June 2009
“And now you find yourself here. Alone in the night. With nothing but your Diet...”
– Curly Top: Kick the Can
“Know the complete works of the Nerd Holy Trinity: Joss Whedon, J.J. Abrams and...”
– The Park Bench: How to Meet and Woo a Nerdy Girl
6 extraordinarily stubborn 'nail houses' →
“As I was driving home yesterday, the kids fell asleep and I listened to a fair...”
– A Little Hut - Patricia Zapata: why I make
i will be working on this list tomorrow, in conjunction with the execution of my favourite day… notes to follow
(POWER cookies nixed in favour of bed)
“Rollasole is an emergency ballet flat dispenced from vending machines in British...”
– Haute Macabre : Saviour |
oh.my - what is the world coming to?
Tasty Make Sale at the Drake, All Summer Long →
This is another way I miss Toronto — but I love being here because I can make this happen! The beauty of a small undiscovered town is that we can make the magic & the community the way we want to. We can create our reality here!
Pineapple Delight Recipe : Recipezaar (v.2) →
Had the pleasure of partaking of a little afternoon delight with Miss Kim this weekend… deadly awesome.
Pineapple Delight Smoothie (v. 1) →
INGREDIENTS (Nutrition) 2 cups milk 2 bananas, frozen and chunked 6 pineapple rings 1 tablespoon honey Add to Recipe Box My folders: Add to Shopping List Customize Recipe Add a Personal Note DIRECTIONS In a blender combine milk, frozen bananas, pineapple and honey. Blend until smooth.
Is Scientology's Wall Cracking? - The Daily Beast →
This is a very juicy article and highlights the positives of the internet age.
“Butter Tarts To Die For: This recipe is from Sue Lusted of Grimsby, Ontario who...”
– Recipe: Butter Tarts to Die For
“[T]he problem with consuming for happiness is that the novelty wears off.”
– Do Good Lives Have To Cost The Earth?
Ray LaMontagne - Trouble lyrics
Trouble…
Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble
Trouble been doggin’ my soul since the day I was born
Worry…
Worry, worry, worry, worry
Worry just will not seem to leave my mind alone
We’ll I’ve been…
saved by a woman
I’ve been…
saved by a woman
I’ve been…
saved by a woman
She won’t let me go
She won’t let me go now
She...
Biological Whoseits?
While napping on Friday evening, I had a very frantic dream that I was nursing a baby during the apocalypse. I just read the dream dictionary about what it means and supposedly (according to the all knowing ‘dream moods dictionary’) symbolizes tenderness, love, nurturing, and motherly love.
I also felt quite moved today at the christening, and I realized that when I think of what I...
“Sagittarians, i.m.o. always seem to have the best legs of the Zodiac &...”
– Mystic Medusa · Astro-Beauty; Legs & Your Past Lives
“…old-school business oracles like Don Draper share a few characteristics...”
– The Diminishment of Don Draper : Andrew McAfee’s Blog
Polenta With Parmesan and Tomato Sauce
mildlyannoyedrabbit:
1 cup polenta
1 quart water
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter
1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan (optional), plus additional for sprinkling
1 1/2 cups Fresh Tomato Sauce or Simple Marinara Sauce
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine the polenta, water and salt in a 2-quart baking dish. Stir together, and place in the oven. Bake 50 minutes.
3. Remove from the...
Office
mildlyannoyedrabbit:
Sometimes I love my office (so safe! so secure! so many office supplies!). Other times I feel like I have been put in a wearisomely-protracted time out.
Today it’s the latter. My usual response in these moments is to find a new color pen from the supply closet.
Hence the surplus of office supplies.
“Vegan Dad is always looking for good food ideas and is fascinated by ethnic...”
– Meatout Mondays
“Currently, PHN cannot be prevented in all patients. However, prompt medical...”
– VZV Foundation - A Decade Of Leadership In The Fight Against VZV Infections
This is a great idea because I am so certain researching all of this after I had a tremendous flare up of headaches last week is a great idea - ideal for my mental health…
“The varicella-zoster virus first strikes as chickenpox, now preventable through...”
– VZV Foundation - A Decade Of Leadership In The Fight Against VZV Infections
“Physicians should treat herpes zoster with antiviral medications to decrease the...”
– Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia: Prevention and Management
It would have been awesome if my (former) doctor had treated me within 72 hours, alas, she did not, thus the long standing agony of permanent neuralgia
“Incidence of Postherpetic Neuralgia Age
Under 60
Incidence at one month 8.8%...”
– Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia: Prevention and Management - September 15, 2005 - American Family Physician
I always knew I was older than my years…i am in the 0.6% incidence
“The greatest weight gain among TCA patients has been observed with those using...”
– Nutrition Articles - The Relationship between Weight Gain and Medications for Depression and Seizures
I have this crazy pain and the only thing that is effective in reducing that pain in amitriptyline - which has the greatest weight gain - i have never really had to ‘watch’ what i eat...
“My Secret Playlist is a music discovery website and weekly email publication. We...”
– My Secret Playlist
apologies for not remembering where i got this link from - it is pretty awesome though so check ‘er out
“I need everyone to understand this: just because stuff may not “fit”...”
– Young, Fat, & Fabulous: Make It Work
“Its decision upholds the Access to Abortion Services Act which makes it a crime...”
– High court nixes abortion clinic security-zone challenge
Sometimes we do thing right up here.
“Now, back to the Obamas and their completely incomprehensible eating: it seems...”
– The Obamas: Just like us! « Kate Harding’s Shapely Prose
“Everybody asks, ‘Why me? What did I do to deserve this?’ The thing is, that’s...”
– Jenna (via julie911)
“I love the soft palettes at Prada and MiuMiu and Christopher Kane’s...”
– Professionally Trendy: Resort 2010 Faves
again… salivating on the keyboard
Cartoon: Stalkrs →
Bummer + giggles
Teen charged with murdering child in New Hazelton,... →
This story is heart-wrenching and I feel very close to this community because I know a group of amazing humans who are doing brilliant work there, and I know how difficult and heart-wrenching this must be for everyone. My heart is with that community.
“The Crown has ruled out charges against the officers, stating they acted with...”
– Court hears arguments about taser inquiry’s scope - The Globe and Mail
A variety of things that are making me very upset today
“All life is created in love, and thus in the depths of every human being lies a...”
– Julia Butterfly Hill, author of The Legacy of Luna (via http://crazysexylife.com/)
headache recovery time
i have been struggling with a massive migraine like headache since Monday - kept going to the doctors and hospital to get a shot of demerol and i have been feeling well since yesterday - except i am having a massive hangover from the medication. i can barely move my legs - the dog needs dinner but i was too sleepy to go downstairs to get it, so i gave him a slice of pizza, he is happy and i am...
“If you go home with somebody, and they don’t have books, don’t fuck ‘em!”
– John Waters, dispensing valuable Friday night advice via Let Us Read and Let Us Dance | mercenarywriters | therealkatiewest. (via brokenbottleboy) (via mildlyannoyedrabbit)
if you have NO RULES this must be your only rule or sage advice, or something to consider…
“Some cultures view vampires as pale, gaunt creatures lurking in the shadows, but...”
– (via.The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, FL)
(via gardyloo)
I am giggling and sitting here thinking about that - I never look more pale than when I have two large ruddy spotches of red on my cheeks…
“I’m a slow learner and slow at the execution, but I’m still driven...”
– Craftzine.com blog : Mosaic Table Is Done!
