Kotama Bouabane’s Melting Words series is seriously fantastic. When something isn’t going to last forever it seems like it’s even more imperative that we capture it in its brightest moment. I prefer the pieces that are set in an environment to those on the black.
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Since my newfound love of coconut cake has reared its head I’ve been anxious to find different ways to experiment and possibly make it even better. This recipe for Coconut Cake with Ginger-Lime Curd and Cream Cheese Icing may have done that. And then some.
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I’m a self-admitted music whore. And I love it. You know how some people only listen to the beat and not the lyrics? That’s not me. I dissect songs until I can make them fit a related mood I’m in at any given moment. Pick a song in my extensive iTunes library and I can most likely tell you the circumstances surrounding the very first time I heard it. In other words, music is a very memory-related sort of thing to me.
Summer Music (as I like to call it) is one of my favorites. The 23 songs below are just some that stick out in my mind. (Sorry, there aren’t any links…)
Crazy – Aerosmith
Good Vibrations – Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch
Shake It – Metro Station
Rock Lobster – B52’s
Why Can’t I – Liz Phair
1979 – Smashing Pumpkins
Round Here – Counting Crows
Just Like Heaven – The Cure
Just the Way I’m Feeling – Feeder
My Baby’s Got Sauce – G. Love
Black Balloon – Goo Goo Dolls
Sugar Magnolia – Grateful Dead
Basket Case – Green Day
Happiness – Hagfish
Back to You – John Mayer
Lola – The Kinks
Killing Me Softly – The Fugees
Stay – Lisa Loeb
Perfect Day – Lou Reed
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
Thinking About You – Radiohead
The Joker – Steve Miller Band
Summertime – Sublime
What are your favorite Summer Songs?
VivaTerra has an amazing collection of recycled glass pieces. It can’t help but make you feel warm and fuzzy inside when you own a piece that’s both beautiful and sustainable. And then when you buy a piece you can rationalize it with the thought that I did it for the environment!
I’m such a sucker for these sorts of things and I haven’t participated in any for awhile. (Thanks Danielle!) Besides I’m sure you’re all just dying to know more about what goes on in my life! (Ummm, that was a joke. A bad one.)
1. What was I doing 10 years ago?
In June 1998 I graduated from high school. I was working at the concession stand of the community pool and spending as much time as possible with friends before leaving to go to college halfway across the country.
2. What are 5 things on my to-do list for today?
Take deep breaths and not scream (if possible).
Finish the ad I’m working on.
Call the movers I’ve chosen and let them know they’re hired.
Grab dinner and drinks with a friend after work.
Pack. More. Boxes.
3. Snacks I enjoy:
Broccoli and garlic hummus
Almonds.
Apples and cheddar.
(Note: I like how healthy these make me sound! Ha!)
4. Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
Hook up my parents and grandmother for life.
Start my own stationary business.
Travel.
Buy a second home back in Pennsylvania.
Give to a bunch to animal sanctuaries.
5. Places I have lived:
Pittsburgh, PA
Norman, OK
Oklahoma City, OK
Minneapolis, MN
New York, New York
Chicago, IL
Cleveland, OH
6. Jobs I have had:
gas attendant – let’s hear it for first jobs!
concession stand clerk
one of those cookie places at the mall
telemarketer for the university
medical records
the Gap
Should I go on??
7. Bloggers I am tagging who you will enjoy getting to know better:
I’m not because I’m pretty sure everyone I’m curious about has already filled this out. But if you haven’t and want to consider yourself tagged!
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I’ll bake anything in a ramekin. I love those little guys. I don’t know whether it’s the single-serving idea or the precious size factor but they just make everything better. I can hear them screaming for some Coconut Lime Pudding Cake love as I type…
:: photo and recipe via The Pink Apron
Posted In recipesI’d like to consider myself a fairly rational and calm person. (Although I’m not sure others who know me would agree. Hmm.) All that can go out the window in an instant though when there’s a medical emergency happening right. in. front. of. you.
The IntelligentFirstAid “talking” kit, designed by medical and educational experts, combines supplies, visual instruction cards and now an audio module for verbal guidance to manage the most common injuries. The kit is separated into individually labeled and color-coded injury packs so the user has all the supplies and easy to follow instructions for managing a specific injury. The audio module in each injury card takes the technology a step further. By the squeeze of a button, the module narrates step-by-step instructions to manage the injury, pausing and repeating when necessary for accurate response.
Really, really smart design at work. And it has a shoulder strap!
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With all the packing and getting ready to move I’ve taken a lot of inventory and realized just how many books I actually have in my possession. The answer is a resounding too many. I’m proud to be a bibliophile, but at least a third of my collection is comprised of one time reads that I’ll never pick up again but just can’t seem to part with.
I’ve vowed to slim down my library once I get into the new house and think I’ve found a great way to do it – PaperBack Swap. Basically you list all the paperback books you own and are willing to part with online. At the same time you compile a list of books you’d like to read from what’s listed. When someone requests one of your books you mail it to them and pay the shipping – generally around $2.13 – and in turn when a book is sent to you the postage is paid. Everything is run on a credit system, for every book you send out you receive a credit to get a new book. Seems fair enough and a great way to save some money at the bookstore which can be a major money suck in my life!
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I’ve had this image filed away for months now and every time I chance by it a grin shows up on my face. Their heads are so big and the cub on the left is so oblivious!
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Posted In just a noteI haven’t checked in on Fishs Eddy in a few months, so the aspiring architect in me was thrilled to find a bevy of floor plan plates and platters. I love the stark black lines of the plans against simple white shapes of the pieces. Bonus: they’re really reasonably priced.
