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What’s on Your Windowsill? (Plus Giveaway)
A visit to Erika’s apartment a month back has inspired a new sense of excitement about my own windowsills. The morning after the tour, we experienced a rare winter treat here in Toronto: sunshine! While my windowsill has been transformed several times since, here’s what it looked like...
Heating up pears I poached and canned back in the fall [Flickr]
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mothers on the verge
The marvellousness of Motherhood
Happy Mother's Day, fellow matriarchs. Although personally, it's highly likely I'd have forgotten if the the kids hadn't woken me up with excited demands for large amounts of moolah. "Whaddyaneedmoneyfor?" I mumbled, trying to pull the pillows over my head to escape the cruel daylight seeping through the curtain gaps...
We get all sorts coming through our doors since we relocated to Dubai. Some for a holiday, some passing through, some looking for refuge and a (tiny) few choosing the homely comforts and quirky charm of Casa Alpha over the straightforward luxury of a business trip hotel. Having guests is a new experience...
Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
One of the peculiarities of living in Dubai is that you eventually figure out that 99% of the people residing here are somewhat liberal with the truth. In fact, many people will happily and blatantly lie to your face. They will try to stick to their story like superglue, even when faced with the sort of...
Okay. Maybe I'm not exactly a girl anymore since I'm most certainly the wrong side of 25 (oh, ok then, make that 35), but whatever I am, I like it. These are the reasons why: Women have the extraordinary ability to discuss the state of their vaginas - usually in a post-childbirth context...
Someone called Chen has kindly offered me riches beyond my wildest dreams via email; the subject says '100% legal', a great relief as obviously I was slightly concerned as to its validity. I'll let you know how I get on, shall I? ...
Pity party is officially over, hurrah, but been a bit busy with visitors etc, not to mention the looming excitement of the school Spring Fayre. This annual extravaganza has had all the resident schoolie alpha mums in a right old twitter (the old fashioned kind, not the Ashton-n-Demi kind) and there's...
Figleaf's Real Adult Sex - Confessions of a libertine prude / grumblings of a prudish libertine
BarbinMD of Daily Kos snarks John Ensign to the bone over his dismissal of an F.B.I. inquiry into whether strong-arming a company to hire the husband of a woman with whom he had an affair. According to Ensign’s spokeswoman: “Senator Ensign has consistently acted in an ethical manner to avoid even the...
"Vajazzled" Vulvas: Privilege Rorschach Test?
Lisa of Sociological Images succinctly describes the concept behind “vajazzling.” In any case, the video below, in which a woman documents the vajazzling of her “vagina,” reveals that the term refers to the placing of a field of tiny crystals where your public hair would be. So, first you essentially replace...
Ayn Rand: Wretched Philospher, Lousy Pornographer, Even Worse Sex Educator
Amanda Hess of Washington City Paper points out an interesting side effect of Ayn Rand’s highly-influential fiction: it’s a platform for forced-sex fantasies. [Rand-oriented dating-site founder Joshua] Zader says that many Randians experience their first contact with her books between the ages of 14 and 21. “Her books appeal to youthful...
The No-Sex Class and Differential Sexual Satisfaction For Elderly Men vs. Elderly Women
Echidne of the Snakes had to dig, and dig, and dig through pop reports all talking about the “biological” inevitability behind a new study that suggests elderly men are more interested in sex than elderly women. One complicating factor that’s mentioned by the lead investigator but not so much by the...
Quick follow up on that post about Jonah Goldberg, who wishes (coughthirdworldcough) women could have a little more power so they could “civilize” their men. Goldberg actually has it exactly backwards. It’s not that women civilize men, it’s that oppressing women uncivilizes us. When men have the idea that we automatically have...
Hugo Schwyzer takes conservative nepotism beneficiary Jonah Goldberg to task for arguing that women should be given a little more power in “backwards” cultures. You’d think that would be a good thing but Goldberg’s arguing only that women should have only enough power to be more effective “gatekeepers.” ...
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Thai protesters converge on Bangkok
A sea of anti-government protestors dressed in their signature red shirts surrounded Bangkok’s Independence Monument this morning, rattling their plastic hand-clappers, hooting horns and cheering. They had come from all over Thailand, by bus, van and pick-up truck, to join this massive rally for political change....
Drivers face ban if they drink a pint
THE government has signalled that it plans to cut the drink driving limit to less than a pint of beer or a glass of wine....
Drivers face ban if they drink a pint
THE government has signalled that it plans to cut the drink driving limit to less than a pint of beer or a glass of wine....
Samantha Cameron takes on Sarah Brown in election war of the wives
It was’t really my kind of party. The room was filled with braying bankers, brothers of Boris Johnson and even Jacob Rees-Mogg (I remember him strutting round Oxford in a suit with waistcoat and monocle when everyone else wore jeans)....
IVF doctors to raffle human egg
A FERTILITY clinic is raffling a human egg in London to promote its new “baby profiling” service, which circumvents British IVF (in vitro fertilisation) laws....
Jack Straw plots to abolish House of Lords
PLANS to abolish the House of Lords and replace it with a wholly elected, 300-seat second chamber are set to be unveiled by the government before the general election....
Spork Living
Banglz – Look Good While Burning Calories
These weights are designed to be worn every day, increasing calorie-burn with even the most mundane activities. Every little bit helps!...
Delirious for Delirium & Co. Candles
Delirium & Co. creates a new, luxurious line of scented candles that will make you feel like Marilyn Monroe - but without all the pills and stuff....
The Simpsons celebrates their 20th anniversary with their first-ever Blu-Ray set....
Burt’s Bees All Natural Hand Sanitizer
Finally a hand sanitizer that not only kills germs, but actually leaves your hands feeling clean!...
The Spork Sites are back!...
Get Spooky with Hotel Chocolat
Halloween candy for grown-ups!...
Mommy Tracked - Managing the Chaos of Modern Motherhood
Correspondence used to be a craft that was intimate, intentional and written in perfect penmanship. Mothers from generations past insisted that traditional, mailed notes were the best way to communicate any sentiment, but in this busy day and age where parents work, carpool, referee and travel, paper has become almost...
Sometimes, a kid needs to know his mom has his back. And, while a homemade peanut butter sandwich with the crusts cut off really sticks to those school-age ribs and show you care since you remembered to cut them off in the first place, a positive message will stay with them longer – and...
Kids grow and go through clothes like Kleenex, seemingly blowing through clothing budgets like Suri Cruise. read more...
If it’s exorbitant and indulgent bauble-type gifts you seek, look no further than the children’s collection at Me & Ro, a luxe, trendy New York-based jewelry designer with a celebrity clientele that reads like Oprah’s address book. read more...
Did you know that 73% of children ages 4-12 are afraid of things that go bump in the night? Whether it’s hidden dangers under the bed, unknowns in the closet or simply something unsavory lurking in the shadows, most kids (and some of us, too) have been there at some...
Sleep is like Superman’s kryptonite - it gives bodies and brains a chance to renew, regroup and recharge their energy. read more...
Didnt You Hear...
The Happy Hour watch not only reminds you when to pop open a cold one, it also helps you get the job done with a bottle opener that’s hidden right in the buckle. It’s the watch MacGyver, James Bond or Chuck Norris would wear if they didn’t already have much more...
Chances are, you’ve already seen OK Go’s new video for This Too Shall Pass, but their Rube Goldberg machine is a MUST SEE (and you know how much I love Rube Goldberg machines on DYH) so just in case, here it is:...
…It’s Tuner Tuesday: Porsche 911 GT3 R?
Porsche’s latest 911 GT3 R is technically a hybrid, but don’t let that fool you into thinking they’re giving up speed and going green. Instead, this track monster features a system that’s similar to the KERS system that was developed for F1 racing, and which is designed to give the...
…It’s Movie Monday: Another Cloud Reel?
Another Cloud Reel by Ben Wiggins shows the beauty that is hidden in the movement of clouds, as revealed by timelapse photography, and combines it with the natural beauty of San Francisco to create a stunning montage:...
…You need to watch A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything?
A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything is a flipbook style animation made with just biro pens and about 2100 pages spanned across 50 jotter books, and it took the artist roughly three weeks to complete. After watching it though, I’d say that was time well spent:...
If you’ve ever wondered what goes into the perfect pull of espresso, from the bean to the grind to the water to the pour, then this short, called Espresso, is for you. Watch as Kyle Glanville of Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea explains his entire process and the reasons behind each...
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Living on a freelancer's budget
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10 habits of highly organized people
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Land+Living
"The international war over exit signs" [Clipping]
The (US) big, red "EXIT" sign vs. the nicely designed little green man running for the door (rest of the world). In case you were wondering, yes, we really are an island... (via slate)...
Why Nicolai Ouroussoff Is Not Good Enough [Clipping]
Alexandra Lange takes the architecture critic to task. "Ouroussoff’s lack of artistic ambition leads to lazy writing, words and characterizations, unexplained assumptions and manufactured opponents that appear and reappear." Ouch... hurts when the nail is hit on the head, doesn't it? (via Design Observer)...
James Corner and Santa Monica are made for each other [Clipping]
I agree... let's see how much rope the City will give to Corner to redesign the public spaces of its civic center. (via LA Times)...
New American Embassy in London [Clipping]
"The architecture of American embassies has been stuck lately in a predictable tug-of-war between a desire to express openness and an obsession, in an age of terrorism, with security. The design for the new U.S. Embassy in London, released Tuesday morning by the State Department, finds a novel way to...
A container full of Boy Scouts [Clipping]
The Boy Scouts commission sustainable accommodations for a Catalina campground. “The Boy Scouts have been looking to modernize their image,” says Richard Hammond (Gensler). With a bit of coaxing, they were willing to embrace the idea of container dwellings that acted more like open tents than completely enclosed cabins." Big kudos!...
I really can't contain my dislike what the site has become anymore, so here, I've posted it publicly. Of course, Inhabitat probably makes money... and L+L, uh... don't make dinky do. But I think I'm OK with that. (via Inhabitat)...
JAPAN TRENDS - LIVE FROM TOKYO
Mini cheerleaders spread sakura support
April is approaching so it must be the season for marketing involving sakura (cherry blossom). We already reported this week about the desktop sakura tree and now we hear about a big, fun automobile campaign . Mini is currently promoting the debut of its Japan-only original vehicle, the Mini Meets...
Luxury night buses keep passengers online
Night buses all over the world are usually associated with travelers on a budget and it’s no different when shuttling around in Japan that it pays to take a bus. The vehicles are pretty cramped and certainly not private, but you save on a hotel room and the tickets are...
Kojo Moe factory freaks love industry landscape
There are many kinds of otaku (geek) in Japan and many kinds of moe (萌え, -philes). However, this is one of the most unexpected we’ve come across so far. The last couple of years has seen a boom in “factory love” (工場萌え, koujou-moe), manifesting in numerous night-time cruises around industrial areas,...
brands4friends auction site discounts top fashion
German online retail site brands4friends yesterday launched its service in Japan, in which it sells remainders of high quality brand name goods through temporary auctions. Auctions are familiar to Japanese users through already popular ones like Yahoo! but this represents a new kind of service for the market. Through brands4friends consumers...
Magic Sakura creates desktop cherry blossom
Well, it’s almost cherry blossom season. In about two weeks’ time the first sakura buds will start to bloom in the south of Japan. As the season makes its way north we can witness the requisite stampede of families, office workers and underage kids, all vying for the same patches...
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Beauty Roundup: March 12, 2010
The economy must be improving because nonbeauty retailers are once again flirting with cosmetics....
The footwear exec assumed the role on Thursday....
Legion of Honor Bash by the Bay
Trevor Traina and Vanessa Getty swirled among four hundred guests, many of whom took the opportunity to view the popular “Cartier and America” exhibit....
Marc Jacobs envisioned his collection for Louis Vuitton as an antidote to the lightning pace of the digital universe....
Guests entering the Valentino show were greeted by colorful and wonderfully surreal clips from the Fifties film “Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome.”...
Maidenform Plans Share Buyback
Ares to sell at $21 a share, leaving it without holdings in innerwear firm....
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Kissinger released from South Korea hospital
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was discharged from a hospital in Seoul on Sunday after being treated for a stomach virus. ...
Storms knock out power in Northeast
Severe weather toppled trees, left more than a half-million people without power and suspended travel throughout much of the Northeast on Saturday. ...
Study: 9/11 workers show heart trouble
Exposure to debris at Ground Zero may be linked to heart problems in police officers, according to a new study announced Saturday. ...
Israel extends West Bank closure
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has extended the closure of the West Bank, initially scheduled to end Saturday night, for three more days, Israeli officials said Saturday. ...
Report: U.S. woman tied to alleged plot
A Colorado mother is being held in Ireland as part of an investigation into an alleged plot to kill a cartoonist who poked fun at the Prophet Mohammad, the Wall Street Journal reports. ...
Iran arrests 30 in alleged U.S. cyber war
Iran has arrested 30 people for waging what it called an organized, U.S.-backed cyber war against the nation, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported Saturday. ...
Zen Habits
The Simple Way to Stick to a Meal Plan
Happy eating equals happy results....
The Lost Practice of Resting One Day Each Week
Rest, and be revived....
Awesome New Ebooks on Simplicity
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Focus your attention, and find peace....
5 Ways To Travel More With Less
Smile, relax and enjoy the world....
Kill Busywork: The One Skill to Focus On What Matters
Let your Great Work light you up....
PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement
While there are no definite rules for listening to advice, here are some basic tips for knowing when to heed suggestions and when, as Wilde said, “to pass it on.”...
Ever wonder why it seems your dog is in a good mood all the waking hours of the day? Perhaps adopting a dog’s sleep habits might help you emulate the feeling. A bad night’s sleep is the worst when it comes to getting things accomplished and feeling good during what...
7 Steps To Turn ‘Failure’ Into Success
Chances are you've got success on the brain if you're reading this article. You've set your goals, you're on your way to achieving your dreams. But they're not coming as fast as you would like. You're ready for it to all come true right now. You...
Today I want to talk about five keys that will help you live a successful life. These are five keys that I’ve learned over the years from studying successful people. These lessons separate those who succeed from those who fail....
6 Ways To Keep The Fire In You Burning
There will come a point in your life when you feel that everything seems pointless. If you reach this stage, you need to try to look at your life and start considering what things you need to do to keep the fire in you burning. No matter how old you...
Why You Have To Put Yourself First
The most important person behind each of your decisions has to be yourself. Your health and attitude are what give you the ability to perceive everything else around you. Often times, we initially make our decisions based on how someone else will react, or how fitting the decisions are to...
Geek Etiquette
Geek Etiquette does the conference circuit
Sorry for not posting for ages. You know how it is: new job, international relocation, Martian death plague. If you’re stalking me, you can track my work blog to see what I’m spending my days on. Meanwhile, it looks like I’ll be doing a couple of Geek Etiquette related...
Captain Tightpants on airplane etiquette
Nathan Fillion, aka Captain Mal “Tightpants” Reynolds of the Joss Whedon TV show Firefly, has posted in his blog about airplane etiquette: Your space. Especially for us big guys, flights can be tough because of how little space is provided for our enormous frames. For shoulder space, favor the side that...
The ever-entertaining Rands has just posted his Nerd Handbook. Your nerd might come off as not liking people. Small talk. Those first awkward five minutes when two people are forced to interact. Small talk is the bane of the nerd’s existence because small talk is a combination of aspects of the...
Not quite on the etiquette subject, but I was hoping some of you lovely people could help out with another project of mine. As I mentioned before, I’m travelling at the moment to Vanuatu, a developing nation in the South Pacific. The technical community here is small and under-resourced; there’s...
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I’m going off on international travels with potentially patchy net access for the next two months. No, seriously. I’ll be spending some time in a developing country, and some time in a yacht at sea, and, OK, some time in San Francisco where I presume the net access...
Web comic xkcd takes on sexist morons in the geek community: When someone with a feminine username joins your community, and you say “OMG a woman on the Internet,” or “jokingly” ask for naked pics, you are being an asshole. You are not being ironic. You are not cracking...
The Recessionista™
Pictured: The Liberty ruffled keyholed tops, these are sold-out online, but my local Target still had them. For $19.99, they are a great deal. The print on the left, is the multi-colored sixty print and it is particularly vibrant and lovely. Skeptics may call it Liberty of China rather than...
Sunday Savvy: Loehmann's Savings, Costa Mesa Store Opening and The Band from TV CD Giveaway
Good news fellow fashion victims, the Loehmann's superstore in Costa Mesa California is now open. And even if you don't live in Southern California, there is good news for shoppers looking for the chic n' cheap, as there are new items in at Loehmann's across the US and Canada for...
Kohl's Style Sale: New Simply Vera, Elle and all Lauren Conrad on Sale until March 20th
Just a little heads up for those looking for some cheap and chic deals, Kohl's is having a super sale today. I headed out this am to take advantage of the early bird specials. My goal was to pick up some new items for home and going out at a...
Banish the Blues: Improve Your Mood with Fragrant Scents from Degree Natureffects
Pictured: One of my natural favorite scents, Orange flower has been incorporated into a Degree Natureffects body mist and deodorant. This fresh scent is a natural blues chaser.How many of you experience a hectic weekly schedule that leaves you no only breathless but sometimes sweaty? The last few weeks have...
Designer Jodi Arnold to launch collection at The Limited on March 18th
Pictured: Coming attractions, Jodi Arnold dress for The Limited.Get ready! Something great is on its way to The Limited. One of my favorites, Jodi Arnold is launching a budget collection at The Limited stores on March 18th. The Limited line by Jodi Arnold is entitled "Craft." Jodi's Mint line has...
Sponsored Post: Gilt Groupe Wedding Shop on March 12-14
Tomorrow designer shopping club Gilt Groupe is kicking off a sale of dresses and accessories for brides. Its all about your big, fat recessionista wedding. This is good news to brides trying to get an amazing dress without breaking the bank. After all, getting married and throwing a wedding party...
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Amazing Architecture, Upping the Chic & Small Space Solutions San Francisco Hot Posts
Click to view these San Francisco Hot Posts in bold belowThe Wilkinson Residence House Tour Katie's Inside and Outside Mission Loft House Tour Clean Your Whole Bathroom in 5 Minutes Cheap Ways to Up ...
LA Times Home & Garden Roundup 03.13.10 Los Angeles
We know a couple who toss around the idea of moving if only they could find the right place: a stylin' midcentury space in Silver Lake, a well-equipped kitchen (they're both dedicated foodies) and, pe...
Mixing Metal Finishes In The Kitchen & Bathroom
Designers seem to be pretty divided on the subject of mixing and matching hardware and appliance finishes in the kitchen and bath. However in recent years I've definitely noticed a trend towards...
Dark, Dreamy Kitchens & Baths Inspiration Gallery
In a small space, dark walls and cabinets can create a very cozy, cave-like feeling. The deeper the color, the more dramatic the look. If you happen to be drawn to dark rooms, we've rounded up ...
Decorating the Bath with Pretty Packages
We're so obsessed with beautiful packaging that we barely use many of the beauty products we own, opting instead to keep them on display as art for our bathroom. Here are a few products with to...
Blown Away and Inspired by drybar's Sunny Decor
Normally we're not one to frequent or notice a hair styling business, but when we saw drybar's sunshine-spirited interior, with its Los Angeles sunset yellow and LA freeway concrete gray colour...