I just wanted to pimp this guy's artwork. I just now saw this on the front page of Etsy and OMG, I am SO IN LOVE with his artwork! I'd love to have a couple of his prints hanging in my house! You've got to see this listing.http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?

Sorry if you are seeing this on your F-list yet AGAIN. I posted it a couple of places. If you are interested in making this doll I made for my daughter's first birthday, check out the instructions I just put up over on my other blog:  Doing Without.


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I just felt like making a post of some of my very favorite things on Etsy. Hope you enjoy ( Read more... )

I cannot believe this whole Proposition 8 thing is even an issue. Yes, I understand that there are lots of crazy, hateful, psychotic Christian conservatives who have an opinion. I get that. They can have their opinion. They can picket, they can throw food at gay people. Hell, they can even burn effigies of gay people in the streets for all I care. ( Read more... )

People have been asking me a lot for ideas on how to save money since we live on so little. I decided to start a separate journal detailing how I live my life while spending little or no money at all. If anyone is interested in following along for tips and resources, it's located here:

doingwithout

It's a slow-going process and I'm constantly updating. Some of ( Read more... )

I made this last night and it's pretty damn good. It's a little more moist than cake, sort of like a banana bread.

Cheddar and Apple Bread
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 apples peeled and chopped
1/2 cup walnuts (optional)
1/2 cup cheddar cheese - grated (1/2 cup before grating or 1 cup if it's already grated)
2 cups flour
1teaspoon baking powder
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Dear people on the internets,

If I see someone type "all the sudden" ONE MORE TIME I am going to go freaking postal.

It's "all of a sudden."

"ALL OF A SUDDEN!"

What frikking country did you all learn English in?!

/ rant

I'm one of those people who looks at the title of a recipe and then walks off and starts randomly mixing things together into my version of what I imagine that recipe to be. Oi, I make the best banana bread ever that way! Anyway, here's the baked potato soup I made a few days ago. It lasted three or four days for dinner for both of us. I didn't get ( Read more... )