Hair of the Cat

Film Review: Trailer Park Boys - Countdown to Liquor Day

nobody@vox.com(Hair of the Cat) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:32:52 -0700

Yes, I saw a Trailer Park Boys film. And to add to the shame: I enjoyed it. I don't watch the show; however, the trailer for this film cracked me up so I had to see it. The hilarity for me was mostly due to the use of Independent Armored Trans...

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What am I working on?

nobody@vox.com(Hair of the Cat) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:33:19 -0700

My first sweater: The Mrs. Darcy Cardigan. So far, so good. There is some ribbing near the bottom that unfortunately doesn't show up very well, but it's there. Really. Also my first knee high: I'm working on the gusset currently. Yes...

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Three Things

nobody@vox.com(Hair of the Cat) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:48:51 -0700

1. I made a Rainbow Cake. My first attempt was made with diet pop as the recipe suggests, but that didn't work for me at all. So this time I followed the cake mix instructions and got a nice-looking, fully-baked, colourful, edible cake. Unfor...

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Death Proof does not mean yawn proof

nobody@vox.com(Hair of the Cat) — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:01:40 -0700

[WARNING: SPOILERS] Tried to watch Death Proof last week. We managed to get about halfway through, then gave up. It truly was a tedious, time-warping mess. Crazy guy with stuntman's car kills five drunk/high young women after the audience must ...

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Film Review: Julie & Julia

nobody@vox.com(Hair of the Cat) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:27:29 -0700

This is a film that can definitely be summed up in one sentence: A bored office drone decides to cook all of Julia Child's recipes from one of her cookbooks (524 of 'em) in 365 days, and for some reason the writers thought it would be good to thr...

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Vacation

nobody@vox.com(Hair of the Cat) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:27:06 -0700

So I've been on vacation the last week, and it's been fantabulous. Mike was able to be off for most of my vakay so it worked out very well. We were able to check out our fair city as tourists, and we had a friend from Maine come visit! This pas...

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My first sock!

nobody@vox.com(Hair of the Cat) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:13:28 -0700

I used a pattern from Come to Silver, and even though it appears to be straight-forward, it could have been much simpler. The explanation for Kitchener stitch ... not very helpful. I watched a video tutorial instead. But hey, it's my first ...

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My Shopping Spree

nobody@vox.com(Hair of the Cat) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:39:57 -0700

For me a shopping spree is anytime I buy more than one item at a time. Saturday I bought three items, therefore it was a shopping spree. My first purchase (and best, I think): I finally succumbed and bought a Yarn Harlot book (see my Links on...

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More rentals: Run Fatboy Run and Seven Pounds

nobody@vox.com(Hair of the Cat) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:20:52 -0700

Generally speaking, I am not a fan of British comedies. Fawlty Towers is the only exception that comes to mind. (I can quote most of the episodes by heart if you want me to.) I found this film ... okay. I liked the idea behind it, but I'm sick...

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My Wild Weekend

nobody@vox.com(Hair of the Cat) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:48:06 -0700

So Mike and I went away to the Annapolis Valley for my birthday weekend. The idea was to stay in a lovely bed & breakfast, check out the local farmers markets, head to this awesome bakery in Berwick, and have lots of fun. You know, "fun." *Wink...

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