Monday, October 31, 2005

When you meet someone new, you have a very specific way of 'interviewing' them for the position of friend, lover or long-term partner: You toss words, phrases and jokes at them and see what they hit back. For the 'interviewee,' it's rather like trying out for a major-league team without having any idea they're being auditioned. You'll be doing that now, but don't feel bad about not letting them in on it. It would only make them (more) nervous, which certainly wouldn't help their chances any, now would it?

THE HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN ( from the history channel)

MagKnits Oct '05

DEATH MAKES A HOLIDAY - EBAY AUCTION

VICTORIANHALLOWEEN.COM

vICTORIAN GHOST STORY - "THEIR DEAR LITTLE GHOST"

TOP EARNING DEAD CELEBRITIES

CSI FORUMS ON TWOP

FOR SOME REASON, I LIKE READING RECAPS OF 7TH HEAVEN

Saturday, October 29, 2005

madison christmas ideas

paper bag princess
princess smartypants
kate and the bean stalk
the brave little seamstress


giants have feelings too
the true story of the three little pigs
the three little wolves and the big bad pig
The Three Little Javelinas
Cindy Ellen

strega nona?

kids' books
the log cabin christmas

The Pied Piper of Hamelin in Full Color by Kate Greenaway

not kids books
Fat Girl: A true Story

articles
How to Get your Kids to eat Veggies

baby carriers & natural parenting
earthbaby.com
rockin' baby sling
Aiska poncho
new native baby
peppermint baby carrier store
monkey bums!

Friday, October 28, 2005

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(grandparent's house, the book of nantucket ghost stories - bubble, rocking chair, vicious ghosts, suspense stories - the birds, the small assassin, the dinosaur story, the telephone story, the grass changing color story, the girl with the ribbon round her neck)

and their companion, creepiest stories/novels/poems/etc

lots of people find "the color out of space" to be one of the creepiest lovecraft stories. i agree that it's spectacularly creepy, but one of my favorites is *phone call* one.

"the small assasin"

"pet sematary" and "cujo"

the tommyknockers scared me so bad that i have literally wiped it from my memory. i remember something sexual involving a carrot, a pet dog, and teeth falling out. that's the sum of the whole book, as far as i'm concerned.

feminist horror:
the handmaid's tale, the stepford wives, rosemary's baby, the small assasin
BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH SAGE

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH CIDER CREAM

BUTTERNUT SQUASH RAVIOLI IN CIDER BROTH

FENNEL AND APPLE SALAD WITH CIDER VINAIGRETTE

Tuesday, October 04, 2005

icon love (to check out later)
also; i should join a lost group or 2

Keywords: iSnape by pen_and_umbra at snapeiconarch

Keywords: got snape? by nicola of troy

Keywords: snape spanish inquisition by caitirin at

shannon colours by foxglove_icons