April 2011
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HEY GUYS! I hear there is some kind of British...
How To Re-Fit a Button-Down Shirt…To Your Size!... →
I have commandeered a couple of shirts Tom ordered that don’t fit him and have been trying to figure out how to make them fit me in a way that’s actually cute and not just “look at the short girl swimming in the shirt that’s clearly designed for her much taller husband.” Time to get serious about that sewing machine.
the dumbest thing I've ever read about school... →
It occurs to me that people most horrified at the idea of school uniforms are largely people who did not go to schools that required uniforms, and thus have never felt the relief of realizing you didn’t have to choose your clothes based on what was going to get picked on the least and could instead save those brain cycles for actually developing a sense of self instead of faking one by...
“Were I the Arlington GOP’s Director of...”
– Capital Bikeshare critic: a lonely pursuit | TBD.com
The article is interesting and all, but this paragraph is an example of why reading what Erik Wemple writes is good for you. News reporting! It can be informative AND entertaining!
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I am wearing new jeans today.
When I bought them, I wasn’t sure about them, because I felt like maybe they were too snug, but the next size up was clearly too big. And I needed jeans, and I didn’t want to put off buying them because I was then going to have to have them hemmed because I am SHORT and have to have all my pants hemmed. (Thank you, Nordstrom, for your free pants shortening service.)
You guys, I...
“The truth is that the royal wedding is this year’s Superbowl of girl...”
– Free girl culture! The royal wedding doesn’t make women dumb - Amanda Hess | TBD.com
“This book is like the time you were in a class with That Dude, the dude who...”
– The Rejectionist: Today’s Book Review
I totally remember That Dude from college, only I did not have an awesome lady teacher for that class. I had an awesome teacher who was a dude, but not, you know, like That Dude.
But read the rest of the review, because you will not regret it.
Unicorn Theology and Unplugging Your Head | Two... →
Sharing this because I so often enthuse about Unvirtuous Abbey. This is what I love about them, in >140 characters.
“Dear Lulu,
Your dad has sent on your letter and asked if I have any answers....”
– A six-year-old girl writes a letter to God. And the Archbishop of Canterbury answers – Telegraph Blogs
Hidden message uncovered on official Doctor Who... →
doctorwho:
An intriguing hidden message has been uncovered on the official Doctor Who website!
Under the Fourth Dimension tab on the episode guide for The Impossible Astronaut, you’ll notice that each of the facts has one of its words marked out in italics. Put these words together and it reads:
“All the secrets you seek can be found here on the web”…
We suppose the only thing to do is go...
Bit Bucket: I Endorse Bryan Weaver →
tbridge:
What I want most out of my government, be it local or national, is people who see government as of the people and for the people. Too many politicians see office as either stepping stone to something bigger, or a way of amassing a power circle for personal gain. That’s how I’ve come to see some of…
Why restate what has already been so thoroughly said? /cosign.
Amazon.com: Morning Sun: James Ward: MP3 Downloads →
My parents have an album by James Ward that they bought when they were in college, and every year, for as long as I can remember, it was the music playing on Easter morning. That’s why it’s this song more than any traditional Easter hymn that I identify with Resurrection Sunday.
Crispy Potato Roast-thing | smitten kitchen →
I chatted with my parents today, and as we do, we started talking about our respective holiday dinner plans. Mom and Dad said they were heading to “Grandma’s, for the traditional holiday bacchanal,” (I’ve told you about the Christmas version). I remarked that since we’ve only got two people coming over, we were keeping it pretty simple with lamb, veg, and bread, but...
“Look, at the end of the day, the world at large needs genre fiction. It is the...”
– The Misadventures Of Super Librarian: In Defense Of Derivative
As someone who reads rather a lot of fantasy novels (with some “literary” fiction thrown in there for variety), I nearly jumped out of my chair and yelled “TESTIFY!” while reading this piece.
It’s Tourist Season: Share the Love » We Love DC →
Following up to yesterday’s kerfuffle about the stupid rules-for-tourists… the best part of this post isn’t the post itself (though that’s nice too) but the way our commenters all pile on the guy who just HAS to be a douche.
A Ten-Year-Old's Rant To "Boys Around The World" →
Oh Eliza, I am high-fiving you on behalf of my 10-year-old self.
“For us, resurrection means that hope is still brewing, even in the most corrupt...”
– thereligiousleft.org: Resurrection: A Scandalous Reading of a Scandalous Gospel
“But maybe that’s how it’s supposed to be. Maybe Holy Week isn’t about perfection...”
– Rachel Held Evans | Embracing The Not-So-Holy Holy Week
“Gaga’s manager has now admitted that he never forwarded my parody to Gaga – she...”
– GAGA UPDATE! « AL’S BLOG
inthefade replied to your post: Tiff’s rules for tourists
That’s more like it.
Good. :) I think DC-area people in general do a little more eye-rolling at tourists than in other cities because DC is uniquely susceptible to being perceived as a theme park (like a modern Colonial Williamsburg), so the stereotypically touristy behavior here tends to get amplified when you have people who really...
Tiff's rules for tourists
Because I actually didn’t think the FamousDC article was at all funny, even if the advice in some cases was not entirely off the mark. Here are my suggestions based on the rules I try to apply to myself when I’m traveling in another city.
Remember that DC is a working city. Yes, we have tons of monuments and museums, and you should frolic in them to your heart’s content, seeing...
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cookie secret
I make really freaking great chocolate chip cookies. They are especially tasty even for the baseline of awesomeness that is a chocolate chip cookie, if I do say so myself. And I do. But it’s just the recipe on the back of the Toll House bag, with three important tricks:
1. Where it calls for light brown sugar, I use dark brown sugar. Why you would want a lower molasses content in something...
After you’ve rushed through your morning routine, skipped packing lunch, and arrived at the office early to get your ducks in a row for that 9AM meeting you’re presenting at… you look at your calendar and realize that meeting is tomorrow.
Otter goes on the rampage in Irish village... →
“I am excited to announce that I will be joining Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s...”
– Chicago Here We Come!
Oh Chicagoans, you are so very lucky. Be nice to Gabe, okay?
Avocado Soup with Herbs, Slivered Radishes, and... →
My friend Carly served this last night at her Seder and it was freaking delicious. It was beautiful and delicious but seems fairly simple to assemble, which pretty much makes it ideal for a dinner party that also has a whole ritual element that needs to be prepared.
The weather is getting warmer and I’m so going to try this.
braiker: Tina Fey's prayer for her daughter →
braiker:
First, Lord: No tattoos. May neither Chinese symbol for truth nor Winnie-the-Pooh holding the FSU logo stain her tender haunches.
May she be Beautiful but not Damaged, for it’s the Damage that draws the creepy soccer coach’s eye, not the Beauty.
When the Crystal Meth is offered, May she…
“I know there are thousands of marketers trying to figure out how to get their...”
– Facebook: Liked to death | Rafe’s Radar - CNET News
