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Little bits that I find and hide away. Email: apinksquirrel on gmail
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July 1, 2009
This is really cute. Originally via Swiss Miss.
Slam Design - gifts for life less ordinary - Stuck! Goldfish Bathplug
June 29, 2009
My coworker just bet me $100 that I couldn't go the entire month of July without wearing pants, jeans, shorts, capris (ugh), etc (except to the gym, to run, to play softball and the like).
The bet will be on the honor system since we don’t exactly hang out after work, but it doesn’t really matter because this will be the easiest 100 bucks I’ve ever made.
I mean, I own a bagillion dresses and skirts and it’s gonna be hot hot hot so I won’t mind wearing them.
Weird bet though, huh?
Pretty random. Came from a conversation about denim.
Sounds like my life, anyway. I even have a running dress, so exercising wouldn’t be an exception ;) (I love it! So comfy to run in!)
I’ve actually had people ask if I have a religious thing against wearing pants… uh, no. Skirts are just way more awesome. Also, more flattering.
June 28, 2009
So, after watching An American in Paris last night, I was thinking how cute the pots were that they used to make cafe au lait. They had handles that made it easy to pour them both to make the perfect 50/50 mixture of hot coffee and hot milk.
It took me approximately an hour on google to find something even vaguely close to it. And they’re silver and cost over $600.
There has to be a descriptive name for these types of handles (as opposed to the normal ‘loop’ handles you see on coffee servers) that would make it easier to find something like this in a non-prohibitively-expensive version.
(Sidebar: my first search was for ‘cafe au lait set’ and this did not come up. Even though it says ‘cafe au lait set’. I have lost faith in google.)
June 26, 2009
So… you know that saying that you never know how deep a puddle really is?
Sidewalk Fail (via failblog)
In defence of MTV
I’m playing devil’s advocate…
There are some rants that MTV showed 16 and Pregnant (which is indeed quality programming, the kind of which we have become to expect from MTV) instead of a Michael Jackson tribute.
But chances are, they didn’t have anything.
With celebrities who are old or dying, most stations and newsrooms will have obituaries ready and on hand. When I worked in television, we had obits ready for Ariel Sharon (who remains in a vegetative state) and Gerald Ford — for example. When people of note have illnesses, are old, stations are ready.
But with Michael Jackson, chances are MTV just wasn’t ready. They haven’t done any music-related programming in so long, they probably aren’t even prepared to run something the way a station like VH1 might be.
Go to mtv.com today, and you’ll see every single item is Jacko related. As “music television”, they clearly need to get their priorities straight and get back into music and not sexually-hyped teens.
MTV did have a tribute. Before 16 & Pregnant. Like, 4 hours of one.
Probably a woma- erm… probably a kid.
WHO WAS SMART AND PASSED WHILE HE HAD THE CHANCE? (Hint: Rhymes with “Schmaceschmants”)
Ugh, I hate people who sit in the passing lane. Learn to drive!
I was just thinking the other day about this. Everyone complains about the passing lane driver, yet no one claims to be a passing lane driver. So logically, there are some them hiding in our midst.
Hmm, I admit that passing lane drivers are only annoying if they’re going slower than the non-passing lane drivers. There are a lot of variables involved with driving in the passing lane (in the US). Whether there is traffic in the right lane. Whether you’re moving faster than the traffic in the right lane. Whether there is a left-hand exit coming up. Whether you are stuck behind someone in the passing lane. I might be missing a few. If there’s room in the right hand lane, and the lane is going fast enough to your liking, I see no reason why anyone shouldn’t be in it. Aside for the left-hand exit reason I stated previously.
June 23, 2009
Man, this looks so tasty.
June 22, 2009
