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Fringe, day 3
Sunday, August 8:-A Nice Guy's Guide to Awkward Sex at Mixed Blood: featuring one of my favorite Acme regulars, Amber Preston! All of the characters are stand-up comedians (or aspiring to be). 5 out of...
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Fringe 2010, days 4 and 5
on Monday, I volunteered by being "on-call" to be a box officer if they needed me. I hung out at Fringe Central for 2.5 hours and wrote a friend a letter, knitted, and talked to mom. i was not needed,...
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Fringe 2010, cont. (days ???)
Wednesday, August 11: did not fringe. Went to see Rufus and Martha Wainwright at the Orchestra Hall.Thursday, August 12: Originally planned on seeing 4 shows, but instead played in a final softball...
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Deals and Steals
Coupons! BOGOs! Discounts! If you're paying full price for something, you aren't trying very hard. Here are my methods for saving money.CouponsFor everday grocery store purchases, subscribe to the...
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concert spending
August - October 2010The National: $25?Rufus: $45Interpol: $30Lady Gaga: $80Arcade Fire: $50Of Montreal/Janelle Monae: $25Sufjan Stevens: $32 plus fees, round up to $40Rock of Ages: $70Phantogram:...
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Rocktober wrap-up
oy, what a month. actually, more like a month and a half. I've stopped attempting to take pictures a concerts because I'm never sure if cameras are going to be banned, plus Rhiannon's camera takes much...
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Experimental baking, part 2 (and drinking!)
I desire to make a food that combines the qualities of pumpkin cheesecake and pumpkin bars. plus chocolate. but with less fat and calories than cheesecake. I want something more like a bar than...
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Beading with friends!
The weekend's second attempt at cooking without a recipe is now in the oven! didn't take any pictures during the assembly; will put up a pic of the final result (it's pumpkin stuffed shells).The actual...
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Best Music of 2010
Sound Opinion's opinions (mid-year review)Amazon's top 50The Current's Hosts' picksNME (New Music Express)'s top 75My Favorite Albums of 2010:Phantogram: Eyelid MoviesThe National: High VioletYeasayer:...
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Winter cooking, part 1
Long time, no blog! no hobby-related blogs, anyway. I guess i haven't felt like anything i've been doing was worthy to post. but this weekend, i've found my inspiration in the things i'm cooking and...
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Winter cooking, part 2
this morning, after getting up too early then going back to bed for an hour, I was busy cooking again! First thing I made is a weight watchers recipe for Spiced Peanut Butter cookies. I first made...
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Winter cooking, part 3
More recipes and pictures! It was a busy weekend. on Sunday I also made Artichoke Hummus from this Hungry Girl recipe. I also used my blender to puree the chickpeas, instead of mashing them with fork....
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Valentines 2011: HIMYM
Happy Valentine's Day! Here are the valentines I created to take to my friends' Matt and Laura's grown-up V-day party yesterday. A few years ago I started doing this for Veronica Mars (2006 and 2007),...
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Baking: Artisan Bread
A few weeks ago I was intrigued by this posting from Snack Girl: easy, homemade yeast bread. For a while now I've wanted to bake with yeast. I don't know why it seems so interesting; I've made...
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2011 Fringe Round-up!
Shows I saw and how I rate them:1. Underneath the Lintel: 5 kitties2. Our Freaking Kids Show: 43. Rambler Family Ramblers...: 24. Smothers Brothers Grimm: 45. Brain Fighters: 56. Proper way to beat a...
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pictures of downtown Minneapolis
in no particular order...I suggest clicking on the pics to see them larger (I've resized them from the original file though).From the Walker Art Center (which is south and a little west of downtown) on...
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Fall TV!
These are the shows I'll be DVRing soon, based on Entertainment Weekly's Fall TV Preview (print edition, but here's the online version). I think this looks like a good crop of shows! (these are only...
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favorites of 2011
Not finished yet. Songs:Vomit by Girls - because you don't expect a song named that to be so majestic and moving. the end sounds like something the Stones would have done.Midnight City by M83Paradise...
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Craft Day Resumes!
When the mercury drops and the snow flies (it actually snowed today, OMG!), we take to our warm(ish) houses and settle in. And we often craft to keep from going crazy. Today Karyn hosted the crafty...
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Sundance 2012
This year I attended and volunteered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Here's a rundown of the movies I saw and the ones I recommend!Nobody Walks, starring John Krasinski, Olivia...
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Get those Deals out of your inbox!
I subscribe to so many of those daily emails that get you 40 or 50 or 75% off of something. but I get like 20 of them a day! I hate having unread emails in my inbox so I have to go through all of them,...
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Favorite Albums of 2012
It was a pretty good year for music. Here we go.1. It came out in 2011, but the album I listened to the most in 2012 was definitely AWOLNATION's Megalithic Symphony. It started with "Sail," then "Kill...
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Wine Cork Wreath
I tend to keep things, such as wine corks. I must have gotten inspiration off Pinterest or somewhere (this site in particular) to make them into a wreath. My mom gave me a gallon-sized ziploc bag full...
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Michelle's Minnesota State Fair Musts!
It starts tomorrow! Here are the things I usually do every year.1. Giant sing-along. Like Karaoke, but everyone gets a mike! Jen and Bethany, 20112. Walk through every merchandise and craft/display...
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Pot Rack in New House!
I have a new house, yay! It's actually a rather old house. Built in 1923. The kitchen was updated by the previous owner though. Smart. That's how you sell a house (and the finished basement).But the...
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