January 2009
16 posts
Consumer Review!
I’ve been using my new iPhone-friendly DOTS gloves for a few days now…wool gloves with a metal dot that enables me to use my precious in the cold weather without the hassle of taking off my gloves. I wish a little I’d bought these instead, but as the kind of person who loses one of things that come in two with alarming frequency, the price tag for the Dots version is right on.
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When it’s 9° out, I become a creative cook…I usually start with recipes and edit from there, but I’ve been shooting from the hip this weekend. So far, I’ve made:
Cranberry Banana Bread made with cardamom, whole wheat flour, and dried cranberries that I soaked in spiced tea first
Roasted Yams with shallots and whole garlic cloves
Cabbage Saute with fennel, garlic,...
We were there. Kind of.
My friend Shawnee and I went to inauguration together, which was a totally exhausting rollercoaster of events and highs and lows, but in a good way. We walked the entirety of the national mall, saw the Obamas up close and personal, rubbed shoulders with billionaires, saw amazing tapdancing and jazz and sandra day o’connor at the kennedy center, drove 1500 miles, took off pants and shoes on...
I’ve got a golden silver ticket.
so frustrated
My inaugural ticket hasn’t come yet, and UPS tracking says they have no proof that the driver took it from the point of origin and ticketmaster says that the Presidential Inaugural Committee ships the tickets, and the Presidential Inaugural Committee says that if I have a tracking # then UPS is responsible for it and UPS says that the committee has to call them for them to find it and...
I like seasons and all, but seriously. WTF. Time...
Comic Sans is not a font. →
I’m not going in there cause when I do it’s all hating faces that I have to chop up with a machete.
J. Schwartzman in I Heart Huckabees
Money and Art
I was perusing Craigslist a couple of days ago and came across this gem of a post. There are lots of things I love about this ad. First of all, his haircut is da Bomb. The “I’m no longer charging for my services,” line is classic, and you gotta respect how serious he clearly takes himself. This post was so over the top, I just had to check out his website, where it turns...
No Karma
Jadiohead: Jay-X x Radiohead by Minty...
Baby's First Review! →
Second Nature reviewed at New City…Psychosexual! Varicose veins! I like this guy’s vocab choices…it helps that he’s saying nice things about my stuff too.