Our younger daughter may be a happier and easier baby than Claire, but as with many things in life her merry temperament seems to have come with a tradeoff: her sensitive, eczema-prone skin. No one else in J or my immediate families suffer from eczema so this is brand-new territory for us. (Our pediatrician told […]
The Ultimate Iron Man Cosplay
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Cool Tool Tuesdays: Oscar Blandi Pronto Invisible Volumizing Dry Shampoo Spray
Welcome to today’s installment of Cool Tool Tuesdays, where I feature a favorite item from my life and spotlight it so that others who are not familiar with the product may also benefit from it. A cool tool can be any book, gadget, software, hardware, material, or website that I have personally tried and love. Do you […]
‘Star Wars’ Vehicles Art
I love the raw, urban look of these prints by Nicholas Hyde. Be sure to check out the rest of his Etsy shop for other geektastic posters, inclduing LOTR, Harry Potter, and X-Men! Via Geek Tyrant. You may also like: If Star Wars Was Set in an 80’s High School Watch Star Wars in Text […]
Three Notes of Superficiality
One… Last week, I got a haircut. I hadn’t gotten a cut in over six months, and with the post-partum hair loss I have been experiencing (it’s not as bad as last time, but it’s still pretty disgusting), my hair was in dire need of some servicing. I was about to go make an appointment […]
Reverent Sundays: Child-Like Innocence?
Welcome to today’s installment of Reverent Sundays, where I write about an aspect of my faith. This can deal with recent books I have read on Christianity, my thoughts on religion and current issues, as well as particular messages I find touching and/or powerful. I am aware that most of my readers are not religious, and […]
Ingenius ‘Back to the Future’ Trilogy Posters
Three things I love about these posters: They can be displayed separately or together. Each one has as its background pivotal locations from each movie. The minimalistic yet still completely recognizable figures of Marty McFly at the bottom of each poster. These screen-printed posters were printed on a limited edition run of 420 (haha) and […]
The Serious One vs The Happy One
At about this time last year, I would often wonder if I were doing something wrong with Claire. Yes, every new mother has her moments of doubt regarding childcare, but the type of worry that went through my mind was of a different sort — I was concerned because Claire was such a serious, intense baby. […]
Bloggy Thursdays: Animated jQuery Drop-Down Menu
Welcome to this installment of Bloggy Thursdays, where I share with my fellow bloggers tips and tutorials to maximize and better your blog. While I do not consider myself an expert, I do like to think that after 10+ years of blogging — in addition to my technical knowledge — I know more than the average blogger […]
Geektastic Art of the Day: “Nick Fury’s Boy Band”
By artist Berry Presh. Poor Hulk — he feels left out! Via Geek Tyrant. You may also like: Lego Representations of the 50 States Disney’s Hollywood Studios Star Wars Weekends 2012 Posters Website of the Day: Sad Animal Facts The Secret Lives of Superhero Toys