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I made this tonight, with a few subs. I used sour cream in place of yogurt since I didn't want to buy a huge tub of plain yogurt and that was all my kroger had. I also had slightly less than 5 cups of cooked chickpeas (I made mine from dried) so I just tossed some extra brown rice in. I also used 1 large onion that I caramelized in place of the scallion, some crushed croutons in place of breadcrumbs, and italian blend cheese. Ok maybe more than a few substitutions, but it was delicious nonetheless. Not dry. Oh and I cooked it in a casserole with the lid on the whole time except the last 5 mins.

I have put photos on wood using those cheap-o iron on transfers. This was a few years ago, so I don't know if they've have changed the formula, but you can do all kinds of cool stuff with those. I transferred some on textured watercolor paper, some on wood, you can even collage underneath and iron the transfer over top.

1. Bars/restaurants
2. 7-11/convenience store that sells beer

Thankfully, in Richmond, these 2 things are pretty much always a given.

Sangria! best party beverage ever. I am by no means an expert, but I have a few words of wisdom for sangria makers, based on my experiences.
1) put brandy and triple sec in it. yes both
2) buy cheap as shit wine. box is good, as is carlo rossi. I have found that box wine is apparently sweet as shit, so you should just leave any sugar/simple syrup out of the recipe.
3)put a whole bunch of fruit in it
4)in the winter, make it with canned fruit (juice+fruit in 1! winning!)
5)if it's real sweet and syrupy ( happens to me sometimes) pretend thats intentional and grab a bottle(s) of cheap (extra dry or brut) champy and mix it.

I have one of those washer/dryer combo things, and it takes so long to dry stuff i usually just hang it anyways. I have a cheapo drying rack from ikea that folds flat, and it will hold a whole load of laundry. My process for getting clothes to dry faster? I put the drying rack in my small bathroom, put my little space heater in there on high, and turn the fan in the bathroom on. The fan pulls moisture out and the whole room heats up pretty fast, clothes dry in an hour or so. And no, the space heater does not make any noticeable change in my electric bill.

I do have issues with dog hair though, nothing works as well as a traditional dryer for getting dog hair off clothes.

I also get fiestaware. My mom loves buying it for me for christmas and birthdays cause its what she ate off of as a child. I've got way more than I need cause it's always on sale (and you know moms can't resist a sale at macys) but it just looks so bright all stacked up on open shelves in the kitchen!

credit cardddddd............

I have an LG that came with my apartment, I guess its from 2006 cause thats when my apartment was renovated. It doesn't every dry clothes completely. I just hang my stuff on a small drying rack, then when they are dry but them in the dryer for 10 or so minutes to fluff them. It is excellent for removing wrinkles though. I'm bad about trying different things on then leaving them on the floor, so they are clean but wrinkled. I just throw them in the machine on the dryer setting and it tosses most of the wrinkles out. Also, it has kind of a funky smell. I've been looking this up and apparently its common.

Last time I moved I put my pile of boxes outside in the alley. I put an ad on craiglist saying they were there, and that I will not hold them for anyone or answer any emails. Within a couple hours i had like 10 emails ranging from people asking if i would hold them to people asking if i had any boxes of a specific size. No one picked them up so I recycled them a couple days later. Frustrating.

More beer than you think you will need...nothing worse than running out early in the evening and every store is closed/every person is a little over the driving limit. While drinking that beer in the evening, I like to do a little planning ahead to the next morning and think about whats for breakfast. Pre-chop potatoes, put all your ingredients in one cooler, and then in the morning it will be much less of a task to prepare a delicious hangover soothing meal.

oh, and paper towels or rags. I feel like I'm always scrambling around trying to find something to wipe up something with.