Before Josh moved in, I think I had one item in my house that was worth more than $300--my computer.  My car is barely worth $300.  When we moved to the Treehouse, my standard of living instantly went up--I was paying more rent for a way, way better place in a way, way better location.  We started going to the movies twice a week.  But up until we ( Read more... )

Another new  recipe last night.  Southwestern Tofu Scramble.  Maybe the folks at Eating Well aren't miracle workers after all.  The recipe was good, but it didn't make us into tofu fans, and it didn't help Josh to like the texture of scrambled eggs.  However, the spice combo (chili powder / cumin) gave it a unique flavor.  The cheese in the recipe ( Read more... )

Last night, after my best hot yoga class ever, I told Josh on the way home that it was his job to make me dinner pronto.  Not only did he comply quickly, making delicioso miso chicken (including SASS), mustard greens, and spicy noodles, but then we ordered some Tiff's Treats  to make the night a little bit better.  I thought fondly of the days when ( Read more... )

After the catastrophic (drunken) loss of my platinum SXSW badge I undeservedly got the one thing I wanted most from SXSW--a great R.E.M. show.  Nevermind how I got in.  It was awesome.

The first time I saw R.E.M. was at the Austin City Limits Festival with ten billion people.  Though my beloved first-cousin-once-removed Adam and my friend Mike D. ( Read more... )

1) Go to the SXSW website:

2) Browse the bands.  I like to look for Texas and Austin bands so that if they are cool, I know I can see them live.

3) If you find a song you like, you can download it.  On PCs, right click where it says "Download" and Save Link As . . . save it in your "My Music" or "iTunes" folder so its easy to find.

4) Open iTunes, ( Read more... )

I predict!  That Forgetting Sarah Marshall will be THE blockbuster hit of 2008.  It's fucking funny.  And so good.  It's Jason Segel's first screenwriting attempt (he was in Knocked Up).  It has full-frontal male nudity--a lot of it.  It has a singing Dracula puppet.  It's fucking good.  I watched it with a delighted, laughy audience which made it ( Read more... )

In light of recent new discoveries (eating pickle spears with a fork & cheesy snack mix with a spoon) that allow me to eat my lunch and use a mouse at the same time, I've been searching out good reading material.  Real Simple had a list of fifty or so blogs they recommended, and I added them all to my Google Reader.

Mostly, though, recommendations ( Read more... )

The Internet Alphabet According to Google

Want to vote based on platforms instead of campaign dollars, popularity, or nice-sounding names?

Josh was away all week, so I spent a lot more time driving (we only have one car) and ruminating than I normally would.  I tend to reminisce about old boyfriends and other relationships when Josh goes away.  Maybe it has something to do with that wedding ceremony coming up.

So Definitely, Maybe was a good movie for me to watch last night--one in ( Read more... )