I have a handful of student loans left over from undergrad (3 to be exact), that are collectively down to under $2K and I am so, so tempted to just pay them off in full so that there'll be three fewer loans out there with my name on them. But the interest rates on my undergrad loans are really low, so I know, logically, that I should take any extra ( Read more... )

Saw Skyfall again on Monday night - pleased to report that it completely held up to a second viewing (unlike so many films lately). I found myself noticing the soundtrack/score much more this go - there are some long stretches without dialogue that are expertly threaded with music. Thomas Newman did really good work. And as visually impressive as I ( Read more... )

Alright, apparently no amount of drawing things out is going to get rickenbacker to make her posts first, so: some sights from our first day in Istanbul! (BRI, YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOUR POST BEFORE YOU READ THIS :P)

( When we last left our heroes-- )

I went through about three or four bluetooth devices a couple of years ago, but realized I have gone almost a year now basically using my phone on speaker when I'm in the car. That's long enough that I think I'm back to wanting to use a bluetooth device. Does anyone have a brand or particular bluetooth device that they swear by? One that has ( Read more... )

Bri's take on our first day in Athens is here! And since it worked so well last time: Bri, you can't read this post until you've done your own second day post ( Read more... )

So I don't think I mentioned it much here, if at all, but many months ago, Bri and I ponyed up for a short international vacation. Having watched way too many hours of Rick Steves on PBS (before the unfortunate switch over from WETA-Create to WETA-UK), we really struggled with where we most wanted to go. In the end, we worked backwards from where ( Read more... )

He avers that tickets will only be available through his website in order to cut down on scalping and to keep the associated fees reasonable. If you're interested in seeing him, I'd suggest you buy your tickets directly - as a condition of purchasing the tickets, all purchasers agree to terms which among other things give the CK website the right ( Read more... )

** The Gunsmoke season sets are on sale on BestBuy.com! Do you realize what this means? IT MEANS I HAVE WON ALL THE THINGS ( Read more... )

Just got a call from Verizon Customer Care. Please, please, please, please, please let the sixth time be the charm on getting the nonsense that has been going on with my account since November sorted out.

I don't need this shirt, do I?

Quick, tell me all the reasons I don't need to buy this shirt.