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    Decorating the Snook’s birthday cake. Yeahhhhhhhh. 🤦‍♀️


    A happy boy and his choo-choo cake. Happy birthday Snookums! (Cake damn near defeated me. Icing *everywhere*.) 😅🚂🎂



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    @MichelePlayfair Break a leg!!


    Sydney tech folks – a small, family-run retail business I know is looking for someone to sort out their Point of Sale and provide ongoing monthly maintenance. They’re great people, and I want to find them someone good to help. Please DM if interested!


    @Amys_Kapers 😂😂😂 All I did was provide a link to the spec. Not my fault that @melissa_loh didn’t read it!! (To be fair, neither did I.)


    RT @PeopleOfCraft: Giant Sea Urchins crocheted and installed in Singapore’s Marina Bay

    https://t.co/t6GpjSA6rY


    RT @davidsilkenat: Walmart is the world’s largest seller of firearms. https://t.co/7EdtLf3Bu8



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    RT @womensart1: Polish artist NeSpoon from Warsaw, known for her street art featuring traditional lace pattern imagery #womensart https://t…


    Every now and then I’m reminded that Chippendale contains one of most egregious abuses of fonts ever committed. https://t.co/2PqgncXW9A


    @ThePepperCherry Living your best life! (Is it empty? I’m almost jealous.)


    All must worship the Rainbow Sponge! (This is the greatest thing and all I want is for something in my life to bring me as much joy as the Rainbow Sponge brings her.) https://t.co/dQRVlMoVsT


    @themaninblue I feel that every time someone looks at that sign, somewhere @poppiepack feels a stab of pain. I want to burn it with fire.


    @crumpet It’s a Canadian glass blowing competition show on Netflix called Blown Away. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it!


    RT @DDDPerth: Today has finally arrived and we are all extremely excited. Arrive at 8am – We’ll have a hot beverage waiting for you. Here’s…


    Best of luck to all the speakers, organisers, and attendees at @DDDPerth today. Two years ago was my first ever keynote, and it was the best possible experience. Can’t wait to get back! #DDDPerth (Am I still on the posters?? 😂) https://t.co/o6geipcLK0


    I love this. I want to read more historians like this. https://t.co/toH8OuO9wS


    @evolvable DON’T ZOOM IN GRAHAM IT HURTS MY EYES



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    Can’t decide whether I want to be a fish-maiden or a pterodactyl when I grow up… https://t.co/ERia4pazwv


    @The_McJones @FakeSamRitchie I was in a team offsite all day and just caught up. 😂🕰🧙‍♀️


    @Gaohmee I’ve only recently picked up Stardew Valley. My partner is now obsessed with maxing his farm production, but I like exploring, foraging, fishing, and slaying cave monsters.


    @randomknits It really does!



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    Absolutely inspirational to hear from Aussie legend John Maclean. He challenges us to set audacious goals for our selves, our families, our businesses, and our community. #howfarcanyougo https://t.co/r4J8pAJyHx


    Happy birthday to my best friend! ❤️🍸 https://t.co/nZqaQlRLut https://t.co/h8aGKsVqsm



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    Happy birthday to my best friend! ❤️🍸



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    Honestly read that as “Kindles” and had to do a double-take. https://t.co/dxFJcYfxvM


    DAMN IT. @TheOpalUser – is there anywhere I can see which bus I tapped on? Because I *swear* it was a 438, and yet it didn’t stop in Chippendale so I had to huff it all the way back from the footbridge, and I’m CONVINCED it was mislabelled. 😠


    Sydney Tech Women – you can get your travel covered for this event in Melbourne! Come join us. 🙂 https://t.co/bFFW6T8rhw


    RT @MotherJones: A new study finds that providing women with a yearlong supply of oral contraceptive birth control—rather than the typical…


    @jxeeno @TheOpalUser @developerjack @notsolonecoder Interesting. As expected it says L38, but I SWEAR it was a 438 when I got on. 😫


    @jxeeno @TheOpalUser Nah, Opal app reports 6:55pm



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    The Great Wave: what Hokusai’s masterpiece tells us about museums, copyright and online… by @CultureDoug https://t.co/PmTeQeD2kA – I got all excited about remixing for a craft project, but of course the quilters already beat me to it! https://t.co/KIrHeZt9n8 https://t.co/ZUUYwAp2cF


    ARGH! I inadvertently bought the wrong @SodaStreamau bottles and they’re too tall and fat to fit in our machine. Anybody need this sort? Happy to swap for the other type – they’re brand new! https://t.co/wpjYo0a6TU


    Successfully converted my serverless Australian Meetup Calendar app to use OAuth, latest version of @meetup API, and @awscloud Parameter Store for secrets! 💃 https://t.co/jm7Zj3HWkV https://t.co/o8SQwFs8rh




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