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• July 03, 2009
• 3:16

  jojoeffe: Up late after catching up with Sue and Damian and my dear Benjamin Boo. Lovely evening.

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  jojoeffe: Up late after catching up with Sue and Damian and my dear Benjamin Boo. Lovely evening.
• 3:11

  jojoeffe: @franthestrange ouch!

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  jojoeffe: @franthestrange ouch!
• 3:06

  jojoeffe: @primalamusica o dear lord...

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  jojoeffe: @primalamusica o dear lord...

• July 02, 2009
• 23:57

  awake again when I would rathe…

   » ‎ Just Nicky

  awake again when I would rather be asleep. nana naps are a bad idea.

• 19:36

  went to the plaza on a catalog…

   » ‎ Just Nicky

  went to the plaza on a catalogue hunting mission. The big toy sales are on so it’s time to think about Christmas and birthday presents.

• 18:09

  jojoeffe: Don't even need to leave the building to get stuck in traffic http://twitpic.com/94qat

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  jojoeffe: Don't even need to leave the building to get stuck in traffic http://twitpic.com/94qat
• 16:50

  jojoeffe: @seancallanan i'd have to write in my journal - the one with the padlock :)

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  jojoeffe: @seancallanan i'd have to write in my journal - the one with the padlock :)
• 16:49

  jojoeffe: i wonder if i will still be at this desk Monday? It has my name on it, but that was no guarantee on the last one.

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  jojoeffe: i wonder if i will still be at this desk Monday? It has my name on it, but that was no guarantee on the last one.

• 15:00

  Comment on Pointy End by Mark O'Meara

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  Well both of mine are patched now. I am not optimistic but it’s certainly worth a try.

• 14:39

  Comment on Pointy End by jojo

   » ‎ Comments for Mark O'Meara: the blog

  I used to patch tyres a bit and from what i recall you need to really rough up the tube to get it to “key” well with the adhesive, and that more is more when it comes to the adhesive. Some of our tubes used to be pretty heavily patched.

• 14:38

  Comment on Beach Burner by jojo

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  My yard has a theme of “burning things” must get rid of the one non-functioning bbq though…

• 14:34

  Pointy End

   » ‎ Mark O'Meara: the blog

  Whatever punctured my front tyre must have been pretty determined. As I out the front wheel back on, I noticed that the back was entirely flat also. I know I did ride through a couple of patched of shattered glass so perhaps that it was did it.

  Either way, the tube from my back wheel now has a patch on it. Hopefully, these patches will fix these tubes. Two in a day is getting a bit much really.

• 14:26

  Comment on Beach Burner by J-Le

   » ‎ Comments for Joanna's Ramblings

  oh yeah, that’s nice and would suit your backyard.

• 14:26

  Comment on The Chicken and the Frog by Eilis

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  [www.blurb.com]

• 14:22

  I’m a card carrying citizen again

   » ‎ David
  I went into my usual bank branch this morning, explained that an ATM gobbled my plastic card yesterday, brandished my most recent bank account statement and my driver’s licence and asked if I could make a withdrawal. “Of course”, was the reply. The teller then offered to retrieve my ATM card from the ATM [...]

• 14:21

  Comment on wee Forbsie by J-Le

   » ‎ Comments for Joanna's Ramblings

  woohoo! i echo what f & k said.

• 14:21

  Comment on Retro by Eilis

   » ‎ Comments for Mark O'Meara: the blog

  i was a big fan of kaarin fairfax back then. thanks for the reminder.

• 14:14

  Comment on changing by J-Le

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  hey that sounds great, good on you. i wish kristen worked for a company that offered such great opportunities in such a supportive way.

• 14:07

  Comment on changing by jojo

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  Thank Nicky – it’s going to be interesting.

• 13:54

  One Foot After the Other

   » ‎ Mark O'Meara: the blog

  I think that medium-distance bike riding rewards patience and a little resilience. On the patience side of things, in enough time, you can get all sorts of places. On the second point, you never know what might happen when you are out, but it’s never that bad.

  This morning, I got Nicky to check the weather site and there was a serious wind from WSW. With this in mind, I decided to ride to Newport to take advantage of the tail wind. About three-quarters of an hours in, it started to rain. I figured one of three things could happen; it could stop, it could get worse, or it could continue raining like that. There were no catastrophic options here, so I kept going.

  As I left Altona, I got to the bit where there is a low bridge across the creek. I’ve been across this before when it is flooded but it was only a few inches deep. Water like that is excellent for giving the tyres and wheels a quick clean. This morning, however, it was more like a foot or two deep. I stopped and considered my optioned. I could turn around and go home. I could attempt the waters and be fine. I could attempt the waters, fall over, and get quite wet. Again, there were no catastrophic options here, so I rode through. I did have to change down to first gear and steady myself against a bollard but I got across just fine. My shoes and socks got wet but that wasn’t the end of the world.

  The train ride went without a hitch, and pretty soon I was close to home. I was only about two hundred metres from home when I noticed a steady bump from the front wheel. It looked a little chubby at the bottom but it always looks like that when I am sitting on the bike. All the same, I stopped and checked. Sure enough, the tyre was flat so I walked the last four minutes of my trip. Although annoying, it couldn’t have happened at a better time.

  Half the fun of a little adventure is the little things that you work around. If everything went without a hitch that would be nice, but it wouldn’t be as much fun.

• 13:33

  Comment on changing by nicky

   » ‎ Comments for Joanna's Ramblings

  Hoorah! This sounds terribly exciting. I’m really pleased for you.

  The best thing about working in a big organisation is the possibility of trying on new roles and moving around. It was one of the things I loved about the evil empire (when I still loved it).

  And that prevailing attitude to testing is one of the reasons I wouldn’t go back to it – only so long you can beat your head against the wall.

• 13:28

  A Few Small Repairs

   » ‎ Mark O'Meara: the blog

  My front tyre went flat again today. I found the hole and it’s tiny. I must had ridden over something pointy. This will happen.

  I was going to simply replace the tube since I have never had much luck patching up bicycle tubes. At best, I turn fast leaks into slow leaks. I try to follow the direction, but I don’t think I’ve every properly repaired a tube.

  Even in this context, I’ve been hoping through the new tubes this last week so I decided to have another go. I followed the instructions on my little Dunlop repair kit, left it to dry, and have just pumped it up again. It would be nice to think that it will still be up in a couple of hours but I am not especially hopeful.

  So, I was wondering if anyone (and I was especially thinking of Helen) had any wisdom on the question of replacing and repairing. What is the most sensible thing to do? What are the tricks of getting a repair right?

• 13:25

  jojoeffe: More rose scented tea. This stuff is addictive. And organic milk at work because I BMO.

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  jojoeffe: More rose scented tea. This stuff is addictive. And organic milk at work because I BMO.
• 13:17

  jojoeffe: had a tasty chicken parma burger at the pizza place in the Eureka food area. Love my parma burgers.

   » ‎ Twitter / jojoeffe
  jojoeffe: had a tasty chicken parma burger at the pizza place in the Eureka food area. Love my parma burgers.

• 12:01

  Comment on chugga chugga chugga chugga chugga chugga choo choo by jen

   » ‎ Comments for the twinkle in my eye

  the doors of our wardrobe are trains, apparently, because they run on tracks. so also are the long strings of shopping trolleys all parked together in the supermarket.

  i’m just envious that you live in a city with a useful suburban train network: ours is only good if you want to travel to a coal mine (unlikely) outer suburbs of maitland (also unlikely) or woy woy (even less likely, even tho spike milligan lived there…).

  I’m assuming the wooden train set is the same as ours… the bri.o copy from i.kea? patrick is obsessed with tunnels, too, so i made some by cutting an arch out of opposite ends of ice-ceam containers.

  at least it will make xmas presents easy!