I sent back my Proactiv kit today, intent upon taking them up on their offer of a full refund, minus shipping and handling (naturally). But I got FREE shipping and handling. Ha! So there, clever purveyors of benzoyl peroxide! And shipping it back to you is cheaper than shipping it from you to me. Y’all, [...]
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As I worked from home yesterday, grateful for a prearranged telecommuting day that saved me from the commute/unscheduled leave dilemma in a DC-style WEATHER! EMERGENCY!, I intercepted Jorge and the crew as they came in to check on the window they had to replace a couple of weeks ago. (I don’t mean to sound like [...]
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Hi! If you get here wondering “how to know when French toast is done,” you have my sympathies. I’m not good at that at all.
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So, my kitchen is dark. Well, my kitchen is sometimes dark. After about 20 minutes of being lit, as long as the lights haven’t “gone dark” in the last two hours. I have these lovely halogen track-lighty lights in the kitchen — they have been noticed by stylish friends and super home-improvement-type guys, so I know [...]
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Or: My brain is stuck — carry on. Craft Pr0n Hello Betty 30s-Repro fabric in modern colors — perfect for kitchen projects. (via Sew Mama Sew) Vaguely Work-related 99designs is a good place to launch your design career…or help launch someone else’s. (via DC Web Women) Plinky, for those of us who still enjoy a good [...]
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I’m in a strange mood these days, and not a particularly talkative one. I think I’m in that curious place between Christmas and the first blooms of Spring, where the holiday cheer no longer takes the ice out of the wind and the road ahead looks long and less certain that I’d like. I’ve got [...]
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If you missed it, if you need to hear it again, if you need to read it to know the time has really come, here you go: Transcript of President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address The Price and Promise of Citizenship Millions of Americans flocked to my neighborhood this week to see Obama take the oath [...]
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So, I’m a little melancholy these days. The grieving process, it takes time. I met Little Miss LJ last weekend. She is a joy and a wonder — she makes having a baby look like a fantastic idea. Her parents might tell a different story, being the ones taking the shifts for her care, but [...]
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Ideas and I-WANT-its jumping around in my head today (Because, if I dump them here, I can get back to thinking about important things, like marketing correspondence applications/appliances and who the LAST FRAKKING CYLON IS.) Sweet craft table from ikea hacker — not currently justifiable, as I am the only crafter in my home and [...]
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Le ballet est begun, y’all. One thing I’d forgotten: It’s all in French, and I remember most of the terms. Hooray! Not bad for only learning them in other kinds of dance classes… I had a hard time with relevé, mostly because it felt like the leather pads on the bottom of my shoes were…out [...]
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