Monthly Archives: June 2008

Birdshirt

I have a real weak­ness for Thread­less bird-themed shirts. But check this one out…it’s amaz­ing.
Field Guide

I really don’t travel anymore

The Amer­i­can Library Asso­ci­a­tion annual con­fer­ence is going on now, in Ana­heim. The cost of air­fare to Cal­i­for­nia and my cur­rent finan­cial sit­u­a­tion mean that I’m not able to go, and unless I have some­thing spe­cific to attend for and a track, I’m not sure I can han­dle the onslaught of things to do

The Happiest Little Capiscum

I dis­cov­ered this happy lit­tle face when I cut the top off a green pepper.

I had a stuffed pep­per kick a few weeks ago.  They’re very sim­ple to make, sim­pler than I had ini­tially thought.  I made mine with about half a can of black or kid­ney beans, some diced onions, and a small amount

They’ve actually printed these?

You stay classy, Thoseshirts.com.

Greenie

I got this quiz from the won­der­ful Sis­ter Susan. I didn’t do well.

Your Life is 64% Green

You live a very green life, and you’re aware of how your actions help the earth.
Of course, it’s hard to be totally green. But when you make a trade­off, you know why you’re mak­ing it.

How Green Is Your Life?
I do

Everyday fatshion

I’m mak­ing broc­coli quiche for din­ner, and instead of chang­ing into work clothes, I put one of my grandmother’s old aprons over my dress. I look, in my opin­ion, smashing.

Though I also look like the secret child of Amy Sedaris and John Hodgman.

Dog wigs

I just can’t stand it any­more, folks. The Inter­nets keep over­whelm­ing my poor little brain.

The advantage of being an adult

I went to Kurver Kreme after dri­ving around Colonie look­ing for a fab­ric store. I hadn’t been since they opened back in March, just because I never felt like it. I hadn’t eaten din­ner yet, though…So I really did have ice cream for din­ner. That def­i­nitely tops my pre­vi­ous stupid-meals record of

You’re very welcome.

Kelly and I were com­ing back from fetch­ing food for the Amer­i­can Idol finale when we saw this won­der­ful cus­tom license plate. We spot­ted it, waited for a red light to take the pic­ture, and then a cop car pulled between us and the van in ques­tion. Deter­mined, we drove a few extra

Crafty business

My mom used one of those Internet-based print­ing sites to have some busi­ness cards made for her knit­ting busi­ness. Most of her busi­ness comes from local craft shows, but she has branched into year-round sales online.
I’ve always made my own sort of ama­teur­ish busi­ness cards to hand out to peo­ple at craft