I’m Alive. Really.

I have lots of things to blog about.  Seriously.  One day I will actually sit down and type out all the stuff that is running through my head for this blog.  In the meantime, can I distract you with these pictures?

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Link Time

Mailbox as Magnetic Entryway Organizer

5 Fantasy Beds

The Flow (Charts) Of Food and Decision Making

Jimmy Fallon has some fun with stock photos

This crazy woman made her own trellis fabric

I love Sundays

Texts From Last Night

"a Little, Small, Wee Bear, a Middle-sized Bear, and a Great, Huge Bear"

There’s a new feature on here. It’s over there. To the right. See it?

Check out my postings on Posterous. I mostly post random little things that are too long for Twitter and too short for this blog.

(There’s a The Story of the Three Bears comparison to be made here. Go for it.)

UPDATE: When I moved from Blogger to WordPress I decided to not put this on the sidebar.  I don’t post there much anymore.  You’re not missing anything.  If I start posting there again, I’ll let you know.  Meanwhile, if you want to check out what I posted in the past then go here and enjoy!

Snow Heart

A Snow Heart For You xoxox
Originally uploaded by janoid

I saw this picture and had to share it. Enjoy.

I’m 50% White (part iii)

Just what you’ve been waiting for… more whiteness!

#43 plays – Who doesn’t like a good play? Or a bad one for that matter.

#44 public radio – It’s local. It’s people you know (well, could know, if you knew those kind of people) playing music you love. I also love the scheduling of the different kinds of music. Jazz in the evenings, swing on the weekends, classical during the day, a little NPR in between. And it’s local. I’m a fan of things that are local.

#48 whole foods and grocery co-ops – This goes with the being a fan of things that are local.

#49 vintage – Recycling at its best.

#50 irony – People that drive their Hummers to grocery co-op are my favorite.

#51 living by the water – I grew up on a peninsula, I’ve been to the beach more than I can count, vacations are usually at the beach, my dad is a captain on a scallop boat, I am convinced there is salt water in my veins. I would love to live by the sea at some point in my life (not happening anytime soon, I know). The sound of the waves crashing, watching storms roll in, seagulls (oh, how I miss seagulls – there are no seagulls in Richmond, just stupid pigeons), going for walks on the beach and collecting seashells – heaven. This quote made me laugh: “Mountain views are also acceptable, but generally seen as a poor substitute.” I suppose mountains have their own allure. Maybe, one day, I’ll find out if that is true.

#53 dogs – How could you not like dogs? They are adorable and, unlike cats, they are just as happy to see you as you are to see them.

#54 kitchen gadgets – I am a sucker for kitchen gadgets. I try to control myself and stick to the Alton Brown rule of thumb: if it doesn’t do at least three things, it isn’t worth space in your kitchen.

Lunchtime Blogging

NOTE: This post is a little more random than usual. Enjoy!

Today is a lunching at my desk kind of day. For lunch I am eating a toasted pb&j, Ruffles and catching up with my Google Reader. I only have 1,000+ unread items to go. Should be a breeze. Or not. I’ve read all the important and time sensitive stuff (i.e. Perez and Twilight Lexicon) so the rest may just sit there for a bit longer.

Summer is official peace out and it’s very sad. There are a couple things about Fall that I’m looking forward to. 1) Scarves. I have a lot of scarves. Like seriously a lot. I probably have more scarves than shoes. 2) … Ok so maybe there’s just the one thing I’m looking forward to.

This morning my bosses had a little breakfast get together to celebrate my birthday. It was actually a joint birthday celebration as my cubemate’s birthday is a few days after mine. We had bagels from my favorite Richmond bagel place (Cupertino’s), fruit and juice (well everyone else had juice, I had a cuppa). It was lovely and very nice of them.

After work I feel like I have a bunch of running around to do before my weekly get together with the Cakes. I have to go to the fabric store and because I’m such a nerd two different libraries. Then it’s off to Westover Hills for knitting and coffee (or a cuppa, if you’re me).

The scarf I’ve been knitting since the beginning of time is almost done. There have been a few dropped stitches along the way, but I just keep on keeping on. It’s my first scarf, I’m not going for perfect. When I finally finish it, I’ll be sure to post a picture.

Meanwhile, here’s a picture of the only sandwich you ever need to know how to make…

(Ignore the peanut butter in this picture, the bestest kind is Peter Pan’s Creamy Whipped peanut butter. It’s heaven in a little plastic jar.)

Doxie Love

How could you *not* want one? I cannot handle the cuteness! So. freaking. cute.

Also, I want this and one of these.

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I’m 50% White (part ii)

The whiteness continues.

#28 not having a tv – That’s right, folks, I do not have a tv. It’s like the 1930s up in my place. Want to know the news? I suggest you turn on the radio.

#35 the daily show/colbert report – Back when I did have a tv, I loved watching these two shows. If Jon or Steve didn’t talk about it then it wasn’t worth knowing.

#36 breakfast places – So here’s the funny thing: I love to sleep late. Or all day. But if there’s a good place to meet for breakfast then I have no problem waking up early. Meeting for breakfast at some great place is one of my favorite things. Well so long as I can nap when I get home.

#37 renovations – I rent an apartment so I don’t do a lot on the renovation front. I like seeing other people renovate stuff and dream of renovating something of my own one day.

#39 netflix – I’m all for anything I can order on-line, while wearing my pajamas, and is then delivered to my mailbox. This also cuts back on the whole going to the video store for a specific movie/tv series and upon arriving finding out they do not in fact have it. That’s irritating. Ordering the movie/tv series on-line (pajamas!) and having it delivered is not. (Unless of course your mailman is a complete idiot and always puts your movies in your neighbor’s mailbox and then your neighbor doesn’t bring them to you until she’s finished watching it. There’s always a downside.)

#40 apple products – “Plain and simple, white people don’t just like Apple, they love and need Apple to operate.” Truer words, people, truer words.

#41 indie music – Don’t you love listening to something that you know only a few select people are listening to? Don’t you just feel like telling everyone “na-na-na-na-na, my music choices are better than yours! I’m listening to a band/artist you haven’t even *heard* of yet!”?

#42 sushi – First of all, not all sushi contains raw fish. It vexes me so when I hear “I don’t like raw fish so I don’t eat sushi.” Grrr. Pieces of raw fish are called sashimi (and is actually very tasty, even if you’re not a big fan of fish). It’s a whole other thing. Second of all, sushi is yummy and delicious. But beware of how much you eat because that rice will fill you up quicker then you can imagine. Third of all, pickled ginger and wasabi? Yes, please.

Don’t worry, there’s more whiteness to come…

You call that a holiday?!

Secret Society of List Addicts had a post today called Holidays That Should be Invented. This of course made me think of the holidays I think should be invented.

Here’s my list:

Mulligan Day – Everyone should get one day where you can have as many do-overs as needed.

No Filter Day – All year you repress saying 80% of what pops into your head (or if you’re me, 95%). On No Filter Day have at it and repress zero percent! (Note: This day should probably be followed up by Mulligan Day.)

Eh Day – This is the day where answering a question with “eh” is completely acceptable. No one can tell you “that’s not really an answer” because on this day it totally *is* an answer.

Be Nice to Me Day – Ever had one of those days where you feel slightly cracked and like at any moment you’re just going to scream at the top of your lungs and then break down crying if anyone else says one. more. thing. to. you.? Yeah, this is your day to stop the madness.

Sundries Holiday – Go do whatever you want. Why should other people tell you what you’re celebrating? Take the day off from work and celebrate… whatever you want!

Kitchen Tip

Want to know how I remove spaghetti from water without using a colander? Like this: