http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ a glass and a half of full cream optimism in every bar en Vox Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:47:55 +1100 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/finally-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(OptaMISStik) http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/finally-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/finally-1.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:47:55 +1100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa968d46c9000201240b876aac860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00fa968d46c9000201240b876aac860e-50si" alt="Homesweetas1" /></a> <a href="http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa968d46c9000201240b876b36860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00fa968d46c9000201240b876b36860e-50si" alt="Homesweetas2" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I finally finished the cross stitch for mum. Here it is, in all it's painstaking glory... Then I framed it, and it looked a bit better... and in case you were wondering, the silver mess at the bottom right is supposed to be a silver fern (natio... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa968d46c900020123dde10997860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/what-the-hell-was-i-thinking.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(OptaMISStik) http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/what-the-hell-was-i-thinking.html?_c=feed-rss http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/what-the-hell-was-i-thinking.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:50:43 +1100 I did the spin/boxing combo classes this morning. About 5 minutes into the spin class I realised this was a bad idea. But there was no way out. I was trapped in a sea of sweaty cyclists and had to stay for the entire class. I had my bike set on ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/what-the-hell-was-i-thinking.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa968d46c9000201240b7a6f37860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/dont-waste-your-money.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(OptaMISStik) http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/dont-waste-your-money.html?_c=feed-rss http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/dont-waste-your-money.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:48:26 +1000 On going to see 'Couples Retreat'. I'm just saying, because you won't get that hour and a half, or your $20 back. I was really looking forward to it, and we even went to the drive in to see it. But it was so lame. Vince Vaughn is just not that fu... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/dont-waste-your-money.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa968d46c900020123ddb0960f860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/windy-with-a-chance-of-the-apocalypse.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(OptaMISStik) http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/windy-with-a-chance-of-the-apocalypse.html?_c=feed-rss http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/windy-with-a-chance-of-the-apocalypse.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:57:40 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa968d46c900020123dda4e6b4860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00fa968d46c900020123dda4e6b4860b-50si" alt="Kate1-600x400" /></a> <a href="http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa968d46c900020123dda4e6b5860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00fa968d46c900020123dda4e6b5860b-50si" alt="Kate2-600x400" /></a> <a href="http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa968d46c900020123ddcd8951860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00fa968d46c900020123ddcd8951860d-50si" alt="Miro-sydney-harbour-bridge-600x400" /></a> <a href="http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa968d46c900020123dda4e6b8860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00fa968d46c900020123dda4e6b8860b-50si" alt="Neutral-bay-before-after-600x400" /></a> <a href="http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa968d46c900020123f163a1f5860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00fa968d46c900020123f163a1f5860f-50si" alt="Rae-dust3-600x400" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This is Sydney this morning. Everything is covered in red dust from 'the worst sand storm Sydney has ever seen'. I knew we were in for some fierce winds, but had no idea I'd be woken to a red sky. It's not only the red sky that's causing the f... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/windy-with-a-chance-of-the-apocalypse.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa968d46c900020123f163a281860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/random-thought.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(OptaMISStik) http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/random-thought.html?_c=feed-rss http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/random-thought.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:39:03 +1000 G's post on age bought it back to my mind, but I was thinking the other day about when I started showing 'the physical signs of aging' and ironically it was AFTER I stopped smoking, dabbling in recreational drugs and drinking myself (literally) un... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/random-thought.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa968d46c900020123ddb78551860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/im-not-kidding.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(OptaMISStik) http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/im-not-kidding.html?_c=feed-rss http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/im-not-kidding.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:16:30 +1000 Everything hurts. This 'next level' of fitness is bloody painful. Even my fingers are sore. It kind of hurts me to type. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/im-not-kidding.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa968d46c900020123ddb7841e860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/walk-walk-walk.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(OptaMISStik) http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/walk-walk-walk.html?_c=feed-rss http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/walk-walk-walk.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:09:31 +1000 I don't know quite what is out the back of my house. Well, obviously there is a backyard and a walkway to the lane, but its the business across the lane that I don't quite know about. There are no signs. There is a skip that is full of boxes and ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/walk-walk-walk.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa968d46c900020123f16073c3860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/this-is-good.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(OptaMISStik) http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/this-is-good.html?_c=feed-rss http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/this-is-good.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:44:25 +1000 Laura Ling and Euna Lee speak about events leading to their capture in North Korea <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/this-is-good.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa968d46c900020110186b1878860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/apple-you-bite.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(OptaMISStik) http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/apple-you-bite.html?_c=feed-rss http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/apple-you-bite.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:37:11 +1000 I used to be a massive Apple advocate. I've used them (both privately and professionally) for years. I was one of those annoying people who totally aligned themselves with the 'cool' stereotype of Macs and thought that PC users were boring and an... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/apple-you-bite.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa968d46c90002011016cb078e860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/weekend-plans.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(OptaMISStik) http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/weekend-plans.html?_c=feed-rss http://optamisstik.vox.com/library/post/weekend-plans.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:50:57 +1000 Is it the weekend yet? No? OK, it's close, only one sleep away... Can't wait. The end of my month-of-living-breathing-hell is coming to an end. 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