Monthly Archives: June 2009

Futon advice needed

Have any of you ever owned or slept on a futon? We’re in the market for one, and we might be having a long-term guest, so I need it to be comfortable. Of course, since we are kind of poor, I also need it to be affordable. Any ideas or suggestions?

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Acting my age (or thereabouts)

So, as I’ve recently come to the realization that life doesn’t end at twenty-six, I’ve been attempting to act like it. Thus, the solo beach trip on Monday “just because. ” Then Monday evening Jesse and I went to a graduation party for a guy he works with. A high school graduation party. My only [...]

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Four

1. The Lockdown is going well. We are actively not buying a lot of things. Like a pitchfork and frappuccinos. But we’ve been flexible enough to see Up (it came out of the eat-out budget) and I’m going to be making organic fertilizer for the garden (will come out of the grocery budget). We are [...]

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You’ve got to read this

This is a poem by my dear friend Simona, who is one of the loveliest and smartest ladies I’ve ever had the privilege of knowing. She moved to the States from Romania when she was a teenager, learned English beautifully, and now writes amazing things about life and communism and death and pain and love. [...]

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Food, Inc.

Update: Here’s a list of several food-themed documentaries coming up.

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