellulose cleaning cloths). The upside of using…
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