My first grader just came to me and told me that another kid at school said Obama is bad because he kills babies. Look, I don't give a shit if an adult says that. I know what they really mean by it and I can have a reasonable debate with them on the topic. A small child cannot make that distinction. Be a Republican all you want, but please don' ( Read more... )

I just finished this book and I really loved it. India, the second section, was really powerful for me. Metaphysical crisis? So in the middle of one right now. At least I hope it's the middle. Maybe it never ends. And my word? INERT. Can one change their word? Because I really don't want that to be my word anymore. But it had come to me ( Read more... )

There's this website called Polyvore that's pretty cool. If you decide to check it out you might have to poke around a bit to figure out how things work, but once you do it's pretty fun! You make collages with it, for example:


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I got a $50 iTunes card for Christmas. I don't have any albums on my must-get list so I thought about trying out some new stuff.

Albums I am considering:

Joshua Radin - Simple Times

Kings of Leon - Only by the Night (this one's actually pretty definite, I am liking what I hear on their myspace page)

Coldplay - Viva la Vida (I know they're ( Read more... )

I'd love to know what this woman is smoking...

People will soon thank Bush for what he's done

I enjoy how EVERYONE is wrong, the diplomats, the historians. We're all deluded. Have some more kool aid, Condoleezza.

I bought my tickets today to see Brett Dennen next month. I'm being uncharacteristically selfish because that is the weekend before our 15th anniversary and I sort of took it over and said "I want to do THIS." M seems fine with it. We're thinking of sending the boys to Grandma's so we can enjoy a nice dinner and relax at the show ( Read more... )

I would like to have this camera."...the Diana camera produces images that are soft and dreamy with super-saturated colors, unpredictable blurring and random contrast. A grittier alternative to the digital camera, the Diana infuses unexpected meaning, wonderful imperfections and an artistic edge into what might just be an ordinary shot ( Read more... )

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So, I finally finished up my chalkboard pantry door yesterday!


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Back in the day, when I was a groupie for my favorite local band, I used to wear bracelets made from old guitar string. So imagine my delight when I saw that Wear Your Music is making a more refined version from JOHN MAYER'S OLD GUITAR STRINGS. I could not click fast enough to get over there and check out the price, sure that I could ask someone ( Read more... )