I have to say, I have white trim, including a picture rail at about 7'. It takes only about 3 hrs start-to-finish to paint the walls, but painting the trim instead would take soooo much longer. I r...

why were you thinking you couldn't? You put leaves and branches in already. And remember, stuff like bread is plant matter too. Here in oakland, we can even put meat scraps and bones i...

Oh, and when I get that one ticket, I totally get an e-ticket, so I save 1/2 a sheet of paper! yay earth!

Nina79- But it's so hard to drive to other continents! just kidding! I totally agree. I'm still gonna go on vacations every now and then, but I like to save up, buy one t...

cupcakes will never be OVER! (Especially as a casual birthday party finger food) and you're mad they named their store after a gardening tool? simmer down.

I think the sad point made by this house is that only those who can afford to build a 4600 sq ft house can afford to meet LEED certification.

#2 is ridiculous. Sure, use it 'cause it's convenient, but it's not saving much paper, especially since you'll likely print out confirmation or something like that. Sad that it doesn't...

Ha ha. Couchsurfing is EXACTLY for cheap accommodation, and has records of who/what/etc, and a lot more "verification". Regular B&Bs have some sort of dedicated staff, not just someon...

I think the gross flaunting of conspicuous consumption, so greatly adored by many readers of this site, is far more offensive. And living in a trailer is very, very different from bei...

huh. I didn't take it as offensive at all. Lots of people live in very tiny trailers. I used to live in a park where I had a palace (an ugly boxy 32' trailer from the late 1960's) compared to a lot...

sounds like someone's trying to cash in on couchsurfing, which is quite successful. Couchsurfing, however, is free and involves a lot of social networking-type stuff. I host and have been hosted an...

I have white trim, including a picture rail at about 7 ft. Everything above the picture rail is white too. I love that repainting the color sections takes me 4 hrs or less per room.

are they like EQ3 where the bed slats are a whole separate item to purchase? Theoretically so you can get the right slats (for foam mattress, regular mattress, or boxspring), but I think it's just ...

That looks so Brother's Keeper. I could see using it for storage, even for books, but like that? It looks horrible, especially the poor diagonal books that are shoved in there.

I might not have put it quite so directly, but yes, visualingual. Excessive gift giving with no actual thought behind the gift? I have too much stuff already, as do most people I know. They don't w...

Ok, maybe I'll stay here in Oakland. We don't really have bugs or bad weather, or screens.

I just bought some fabric online (from fabricguru.com). At $75 for 11 yards, t was a good price, but when it arrived, it was clearly not durable enough for my project (sofa) and it had a gold glitt...

I put out tons of stuff, and I pick up tons of stuff. Maybe it's just really popular in our neighborhood (Temescal, North Oakland), but I get and give great stuff. I think general rule is that unle...

I used to work at WF. Even with the employee discount and convenience of already being there, I did my grocery shopping elsewhere because I couldn't afford the fancy WF prices on my non-union wages...

I quit not too long ago. Even when I wasn't quite trying to quit yet, I appreciated being hassled by friends and took it as it was meant- caring for my health. Now we only have one last friend who ...