Dec
31
2009
Happy New Years
A friend sent this: “Happy New Years from Rio where we are practicing our fire works skills before the Olympics.” So jealous.
Dec
28
2009
Traveling Light is Suspicious?
On top of the inconvenience caused to travelers entering the United States over the past few days, there is the potential to mess up my prefered traveling method.
Police know that the KLM ticket that Abdulmutallab travelled on was purchased on 16 December, with cash, in Nigeria. The departure airport was changed from Accra to Lagos shortly afterwards. When he took his window seat, number 19A, he had only one piece of hand luggage and none in the hold – unusual for someone who was allegedly planning a two-week stay in Detroit. – independent.co.uk
One bag for two weeks, sounds reasonable and doable to me. Hope it doesn’t become a guaranteed red flag.
Dec
25
2009
Have a Cup of Tea
via http://concretehoney.blogspot.com/2009/10/ghostly-work-vs-soul-craft.html#mce_temp_url#
Yawn, rub your eyes and open them to the magic that is Christmas. Sip your tea while you open your stocking. It is a blessing to have this moment.
Dec
18
2009
Have a Cup of Tea
Its the tea cloth that’s for sale, but its the teapot and creamer that I am loving today. So Christmasy. Via Etsy Skinny Laminx.
Dec
14
2009
Presents
The one nice thing about having a December Birthday is that you only have to make one wishlist a year. Not so nice is getting Birthday presents wrapped in snowman paper, but oh well, it’s the thought that counts. Anyway, enough ranting over December Birthdays, this year hubby did good and wrapped up a Moleskine City Notebook London
Dec
11
2009
Have a Cup of Tea
Via Absolutely Beautiful Things
These heart design breakfast cups and saucers by Nina Campbell are cute and yet somehow not tacky.
Dec
8
2009
Man’s Christmas List 2009
Our first collaborative post comes to you in the form of this Christmas idea list. Rather than explicit list of stuff that my man wants, he wanted the chance to give generic advice to the internets about how to shop for a guy.
Pamper him in a manly way. Under no circumstances get holiday themed sweaters or things he’ll be expected to use in front of others to show you pamper him (ties, tacky BBQ aprons, etc.). Shaving sets are good because they are explicitly masculine and consumable.
Indulge his inner (nerd, gamer, carpenter, fisher, whatever). This shows you know what he’s actually interested in. This explains the D&D books, dice, cubicle toys and video games going to a grown man.
Emphasize experiences over stuff or at least stuff that inspires experiences. This would explain the canoe, outdoor GPS, free weights and biking shoes. They all play into things he already likes to do and show that I support them.
There are certain things where quality matters. Tools, sports equipment and tech fall under this category. It makes men harder to shop for because when he says I want a drill I get him a drill and then mysteriously he needs another one less than a year later. I learned my lesson and when I bought him a case for his laptop I went out and got one that makes his laptop super secure even if he drops it, rather than just getting him a functional sleeve.
Physical media is dead, but… Guys intrinsically dislike complications and clutter. “Why would anyone need that many shoes? They don’t serve different purposes.” So if you’re going to get books, cds, games, DVDs, Bluray, whatever, make it either consumable (Dilbert calendar, novel to be donated after reading, latest video game) or make it classic (Best of Queen, his favorite can’t miss TV show on DVD, etc.)
Dec
3
2009
Christmas List 2009
This year my Christmas list includes a heavy dose of three words: comfy, travel, and convenience. My favorites include a cashmere travel blankie, jammies, and city guide Moleskine books. I’ve also been thinking about installing Mac OS on a Dell netbook for awhile. I have also broken down and put an iPhone on my list. The Nokia N95 has been awesome, but the battery life doesn’t make it a camera replacement even though it takes great pictures. I would rather have the apps after using hubby’s iPod touch.
Each cup of tea represents an imaginary voyage.