Tomorrow, my classes officially start, although I have been obsessively checking Blackboard for the syllabi since I returned home from the on-campus orientation so there is no big reveal. We are sampling the white wine that will be served at our wedding reception which is in six weeks AAAAAHHHHH. Maybe we have had a little [...]
I walk down a deserted two-lane highway through a scrawny stretch of forest. My mother, who is not my mother, is with me. The forest is filled with garbage, but we are not surprised. This is how the landscape has looked since before I was born, befouled with brightly-colored plastics and decaying meat. I try [...]
I am attempting to wrangle decades of clutter. Please bookmark this post; it will be updated as I sort through my stuff. Items up for swap: ScentBase: perfume oil (see “Halsted’s Swaps” tab) PaperBackSwap: books in good condition Items to give away: TBD Items to sell: TBD
Hulu Plus Brings Streaming TV Virtually Everywhere – PCWorld Hulu launched a preview of a new $9.99 monthly subscription service called Hulu Plus that will bring the site’s TV content to popular Web-connected devices so you can take your TV on-the-go, or enjoy it from the comfort of your living room. The service supports 720p [...]
BBC News – Bionic feet for amputee cat Shared by cygnoir The video made me all teary! Amazing. (thanks, vicster) A cat that had its back feet severed by a combine harvester has been given two prosthetic limbs in a pioneering operation by a UK vet. Roasted Garlic Spoonbread Slow Cooker Recipe The garlic roasts [...]
