1. Because of a page-turning mishap (just like Rachel on Friends!), I read the first step of the wrong recipe, and coated the beef chunks in flour. This resulted in gravy rather than broth.
   
2. I did not cook it in a crock pot. I think even God could not make an above-par pot roast without a slow cooker.
   
3. I did not use enough seasoning. I usually double ( Read more... )

I saw Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen last night, and I didn't understand any of it. Some people might attribute that to the movie being "dumb as balls" (Collin), or having "plot holes you could drive Optimus Prime through" (Yao) or to it being "the worst movie ever, bye" (Ben, as he left the theater about an hour into it ( Read more... )

1. I got half a Primanti Bros. sandwich from my friend Brooke at a time I didn't even realize I was starving, and boy did it ever hit the spot ( Read more... )

With my sister's wedding a week and a day away, I am going to cautiously suggest that my decision to grow my fingernails was a success. Through a lot of careful filing and regular polish upkeep, I've avoided bad scratches on my skin. I'm strongly considering attempting to keep up the manicuring habits after the weddings, at least through job ( Read more... )

I need recommendations for places to shop for dresses to wear to a wedding - either online or in the real world. Thank you thank you thank you if you can share any advice.

I started moving my stuff into Collin's place this week. I still have at least a month on my lease at my apartment, so I'm doing the slow burn move. The kind where every time I go from my house to Collin's, I try to take a carload of stuff ( Read more... )

Hi, I am in Florida, and I can't deal with how nice it is here ( Read more... )

[WARNING: This entry is not about important world events, real emotions, or anything else remotely worth your attention, unless you have an appearance-obsessed superficial side ( Read more... )

My month of travel begins tomorrow when Collin, Carrie, Matt, Envy (the pit bull) and I drive to St. Louis. Provided I get cell phone signal on I-70, I'll probably tweet a bunch of inane things en route like, "We're in Indiana arguing about whether Hoosiers can be from Missouri!" (I am on the side of no, no they cannot). [UPDATE: Apparently at ( Read more... )

My dad used to wake me up for school, and it was not an easy job. He figured out early on that just asking, "Are you up yet?" wasn't enough to confirm that I wasn't sleeping, so he started to quiz me on math problems and vocabulary words ( Read more... )