"I had a really good time at IKEA with my sister yesterday," said me, actually. It's true! We were there for like... seven hours, in part because holy cats, never have I seen such inefficient line management, but all it all, it was quite fun. I got a couch, which is being delivered in three pieces today; they would have charged $40 a piece to ( Read more... )

Around and about DW

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Okay, I need to close as many tabs, windows and programs as possible so I can make myself write this story due at 11. Link-dump!

What Stanley Kubrick Got Wrong About The Shining may interest Stephen King fans.

A comparison of available pumpkin beers -- I don't know if this is only applicable to the Chicago area, but presumably some of these craft ( Read more... )

Still recovering from you don't even want to know how much tequila. That said, there is never a bad time of year for shepherd's pie. Or three-mile strolls on a lovely evening in the summer.

An aquaponics system with a betta underneath. I want this I want this I want this. (…I want a place to put it. Damn!)

50+ Funfetti recipes, including cake ( Read more... )

In twenty-one minutes, I am setting up this printer I just bought (it has a scanner too!) and hauled all the way home from Staples, which, oof, is a much longer walk when you're lugging a printer than not. After that, my day goes Print "Summertime" --> Meet friends for dinner --> Last Vocal Tech class --> Meet up with J. --> Head to the South Loop ( Read more... )

Ugh, no getting around it, today I do need to go back to work, otherwise I'm just having some sort of macabre staycation, and not actually accomplishing the things at home I want to accomplish. Maybe today will be all that's needed -- if I can clear out some office things, then bring the rest home, maybe... we'll see ( Read more... )

It's been yonks since I've done one of these, but every yonk must be a finite amount of time. (If you like to wait less than one or more standard yonks,
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A few weeks ago joaniechachi told me that a friend of hers was having a ukulele concert not too far from me, and that I should go. So last night I did, and oh wow, it. was. great. The singer's name is Erica Dreisbach, and she is stupid talented and very cool, and we may actually get together and talk ukuleles sometime, er, as soon as I answer her email. (An ( Read more... )

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THERE ARE TEARS. IN MY EYES.Before deciding to become an actor, I read Classics at university and my favourite lyric poetic epic is still the Odyssey.
I LITERALLY CANNOT BREATHE, YOU GUYS.

...I guess I should read the rest of the article/interview.

BUT GUYS.

OH SHIT, YOU GUYS. THIS HIDDLESTON KID IS LEGIT.

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