January 30, 2008 (Updated 31-Jan-2008, 7-Feb-2008, and 8-Feb-2008; updates in red) I’ve read countless articles about backup over the years, but not one of them approached the problem properly. They all focus too much on hardware and software, and not enough on what I call independence—getting...
Thanks to extreme boredom, I've started reading Princess Diaries which my sister borrowed from the school library. I must say I immediately fell in love with the whole series again. You just can't help but love Meg Cabot's wit and style, although I'm sure some would regard it as just another shallow...
I made this a year and a half ago. I totally forgot. I wanted to just try it out and comment someone I think. I don't remember. Anyways! I don't think anybody will really know this blog. :O. Unless you're one of the boos, maybe you guys will. I think after reading Melon's blog, I think I might have...
When Zombies & Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth (MySpace) As promised, writer-director Rob Zombie has posted preview art from his post-Halloween effort Tyrannosaurus Rex. Alex Horley (Spookshow International) is the one responsible for the testosterone-fueled image you can click on below. This is the first...
It’s ok if you think I’m a bit crazy. Everyone else around me does too, because I’ve been excited– even to the point of giddy– about making up a batch of ice cream inspired by a recent trip to Il Laboratorio del Gelato. No one would begrudge me the ice cream part, certainly. It’s the...
The past week has been horribly humid in northern Maine. It almost never gets very hot here, mid-80s is usually as high as the thermometer goes, but add 80 percent humidity to that and you get really uncomfortable weather. And have I mentioned I live on the second floor? And that my apartment has...
i recently hunted for and purchased a rug through craigs list. which is where i always "shop" by the way. i was looking for a hand knotted wool rug. not a machine made nylon copy rug. wanted the real deal. why-? -ive tried the nylon-poly rug deal. thought id save money and get a longer lasting...
I don't know what I enjoyed more tonight-the roasted potatoes, because I hardly ever get to eat potatoes, or the pork chops. I felt like cooking something quick tonight, but I also was craving roasted potatoes. Just before I left the office I called home and asked DH to help. He put got the pork out...
(Photo credit: Doug van Kampen, aka The Wooden Shoes on Flickr) I have no idea what possesses me to do these things, but instead of completing the other million chores that needed to be attended to this weekend, I spent all day in the kitchen on Saturday preparing a feast to celebrate the high maple...
Every time I venture south into the Big City, I always feel frustrated. NYC is such a gastronomical epicenter, that I always feel that there are too many wonderful restaurants and too little time or too few meals in a day! But I have several absolute favorite, must-have items when I am in the Big...
After our Daring Baker September challenge of cinnamon rolls and sticky buns, hosted by the most lovely Marce of Pip in the City.. a few of us gals started talking about what kind of differences the hugely popular commercial Cinnabon™ cinnamon rolls had vs. the outstanding cinnamon rolls we made...
Catching-up continues in the land of the Gothic Lolita... I had the pleasure of taking a trip to NYC to catch the final two performances of original cast members Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff in Spring Awakening, and the equally pleasurable chance to catch the second annual Broadway Battle of the...
Once again, it's time for our monthy "Daring Bakers" banter and, as usual, I was extremely excited at the prospect of testing another great recipe. My expectations were high, but April's challenge didn't disappoint me at all... This month Elle at "Feeding My Enthusiasms" & Deborah at "Taste and...
Why A LOT of fun & giggling, of course! Ohh and there was also a dash of panicking and then finally the outcome: Croissants! Warning: Heavily photographed post ahead.. Cute lil buttery soldiers aren't they? Aww yes, kids - the five SEVEN of us kooky gals are back with this month's baking assignment...
I'll start with the grocery store--I'd planned on some roasted GREEN vegetables to go with some grilled chicken, and bought a bunch of diferent produce items at the store. When I got home, I discovered that for some reason, I didn't have the bell peppers, the zucchini, or the tomatoes. I was going...
I’m grumpy. Spring is nowhere to be seen and I almost got blown away when I stepped outside this morning. I then proceeded to spend the day in a small room with seven other people who seemed intent on making meaningless chit-chat so as to prolong our miserable stay there. It was certainly an...
Sometimes life just requires more cowbell... go with it when it does... Watch vidoe here Listen to funny remix here: Buy a tee here -----------click on picture--------------> I have a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell. Ever since April 2000, when "SNL" first broadcast a skit parodying...
For a good number of her formative years, my friend Jennifer was constitutionally incapable of following a recipe. It wasn’t an issue of willful aversion, nor or of culinary rebellion, but every time she tried to follow directions, something went horribly wrong. As a pre-teen, for example, Jen...
Thursday night, August 24th... Rob and I were playing World of Warcraft, becasue hey, why not? As we're playing there's some discussion in the guild about one of the girls who was being induced the next day. I mentioned to Rob that I was having contractions, so he decided to start recording the...
Hello, hello. I can’t stay for long, but I just had to pop in. I had to thank you for all your words of wedding wisdom last week. You’ll be happy, I think, to know that things are much better - much calmer - around here. It’s not that there’s any less going on, really. Our wedding is 12 days...
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