For the second time this week, I’m wishing I were handier with a sewing machine. First, I saw this lovely blanket over at Sweet Juniper. What a lovely thing, to make a quilt out of baby clothes. It seems so wasteful, to cut and sew baby clothes into a quilt rather than [...]
I’ve had a subscription to Bon Appetit magazine for at least a decade, and I’ve been cooking recipes from the venerable old girl since my early teens. But I can’t stay silent any longer. Bon Appetit irritates the hell out of me.
That’s right, I said hell.
This poor old magazine got a [...]
Just the other day I was lamenting the fact that it’s been ages since I won anything online. In my glorious past, I’ve won a cashmere scarf, a TiVo, a roundtrip ticket to London (which I didn’t take because the taxes were horrendous), sock yarn (twice!), and a Chibi. Then, a dry spell. [...]
For several years, I had season tickets to the Seattle Opera. The great thing about seeing lots of opera is that you’re free to be honest about it. If you just see one opera every few years (or just one in your life), there’s pressure to really get something out of it. [...]
Ooo everyone is all abuzz with Obama fever! Last night, I watched Obama give his victory speech on TV, while spooning rice cereal into the Tadpole’s mouth. I’m so glad for the outcome of this election, not just because I believe Obama will actually change things for the better, but because a majority [...]
If you guiltily watch South Park like I’ll do, you’ll get this post title.
So it’s election day! I voted absentee over the weekend, but I’m still giddy like it’s Christmas morning. Just what I wanted! A new president! Well, a gift certificate for a new president, redeemable in January. [...]
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