For my birthday (even though my birthday was actually over a month ago, this just got delivered yesterday), my mom did something pretty amazing. She bought a used cabinet online and transformed it from this: Into this: Sorry for the…
If you end up reading any of these (or if you already have!) let me know. I’m curious what you think! The Book of Negroes I read this book in two days and it was totally awesome. I love stories…
I love the huge roar of applause when Schultz makes his initial comment in reply to NOM. I think any decision of this type and magnitude has to be made with great thoughtfulness, and I would assure you that the…
(Rose’s secret talent: Using the smudge tool in Photoshop as a weak attempt to hide the fact that Ben is in his boxers.) Also, how much do you love my cutlery? I bought them several years ago when I first…
What happens when a 35 year old man retakes the sat? Yes, I absolutely stole this from kottke. Jason is the master of finding cool links. What makes this article awesome is not the topic, but the writing, which is…
I am so so bad about emails. So bad. Same with facebook messages. I don’t know why really. This guy messaged me a week ago asking for advice on breaking into the web world, and I forced myself to reply…
I had a dream last night that I had to make chewy lemon cookies. I think the dream was brought on because I’ve been oogling this recipe for weeks, but the instructions and ingredients are so complex that I can’t…
Saw Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol in IMAX last night. I resisted seeing it when it first came out because – shmeh – cash in on action movie franchise, boring boring. But it got really good reviews and there was…
I’m a little embarassed to post this extreme close-up of my mousy little face, but I got a good hair cut and I might as well immortalize it with a before and after photo, right? I’m so happy with my…
Life affirming moment: Going to make yourself a mug of hot water at work and finding a collection of these mugs staring at you.
Victoria had a windstorm the other night and I didn’t really think it was all that bad but apparently it was because our neighbour’s balcony got ripped off: (Photo Credit: Times Colonist)
The critters you see in these pics are wild chipmunks that live in my folk’s backyard. Using a few simple techniques, I was able to get them to socialize with us on a regular basis (and certain chipmunks would even…
I read the Hunger Games trilogy over the weekend, since there’s all this hype going around about it. I’ve picked up the book a few times in the past but have always been turned off by the first page –…
Time for some more lists of things I am reading about! Number One: T-Rex Leech Leeches are gross no matter what, but at least I can kind of accept them. Yes, they are blood suckers, but I feel like they…
Ben has found this really strange up-and-coming band from Toronto called Trst. It’s just a guy and a girl who Ben describes as “Overwhelmingly sexy” Their music is oddly trance-y but addicting once you get into it. I just wish…
