oven-baked french fries and how to sharpen knives and keep them sharp, both via the morning news

How fabulous is Queer Eye For The Straight Guy? The apartment I'm moving out of indicates that I could use some help from these guys. And so does my hair. With any luck we'll actually put stuff on the walls of the place we move in to, perhaps get rid of the hunter green chairs, and I may face furthur humiliation at the hands of a hairdresser (I have some pretty pathetic stories). After years of avoiding them* I bought a button down shirt the other day. I may even wear it! Progress. *After eight years of school uniform Oxford shirts I decided I just could not wear them anymore. It's been about 12 years since I've owned one. So of course once I want one, I've been having trouble finding ones which would fit me, darn all those fit models with their very long torsos and slender waists.

Sofa Garden pillows are cool - I like coffee bean, bee hive, martini olive, conversation hearts. I seem to like oversized food. Via escribitionist, who points out possibly threatening uses for this one.

Check out Evany's cute fishtee. Oooh.

I'm moving to Seattle! I mean, we're moving to Seattle. Scott will be working for Amazon, and I'm coming along for the ride. Now, I need help. Help! We're hoping to rent a house, which neighborhoods should we look in? Freemont, Green Lake and the University District have all been recommended. Oooh, there is so much to do in the next few weeks.

Mattifying. I have oily skin and it's often shiny before I realize it. I tried some mattifying liquid from philosophy (I can't remember the name, and it seems that it is no longer available) which only make white spots on my face when I applied sunscreen. I'm finding that powder doesn't work for me. Has anyone tried the mattifying stuff from MAC, Peter Thomas Roth, or Shiseido? Do they work? Reviews are very mixed.

I got two rings from The Carrot Box (the Pink Lemonade Candy and Clear Candy band from this page) and I! Love! Them!

Fred Flare has a pink ladiez tool kit, I've been wondering where I could find one since I saw one in Bust long ago. I also like the lovely ladiez card set.