1. Now that I’m a Suburban owner, I’m trying to figure out what kind of wheels I want. I know absolutely nothing about wheels. So my selection is based purely on looks. And price. I’m leaning towards the Enkei Performance ETS. At $410 a pop, I can’t afford the American Racing wheels that I prefer. The Enkei’s seem to be a good alternative. Next step is to ask a man if I’ll look like a fool rolling around with the Enkei’s on my ‘Burb.

  2. Waiting for financing…reading Dwell. I like this colour combination. It’s almost the same as the samples I have taped up in my kitchen.

    Waiting for financing…reading Dwell. I like this colour combination. It’s almost the same as the samples I have taped up in my kitchen.

  3. Look at me test driving a Suburban :) Woohoo! Now let’s see if I can actually afford one :/

    Look at me test driving a Suburban :) Woohoo! Now let’s see if I can actually afford one :/

  4. Sick. Started sneezing about every 20 seconds after sledding this afternoon. Now I can’t breathe. I’m waiting for some instant ramen & watching ‘Triangle’. It was free on Amazon Prime :/

    Sick. Started sneezing about every 20 seconds after sledding this afternoon. Now I can’t breathe. I’m waiting for some instant ramen & watching ‘Triangle’. It was free on Amazon Prime :/

  5. I’m damn cold.

    I’m damn cold.

  6. ohmyasian: (Thanks, commecicase) 2150. Taiyaki. たい焼き These red bean fishies are not only fun to eat but also fun to watch people make.

    ohmyasian:

    (Thanks, commecicase)

    2150. Taiyaki. たい焼き These red bean fishies are not only fun to eat but also fun to watch people make.

  7. 9:22. 0 unread. Not bad for a day’s work.

    9:22. 0 unread. Not bad for a day’s work.

  8. It’s 8:57. I’ve just begun checking email. Let’s see how long this takes.

    It’s 8:57. I’ve just begun checking email. Let’s see how long this takes.

  9. I just purchased this. I searched & searched for the perfect Peeta’s Locket. This. Is. The One. I get tears in my eyes just looking at it. Isn’t it bizarre how a BOOK can do that to you? (via The Original Peetas Locket -Hunger Games inspired- reserved for Teresa | TheMeadow - Jewelry on ArtFire)

    I just purchased this. I searched & searched for the perfect Peeta’s Locket. This. Is. The One.

    I get tears in my eyes just looking at it. Isn’t it bizarre how a BOOK can do that to you?

    (via The Original Peetas Locket -Hunger Games inspired- reserved for Teresa | TheMeadow - Jewelry on ArtFire)

  10. I discovered something similar to this on Pinterest. I must get this. (via The Hunger Games Inspired Token Necklace with by theforksforest)

    I discovered something similar to this on Pinterest. I must get this.

    (via The Hunger Games Inspired Token Necklace with by theforksforest)

  11. This is so do-able. One day. Egypt Family Adventure | National Geographic Expeditions

    This is so do-able. One day.

    Egypt Family Adventure | National Geographic Expeditions

  12. ohscience: “Capture this through Meade LX200 10”, telescope, canon 60D modified, photoshop CS5 processed and lightroom3.. Images stacked in Registack, 100 x 30sec ISO 800.. Please leave comment or likes.. Thanks Claude” (submission from elizabethphoenix)

    ohscience:

    “Capture this through Meade LX200 10”, telescope, canon 60D modified, photoshop CS5 processed and lightroom3.. Images stacked in Registack, 100 x 30sec ISO 800..
    Please leave comment or likes.. Thanks
    Claude”

    (submission from elizabethphoenix)

  13. babylux: Guys, I am having a stroller crisis. And yes, I waited until the baby is practically crowning to deal with it. My mom got us the parts to convert our iCandy Apple Jogger into an iCandy Pear Tandem, which is what I planned all along. It came and I got really excited, until I tried to assemble it and I ended up covered in black grease streaks and sobbing in a heap on the floor with stroller pieces everywhere and an allen wrench the size of a Jolly Rancher. Turns out the kit is totally incompatible. It doesn’t work with the iCandy Apple Jogger, just the iCandy Apple. Yet, it doesn’t say that ANYWHERE on iCandy’s website or when you order it. And I was told when I bought our Apple Jogger in 2010 that it could be upgraded to a tandem. And told that it would work by two different baby stores in Los Angeles that I called (as that is the location of the closest iCandy dealer to Seattle). And given that it’s a British company with very limited US presence, it’s been a little difficult to get answers. After writing a (somewhat hormonal and rude) email to iCandy, calling the dealer I brought it from, looking like an idiot trying to explain the situation to people who think iCandy is some sort of iPod accessory, and getting a runaround on East-Coast time for days, I am giving up. It’s getting returned before my 30-day return-period (and my fragile nerves) expire. So…now I need to get a double stroller, and I am at a loss. Do I get a sit and stand (like this Joovy Caboose)? A City Mini Double? Do I want something where both babies face the same way? Is Rosemary even big enough for those sit-and-stand things? Because they seem more for like, people with the skills and size of Tony Hawk. Something the baby can sleep in? People keep recommending things and I just DON’T KNOW. There are like thousands of doubles and tandems and junk out there. You can literally stack babies like logs in some of these things. And some of them cost far more than my first car. When it comes down to it, I definitely want something that will hold our infant car seat at first (a Maxi Cosi Cabriofix). And I want something that is easy for Rosemary to climb in and out of—we have enough issues with her staying in the stroller as it is. Rosemary never sleeps in her stroller, so I don’t know that reclining seats are necessary. But what if the baby is a really good napper (please god…let it be so)? I want something with a storage basket. And I don’t want something enormous…it needs to fit through a standard door so I can get into Arby’s without assistance. Help. What should I get? Does anyone have children who are sort of the same ages as mine that has any suggestions?  Photo via Neuski /I remember when I used to be like this.

    babylux:

    Guys, I am having a stroller crisis. And yes, I waited until the baby is practically crowning to deal with it.

    My mom got us the parts to convert our iCandy Apple Jogger into an iCandy Pear Tandem, which is what I planned all along. It came and I got really excited, until I tried to assemble it and I ended up covered in black grease streaks and sobbing in a heap on the floor with stroller pieces everywhere and an allen wrench the size of a Jolly Rancher. Turns out the kit is totally incompatible. It doesn’t work with the iCandy Apple Jogger, just the iCandy Apple. Yet, it doesn’t say that ANYWHERE on iCandy’s website or when you order it. And I was told when I bought our Apple Jogger in 2010 that it could be upgraded to a tandem. And told that it would work by two different baby stores in Los Angeles that I called (as that is the location of the closest iCandy dealer to Seattle). And given that it’s a British company with very limited US presence, it’s been a little difficult to get answers.

    After writing a (somewhat hormonal and rude) email to iCandy, calling the dealer I brought it from, looking like an idiot trying to explain the situation to people who think iCandy is some sort of iPod accessory, and getting a runaround on East-Coast time for days, I am giving up. It’s getting returned before my 30-day return-period (and my fragile nerves) expire.

    So…now I need to get a double stroller, and I am at a loss. Do I get a sit and stand (like this Joovy Caboose)? A City Mini Double? Do I want something where both babies face the same way? Is Rosemary even big enough for those sit-and-stand things? Because they seem more for like, people with the skills and size of Tony Hawk. Something the baby can sleep in? People keep recommending things and I just DON’T KNOW. There are like thousands of doubles and tandems and junk out there. You can literally stack babies like logs in some of these things. And some of them cost far more than my first car.

    When it comes down to it, I definitely want something that will hold our infant car seat at first (a Maxi Cosi Cabriofix). And I want something that is easy for Rosemary to climb in and out of—we have enough issues with her staying in the stroller as it is. Rosemary never sleeps in her stroller, so I don’t know that reclining seats are necessary. But what if the baby is a really good napper (please god…let it be so)? I want something with a storage basket. And I don’t want something enormous…it needs to fit through a standard door so I can get into Arby’s without assistance.

    Help. What should I get? Does anyone have children who are sort of the same ages as mine that has any suggestions? 

    Photo via Neuski

    /I remember when I used to be like this.

  14. My guilty pleasure.

    My guilty pleasure.

  15. I can’t remember a day that I did more of absolutely nothing. Today consisted of sleeping through my alarm clock and almost making a bunch of Cub Scouts late for their trip to the World Trade Center Memorial…and since I missed out on that, I decided to fill the rest of my Monday with fluffy pillows and mismatched sheets, Marlboro’s & “Moneyball”. GREAT movie. Life is good.

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