Pain in the Neck

One fateful night last week I slept funny.  I’m sure there was a good reason for sleeping like that at the time (something to do with warmth), but it killed my neck.  Or nearly did.  And then I drove four hours home for Thanksgiving, and slept on NotMyPillow (it was a fine pillow, but not [...]

Cutest, Most Romantic Thing Ever

See Maria’s blog to learn more about the choose-your-own-adventure road trip.
I promise a real post in the near future.

My Ice Cream Kicks Your Ice Cream’s Ass

Not eating gluten or dairy (in general, with exceptions such as moderate amounts of pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, and cornbread the last couple of days), one would think that ice cream would be completely out of the question. And it is. But had I not given up the Haagen Dasz (again, can’t remember [...]

Holiday Handmade

If you have even an extra half hour next weekend, preferably more (and I’m betting you will), you should head over to Holiday Handmade, lauded as “Denver’s first alternative craft fair,” presented by Fancy Tiger (a very cool little shop in my neighborhood that offers classes in things like sewing, embroidery, and book binding).  The [...]

Okay vs. OK vs. O.K.

There is a word that, according to the Mozilla Firefox browser and various other sources, I consistently spell incorrectly. I know I do it. I even choose to do it. The word is okay. According to some, it should be OK. I don’t know why I have so much trouble [...]

Guerilla Art

I’ve mentioned before that I’m a big fan of public art, including graffiti art (basically I like anything that wasn’t commissioned, but that looks pretty good and says something, or at least one of the above). I’ve read a few articles on guerrilla art, and on guerrilla gardening, and I really love this stuff. [...]

New Sushi Places

My first sushi experience was when I was 19 and living with Yumi from Japan.  I wish I would have kept in touch with her, but then again, I’m okay with the fact that we haven’t talked since the day we moved out of the dorm and went our separate ways.  Sometimes I wonder what [...]

Cut-Outs

I love the art created by paper and scissors — there’s something so simple and yet so complex about it.  Maria (mentioned Monday) does some of this.  And I saw a really great video somewhere (I think on PBS circa summer) about the art of Chinese papercutting.  I just love it…  The other day I [...]

Gifts for the Man Who Has Everything

toilet decals:

(Buy them on Etsy, found via Apartment Therapy)

Pockets

I got my Social Psychology textbook in the mail today, and I have seven weeks to read it before class starts! I’m so going to be that annoying “non-traditional” student who reads everything and is genuinely interested, and who all the undergraduates despise. Hell, yes.
What else today? I want to draw your [...]