Have permission. Back soon.
This is why I love living in Sydney’s inner-west:
So the sprayers have repainted a wall so they have a blank canvas. But they haven’t had time to come back to finish the job.
Promise to show you the finished product (whenever that may happen!).
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I can get married now I have my new Gmail account
When Dan put my ring on my finger, my brain immediately went into Bridezilla-mode:
- Who do we have to invite?
- How long have I got to lose the fat?
- How the hell are we going to pay for this?
- Etc, etc etc – thoughts that occupied my brain to the extent that I had trouble sleeping for at least two weeks. I was even incapable of napping while we were on our beloved holiday!
Not long after that, my brain went into nerdBridezilla mode:
- I need a new Gmail account!
- I need a new domain for my blog!
- I need a new domain for my business!
- I need a new Twitter handle!
It turns out that my married name* is more common than Kane, so it’s limited my options when choosing a new Gmail account name. Gmail is the centre of my online universe, so picking an appropriate account name ranked pretty highly on my list.
Do I go with my nickname for a Gmail account? Maybe the new business name**? Do I spell everything backwards?
I ended up grabbing 2 Gmail accounts, one featuring my full name including my middle name and one featuring my nickname. At least I have 18 months to work out which one I’ll use :)
Now I just need to work on my colour-coded wedding invite list. It’s colour-coded based on importance of particular groups being invited (i.e. red = must invite, yellow = if we can afford it, etc.)
* Yes, I’m going to be all traditional and take on Dan’s surname. Is that considered old-fashioned these days? Meh, whatever. Being a Kane girl has been a hard slog for the last 31 years and I think I’ve earned the chance to graduate to a new surname.
** New business name yet to be thought-of. Suggestions welcome!
Oh, and I saw Bob Carr stack it on the stairs out the front
This week I got to have dinner at NSW Parliament House as part of a function I went to in The Stranger Room.
I’ve been there a couple of times now, and I always love how all their crockery and cutlery is monogrammed. Even the butter dish!
Here’s my dessert coffee:
And yes, I really did see Bob Carr stack it on the stairs out the front of NSW Parliament House. Admittedly there were a lot of us in his way on the stairs and he was very polite and humble in his stack.
Why can’t he be premier instead of Rees???
THIS is what the internet thinks of me?!
Personas is a component of the Metropath(ologies) exhibit, currently on display at the MIT Museum by the Sociable Media Group from the MIT Media Lab. It uses sophisticated natural language processing and the Internet to create a data portrait of one’s aggregated online identity. In short, Personas shows you how the Internet sees you.
So how does the interwebs see little ol’ me?
There’s a bit of balance across a heap of topics (how very Gemini of me) and the big red bit makes sense considering I used my (waiting-to-be-renamed) online moniker. I also tried out my REAL name, but it was right off the mark — a large chunk was dedicated to sport. Excuse me? Ummmm, no. Interestingly, Stilgherrian had a similar experience.
You should go and try it out, if only to watch it look you up. I was mesmerised.
Introducing: The Bride Diet
Have I mentioned how much I hate the word diet? DIET. Yuck. Normally I say something like “lifestyle change” or “healthy eating habits”. But—dare I say it—diet is easier for my mouth to spit out.
So “The Bride Diet” it is. The “be less fat for the wedding” diet.
Today marks the beginning of Week 3 of The Bride Diet and while I haven’t lost weight, I’ve improved my eating and exercise habits and I think any improvement is worth celebrating. YAY ME!
In terms of my eating habits, I’m trying to follow the low-gi and CSIRO’s Total Wellbeing Diet systems. Input versus output—y’know, the basics of eating well.
My exercise regime has been pretty much non-existent for the last year, so there’s definitely room for improvement there.
Baby steps. Credit where credit’s due. Patting myself on the back for progress, as small as it might be. Like the block of white chocolate that is staring at me as I type. I still haven’t touched it. YAY ME!
It’s funny how people have methods and theories on weightloss and how willingly they share this information when they hear of someone else attempting to shift the fat. I heard a doozy today that I’ve actually found is working quite well; I’ll have to see if it works again tomorrow!
I’m going to attempt to share my process with you; the food, the exercise, the whacky tips and tricks I pick up along the way.
Should be interesting!
