I have been unfucking for out of town guests for weeks upon weeks now.  It’s amazing what living alone can do for fucking (heh) up a habitat.  Now that my habitat is 80% cleaner I keep wondering why I don’t always […]

My first instinct would be to intentionally dye the lace something darker that you might like… black, purple, burgundy.

I love pins!  I’ve begun making my own brooches and the hard part is finding good clasps.  The cheap-o ones at general craft stores have quite a high profile so the ornament tends to stick out funny.  I like the […]

I fear the fate of the Cinderella ad campaign after the way Sally’s grandmother described to her the happenings of the nurse massacre in Chicago.  “Too dark” indeed.  By the end of the episode I was so proud of […]

I’ve never gone and I’ve been skeptical as hell — not because I don’t think spine health and alignment are extremeley valuable. In fact, it’s quite the opposite, and I’m afraid of a bad adjustment. Anyone know […]

I love little stories like this. You describe it so well. All I can add is that when I got my second cat, it wasn’t long after I got my first one, and my first one and I had juuust bonded. Adding a second to the […]

Why do I never remember to do this!?!

Oh – and once I pickled cucumbers in 100% vinegar (no water at all).  Somehow my eyes just glanced over that “water” part of the recipe.  Not good.

As a poor grad student I made like 3 pounds of some healthy pasta + vegetable meal, meant to last me a week of eating.  I had never used okra before, but decided, what the hell.  I quickly learned that okra has […]

I do the same thing BUT I turn the heat off after the water comes to a boil and just let the eggs sit in the hot water, covered, for 12-15 minutes.  I think I got this from Michael Chiarello a decade or so ago.  […]

Strangely I can’t reply to my own comment on page 1 of these comments without re-loging in, which dumps me in a vicious cycle.  I just wanted to thank those of you who responded to my plee for tips regarding […]

Breaking up with Jezebel way back when has been very good for my mental heath.  I highly recommend it.  I do give them some credit  - 5 years ago I explored and developed my feminist leanings over there.  Now it […]

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A little about me – I’ve never traveled for pleasure.  As I don’t have kids and am over 30, it is time to change this.  I’d really like to go to Holland, Belgium, and France this coming October for […]

Manchego and me were love at first bite.  There is no other cheese I can eat so much of all by its lonesome.  So hungry right now.

Like many things, I dread it, begin it, and then remember I actually enjoy it.  Feel free to come over and uninstall my window air conditioner!!

I had this same patch of skin in the same area.  My dermatologist considered it eczema and gave me over-the-counter aquaphore and a topical steroid.  Cleared up instantly.  My skin is typically sensitive, rosy, […]

Instant oatmeal at work all the way!  Chewing before 10 am is not for me.  Sadly, nor is having my kitchen counter clean enough for breakast / coffee-making.