I'm sure everyone reading this has run across the term of approval "you win the internets." (See Jim Hines's Striking A Pose post for a recent example of someone who won.)

I'm equally sure that everyone reading this has heard the phrase "The internet is a series of tubes."These two phrases have been bouncing off of each other in my head for a long ( Read more... )

I started listening to this awesome podcast today. A Way With WordsIt's got me thinking a little bit about the quirky phrases that litter my own speech. Most of the time I'm not even aware that they might be odd until somebody asks me about them. Even then I'm never sure if it's family lingo, something I picked up from an old book, or something ( Read more... )

At this point it seems unlikely that I'll make it to the handmade cavalcade this weekend. We're still a one car household, and since I don't see that changing by Saturday, the logistics just don't seem to work out.

I might be able to make it to Bust Magazine's Holiday Craftacular on the 10th and 11th.

This was a very full, very long weekend.

We spent all of Friday driving and just collapsed in our hotel when we got to East Lansing.

Saturday we slept late, then went out to lunch at El Azteco, my favorite mexican restaurant. After that we wandered around downtown for a couple of hours and bought some odds'n'ends at Flat, Black and Circular, ( Read more... )

I tried a new dish for dinner tonight: Beef and Cabbage Wraps. I'll put the recipe behind a cut at the end of the post.

They were good, but not perfect. Definitely in need of tweaking. Tom & I both agree they need a little more seasoning, but we can't decide what, beyond some garlic. Maybe curry, maybe pepper, maybe just a more spicy barbecue sauce.

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A friend of mine posted on Facebook earlier about wanting stuff for his home that would be both useful if the power was out, and beautiful with a Victorian/Steampunk aesthetic.

Because I have fun looking for stuff like this, here are some things I've found:
Victorian Oil Lamp on Stand
Colonial Convenience Lamp
Warming Trivet - this uses tea lights ( Read more... )

I'm turning off comments to my re-post, just to cut down on confusion.

Originally posted by niamh_sage at October sign-ups
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A small collection of links by Jenny, age 32 and 11/12ths

Already Pretty - Sally is a fashion blogger who has both an attitude towards fashion and a personal style that I love. (And in the "it's a small, small world" category: she and Tom dated while they were in college. My husband, he has consistent taste in women.)

Punk Domestics - A blog ( Read more... )

Is it sad that one of the highest priority things on my Amazon wish list is this compost bin? The 5-tray version would also be great, but this is the one I'm more likely to buy for myself.

The first season of Shadow Unit is available as ebooks on Amazon!

Volume One
Volume Two
Volume Three

I bought all three volumes, without doing my usual "get the free sample and make up my mind later" trick.

I think they're also available for the Nook, but since I don't have one of them I haven't looked. :)

Tell me if those links don't work, and ( Read more... )