Comparing Apples and Morons

Call me a latte drinking, bra burning liberal, but I have a casual interest in preserving the environment. That is, I recycle, conserve, and buy organic as much as my lazy, selfish tendencies allow. But when I see these stunts that companies pull to look environmentally friendly (like buying carbon offsets) with the sole [...]

In Honor of Earth Day, Reduce Waste, Annoyance

In the spirit of all things green and eco-friendly, I am sending out this public service announcement for a service I started using a several months ago, Catalogue Choice. This free service allows you to opt out of receiving those annoying catalogues from which you probably never bought anything anyway–chances are, someone who lived in [...]

Kitchen appliances go on strike, tenants get fat, go broke

Mark Bittman read my mind–his story on revisiting the microwave came just in time. You see, I’ve been without a working oven and stove (and a clothes dryer, but thats another post entirely) for almost a month now, and I was itching to getting cooking again, not to mentionĀ feeling a little grossĀ from the overdose of [...]

Spring Fashion ‘08: Bad news, frumpy is not the new black

Spring is finally here, and while the weather is refusing to budge for now, the store windows are beginning to display things unseen in the past 6 months: skirts, sandals, florals, and COLOR!
Although it’s well past resolution season, I always say it’s never too late to look back on those more…regrettable fashion decisions–you know, to [...]

I know this will just make me sound like a bitter feminist…

…but this makes me SO happy.
Watch the Puppy Bowl during commercials instead! Wholesome, adorable entertainment for the whole family. With guacamole. What more could you ask for?