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I just found a really cheap (i.e., free) humidifier for apartment dwellers. It's called a bathtub. Whenever I take a warm bath, I get out of the tub and leave the water in it until the next day. As time passes, the water in the tub evaporates and humidifies the air. I also wash things in the sink and hang them in the bathroom; it gives the same effect. Just leave the bathroom door open in either case, and you can end up with much, if not al, of your apartment humidified.

I just made the mistake of looking up 'Keane paintings'. I saw some of her newer stuff. It looks 'happier', but it's still disturbing and creepy. I think I'm going to go and slit my wrists now.

I'm a goth. I wear black clothing most of the time. i'm known to wear a lot of silver and dye my hair bright red. I've even pointed my fingernails on occasion, and I get off putting in fangs made of dental material at Halloween and scaring small children. I even make bat-shaped gingerbread cookies for Christmas. And you know what?

That painting is creepy, and I wish I had some brain bleach right now, so I could forget I saw it.

Those Keane paintings weirded me out as a child, and they seem even more sinister now. Unless you want your kid to grow up to be a serial killer, don't put that stuff up in your house.

Olive oil will remove pretty much any gunk out there. Let it sit on a label for a few minutes and then start wiping like you would with Goo-Gone.

You can clean windows using vinegar and old newspapers. It's less streaky than Windex and it makes the house smell fresh.

Considering that we are getting more and more information from studies about the harsh long-term effects of man-made chemicals, I would strongly suggest that most peole leave those things alone.

At 50, I haven't completely given up on friendship, but it's not a big hope for me at this point. I don't have children, so I have little in common with women who do. Even though I'm getting married, my fiance is not the only topic of my conversation; most women seem to talk mostly about TV shows, their children, shopping and their husbands. I've tried being friends with men, but most of them think that makes it ok to hit on me. So I've pretty much given up, now that my best friend has been gone for several years due to complications from diabetes. I suppose I could call my fiance my best friend (which he is), but I don't think that's what you're talking about here.

Anthropologie has some truly pretty items, and I used to buy from them. But not anymore. http://wapo.st/H3VRBO

Ham and American cheese sandwiches on Wonder Bread with Hellman's mayo. Probably because it was one of the few processed food stuffs my mother ever made. A few weeks ago I kept craving olive loaf sandwiches, another staple from my childhood. And lately I've been eating Jello.

I was a total PC person, and thought Apple was ridiculous. I refused to own any of their stuff.
And then I saw the iPod nano with the screen.

When my MP3 player died, I reluctantly bought an iPod Classic. Eventually, my pc died and I replaced it with a Mac, after I got disgusted with Windows Vista and found out that I could still run MS Word. Then my laptop died and got replaced by a Macbook. I bought an iPod touch, but coveted an iPhone; I ended up getting one. Last year I bought an iPad 2, because I was tutoring and the tablet helped me with my teaching.
While I still like PCs and think the Android is great, I'm glad I made the switch. It was the best move for me, and I think I didi it at the right time.

The mosquito net is coming up as $19.99; did the price just go up?

This week I finished the last serving of a lovely meal I'd made a while back: chicken pieces sauteed in tomato sauce with roasted peppers and pearl onions, served with a glass of Layer Cake Malbec. The first few times I served it over pasta, but the other night I just wanted to sop up all that sauce! I eat alone all the time, except on the very rare occasion that my sweetie is in town. My budget is miniscule so I make most of everything from scratch.

Cooking for One would be a wonderful feature. Many of us are probably single, widowed or divorced. While I'm good at cooking for myself and keeping myself company, it would be nice to hear the experiences of others, especially how they save money or entertain themselves while eating.