tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178303172012-02-26T15:34:56.126-06:00Sustainably CreativeSleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649221624958002039noreply@blogger.comBlogger548125PaisleyAndPrettieshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17830317.post-52322018206679720842012-02-10T01:34:00.002-06:002012-02-10T01:34:24.566-06:002012-02-10T01:34:24.566-06:00

Love your flesh because it's your flesh- not because of how much of it there is.

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Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare My rating: 3 of 5 stars Filled with wonders, tinkers, vampires, automatons, and demons, and resplendent with psuedo-period details, Clockwork Angel promised to be a grand Steampunk romp.  In terms of romping, it delivered, but only in as much as a paranormal romp. The central characters compel the reader to keep turning the pages, even when supporting

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Last year I made my Buffalo Chicken Dip to take to our friends' New Year's Eve party.  I haven't made it since, so I was quite surprised when I got a text from the same friend who hosted last year's party, yesterday, asking me to bring it again this weekend.  So yes, it really is that good.  I'm also planning on trying out a caramel brownie recipe as well. Wish me luck!

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Apparently this much takes about an hour.

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Last year the ornament swap was a great success, and everyone who played received an ornament (and in some cases more than one, because a couple players were feeling the quantity last year, and that's okay, just unnecessary). Last year my tree got TADISed. Love. So join in, and have fun. The Rulez-Sign up by Wednesday, 12/7/11 and ship by Friday 12/16/10.  That will give your ornaments time

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Wrapped by Jennifer Bradbury My rating: 4 of 5 stars Bradbury's Wrapped is a fun and compelling tale. I laid down to start it one evening, and found myself finished before I fell asleep some four hours later.  I enjoyed the story quite a bit, though at times I was irritated with the overt career vs relationship and gender role expectation vs individuality themes.  Yes, I love a good "girl

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The Map of Time by Félix J. Palma My rating: 2 of 5 stars I'm not in love. I thought I'd be in love. I wanted to be in love, but I'm not. The Map of Time is written in three sections. I finished the first section, and it just about everything was adequately tied up, and so when I set the book down to sleep the night I finished that part, I didn't feel compelled to pick it up again. My

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1. Socks.  Come on, stockings in the stocking, it's a pun that makes itself. I hear Gold Toe are still made in the USA, as are those from the Fox River Mills, which makes the iconic Red Heel socks. As a Sock Monkey maker, I'm partial to those. 2. Chocolate. Men love it too.  He probably has a favorite, you probably know what it is. 3. Batteries. Not just any batteries, but the ones he's always

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I made up my mind about something treeish tonight. Sad fake Christmas/holiday trees are sad, and probably not made in the united states, and many of them are choc full of lead. Don't believe me? It often says so on the box they came in. I know both my white and pink ones did.So now, why do I want to spend money on a toxic plastic tree as opposed to helping my local tree farmers stay in business?

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By the time I finish writing this, I will be turning thirty-two. It probably feels a lot like thirty still, which, surprisingly, feels a lot like twenty-three. I will wake up in a few minutes to nurse my toddler, then go back to sleep until I absolutely must be up, just like I did yesterday, just like I'll do tomorrow, just like I did a year ago today. I suppose the difference will be that it's

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The First Amendment falls apart when government censorship threatens to put purveyors of legal content under scrutiny for any possible trace of copyright infringement. Censorship silences. The internet works partly because it gives people who have been silenced in other ways a voice.  It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from, the color of your skin, your faith, orientation, gender, or

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So yes, I'm still doing NaNoWriMo, and today I worked up the real world people skills to go to my first NaNoWriMo write in. It was great. I got my parents to babysit the JabberWalky and set out in the evening for an hour and a half of like minded writerly geekdom. Hosted at an indie local coffee shop, I got about 2k words down and advanced my plot substantially, all while supporting local

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Yield: 1 dozen Streusel Topping: 1/3 cup turbinado sugar 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 3 TBSP butter, cubed 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon Muffin batter: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2/3 cup turbinado sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 tsp vanilla 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 large egg 1/3 cup sour cream 1 tablespoon milk 1 cup fresh blueberries (if using frozen, please warm

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Do you remember when you were little, when things like a day at the park and a bottle of bubbles could make you so happy it almost hurt?Joy: pure, simple and uncomplicated.When was the last time you saw it? When was the last time you felt it? Most importantly: what are you going to do to find it more often?

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If you don't already know, it's National Novel Writing Month! Worldwide, thousands upon thousands of ersatz authors and wordmavens are flexing their frontal lobes, and fingertips, in a full on writing whilrwind- 50,000 (or more) words, in just 30 days.  Of course, we're four days in, but that doesn't mean it's too late to start.  The second year I participated, I didn't start until ten days from

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 We have three winners to the Shutterfly giveaway! Thight, Tourmaline, and Violetsouffle! Emails are going out immediately, so watch for them, and thanks for reading!

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Milk Chocolate Toffee Chip Cookies Makes about 5 dozen Ingredients: 1 cup softened butter (that's 2 sticks, yo) 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 cup turbinado sugar 2 tsp good vanilla extract (why bother with anything else?) 2 eggs 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup milk chocolate chips (non-Nestle, because that's how we roll- double points if you find good free-trade/

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One of my very favorite things to bake has been featured over at Modern Rosies Modern Rosies: Lunch Pail: Rolled Garlic Pesto Cheese Bread: Go check it out, it is as fabulous as it sounds. Then spend some more time on the Modern Rosies site, because it's quite possibly he best DIY site out there.

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If you follow me on twitter, you might have noticed that lately I've been suggesting that one of the ways to help the 99% get ahead is to put your money where your mouth is and buy American, Local, and Handmade. Emphasis on Handmade. Between now and December I plan to highlight some of the rad handmade shops out there that I love. Rainbow Souffle is one of these. You may have known Rainbow

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Sent from the TARDIS Intergalactic Temporal Mobile Service

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Somewhere in my basket of holiday cards that I can't bear to throw away (what if it's the last thing Aunt Tilda ever sends me?) I have so many duplicates that sometimes it makes me snort giggle.  Further, I used to buy holiday cards in bulk, so I'd have to remember which box I used for which part of the family, and be sure not to repeat next year for the same people. If I sent inappropriate 

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Sent from the TARDIS Intergalactic Temporal Mobile Service

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I'm a firm believer in (reasonably) letting kids have a good deal of say in what they wear, even when it's a helmet to go to the play area at the gym.Sure we get strange looks, but he's happy. What do you let your kids wear out?Sent from the TARDIS Intergalactic Temporal Mobile Service

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