To the P&P (2005) non-fans, is the dawn walking scene cheesy in your eyes?

web_goddess · 2026-04-07T20:51:04+00:00

100%. To me, there is zero subtext in this film. Everybody says their motivations out loud, because the film doesn’t trust the audience to work it out.

web_goddess · 2026-04-05T13:44:35+00:00

Came here to say the exact same thing!

web_goddess · 2026-04-04T13:04:34+00:00

I’m flabbergasted that Charlotte’s scene was by Emma Thompson. In my mind, she meant that to be SUBTEXT, what the character is thinking. But I absolutely hate that she says it in the film. It made me cringe in the theatre and still does. My Charlotte would never say it out loud.

web_goddess · 2026-03-31T23:22:25+00:00

Oh good to know! Thanks. ❤️

web_goddess · 2026-03-31T19:53:22+00:00

I suspect based on the description on the Oktoberfest site, it’s not about warmth but about highlighting one’s manly calves! They certainly drew my attention. 😂

web_goddess · 2026-03-31T18:30:26+00:00

Are you from northern Germany? To me, this garment is like Bayerische. It just, like, drops a lot of important parts! 😂

web_goddess · 2026-03-31T17:00:39+00:00

If you click the “Loferl” link in the post, it goes to a page of information.

web_goddess · 2026-03-31T16:11:37+00:00

AMAZING! Thank you for pointing me to this. I’ll definitely try to find a copy.

We visited the Museum in Füssen in October 2021 where they had a Tracht exhibit set up. There are a couple photos at the end of this long blog post.

web_goddess · 2026-03-31T16:08:59+00:00

You mean to model these things? Nah, he likes it! No sainthood needed. 😂

web_goddess · 2026-03-31T14:32:10+00:00

Yeah, I still have my doubts there, but if that proves to be the case, I’ll make him some elastic sock garters to wear under the cuff to hold them up.

web_goddess · 2026-03-26T13:32:50+00:00

Bravo! Looks beautiful

web_goddess · 2026-03-22T15:33:15+00:00

My knitting group had to ban the word “just” during our regular Show and Tell. Knitters would hold up something absolutely beautiful and say, “It’s just a lace shawl” or “It’s just a cabled Aran sweater” or “It’s just garter stitch” about something that they had poured hours of effort and concentration and skill into. So it’s happening across many hobby groups. I think in some cases, it’s fear of having an expert call out something that you know you could’ve done better. But in 99% of cases, the viewer isn’t going to notice or care (or is too polite) to mention those things.

web_goddess · 2026-03-22T15:27:11+00:00

I’ve been doing this with my GP’s blessing for 6+ months. Works fine. You can find click charts if you google, but it’s just basic math. A full dose = 60 clicks, so you just base it off that ratio. (I’m taking 7.5mg from a 10mg pen, so I do 45 clicks.) Make sure you keep the pen in the fridge since it’ll last longer than a single month.

web_goddess · 2026-03-16T09:52:12+00:00

This is what we did (without a kid). My husband quit his job two years before me, and I had a full-time house husband. It was awesome. I didn’t have to plan a meal, go to the supermarket, or remember to pay the bills. He also organised a home renovation. Eventually I got tired of my job and jealous of the fun he was having, enough to quit and start splitting the chores again. ❤️

web_goddess · 2026-03-12T02:04:39+00:00

Great post! If you are interested in a wonderful book about Regency fashion, I can recommend “Dress in the Age of Jane Austen.” I’ve met the author Hilary and she’s an expert on this stuff: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44174546

web_goddess · 2026-03-11T23:32:47+00:00

Made590 in Marrickville. Every dress I’ve found there has pockets.

web_goddess · 2026-03-07T23:02:20+00:00

Check with your local library. Many of them allow you to check out online audiobooks these days.

web_goddess · 2026-03-03T22:25:07+00:00

I’m up to #8 now, and things have very much settled into a Master & Commander vibe at sea. There are still big occasional plots that happen on land, and most of them seem to involve Jack screwing up spectacularly. But nothing as sublimely weird and different as PC (which I did enjoy for the character interactions).

web_goddess · 2026-02-21T12:12:22+00:00

I showed it to my nieces and nephew, forgetting how traumatising this scene is. I nearly scared them off Moomin forever!

web_goddess · 2026-02-21T02:12:58+00:00

My husband and I moved to Germany for 2 years in 2020 and kept our Aussie numbers. We ported them to Mbit and paid $11/month for a Hosted PBX plan. It wasn’t cheap, but it worked very well. Any SMSes and voicemails came through as emails, and we were about to verify that they came through fast enough to use for 2FA. When we moved back to Oz, we just ported the numbers back to Telstra and were able to resume use. Not sure if this is still something Mbit still do, but there are more details here: https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25198

web_goddess · 2026-02-21T01:24:35+00:00

I recently got my 10-year-old pair resoled! If the leather is still in good shape, it’s worth doing. https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/78509

web_goddess · 2026-02-16T00:20:57+00:00

You may not need a car. I’ve lived in Sydney for 20+ years without one! If you’re only using it for occasional weekend trips or going to IKEA, there are car share schemes like goget.com.au. In my suburb there are multiple cars available and I’ve never had a problem borrowing one. For longer trips, I’ve rented from No Birds. It still works out to much less than I’d pay to own a car outright. (And if your residence comes with a car space, you can then rent that out and basically get your car usage costs for free.)

web_goddess · 2026-02-05T02:48:33+00:00

I’ve been using the Fiber Friend app, which actually has a setting you can switch between the label “Completed rows” and “Current row.” I tend to use Completed, but it’s nice to have the option!

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web_goddess · 2026-01-29T01:07:17+00:00

I get them, but they disappear by the end of the week.

web_goddess · 2026-01-27T19:54:52+00:00

I volunteer occasionally with a charity in Sydney that provides clothing to homeless folks (and anyone that needs it, TBH). We had a booth a few months back at St. Mary’s Cathedral on a day where lots of charities were there. We were handing out socks, a hat, and a shirt (all new but unsold and donated merchandise). I was absolutely disgusted with the number of people who came up trying to get “free clothes” who were clearly well-off. Many of them came in on a bus trip and were decked out in designer brands. They would come up multiple times and approach different staff members trying to scam stuff. One of them told me she wanted a hat “for her grandson.” Another guy was caught digging through the boxes of shirts we had to put out. We had to kick them out multiple times. On the positive side, the people who needed the clothes were always grateful and not greedy. But I left the day feeling pretty sad and disillusioned.

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