How many ways can one prepare soba noodles (expired three years or more)? I'm finding out.

I like these cute shoes spotted during a downtown stroll with Mr. Neighbor.


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How do I know this? It's not because I was playing touchy-feely with myself. It's because, out of the blue, I decided to raise my arm--exposing my armpit--to the mirror. Just out of the blue ( Read more... )

I was far too eagerly anticipating making a killing off of the Survival Center's leftovers. I did come away with a few new potatoes, a jicama (I think ... does jicama grow in New England?!), a few wilted kale leaves and a tremendous number of green onions. Sadly, the rest seemed truly unsalvageable. I considered hijacking even the unsalvageables ( Read more... )

If LJ, for some reason, decided everyone could only have ten friends on their friends list, I wonder who would be on everyone's friends list. More importantly, would it include me? I think I would be as LJ friendless as I am friendless in real life. I amuse myself a great deal, but I just cannot imagine that I amuse anyone else ( Read more... )

I am reminded why I rarely check the news. Can we say "depressing?" And I thought being punched by Mr. Neighbor, having my car still fail inspection (after investing in it more than it's even worth) and losing my stimulus payment were bad. That looks pretty sunny compared to some of the stories I came across ( Read more... )

It's supposed to be 90 degrees or so. So I'm making pot roast.

"MITTENS, cute, little. Mostly white. Some stains, probably ketchup/juice. $87.50. 413-[snip]"

I'm trying to figure out how that price could possibly be a typo. Misplaced decimal?

Monday, July 30:

Look, another steal-of-a-deal! This one from craigslist.

diapers - $1025

Just kidding. It's about what I'm on now. Though I swear nightly that the next day I'm quitting coffee. Now that my coffee maker doesn't work more often than it does, I really should consider getting serious about giving it up. Who wants to invest in another coffee maker only to give up coffee shortly thereafter?