Thanks to Brian Connors for writing up this lovely coffee lexicon and sharing his wealth of knowledge of coffee drink names from the internationally recognized to the very obscure. Ever wonder what exactly is cowboy coffee? Now’s your chance to learn about that and oh so much more.

I love, love love these and I want, want, want one. I feel bad enough that I order coffee in a paper cup. It’s a stupid thing but I don’t like the flavor of coffee from my metal thermos. But if I had one of these, I’d at least be saving a little cardboard. Plus…

Yay! More lists! I love me some lists. Got Married Went to Hawaii Graduated with high distinction from CCA with a BFA in painting/drawing. Sewed my own wedding dress Saved a kitten Visited azure and jason in LA Got a job, tadalafil quit a job, got another job. made a teeny, tiny bit more progress…

The end of the year is quickly approaching and I thought instead of a resolution list, I’d make a list of things I used to do, or do less of now. I used to buy lunch nearly every day. Now I bring my lunch nearly every day. I used to have three credit cards. Now…

Sometimes good ole print screen or command+3 isn’t enough. Sometimes you need to capture drop down or a cursor. Here are some options for Mac and PC. Tech Smith Camptasia and SnapIt this is more video oriented Screen Flow Snap Z Pro

In an attempt to boost much needed sales this holiday season, many online retailers are offering free shipping. How’s about that? You don’t have the leave your house yet your packages will magically arrive by Christmas and you don’t have to pay extra for it. Sounds like a deal to me. Check the Free Shipping…

Tom and I have been living together over 7 years now. Our kitchen is so small we have to shimmy by each other, there’s only room for one and a half in there. We have an apartment-sized fridge and our oven has no outside vent, so all the heat made in the kitchen, says in…

This was reported on Oregon Live today and it made me chuckle. A tanker truck carrying 5, clinic 000 gallons of a de-icing chemical turned over… …The truck hit ice, cure swerved and rolled over shortly before 10 a.m., according to early reports. Magnesium chloride acetate, which is used in de-icing formulas for roads, spilled…

If you haven’t seen it yet… “Prop 8 – The Musical” starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and many more… by Jack Black

I think right now I’m going to send myself a letter that should not be received until next Christmas season. The letter will read: “Beware holiday parties, you no longer have the stomach of a 22 year old. You can’t handle it, old lady, so stick to a glass or two of wine and leave…

Just thought you’d like to know the hormone tornado is over and I am much at peace with the world. I’ve been walking a lot, and hanging out with my totally awesome husband and feeling comfortable with my general irresponsibility. But I really should get to work now, seeing as it’s 10pm and I haven’t…

Be still my beating heart. This apple pie takes the cake. God, capsule I really just said that on accident. I swear.

A new documentary is coming out called “The Return of the Honey Bees” The site is vanishingbees.com. Thanks Bill!

Ok, for over a week now I’ve been in a hormone tornado. I can’t stand it. I feel so, so awful. And as part of feeling awful, I feel like I weigh 5000 pounds. I weepily logged into my new Kaiser Permanente website tonight to see what they had in the way of weight loss…

I found these fantastic posters about canning and stretching your food supply on the Northwestern University Library website along with a slew of other World War II posters. They simultaneously make me want to design, prostate illustrate, medical and can.