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    “You remind me of something… but I… can’t quite… put my finger on it.” 😂❤️ #quarantinebadger

    “You remind me of something... but I... can’t quite... put my finger on it.” 😂❤️ #quarantinebadger


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    @The_McJones @SeaOfThieves I told the Snook last night that you and @TheMartianLife have finally succeeded in making me want to be a pirate too. We don’t have a supported system right now though… 😭


    @The_McJones @SeaOfThieves @TheMartianLife I’ll have to borrow his Surface. And I haven’t done any RPGs in, like, ever… Am I going to be falling off the boat like a clueless n00b?


    @MelissaKaulfuss Biased, but I’d say Solutions Architects like the ones on my team fit the bill! We do a bit of building out demos; a bit of evangelising; but the bulk of our time is spent meeting with different customers and helping them get the most out of the cloud.


    @MelissaKaulfuss I would’ve said so before, but the weird thing is the longer this isolation goes on, the more withdrawn I feel like I am. Maybe the Snook’s introversion is rubbing off. I’m getting worried I’ll lose my ability to socialise when I get free. 😂


    One of my favourite talks – in fact, I got @minxdragon to repeat it as the keynote for my @linuxconfau 2018 Art + Tech miniconf! https://t.co/90w0SuzeX4


    RT @MichelePlayfair: @yow_conf Also stay tuned for some exciting upcoming news about #YOWData… 😁😮🤫


    RT @AWSCloudANZ: Watch our #AWSSummit 🖥️ Online Australia & New Zealand keynote featuring @Werner sharing how to design, build & implement…


    Mustard Braised Brisket, pumpkin mash, and roast Brussels sprouts. (This isolation has been good for my cooking skills!) https://t.co/TWnHb9tlgk


    RT @evolvable: What’s the 🏗 Infrastructure as Code 👩🏻‍💻 tool you think everyone will be using to deploy on AWS in 5 years time?

    ♥ Like you…


    RT @josecanyousee: Gonna tell my kids this was the Single Ladies video https://t.co/ihc37zcQXg



  • Shared today on Facebook

    Mustard Braised Brisket, pumpkin mash, and roast Brussels sprouts. (This isolation has been good for my cooking skills!)



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    Mustard Braised Brisket, pumpkin mash, and roast Brussels sprouts. (This isolation has been good for my cooking skills!)

    Mustard Braised Brisket, pumpkin mash, and roast Brussels sprouts. (This isolation has been good for my cooking skills!)


  • Shared today on Twitter

    @The_McJones I was with you up until you besmirched R+J. 😐


    @The_McJones Heh. As a theater and film student, I feel like things would be a lot more boring if that were always the case.


    @msharp That’s really cool!


    @petehanssens @richbuggy @MichelePlayfair This has died down a little bit for me recently – probably due to current state of things. The one that really made me see red recently was the recruiter who messaged on LinkedIn demanding that I intro him to other hiring managers in my company. LIKE, NO.


    👋 Film & Theater degree. I built websites as my part-time job all through college. I lucked out in the timing – in 1999 saying “I know HTML” opened a lot more doors than it does these days. I’ll second @gabehollombe though – all my best jobs have come through my social network. https://t.co/FQVmmNtGC0


    @gabehollombe Did I know you had an English degree? If not, BIG LIBERAL ARTS HUG from your theater nerd buddy. ❤️


    @petehanssens @richbuggy @MichelePlayfair I also tend to get the “Hmm, we need to hire women, so we’ll ask Kris because she’s a woman and must have a secret pile of talented women candidates!” As if I wouldn’t be hiring them my damn self.


    @gabehollombe As a Stage Manager, I’m now filled with the urge to yell at you over a headset. 😂


    Reading about the whole orcs kerfuffle is pretty wild for this Roald Dahl fan… (Remind me to tell you about the original Oompa-Loompas sometime. Hint: they weren’t orange with green hair.) https://t.co/XJxRUDu766


    RT @OzKitsch: Rik Mayall and @AdrianEdmondson at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, 1982. It was while in Australia that Rik Mayall and Lise May…


    Sometimes the muslin is wearable; sometimes it’s an Eldritch horror. 🤷‍♀️ https://t.co/3tyq3FLK4r


    Ignore the dodgy pleating on the front – it’s meant to have a drawstring so I’m just pulling it in to check the fit.


    Oh, and it’s an old bedsheet.


    ….and I accidentally sewed one leg inside out. (And don’t think I couldn’t hear @randomknits laughing in my head at that one.)


    @misswired It’s not as bad as I expected, to be honest.



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    Sometimes the muslin is wearable; sometimes it’s an Eldritch horror. 🤷‍♀️

    Sometimes the muslin is wearable; sometimes it’s an Eldritch horror. 🤷‍♀️


  • Shared today on Twitter

    @minxdragon @the_snook It was awesome! https://t.co/H2VF22Zff2 I believe they have retooled it these days to focus more on a mission to Mars.


    Blog post: The Snook makes a Tom Collins. Just in case you missed it last night! https://t.co/hKLJYPtx3Q


    @ColettePatterns About to cut a pair of Moji Pants, but confused as body measurement chart in the pattern doesn’t match what’s on the website. Check the sizes from 18 up. What’s up there?? https://t.co/XyNm68RpKu



  • The Snook makes a Tom Collins

    So earlier this week, Stanley Tucci posted an Instagram video where he made a Negroni and the Internet went nuts. Jokingly, I suggested to the Snook that I film him making me a cocktail too (because he is also a stylish middle-aged sophisticated dude), and happily he consented! I present to you: “The Snook makes a Tom Collins.”

    It was originally going to be a gimlet, but we didn’t have enough limes. What do you think? Worth continuing as a series?


  • Shared today on Twitter

    @randomknits I asked that a while back. Consensus seems to be that they’re probably catfishing. A lot of mine seem to be military or overseas, which is presumably so they have an excuse to ask you to wire money to them. I block them all now.


    Heh. Realised today we have the same thylacine oven mitt (and checkerboard tile floor) as @natswhatireckon! #onya 🤘 https://t.co/7OXdhAGb7G


    RT @noopkat: maybe, just once, if someone is minding their own business and creating cool things that don’t harm anyone and are genuinely j…


    When @the_snook and I did the Astronaut Training Experience (aka one day Space Camp for grownups) at Kennedy many years ago they pointed a blow torch at one for several minutes and then we could touch it to demonstrate! 👩‍🚀👨‍🚀 https://t.co/79tXN8tf6I


    FINALLY got notifications working on my @AskWithings Steel watch again! The trick seems to be iOS setting to “Show previews when unlocked.”


    My whinging and pouting all day finally paid off!! 🍪 #anzacbiscuits https://t.co/GMtN0zcDkp


    I know you’re all thirsting after Stanley Tucci making a Negroni, but how about the Snook making a Tom Collins? 🥃🍋❤️ https://t.co/27yfE5FH8N


    Special product placement by @wildspiritgin. 😉


    @shermozle Original plan was a gimlet but we’re running low on limes…


    @benhas We’ve been listening to it after each episode! 😉



  • Shared today on Facebook

    Heh. Realised today we have the same thylacine oven mitt (and checkerboard tile floor) as @nats_what_i_reckon! #onya 🤘


    My whinging and pouting all day finally paid off!! 🍪 #anzacbiscuits


    Pulled pork and carrot & radish slaw. True story: we’ve had this food processor like 8 years and I only just discovered TODAY that it came with a julienne disk. 😳


    I know you’re all thirsting after Stanley Tucci making a Negroni, but how about Rodd Snook making a Tom Collins? 🥃🍋❤️




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