Many people in my life (myself included) often forget I was a science major in college. That's right, if you want to talk asymmetric boudinage or magma mixing, I'm your gal. Of course, I don't talk geology much in my daily life but my course of study is has maybe...
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Hidden Money Or Why It Pays To Be A Flake
So I've had a "secret" ING Direct account for about a year now. Every pay period, $25 magically disappears from my paycheck. I see it on my direct deposit going out into the universe but other then that, I don't think much about it. Being the slightly aloof person...
The Challenge Of Coming Up With A Price List
On more than one occasion, I've been at a social gathering and people wanted to know what I do and how much I charge. It is not often easy to come up with; every Web project seems to be pretty different, but there are some common things I get asked about a lot....
Too Cute Tuesday: Friendship Bracelets
This week is a stressful one in my little life and we decided to revert to an easy nostalgic craft for sanity reasons. Be prepared to be transported back to a simpler time when passing notes was cool, when algebra was hard, and when the Friday dance...
Shameless Promotion: The Post Toddler Edition
Over the weekend, I had two great house guests. One is my V-have friend S. The other was her 1.5 year old daughter I. To keep my apartment from being the potential death trap it normally is, I looked around, squatting, hoping to spot the potential hazards. I...
EBay: The Impossible To Spend Gift Certificate
One of my Christmas gifts was a $50 gift certificate for eBay. I've been trying to spend it for three months completely unsuccessfully. This is probably for a few reasons: 1) I refuse to spend over $50 (what the gift certificate is worth). 2) I have bid three...
In A Car Accident? Get All The Information
So, my friend Sarah got in a car accident yesterday. Don't worry, she's perfectly fine, and the car is running smoothly. But it needs some serious body work. Well, the rest from Sarah: "I was at an intersection turning left, and I stopped short for...
Lasagna Gardening: Gardening For Those Of Us Who Kill Chia Pets
When my friend Paul posted this idea on his Facebook page last week and I thought it was pretty brilliant. Lasagna gardening isn't growing ingredients for lasagna but an easy growing technique that Paul's wife Lorena has successfully implemented. (Those thick noodles...
Using Words To Get What You Want
As I prepared for my last French class tonight, I got to thinking about different if slightly unrelated French topics that I wanted to wrap up tomorrow. One concept I wanted to touch on was the subjunctive which is a difficult verb tense in French for many...