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WordCamp Australia 2008: kick off & the talks

2 December 2008 by kristarella

Was sweet… and by sweet I mean “totally cool”! Day 1 The first day got off to a decaffeinated start; I thought for sure, a conference for such geeky types would have to have good coffee, alas Nescafé prevailed! On the bright side, the fruit buns were really good. I’m glad I rocked up with […]

Filed Under: Blogging, Photos, WordPress Tagged With: geek

WordCamp Australia 2008

28 November 2008 by kristarella

w00t! WordCamp Australia starts tomorrow. I’m not really sure what to expect, but I’m sure it’ll be great! If I get the chance I will probably be on Twitter. Otherwise I’ll blog about it when I can. Among others, Matt Mullenweg, Jane Wells, Sam Bauers and Aussies Jeff Waugh and Neerav Bhatt are speaking. You […]

Filed Under: Blogging, WordPress Tagged With: Australia, geek

Thesis footers 101

25 November 2008 by kristarella

As a follow-on from Thesis full-width headers 101 this is a bit about styling your footer in the Thesis theme. Footers are a bit easier than headers because we don’t have the two separate elements (title and nav) to deal with. Yay!

Filed Under: Blogging, Design, Thesis, Tutorials, WordPress Tagged With: CSS, geek

Cooking with Mat

23 November 2008 by kristarella

This week I tried Mat’s Satay Chicken and lasagne. The first thing I have to say is “Yum!” Watch out for the tumeric in the chicken marinade. My fingernails went a little bit yellow after threading the chicken on the skewers! Also, milk that satay sauce for all it’s worth ’cause it’s goooood! Sadly I […]

Filed Under: My life & thoughts Tagged With: food, websites

Thesis full-width headers 101

14 November 2008 by kristarella

Some of the information in this tutorial is deprecated as of Thesis 1.5. See the updated instructions Full-width headers in v1.5. I recently ported my blog to Thesis by DIYthemes. Thesis has excellent SEO, and with it you can choose the number of sidebars that you want and their position, you can adjust the widths […]

Filed Under: Blogging, Design, Thesis, Tutorials, WordPress Tagged With: CSS, geek

Telstra FAIL (what’s new?)

11 November 2008 by kristarella

It was my brother’s birthday today (Happy Birthday Justin!). Naturally, he wanted to buy an iPhone. Although my Dad probably feels like my li’l bro is frivolous in his technological purchases, he does take time to research them. He went into the Telstra shop on two different occasions to ask the price of an iPhone […]

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: news

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A triptych of baubles. These are very satisfying t A triptych of baubles. These are very satisfying to paint ❤️💚💙

#watercolor #watercolour #christmas
I have really enjoyed this Christmassy painting! S I have really enjoyed this Christmassy painting! So glad my friend asked me to make some cards for our church helpers, because it set me on a roll!
#watercolor #watercolour #christmas #christmascards #watercolorcards
Had a great Saturday at the GKR Karate State Title Had a great Saturday at the GKR Karate State Titles! I was a sub for @jamesxuereb.me in the Blue Flame Dragons thanks to his sprained ankle; we won first round and came fourth overall!
I did a bunch of judging and officiating, which was really good.
I didn’t place in my individual events, but had a very fun final round of kumite (sparring).

#gkrkarate #karate
More stamping tonight. Even better than last night More stamping tonight. Even better than last night’s!
Did some stamping this evening. Love it! I wish I’ Did some stamping this evening. Love it! I wish I’d done some pages in other ink colours before I dismantled the stamps 😂
Had an appointment in the city, so I got to visit Had an appointment in the city, so I got to visit the @legocertifiedstores_anz Wicked display!
#wicked #lego #afol #sydney
A little book I made from Bunnings paint sample ca A little book I made from Bunnings paint sample cards. It’s going to be for mini paintings and collages. Sometimes it’s nice to start with a colour rather than a blank white page!
A little while ago I did some swatching of Daniel A little while ago I did some swatching of Daniel Smith and Schminke Horodam watercolours. So soothing! I love some of the granulating colours!
#watercolours
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