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I have a serious problem corner that I've been putting off since moving into my studio in August. It happens to be my "office" corner, but is also piled with crafting supplies and a few unpacked boxes. I'm going to purge a lot of said crafting supplies, organize the things that are staying, and clear off my desk so it is a more pleasant place to sit and work. It's a bigger project that's been overwhelming me for months, but now that the Cure has given me the courage/will to purge I know I can do this!

I agree with ryttu3k. Not only because kids should be able to express themselves in their own rooms, but also because I find color-coding of children abhorrent. It's okay to like pink, and it's okay for girls to like pink, but I think imposing pink on young girls and making them internalize it as "their" color is the worst. Same with blue for boys. Let's not limit children's choices or imaginations.

Plus, there are a lot of bad and useless books in the world, in terms of content. But they may still smell great and look great. Make some damn shelves, forget the librarians! (And I love librarians!) Not all books are worth saving forever and ever.

Apologies if this has already been suggested--if you don't find helpful info at your local historical society, why not strip to the iron and then paint just the manes gold to cover the concrete patches? Or silver or bronze? I feel like leaving their bodies natural with bright metallic manes could be really cool.

... and you'd need to own the equipment to "kiln fire the wood to get rid of impurities," and mill the wood, and all the other stuff this company does to make the wood ready for reuse. Not to mention the time and skills! This isn't just Home Depot lumber that you need to sand a bit. It's a bit more high-maintenance than that.

I like this idea, but I find it hard to believe that an air bag would be anywhere near as effective as a traditional helmet. Is there some way to see the research and statistics on this thing? I'd like to see how it measures up to a hard helmet in various situations. Because it would be awesome to not have to wear a helmet.

If you live in New England and you're looking for something with drawers (a chest of drawers, flat-file, etc.) you could search for "draw" or "draws." Since that's how drawer is pronounced here (especially in Massachusetts), people also think that's how drawer is spelled. I don't know if that would help you find anything before others, since anything with drawers is likely going to have other keywords in its title, but it's still fun. For instance: http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/fud/3178038975.html

Agreed, Conejitoasesino. But I think that's why we (or Lanvin) probably shouldn't be using the phrase "real people." All people are real people, even skinny ones. There's nothing wrong with being skinny, and there would be nothing wrong a fashion spread that showcases skinny bodies if it weren't for the fact that 99% of the people we see in visual media are of this very idealized body type (especially now that pretty-much all of these images are "enhanced"), and these media don't even attempt to represent diversity in size, shape, and ethnicity. "Non-professional-model people" would better describe what Lanvin is doing. But they chose "real people" because of its resonance--we are primed to think "not skinny" or "not glamorous." I don't ever like the word "real" placed in front of man, woman, person, etc. Our culture shouldn't be deciding that some people are real and some aren't; it actually reinforces the behaviors and modes of thought that create body stigmatization.

In my opinion, the Gardner Museum is the best museum in Boston, and the most unique museum I've ever experienced. If you're a history nerd, the Commonwealth Museum is free, Monday-Friday, 9-5. It's small and a little out of the way, but it's across the street from the JFK Presidential Library, and there's a free shuttle running between the two museums and the JFK/UMass red line T stop.

For architecture buffs, JFK Library was designed by I. M. Pei, as were some of the modern buildings located at Christian Science Park, which--touristy or no--I think is an essential stop. Beautiful buildings, a view of Boston's few skyscrapers, a reflecting pool, all next door to a huge urban mall, as well as a quick walk to Newbury Street. Also, if you're an American architecture buff, you have to see H. H. Richardson's churches--especially Trinity Church--you can trace Frank Lloyd Wright back to Richardson, through Louis Sullivan, making Richardson a sort of father of American architectural styles.

One of my favorite neighborhoods is Fort Point Channel, on the waterfront, near the ICA, full of beautiful old warehouses, and home of my favorite bar, Drink.

Well, bookshelves like Expedit are great for carving up space in a studio, so why get rid of your books? One of my friends once used his books to "build" himself a bed. (He'd just moved into a bedbug-ridden apartment and didn't want to take his brand-new mattress out of the plastic. When he moved out of that hole, the books went back on the shelves). There's always a way to incorporate books. And though I have gotten better about giving away books I know I'll never read/use, there are many books that I hold onto because they have intrinsic value beyond their contents (great cover design, great smell--my study always smells like a used bookstore).