*Another Divas crosspost – it’s been pretty crazy around here since last Thursday, and I have houseguests until THIS Thursday, so posting will continue to be a bit scarce!* When did “foodie” become a bad word? Has it always been
UNLESS
*crossposted from Seven Deadly Divas* Forty-ish years ago, a senator by the name of Gaylord Nelson (Wisconsin) organized a nationwide environmental teach-in to help educate children and the population about environmental concerns. This was called Earth Day, and the first
Book Update
Since my last book update, I have finished Diet for a Dead Planet (Christopher D Cook) and The Consumer’s Guide for Effective Environmental Choices (The Union of Concerned Scientists), gotten halfway through Redwall, and read The Last Little Cat. I
Can I blame the moon for this?
I work at a rather busy little used bookstore here in town. Normally, my store is busy, but not crazy, on Sundays. Also, the vast majority of my customers are awesome, especially the 8-12 year old kids who come in
Can we read your handwriting?
*crossposted from Seven Deadly Divas, click through to see their handwriting too!* A few varieties of handwriting memes have been making their way around the web – there are tumblr and flickr ones, as well as the one I stumbled
The Customer Isn’t Your Butt
File under: things that irk me I really dislike when salespeople think it’s funny to say something unexpected, as though it will make me laugh hysterically when they say “two thousand, four hundred…. dimes” when I’m having my water meter
The Best Soap Ever
*crossposted from Seven Deadly Divas* Back when I was in college, I decided to start growing out my hair. On a long hair care board, I ran across a discussion of something called a “shampoo bar”. My hair is somewhere
NerdUpdate
Testing 123! This is me typing on SSH’s new rooted NookColor. Teehee!
Dear Food: Please shut up.
I’m really tired of my food telling me why I’m eating it. Take Cheerios. According to the box, the only reason you are eating Cheerios is a) to lower your cholesterol or b) to lose weight. Remember that dipshit commercial
Garden Update
April 2011 update, so that next year I can remember what was going on. I’m trying a few new things this year, so hopefully if I can remember to do these updates, I’ll have a nice little record. (I know,