So on Saturday, I had the most amazing cookie: Coffee Chocolate Chip. It was rich and soft and fantastic, just like any good chocolate chip cookie, but it had a strong coffee flavor (without any bitterness!) and apparently the equivalent of one cup of coffee worth of caffeine ( Read more... )

I've been reading wedding blogs for the last 6 months or so. Most of them I started reading because they had cool DIY stuff that I thought might turn out to be useful. Some of them I've stopped reading entirely, because this was less true than I'd hoped ( Read more... )

I've started top-rope rock climbing lately. For those of you who don't know what that means: I'm climbing indoors, in a gym, and there are ropes hanging down from the top of each climb. The climber ties in to one end, and their partner ties in on the other end to belay (meaning: prevent the climber from falling). It's extremely low-risk, and it ( Read more... )

I know some of you are on FaceBook. I know that many of those on Facebook are unhappy about their recent decision to share our information with third party websites to "customize" our experience online ( Read more... )

I just put the final button on a shirt for V. I found the fabric while out looking for wedding dress fabric, and I couldn't resist. I need to go over it one more time and snip all the loose threads, but other than that, the shirt is done. Actual working time on it was probably something like 10 hours ( Read more... )

Everyone used to keep a pantry, and now very few people do. I keep mine stocked with baking ingredients; chocolate chips, baking powder, food coloring, extracts, and the like. I also keep some packaged foods that keep well, like canned soups, dried pasta, and occasionally cup noodles. I have an entire bookshelf dedicated to my dried grains, ( Read more... )

For our Honeymoon ( Read more... )

I totally lied.

My sinuses feel like they're full of bubble gum, and my throat is swollen and painful, and I can't sleep. Can I be done now?

I am SIGNIFICANTLY less sick than I was on Monday ( Read more... )

So Friday night, J came home early from a party because he didn't feel well. He's felt not well ever since. I didn't think anything of it; I spent the weekend feeling really good, if not particularly productive ( Read more... )