Elizabeth dug up this for me - the definition of boiling see this post from a few days ago for context. Thank you!

Meg went to eat at The French Laundry and returned with a signed menu. Go read her delightful story!

Neato - from the rabbit rabbit alert email Heather sent out: Rabbit Language - The definitive guide to communicate with your bunny. An example:

BEHAVIOR: Rubbing chin on things, such as houseplants, priceless armoirs, Italian leather shoes. A great misconception: It does NOT mean �marking territory��it�s a rabbit custom, like saying grace in front of a meal.

WHAT IT MEANS: �One day I will eat you.�

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO: Give your bunny more sticks and branches, keep your stuff off the floor, and kiss the antiques goodbye.

Have any recommendations on websites or books which clearly demonstrate how to use wire and tools and jump rings and such to make a necklace? I have some beads which I'd like to turn into a choker but I'm having trouble finding places with illustrations on exactly how it's done. And I'm sure that if I just went out and bought stuff I'd end up with all the wrong stuff. Much appreciated!

Mmmm. Bonnie posted the recipe for 7-Up Cake (May 28) from Yum!. Yum! is fabulous, and offer three, count 'em, three 7-Up Cake recipes!

A friend kept talking up a card game named Fluxx (hi Shannon!) made by Looney Labs. I happened across it last weekend in the game shop in Berkeley and we played a few rounds last night - it's fun! The rules are constantly changing, and where I would expect this would be endlessly frustrating it really wasn't. The rounds are short so you don't get overly invested in your hand, and things change so quickly it's more than often left up to luck. Definetly recommended.

Ikea let me down for the first time! I've heard lots of stories about people bringing home thier boxed Ikea purchases to find all the hardware was left out, or something was missing. But I've always been lucky and happy with the (very basic) things I've gotten. I bought a set of table legs and the box contained three of one thing and one of another, where it was supposed to have two of one thing and two of the other. I took it back and they were all out, so I was forced to buy something else. They, of course, didn't have my second choice. So now I have somthing which I marginally like, and really hope I don't have to return.

But I did get a set of cubby shelves (the smaller Expedit) which I love. Little sectioned shelves make much more sense for holding books than longer book shelves. Though, perhaps this is just my past employment as a library page speaking.

Help me settle something (ie prove a point to someone who goes way over the top with his idea of "boiling"). Does boiling mean "having the heat up so high that one is nanoseconds away from boiling over with a thick froth trembling perilously just above the edges of the pan" (and then leaving the kitchen) or "having the heat up just enough to form rapid bubbles in the water, enough so to toss the macaroni around in the water so they don't stick to each other"? Thank you.

Last weekend I managed to make those margaritas and cupcakes from the previous two entries as well as some jasmines. Our grocery receipt looked like this: five bottles of alcohol, chocolate cake mix, and one head of garlic.

More fake recipes! Taken out of an email from Real Simple magazine.

Fake a Margarita

Fill a blender with ice. Add 2/3 cup tequila, 1/3 cup triple sec, and a 6-ounce can of frozen limeade concentrate. Blend on high until slushy. Pour into 6 glasses rimmed with kosher salt. Garnish with lime slices.