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Knitting article in today’s Herald. Not bad, actually, but I wish the author had mentioned some of the numerous Australian knitting sites and groups, as there’s plenty to talk about here without giving London’s “Cast Off” more needless publicity.

The Mystery of Britney Spears’s Breasts. (Note: Probably not safe for work.) Compelling. As most women know, some size fluctuation is to be expected (from being hormonal, gaining weight, etc). And in a couple of those shots, she could theoretically be wearing a Wonderbra. But still… That’s some big fluctuation, especially since she’s clearly flat-chested in a couple of the photos.

Sorry, Sis, but this is how you pull off an unforgettable wedding proposal. Awww, so sweet I could puke! But in a good way. (And the groom’s in the cult… Nice.)

Sports Med 101
It’s three weeks to the race… and I’ve hurt myself. I had a good run Saturday on the treadmill, doing 6km at my target pace. I felt great that night. (Of course, I did have a wee bit to drink.) At no time – either during the run or later when we went out – did I twist or roll my ankle. Yet somehow when I woke up Sunday, my left ankle was a bit stiff and sore. It’s gotten progressively worse from walking on it. Today I wince every time I take a step. What’s going on? I was hoping it was just some stiffness I’d be able to work through, but now I’m guessing it’s probably an injury that needs rest. How long should I stay off it? Are there any exercises I can do to keep up my training in these last few weeks?

Update: It seems to be getting better. It never swelled up or anything, just ached a bit. I’m thinking I just pushed myself too hard. A few days rest and we seem to be back to normal.

Still recovering from Amy’s birthday celebration and the severe beating she gave me both at pool and Sega Rally. She’s a shark, I tell ya!

The stars of Harry Potter guess how the series will end: Harry will die, Ron may turn evil, and Hermione will end up with Ron. My favorite bit is the very last sentence: “Grint said he was still hoping to stay in the series although it would mean giving up his childhood dream of being an ice-cream man.” Hey, that’s my brother Anthony’s dream too!

Wow. I hit the front page of the Sydney Morning Herald today and was surprised to see an actual spoiler warning next to a link to this article about the American Idol winner. I’ve never seen a major news publication do that before. Neat!

Pop vs. Soda – a color-coded map of the United States. I feel sorry for my sister, having left the cozy “pop” confines of Indiana for the crazy “soda” land of California. Unfortunately I myself have lost the “pop” habit a bit (since nobody in the UK or Australia understands it). I still say “pop machine” and “case of pop” though.

How to Make Friends by Telephone. GLUB-GLUB-MO-BLON!

What the hell? Apparently my sister went to the American Idol finale and VIP after-party. Seriously. Those crazy L.A. people… (Note: It was originally sent to my Dad, which is why she explains who all the celebrities are.)

Hey, you shoulda watched American Idol last night cause I got to go to the finale show! I might have been on TV! Did you ever watch it? It was pretty cool. Sharon Osbourne (but not Ozzy) was there, and a couple other famous people.

Then I got to go to the VIP after-party, and you’ll never believe it dad…I was standing in line behind Henry Winkler! The FONZ!!!! I wanted to get a picture with him (with thumbs-up, saying “Heeeeeyyyyy!”) but he went off with his kids to get *his* photo taken with Nicole Richie! (Lionel Richie’s daughter…that skanky girl on the FOX show “Simple Life”). Anyway, I also saw Ray Romano from Everybody Loves Raymond, and Leah Thompson (Back to the Future! Remember? Marty McFly’s girlfriend.) oh, and Al Borland from Home Improvement! Can’t remember his real name, but he looked exactly the same as on Tool Time. 🙂 Also saw Andy Richter who used to be on the Conan O’Brien show. And we even saw one of the guys from “Queer Eye for a Straight Guy.” !!!

And that’s about it. A couple other B-list celebrities, but it was pretty cool to see the Fonz and some others, since I haven’t really seen any super-famous people in LA yet. Cool!

In the header to that forwarded message, she added (to me):

pretty sweet, huh? i also think i saw the australian idol…does he have a big ‘fro? oh, and nicole richie TOTALLY made eye contact with me, like, twice. as i commented to my friend kristi? “okay, seriously, i think nicole richie WANTS ME.”

hmm. oh, and the guy from queer eye that we saw was jay, who is the somewhat lamest of the Fab 5…but he was still a cutie. and do you know who bobby trendy is? this super-gay hollywood fashionista who sometimes has shows on E and was also on the anna nicole smith show? yeah, i didn’t either…but we totally got our photo taken with him anyway.

ryan seacrest is SHORT. and the sexiest thing about simon is the man’s WALK. you never see it on tv, but he has this really proper, english way of walking that makes him soooo cute! love him!

okay, i’m done sounding like a 13-year old.

For the record that was the Australian Idol Guy Sebastian, I believe. He performed on the show last week so he probably hung around for the big winner. We don’t actually get the finale til this weekend so I’ll be watching to see if I can spot my sister!