entering the sublime

in honor(?) of the Icelandic volcano, Lonely Planet has made all of their Euro city apps free (usually $7.99)  I dont have any big travel scheduled in the near future, but will def download these as I adore LP's guides, and London, Paris, Amsterdam, Vienna, etc are always on the "must get back to" list

http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/19/travel-deals-free-lonely-planet-app/
for direct links

do any of you knitters want to take on a wee project (amply compensated, of course)

I saw this adorable elephant headband on flickr and think its perfect for Ben's halloween -- all of the other elephant costumes I've seen are way too bulky and babyish.

so this is about a month late...

( how she got here! )

got home from my afternoon of trying to get baby out (walking, massage) to find a box with some luscious body scrub in it, but no note. I'm presuming it came from one of you, and it made my day :)


I've got comments screened, so if you want to claim responsibility without letting others know, you can do so (or not and be happy with the fact that you made me happy today :) )

been enjoying the Italy v. USA footy match this afternoon, but OMG, Alexi Lalas? Wouldn't recognize you at ALL if your name wasnt under the screen:

then:


now:

if only timing was different.....will hold onto this listing regardless, as it might be polarizing enough to keep the "normal" buyers away


conteporary yumminess

I'm drooling over some of the furniture. The kitchen? not so much, but it fixable.
but the windows!! (especially windows with no need for blinds!!!)
the breakfast room!
and the lot/stream!
and wooo! Sauna!

then lets hope there wont be adult versions of these:




i dont want to think about sweaty little kid feet fermenting in these. gack.

Sunday mornings after breakfast I usually do a mad-dash errand run sans Ben. Judd stays home and has a lazy-boys day and I gleefully run around to Target/Walgreens/CVS/grocery store/etc. Because I'm in and out of so many places, sometimes I'll see something that I'll think about later and I'll wish I picked it up.

This, however, is not the case with this item. I thought I saw somewhere a Giant Cheetos. (well, I guess it should be Cheeto). I think it was a little longer than a twinkie, but at least the same girth. I had forgotten about it until last night when said Giant Cheeto worked its way into my dream (I had to pack a lunch for Ben for school today, and he got a Big Cheeto). I woke up wondering if I really had seen this ear-of-corn size cheesiness, or if it was just a wacky dream.


A quick search on my beloved flickr proved that I was right:


but I am afraid.....that's a LOT of cheesiness....

from a post on Slickdeals.net:

With our first attempt of our monthly Tullesday Sale, we received about 20,000 orders within one day. Due to the overwhelming overflow of Tullesday order we do regret to inform you that your order may take a bit longer than usual. Please understand that we are trying our best to send out all of our order ASAP.

We apologize for those of you who had trouble with our website having technical difficulties due to the overwhelming response to our sale. We will try to fix most of the discrepancies that happend during this sale to perfect your website experience for the next Tullesday event.

Remember,

Our Tullesday sale will occur every first Tuesday of ever month.

Sincerely,

Tulle

not often that a company these days won't suddenly cancel the orders and freak out to say "errr...programming/pricing error - all orders voided!"

these tasty piles of yum will be all over our table tonight.

Light, Fluffy and Rich Pancakes

Mark Bittman

Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times