January 2010
58 posts
bleh.
man, was that ever a shitty night’s sleep.
i even wrote this with caps, because it is...
Outing myself as someone who has been raped is always uncomfortable, no matter how many times I do it. I find myself lowering my voice, lowering my eyes, then watching warily for a reaction. Disgust, pity, disbelief, pain: I don’t know which I fear the most, but I’ve seen all of these emotions flash across the faces of my family and friends when I’ve said the word...
mmm, warm.
i sleep better ever since i started showering at night. something about going straight from the hot shower to the bed with the flannel sheets and the down comforter. the only drawback is having to sleep with wet hair, but i don’t really mind.
on an unrelated note, my philodendron (“phil,” of course) looks like absolute shit. i am usually good with plants, and i wasn’t...
good eats.
this weekend i have made:
one loaf of bread and one batch of rolls.
one dozen mini frittatas with red and green peppers, onions, artichoke hearts and cheddar.
one dozen peach/pineapple muffins, made with yogurt, which are surprisingly delicious.
one batch of sweet and sour meatballs.
i may actually bake moar muffins later, because i have lots more little cups of yogurt that just passed their...
brickhause:
how do i spend way too much money on etsy stuff that will end up in boxes for at least a few months before i use it to make crap? and how do i spend this money in, like, less than 20 minutes?
need to stop.
probably the same way i spent $62 at rite aid today when i just ran in for a couple of things.
when did everything get so expensive, anyway?
dear people who drive in the pouring rain with...
who ARE you?
weird.
the last boxes i have not unpacked from my move are full of yarn and almost-finished knitting projects.
for some reason there is something really emotionally intense about looking at weeks’ worth of work that i did years ago and that i now suspect will never amount to anything. i’m going to end up ripping out several partially-finished sweaters and re-winding the yarn so i can make...
holy crap.
trader joe’s panko crusted tilapia kicks some serious ass.
also.
go vikings!
somewhere along the line i got bad at talking...
so we had a long distance relationship for a while. and then it was short distance (like a few inches away a lot of the time). and now it is long distance again.
i expected this to suck, and it does suck, in that the weekends we get together eventually end, and we both go back to work, and i miss him a lot when he’s not around. but in the bigger sense it emphatically does not suck,...
continuing the elvis costello love.
he...
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marychrist:
Elvis Costello:...
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little-wing:
Ryan Adams -...
Thank You Andrew!
stuffaboutminneapolis:
My faith in humanity was restored today. So this morning I put the girls in the car, and headed out to drop them off at daycare. We had just left the house, and as I was approaching the intersection of 36th and Quail, I gently applied the brakes to slow down for the stop sign on the corner. One problem….we weren’t slowing down, we started skidding towards the intersection....
you guys.
rosemary crackers + dubliner cheese + apricot preserves. no kidding. between this and my bowl of homemade rice pudding, i had a damn tasty dinner.
although i don’t think i’ve eaten a vegetable today.
ihop, eat your heart out. →
this is my go-to pancake recipe. i’ve probably made it 20 times, and since i just made it again, i’m newly reminded of its awesomeness.
some notes:
use melted butter. take a pyrex measuring cup, put the butter in and nuke it just long enough to melt. then add the milk (use the smaller amount first and only add more if you need to). you can beat your eggs right into the measuring...
snow is a lot prettier through a window.
ninth consecutive day of snow means i need coffee, pancakes, knitting and football.
dear church, i love you but i am just not going out in that yet again.
thelarch:
Us3 - Cantaloop
Supposedly this was...
thelarch:
Primitive Radio Gods - Standing...
huh.
is it normal for your heart rate to go up when you take a really, really hot shower?
we all have needs.
my current one is for rizogalo (aka greek-style rice pudding). and so i’m going to make some. and that’s most likely what i’ll be eating for dinner.
thelarch:
The National - Fake Empire
This song...
i am not a fan of pretentiousness.
so although the story i’m reading in the new yorker is fascinating, i can’t help being annoyed by the fact that they still use the diaeresis when everyone else has stopped using it in english. seriously, i’ll give you naïve, but reëxamination? ouch.
i am so tired.
i’ve been sitting here catching up on tumblr with episodes of diners, drive-ins and dives playing in the background on ondemand. my reblog-to-original-post ratio is shot all to hell. last night i ate salad and a pb&j for dinner.
welcome to the working week, i guess. that is to say, this was my first week of work at a job that is very mentally intense. i survived it and most of the...
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agoodstart:
ryan adams - dear chicago
thelarch:
bunkercomplex:
Duran Duran -...
immd:
Saw some Jesus graffiti in the bathroom stall at the Cracker Barrel while traveling over the holidays. “I heart Jesus,” and under that “WWJD?” with a smiley face, and under that “Probably not praise himself while on the shitter.”
Hey, iPhone!
agoodstart:
notmyself43:
I spell “hell” a whole lot more than “he’ll,” so when I type “hell” please leave it be. Thanks.
for me it’s ALWAYS “fir” when I’m attempting to type “for”. why would I ever want it to be fir?
it’s not an iphone, but my cell phone thinks “4’ll” is a word.
cottage cheese and apricot preserves.
who knew?
Wow. I just realized I haven't left the house...
(via hughbot)
a number of years ago when i was married, my ex-husband went to israel for a conference for a week and left me at home in seattle. after spending about four days in a row at home in my sweats, i made a rule that i have to leave the house at least once every other day. no one i tell this to can believe that i need a rule to make me go out, but i do.
Candy pawned off as drugs? That’s a felony →
stuffaboutminneapolis:
An Apple Valley man has been charged with two felonies after allegedly selling 200 “pills” he claimed were the illicit club drug Ecstasy – but turned out to be the chewy fruit-flavored candy Skittles – to an undercover police officer.
initially this piqued my interest because it seemed to contradict what we learned in law school: that you can’t be guilty of, say,...
How did my tumblarity literally just drop 105...
vneckandacardigan:
Is Lil Mama that unpopular??
mine just dropped by half. no idea why.
watching heroes.
when did james kyson lee get hot?
30 LPs of 00s
hiplove:
30 Demolition RYAN ADAMS 2002 29 The Lemonheads S/T 2006 28 Live at the Brattle Theatre EVAN DANDO 2001 27 Isolation Drills GUIDED BY VOICES 2001 26 Boys & Girls in America THE HOLD STEADY 2006 25 Half Smiles of the Decomposed GUIDED BY VOICES 2004 24 Baby I’m Bored EVAN DANDO 2003 23 Kala M.I.A. 2007 22 Rock & Roll RYAN ADAMS 2003 21 Southern Rock Opera DRIVE BY TRUCKERS...