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Happiness Engineer at Automattic, lover of knitting, crochet, sci-fi and more

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POM Wonderful

29 January 2009 by kristarella

I was offered some POM Wonderful to try and review here. Of course, I said yes, because who doesn’t want to try new things? Free stuff for a review is cool too. So, from the top… The packaging is nice. I like the shape, the labelling is quite minimalistic and a bit funky.

Filed Under: My life & thoughts Tagged With: food

Display your tweets without a plugin

18 January 2009 by kristarella

NB This method no longer works well with newer Twitter APIs. I don’t recommend using it anymore. The simplest replacement is using Twitter’s own widget generator. I’ve seen people use some rather hefty plugins on their blogs to display their recent Twitter action and a couple of people have asked me how I display my […]

Filed Under: Blogging, Thesis, Tutorials Tagged With: twitter

Photography with a capital ‘P’

3 January 2009 by kristarella

I was listening to the TackSharp podcast [ref]Specifically TackSharp episode four[/ref] while I was doing the dishes [ref]Doing the dishes is generally the only time I have enough time and concentration to listen to podcasts[/ref] and James Duncan Davidson said something that made me think “Yeah, right on! I’m going to blog that.” [ref]I don’t […]

Filed Under: My life & thoughts, Photography Tagged With: quotations

kristarella.com in 2008

31 December 2008 by kristarella

With the year coming to a close it seems an opportune time to reminisce. I don’t have lots of good memories of this year— having completed a thesis and having not enjoyed it much at all. However, looking back over the last year of posts I think it was a pretty good year for blogging […]

Filed Under: Blogging, Design, GIMP, Photos, Tutorials, WordPress

Merry Christmas: spot the difference!

25 December 2008 by kristarella

Merry Christmas everyone! There’s a house across the street from us that always has a Christmas lights display. I took a photo 2 years ago and I took another one this year. See if you can spot all the differences! There may or may not be a prize for the person who gets the most. […]

Filed Under: Photos Tagged With: Christmas

WordPress and the GNU General Public License

21 December 2008 by kristarella

Recent GNU GPL issues During WordCamp Australia, as I mentioned in my post, one of my questions instigated a discussion about the GNU GPL and how themes relate to the WordPress license. In the last couple of weeks since WordCamp there has been a bit of chatter on Twitter about it. Jeff Waugh agreed to […]

Filed Under: Thesis, WordPress Tagged With: free, Free Software

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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’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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