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This is intensely appealing to me. It would give my hands a break from flipping through my phone or crocheting. I wonder if it wouldn't help cut down on boredom eating, too!


Huhu Pillow by Cool Enough: Design for Fidgeters
4/25/13 11:31 AM

Saw this last night on our xbox. All I could think of was that brilliant Patton Oswalt bit about the KFC Famous Bowls.

"Eatin' my lunch from a single bowl in my parents' basement where I'm livin'. Happy Birthday, I'm 43. That's how I want my lunch. I don't wanna waste those precious calories chewin'. Somebody move my jaw for me."


You'll Soon Be Able to Order Pizza Right From Your Xbox 360 Polygon
4/24/13 12:21 PM

My favorite room so far. Cozy, but full of light. Spare but warm. Gorgeous.


Cammie's Great Green Attic Bedroom My Bedroom Retreat Contest
3/27/13 1:10 PM

Magnetic primer! How have I never heard of that?! Does it attract metallic dust?


Before & After: Katherine's Custom Floating Desk The Sweeten
3/18/13 9:56 AM

The above two comments are hilarious.


Before & After: Maria's Craigslist
Cane Chair Makeover

2/22/13 10:36 AM

Freezing room, warm bed, soft side-sleeper pillow, very fluffy duvet, ear plugs, night guard, silence, filtered street light.

Oddly, I sleep fairly poorly, but nap like a CHAMP. I can nap freaking anywhere. The less comfortable the better - my best naps are in airplane aisle seats with no neck pillow. Out like a LIGHT.


Tell Us: What Helps You Fall Asleep?
1/31/13 3:57 PM

I use a full-spectrum bulb in my regular, quite fashionable office lamp. I have very mild SAD and I'm not sure if it's the bulb itself that has helped over the years or the combined bulb/placebo/fashionable lamp. Either way, I'm no longer as SAD!


Bye Winter Blues: 5 SAD Therapy Lamps
1/9/13 10:21 AM

I love this. Compact but airy. My partner and I live in 650 right now but have lived in 400 sq ft quite successfully. I would love the novelty.


A Peek Inside the World's Skinniest House
11/8/12 5:24 PM

My partner and I use Pair. It's adorable in every way.


A More Personal Touch: 4 Facebook Alternatives
10/18/12 11:50 AM

I LOVE COMPOTE!!!


Kompot: The Fruit Punch of Eastern Europe
8/16/12 4:31 PM

Community Forklift (near DC) has amazing deals. Like the Habitat stores, they sell remnants and old and used parts for super cheap. During August, they're selling granite for $1/foot for pieces less than 3 feet square.

Here's the site: http://communityforklift.com/forsale.cfm#item212


Use Stone To Top Off Your Old
Filing Cabinets Better Homes and Gardens

8/15/12 2:20 PM

This seems identical to Byron Kim's Synecdoche, installed in the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art: http://www.nga.gov/press/2009/byron_kim.shtm.


Which Pantone Are You? A Closer Look at Skin Color
7/19/12 11:01 AM

Ditto the tongue on the roof of your mouth - it warms your soft palate quickly.


The Science of Brain Freeze The Atlantic
5/21/12 5:33 PM

MIGAAAAAAS!!!


What Can I Do with Broken Tortilla Chips?Ingredient Questions
5/7/12 5:34 PM

statigr.am and followgram.me


How to View Instagram on the Web
5/1/12 1:49 PM

Forgot to say - I am SUPER susceptible to auditory pareidolia, specifically electronic voice phenomenon, which is when you can hear voices and music behind white noise. Even the vacuum drives me batty. If I had a white noise machine, I'd lay awake all night convinced people in the next room were talking quietly or playing the radio.


Catching Some Z's: Are You a Log or a Feather?
3/26/12 5:01 PM

Feather.

I sleep with earplugs, but vague street noise often acts as white noise for me. I also sleep with a night guard to prevent grinding/clenching and I've found that if I wait till I'm almost asleep to put it in (15-30 mins), the ritual of wearing it will put me right to sleep.

Oddly, I am the complete opposite with naps. I can nap ANYWHERE in an instant and the louder, colder, and weirder it is and the less comfortable I am, the better I nap. My mother and I are both like this. Bed is for sleeping. Hard wooden chair with no neck support in the rain next to a construction site is for napping.


Catching Some Z's: Are You a Log or a Feather?
3/26/12 2:34 PM

I've been making mushroom farro risotto recently with a TON of wine and a little bit of yogurt and cheddar at the end to mount it. Unconventional, sure, but FREAKING DELICIOUS.


How to Make Great Risotto at Home
3/21/12 11:41 AM

Yay! I love Yigit! My favorite season of Top Chef Just Desserts by far. He was a darling and now I feel inspired that he has such a cute, homey space!


Yigit Pura's Modern Condo In The City
House Tour

3/16/12 2:29 PM

I second (third? fourth?) the Clever Cat! No tracking at ALL and no kicking. Our cat has no trouble jumping in and even uses it as a perch to jump on to other things. Best of all worlds. And cheap!!


Best Modern Litter Boxes 2012
3/2/12 9:37 AM