Monthly Archives: February 2012

Happy 41.

February 24th, 2012

40 was the New Year’s Eve of birthdays. And I’m not a fan of New Year’s Eve. There’s always a lot of random, weird, and misplaced energy flying around. It’s the drunk bat colony of days. Way too much blind expectation. And that’s how I felt about last year in general. It was fine. But [...]

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Weekend Ideas: DIY Valentines

February 10th, 2012

So. It’s the weekend before Valentine’s Day. And Harry and I will be hanging out, making Valentines. And playing Skylanders. As we’ve already established, I dig these little projects…even though I’m totally not crafty, nor do I have actual design skills. Thank God for the Internet. Here are my top five favorite cool ideas this [...]

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High Five for the Weekend! (Violens, The Virgins, Santigold, Young and the Giant, and Hospitality)

February 10th, 2012

I’m ready for a lazy, low-key weekend. No big plans. I do want to clean the house, open the doors and turn up the music. And here’s what I’m listening to. Violens sound like 1983 to me. And I plan to listen to a lot of 1983 this weekend. Seriously. I feel like I’m in 7th [...]

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100th Day of School Project

February 6th, 2012

This is the second year in a row that Harry has done a project for the 100th day of school. I guess this is now a thing? When did this become a thing? (Dumb first-time parent question: Do they do this every year for all eternity? Or is this just a pre-school/kindergarten thing? I’m guessing [...]

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Are You Ready?

February 4th, 2012

Have you seen the Kirtsy slideshow on the Super Bowl. I love the game…if only because Kirtsy was created five years ago right in the middle of it. My favorite item mentioned…the Greatest Snack Bowl Stadium Ever Built. Okay, I might be insane (like, for real this time) but I’m kinda digging this craziness from [...]

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