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Monthly Archive for October, 2008

I would wear the hell out of this dress.

Posted in fashion, love, stuff on Oct 26th, 2008

http://www.net-a-porter.com/product/30172
I need to win the lotto or something.

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things stay the same…

Posted in fashion, love, nostalgia, stuff on Oct 24th, 2008

(Rodarte Fall ‘08)
Those dark lips! The pale, neutral face! Oh, nostalgia - you are my constant companion. Does this mean I’m getting old?
I remember the first time I was aware of the dark lip/ dark nail trend. I was 13, maybe? I saved all my pennies so I could visit the Jacobson department store […]

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key lime yogurt scones

Posted in foodie, oh, the cleverness of me, stuff on Oct 22nd, 2008

I found the basis for this recipe on cooks.com and just changed a few things to work with what I had in the kitchen at the time. In the original recipe these were called “cookies”; after eating them the flavor and texture led me to classify them as scones. No need to stick with key […]

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metal speedcar racer

Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 19th, 2008

I think I just found The Boy’s big Christmas present.

At dwr.com with better pictures.

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Obama’s artful campaign

Posted in Interesting, love, woo! on Oct 17th, 2008

Debates, attack ads and positions on important issues are all well and good - but today I want to take a moment before we reach the end of this presidential cycle to write about a trivial but highly enjoyable (for me) aspect of the Obama campaign.
It started with the font. Being an amateur font nerd, […]

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origins organics

Posted in et cetera on Oct 8th, 2008

I’m a big fan of Origins and the idea of an organic deodorant appeals to me immensely but I’m wary about spending 15$ on something I normally pay like 5 bucks for. What if it doesn’t work? What if it makes me smell like a dirty hippie?

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potty training, finally.

Posted in kidlets, parenting, woo! on Oct 4th, 2008

I wrote some time ago about the difficulty I was having getting Toot potty trained. It wasn’t that she didn’t know how to or lacked the bodily awareness, it was simply that she didn’t *want* to. It was driving me crazy. We tried rewards and praise. We tried going without a diaper all day, essentially […]

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