fun & hobbies

Otterday!

Hoyden About Town - July 5, 2008 - 2:12pm

I love love love today’s otter.

This baby river otter was found wandering around Petaluma with his friends. After stopping into a tavern and an auto parts store, they were guided to a more appropriate creek by Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue.

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Otterday!

Hoyden About Town - June 28, 2008 - 7:35pm

nzotters

Today’s otter comes courtesy of the Sunshine Coast Daily.

Mo and Bud, small-clawed south east Asian otters from Underwater World, are on their way to New Zealand for what the Daily calls “a breeding holiday”.

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Nerds and reproduction

Hoyden About Town - June 26, 2008 - 7:49pm

From xkcd - “Babies” (as always, for added twist, mouse-over the image for extra text)

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Disappointment

Hoyden About Town - July 1, 2008 - 1:04pm

is Bunny Of Disappointmentthe reaction of the neighbourhood mooch-cat to finding that the interesting pile on the kitchen floor is only locks of hair from the buzzcut I gave my son this morning instead of something delicious. Read more »

I’m not worthy

Hoyden About Town - June 27, 2008 - 1:58am

You know that stage when you’ve been doing a hobby five years or so, and you think you’re getting really quite good at it most of the time, then you cruise Etsy and the blogosphere and realise you’re totally not worthy?

Check out these breathtaking soaps.

Tumbled Turquoise soap by amethystsoap

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ObWhoydensday Quick Hit: Who is back!

Hoyden About Town - June 25, 2008 - 3:10pm

Auntie’s got her act together:
this Sunday night at 7:30pm!

That’s the Doctor Who 2007 Christmas Special, guest starring our own Singing Budgie, who I really liked in this part. They don’t say so incontrovertibly, but the ABC website does strongly imply that the first episode of Season 4 will follow the next week. Read more »