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I would never think to paint my walls pink as I'm not super crazy about it, but I love the way this looks! The color palette is unique and awesome!

Oh, might I add, basil is easy to grow. Really easy.

And the idea of your "survival" game in the Midwest made me sick. I'd like to see you really try to survive in a food desert, like poor urban areas that are much closer to you. I'll take away most of your salary and your transportation, and you can try and find some fresh basil within walking distance.

My mom always refilled our soap dispensers back home... we never bought new ones. She bought the giant bottle of off-brand refill. She wasn't doing it for the environment, she was doing it because it was thrifty. This is something I learned to do, and I was shocked that other people just threw the old ones out and bought a brand new one for more money. Now, if they were to give her the option to buy a much smaller bottle that you add water to and made it just as affordable (or more affordable- as it would, in theory, cost the company less to produce), she would use that.

Sparky's isn't left to just plain chocolate and vanilla after the cicada flavor is gone. They do a lot of fun flavors, they're always being innovative.

You can take nearly anything to a potluck. It doesn't have to be limited to salads and casseroles.
My mom used to do all sorts of different things such as:
+ fajitas- cook meat/veggies ahead then put in a crock pot for keeping warm, have the tortillas to the side with other condiments
+ fresh corn- why make it complicated? Usually the potlucks we went to were heavy casseroles, and having just a simple vegetable was always popular and easy
+fresh bread with butter (you can fancy it up any way you like, herbed bread or flavored butter)
+ rice
+ hummus with pita and fresh toppings
+ corn chowder, potato soup, tomato soup, etc.
+ sliced cheese

Not as bad as my grandma. She buys us new things that she finds on clearance at Walmart or Dollar General hat no one wants. Every year at Christmas she has "grab-bag" where she puts a laundry basket and a cardboard box full of unwrapped price-tags-still- on "bargains" that she collected all year under the tree. We draw numbers and take turns picking out what we want. It's like White Elephant only Gma bought everything. Items range anywhere from expired can of peanuts to vhs tapes to "Charmin to Go." There's usually at least one set of kitchen towels or oven mitts. Those always go first because at least they're useful. When you pick something out, she always says, "CAN YOU BELIEVE I ONLY GOT THAT FOR A DOLLAR?"
Not to poke too much fun at Gma though! We all secretly love it because of the stories we get to tell. If she got us normal gifts it wouldn't be near as fun and it'd set her back more money than she needs to spend.

I agree with moondust... cats need freedom! I don't understand locking up a cat inside all the time... never to be outside in their life? How sad!
I had a friend growing up that had indoor/outdoor cats... they were potty trained like dogs so they didn't have to use a litter box. The cat would meow by the door and we'd let it out so it could wander and just be a cat!

So ditto to what everyone else said about not being environmentally friendly, but also... how is this different than a 'human' disposable bowl?
Dog: I will not use this, it is made for humans.
Owner: Oh I am sorry, let me get you one specifically made for dogs!
Geez this is dumb. On so many levels.

I agree with Sugarbakers, the brick in the pictures is all very interesting looking brick. There are types of brick that are pretty ugly.

As a current dorm-liver I must say those students have luxurious living situations in comparison. Imagine all of your furniture is peeling and 60 years old (same age as the building), you can't move it out and you have no room to add your own. Imagine cinder block walls with mold growing in hidden places if you don't pay attention. No closets--just built in cabinet things to store your stuff. Brownishgreyish linoleum tiles with a few green ones mixed in because some broke and had to be replaced. Throw in a roommate with bad decorating sense. This is what happens to the academic scholarship kids.