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• Otterday! And Open Thread

  By lauredhel on 2010-05-08 • ( 18 )

  Today’s otter comes via The Daily Otter. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? Reading a good… Read More ›

• Thursday Cheezburger: It’s Full Of Stars

  By lauredhel on 2010-05-06 • ( 15 )

  Today’s Cheezburger theme is… Classic SF! (That’s speculative fiction, not just science fiction – feel free to add your fantasy favourites.) Post your own favourite in-theme Cheez here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear. Please post… Read More ›

• 24th Down Under Feminists Carnival!

  By lauredhel on 2010-05-05 • ( 2 )

  Two years. TWO YEARS! That’s how long we’ve been doing this Down Under Feminists Carnival thing. This month, Frankie PhD has the honour of posting the second birthday edition. The 24th Down Under Feminists Carnival is now up at her… Read More ›

• I Have Measured Out My Flour With Coffee Cups: No-Knead Bread Photo Tutorial

  By lauredhel on 2010-05-03 • ( 14 )

  I … may have mentioned no-knead bread once or twice before. My method has roots in the NYT/The Minimalist recipe, but I’ve eliminated several steps over time, and am still happy with the results. This recipe is wonderful for people… Read More ›

• Carnival time- and the deadline is TODAY!

  By lauredhel on 2010-05-02

  The Twenty-Fourth Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is fast approaching! The deadline for submissions is the 2nd of May – that’s today – so get your posts in right now. This 24th edition will be hosted by Frankie… Read More ›

• BADD: A Thousand Words

  By lauredhel on 2010-05-01 • ( 9 )

  My Blogging Against Disablism Day post is just an image from a doctor’s office, taken by me a few days ago.

• Otterday! And Open Thread.

  By lauredhel on 2010-05-01 • ( 22 )

  Today’s Otterday chat thread is hosted by an otter from The Daily Squee. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get… Read More ›

• Thursday Cheezburger: Classic Tracks

  By lauredhel on 2010-04-29 • ( 4 )

  And today’s LOLcat theme is… Classic Tracks. Post your own favourite in-theme LOLcat here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear. Please post a link to a FULL webpage, rather than a direct link to an image… Read More ›

• Today in the Bechdel test: 24

  By lauredhel on 2010-04-27 • ( 7 )

  [Warning: here be spoilers.] 24, the TV saga of implausible counterterrorist superhero Jack Bauer, has a whole lot of issues. But there is one thing that Season 8 of the show 24 is getting right, and that’s the Bechdel test… Read More ›

• Otterday! And Open Thread.

  By lauredhel on 2010-04-24 • ( 9 )

  These otters were snapped at the Canberra Zoo by Stephen Dann. Posted with permission. You can see the rest of the set here at flickr. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is… Read More ›