Hey Sasha--careful there with the "Samantha" hate. My grandmother had a cat named "Sasha", and it was a little demon furball. And I normally LOVE cats.

to be honest, i find this concept a bit weird. i just order what i want to eat and not worry about it. if it's something i'm especially interested in, i'll make a mental note and try to replicate...

and cream of wheat with agave nectar on mornings when i need sugar. and green tea. always.

not the fanciest, but nuking a blended egg (or white) or two in the microwave is super easy, which helps with my breakfast sandwich of choice: whole wheat tortilla, 1/2 or 2/3 a cup of chopped spi...

acbuiten-- no, no, when you see the lady with the tampons and chocolate, with nothing else, that's when you definitely DON'T judge. you sympathize. ditto people who buy five boxes of tissue...

uh-oh----i suspect i've been caught. :) (don't worry, AJL, we're not doing anything terrible and permanent!) for what it's worth, i started a blog about moving in and des...

hi, sorry, just got back from a photo shoot. i'm a little numb but i didn't want to be rude and not respond to everyone. :) rolen-- i've been playing the idea of open shelving,...

hmm...interesting. i'll admit i know next to nothing about paint and plaster, and he's been upfront about everything else, so i didn't have a reason to not trust him. he's a good guy, but i'll as...

junathen-- i had thought about contact paper, but i was worried about durability and cleanliness/safety in regards to food prep. what about contact paper on the wood trim and leave the tile a...

oh wow, thank you so much for featuring my kitchen! i was completely stumped. the reason we can't paint is because the walls are the original 1920s plaster, not drywall, so paint bui...

does shameless self-promotion count? my favorite etsy stores tend to be vintage clothing that don't seem applicable here. i'm a professional fashion photographer, and i have a bunch o...

tenderleaf--i'm with you. i think it's all in the application, like all things. if it's clean and minimalist, i think it can be quite pretty. but yeah, i've seen tacky versions too. i like this...

apartment living: you knew the job was dangerous when you took it. i think surviving apartment noises comes down to just keeping things in perspective. it's not fun for you, but it's...

you know, i've been tempted to leave a note for the downstairs neighbors who sing and play really loud, really bad opera (i'm down with opera, but they're so tone-deaf, it's ridicuous). i knew abo...

none of these are exact, but... http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=115046...

i'm most responsive to voices. so far, my favorites are sister wendy, david attenborough, bob ross, and one of my old art history professors from college (it was a miracle i passed her class; you ...

4, all errors in the blue/teal range, which sucks, as those are my favorite colors.

juicy news on fillmore in pac heights (at buchanan) has a great selection.

my initials would be "SEW," which isn't offensive, but my nickname is "sam," so when i was younger and had things monogrammed, i just put "sam." not compelling, but convenient.

i think smoking is more than just an "offensive personal habit." what if a tenant has asthma or an allergy to smoke and other irritants? isn't it illegal to not disclose that info?