hey! it’s a surprise goodie box, out of the blue! for no apparent reason! which makes it the best sort of surprise goodie box ever! :) Kim sent me this package, which arrived yesterday. i promptly nommed the licorice (yum!) and crashed my computer trying to upload pictures off the camera (alas). but it recovered […]
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if it comes to pass that the fed drops interest rates again, causing real savings to back away even further from keeping up with inflation rates (currently 5+%, whereas my savings is like 2% apr), ergo causing one’s saved money to in fact lose rather a lot of (potential and real) value while waiting for […]
i am a good girl. i have a clothing budget and i try to stick to it. sometimes i fail but this month i have not yet failed. and i wanted SHOES. pretty, pretty shoeses. so i went shoe shopping on zappos.com (who have never let me down in the arena of online shoe shopping). […]
i have been wanting to get a pressure cooker for a little while, so i can use it to can low-acid foods — things that don’t have enough acid (unlike fruits) have to be processed at a higher temperature than boiling water in order to safely can them, so you have to use a pressure […]
i look forward to tonight’s inevitable displays of illegal fireworks throughout the city — of which i should have a grand view (on the west and south sides, at least — sadly, it seems the Sears Tower will prevent me from watching the guys up in my old ‘hood get their boom on). my camera […]
