Archive for April, 2007

Bathroom graffito:
“…Be that as it may, with the political climate of today it is disheartening, and embarrassing, to call oneself an American.”
Overheard on the street:
“I’d say Thailand really has the best street food.”

My awesome cousin Matthew is the father of twin toddlers. Adorable, bitable, squishy twin toddlers that will run you into the ground with their cuteness. If I were him, I’d be napping and/or sobbing softly in my free time, but instead he maintains two very frequently updated blogs.
Anyway, he asked me to do a guest […]

Rats! I’m so bummed that I was taking a nap when Andrew sent out this genius prompt. My answer would have been:
“Before He Cheats,” by Carrie Underwood
We turned on VH1 to supply the proper background noise for the sleeping kiddo, and this video was on. I almost lunged at the TV to change the […]

I’m totally doing this.

While reviewing pregnancy journal entries from last year, I find this…
Note from the first trimester: I can taste my teeth.

Mother’s Day is May 13, and if you order a gift today, you won’t have to remind yourself a hundred times over the coming weeks. To that end, the Mother’s Day Gift Guide is up at Mighty Goods! As usual, it is wicked awesome. Go look.

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Dog End Towel Holder, originally uploaded by MaggieMason.

My kitchen needs something. Something special, something … whimsical! Yes, that’s it! Where could I find something whimsical? Like, maybe a dishtowel holder that makes it look like […]

Bryan and I come to a mutually rewarding agreement and launch an elaborate high five, which involves many variations on the handshake. Bryan ends with a finger gun, but I finish by pinning his thumb to his hand.
-I win the thumb war!
-There was no thumb war.
-That’s what you think.
-That was an undeclared thumb war.
-That’s how […]

You must visit this store’s collection of Kick My Ass clothing for little boys. Click on their Rock-N-Roll section, where you’ll find the startlingly counter-culture Golf Tee.

Two lovely things for you:
1. Diastema’s colorful photo sets on Flickr.
2. Cara Barer’s photos of books as sculpture. (via kottke)