March 2009
February 2009
“Nosing around in guest rooms, Ruby and Pasha have discovered them in items every...”
– Bedbugs Can’t Hide From Ruby and Pasha (NYT)
This makes me a little hesitant to snuggle up in bed with a library book.
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“I really like some classical music, it’s so relaxing. You’ve maybe...”
– IT guy sharing his wisdom with me during a brief walk between offices
< /kindle posts >
Andrew: Got the apartment for $395/mo. Yeah!
Me: Congrats! That's the price of a kindle!!!
Andrew: Haha, crazy. I can just live home and I'll buy you one every month instead.
“7. Flight attendants will tell you to turn it off on take off and landing. You...”
– 10 reasons to buy a Kindle 2… and 10 reasons not to (CrunchGear)
5 Things to Do When You Get Bored With Being... →
Dammit. None of these things are “order a Kindle.”
Amazon's E-Book Strategy Re-Kindles Debate on Open... →
Phew. My Kindle desire has again been slightly dampened.
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Miracle Cleaner →
justforthehalibut:
likethereligion:
I thought that this was:
a) a spam message, pretending to be from my sister
b) a description of how those amazing magic erasers work
Instead it’s some pretty wild stuff about what happens when you run an electric current through salt water! Sortof blew my mind. I want some on my toothbrush.
My good friend Julie has this, which I’m pretty sure is...
The Kindle: Good Before, Better Now (NYT) →
I strongly wanted a Kindle, then talked myself out of it, but I think Mr. Pogue just talked me back into it. If only the Kindle 1.0 were down to $40 on eBay…
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“Our uteruses are single occupancy dwellings.”
– Liza Mundy, author of Everything Conceivable: How Assisted Reproduction Is Changing Our World (Fresh Air)
“Yellow gold, orange rust, greens and purples are what are hot in home décor,...”
– Interior designers turn to color to add excitement and interest to home décor (democrat&chronicle)
We just finished painting a green apple kitchen, yellow gold livingroom, and purplish blue bedroom, so this is fun news.
“The family has not gone on vacation in two years and still watches a cathode-ray...”
– When Consumers Cut Back - A Lesson from Japan (NYT)
<gasp> a cathode-ray tube tv?! how can they live?!
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“I love your blog, honey.”
– My dad.
“Composting in New York City is not for the faint of heart. It requires...”
– Urban Composting: A New Can of Worms (NYT)
Hey, CR, are you in? Without the regular smell of rotting mice in the walls, I may need some sort of foul odor in the new place to feel at home.
mollyd:
Soooo I just got approved for my first credit card .
Thanks Adie for the help !
Congrats!
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“Sometimes money can be a touchy subject, but mostly on my part because I hate...”
– Jezebel commenter in response to Can Separating Your Relationship And Your Money Help Both?
Since I will be cohabitating for the first time beginning March 1, I was very interested to see this article about sharing or not sharing finances. I was surprised to see that the #1 cause of divorce is...
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“The time has finally come, some writers are predicting, when Americans will...”
– Urban Dreams, NYT
(via tlvx)
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How Does Salmonella Get Into Peanut Butter? Bird... →
Okay, now can everyone jump on my bandwagon about birds being evil evil creatures?
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