Yesterday I finished the quilt I'd been working on for two weeks (and which prior to that had spent two years in a Rubbermaid tote in my craft room, waiting for me to get going on it ( Read more... )

Right now, at the Portland (Oregon) Museum of Contemporary Craft, there's an exhibit called "ManuFractured" that contains some really amazing art ( Read more... )

I sent the following to a 22-year-old friend, a young woman, who doesn't vote (she has never registered ( Read more... )

Check out this bit of kitsch I found at Goodwill today:


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http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/08/29/hannah-montana-gummi-guitars-even-more-wrong-than-gummi-lighthouses/

What were they *thinking*?

Apparently, at the Google NYC site's cafeteria, they recently served Krispy Kreme bacon cheddar cheeseburgers:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ccaviness/2625223578/

Now, sometimes junk food looks really good. Sometimes it looks a little gross or over-the-top in a "I'd ( Read more... )

Sorry for the cheeseball subject line, but this was a berry-themed weekend, to be sure. I went to the farmer's market on Saturday (where I ran into ( Read more... )

Ganked from ... hell, I don't remember which friend. Someone who has a cool Domo userpic. :-)

The Omnivore's Hundred
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.

This should be fun. I assure you, I'm not as picky as this is ( Read more... )

... because it does *so* much good ( Read more... )

I know some people around here (
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