Month: August 2010

  • Geek Girl Runner Episode 009Hey, remember when I used to podcast and stuff? Guess what? I MADE A NEW EPISODE! This is basically a catch-up show, filling you in on all my running-related (and not-so-running-related) news from the past two months. The show also includes a race report from last month’s Elkhart County Fair 5K…

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  • Shared today on Google Reader: Pain au levain Comic for August 23, 2010 Cold-Press Coffee, or, How I Reclaimed Some Precious Counter Space – Snookums – an idea for coffee at work! You can follow me on Reader here.

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  • Water Water Everywhere

    Water Before Meal Means Fewer Calories Consumed. I want to know more about this study. So one group was told to drink two cups of water before each meal, and one group wasn’t. Did the second group drink an equivalent amount of water at different times? All the diet and nutrition sources I’ve read say…

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  • Shared today on Google Reader: How-To: School Lunch Mats – Hey! I bought a bunch of that owl fabric in the U.S. to make into a skirt! You can follow me on Reader here.

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  • Slow-Cooker Cassoulet

    Thomas Keller’s Slow-Cooker CassouletSunday afternoon I said to the Snook: “There are 500g of dried Great Northern Beans in the pantry. What we can we do with them? How about a stew?” Some googling led me to Thomas Keller’s Slow-Cooker Cassoulet. Interesting! So we got everything together and I did all the prep and initial…

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  • Bjork – The Comet Song

    Björk – The Comet SongFrom the forthcoming film The Moomins and the Comet Chase. We need milk, and cakes, and a warm bed…

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  • Prince Caspian on a BoatOoh, three previews from the forthcoming Narnia movie Voyage of the Dawn Treader. That’s one of my favorites. I know these movies haven’t been huge hits, but I’ve really liked both of them so far. The casting of the Pevensie kids was great, and I think they’ve absolutely nailed my conception…

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  • Free Solar Dress Pattern

    Free Solar Dress pattern. Okay, that’s adorable. I really must make Indie some dresses. Hmm. And then I might have to make one for me.

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  • Know It All Pencil Set

    Know It All Pencil Set. I love it. I’ve been using an old-school pencil at work lately and I’ve been enjoying it.

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  • Shared today on Google Reader: Zipper boat! The Whole Ball of Yarn You can follow me on Reader here.

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