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i've been feeding myself successfully for long enough that i rarely give much thought to things like "food pyramids" and whatnot, but recently i revisited this middle school health class favorite after a friend of mine began talking about struggling to get enough protein in her vegetarian...

i just got an email from my brother that was intended for our mom (backstory: my mom is organizing and hosting an all-family birthday party for my grandpa the week of thanksgiving. and between all the grandkids scattered around, there are thousands of airfare dollars being spent. and, because no one...

once a week me and my friends get together to play scrabble, but sometimes we have to postpone our games till the weekend because scrabble after dinner makes us stay up too late. but we finally figured out a possible solution, which we tested out this weekend: speed scrabble. we all agree ahead of time...

i guess it's been awhile since i've done an online quiz for the sake of this blog, but that's just because the ones i usually run across seem boring. but you know what i love more than almost anything else? of course you do--books! so when i saw the "what literary work are you?"...

cheap thrills has finally reached its tenth anniversary! we will celebrate with chocolate cupcakes! this is probably my favorite free thing to do: make up an occasion that calls for celebrating! the truth is, once you get yourself in the mindset of a celebration, the celebration itself becomes the special...

what does meghan mccain (senator mccain's 23 year old scorpio daughter with a degree in art history) listen to? so glad you asked! according to her blog, she listens to elliot smith, sleater-kinney and the decemberists. she must adore portland as much as i do! check out playlists made by mccain and...

i almost never get sucked into this sort of thing, but i just know a certain someone i work with was dying to know what kind of coffee drink i am, so i gave in. kinda creepy how accurate these things can be, eh? (i should add though, just so you know, that i never drink lattes, soy or otherwise. similarly...