If my allergies could tolerate it, I would sift through all the Engelbert Humperdink records and Jodi Piccoult novels to find a diamond in the rough. Alas, I am a sniffly mess after a quick flip-through.

The best stuff I've found (a London Fog trench that fits like a glove, a Sonic Youth "Sister" t-shirt, and a vintage wool cardigan with a detachable mink collar, and a pristine leather bomber jacket), has always been discovered within 5 minutes of walking in to a thrift store. It's pure happenstance, and chances are…

Aw, this made me teary. Calicos are the best cats.

I agree, to a certain extent. I can definitely agree they are safer, anyway- I live in a big city, and I can't tell you the number of cats I see roaming around my neighborhood. It makes me so nervous! I could never let my cat outside around here, but frankly he has no desire to escape.

I didn't know she worked for the State Department nowadays. That's way cool. Best of luck to the both of them!

Oh, yeah. I called that the "Depression Diet". I still kind of miss sleeping until 3 in the afternoon and having protruding hip bones.

Callier, Sprungli, and Teuscher are to die for.

I read Ask A Clean Person by Jolie Kerr on the Hairpin, and enjoy it a lot. I'll have to check out these other sites, though.

No, it just tasted like a White Russian :( Still delicious, though.

Ben & Jerry's used to make a White Russian ice cream. I still dream about it from time to time.