The more things stay the same... change... wait, hang on, what was I saying?

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Once I actually finish some of the fic I've got open in a zillion different tabs, I will surely be making a gigantor fic recs post. For now, though...

House-proud

I am totally, utterly, incontrovertably fascinated by cleaning with vinegar and baking soda. I tried it on my tub, left to me quite nasty by the previous tenant, and the baking soda worked quite well with some scrubbing. I'm on a kick to test as many of these as I can (or I think I can accomplish without truly messing things up, which, I assure you, I could make that happen).

A summation of 25 must-do tips for living in small spaces.

A gigantor lamp made from recycled coins -- AWESOME.

Okay, so these aren't for people. You have to smile anyway.

Mind. Is. Blown. This guy is a genius!

Making your own ice cream. Two ingredients, no machine required. Yesplease.

Is this like Mythbusters Does Toolboxes?

Words, words, words

The Lost Languages, Found in New York - So, so cool, and a true testament to what a treasure New York is.

"Antilamentation," by Dorianne Laux

I may have to get this -- for $3, why not? It's a mini-comic about one small patch of earth in a small town in New Hampshire, and how it changes through the years.

This seems admirable. Sometimes I feel like I should be getting there myself. It's amazing how when I didn't have ready internet access, it was all I could think about -- all I was spending time on, when I had free time at home, was courting that elusive stolen wi-fi. I could have gotten so much else done.

To, er, totally contravene that, The Art of Wooing: An Email Tale of Modern Courtship is being called Griffin and Sabine for the internet age. Also, I truly love collage and mixed media, so it's got that going for it.

In the vein of a picture being worth a thousand words, If the planets could sing.

ASkars. In Swedish. There are words I don't understand, but to which I will listen raptly all the same. It totally counts!

The Pacific

Studs Terkel interviewing Eugene Sledge, audio in six parts. I haven't listened to this yet, but you'd better believe I'm making time as soon as I can.

By the way, since this never gets old: exhibit A; exhibit B.

While we're on the theme of actors who worked as children and who look shockingly the same, did you know that James Badge Dale was in a 1990 version of Lord of the Flies? Same faces. Same poses. This. Is. Amazing.

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