but then the things you are carrying with your freshly-freed hands gets wet. the umbrella doesn't just keep YOU dry, you can share it with others and it can shield your packages/bags (I often cover my belongings more than my own head. I don't mind getting wet so much)

from the first video, it looks like the Dell laptop is in there as well ("What's inside" ~0:50) so I assume he just lengthened the cable attaching the screen or else found some way to mount them close enough together but with the hinges detached, so the screen gets powered by the running laptop on a charge.

I agree. this guy we have as a sub sometimes makes me really thankful for the great leader I have found. he gives advice about things like "stop drinking water 3 hours before your weigh-in" and, apparently, to not go to the gym, all revolving around the scale! our usual leader is FANTASTIC and far more helpful and…

you're probably joking, but I might actually prefer something like this to the scales at Weight Watchers. I've heard women say they don't want to go to the gym because muscle weighs more than fat (*headdesk*) and the scale is the fucking end-all-be-all for some people there. if it went by size/measurements it may be…

you can still find a similar thing at Wal-Mart of all places: [instoresnow.walmart.com]

I picked up some foamboard, a small piece of felt and green duct tape at the crafts store, cut out triceratops-esque spikes and taped them all the way down the back and hood of a hooded shirt. rolled/safety-pinned the felt into a cone (plus a few more spikes) and BAM. GENERIC DINOSAUR. took me an hour. that's twice…

I catch myself doing this all the time. I can't help but think I never looked as good as my senior year of high school, when my first bf (of 3+ years) broke up with me, and I lost a ton of weight as a result of both not eating out as much (his family would feed you to death) or very much at all because I was so…

any "work" done in the apartment has been messy and/or unfinished, and they have been excruciatingly passive-aggressive. notes taped to doors, leaving recyclable bottles outside our door (having fished them out of the can) because, contrary to what we believed based on earlier conversations, they were not recycling…

we thought we'd hit the jackpot with our landlords - sweet, friendly, easy-going. they liked us so much they dropped the rent $50. a young family, both parents teachers, who just happened to buy a house with a basement rental. our rent includes utilities, even cable & internet, and is a steal.

did they explain how she was able to reach the pedals? that's my takeaway here.

from a comment above, the boyfriend is the father of the missing girl. she is still legally married to the father of the 2 older kids, but he's active duty (so not likely to be a factor) and they've apparently been separated for years but remain married for "financial reasons" (probably for separation pay?)

I am terrible at self-promotion. I'm incredibly proud of the work that I do as part of a team, and have shown friends or family my crew's work, often pointing out "that's my shot!" or "I edited this!" and yet, it is so hard not to follow that up with "but these more incredible shots are done by my coworker" or "but my…

I finally found check-ins useful a few weeks back when I got home from working a long day on my boyfriend's birthday. He wasn't home, and I couldn't reach him. Then I checked Facebook, and enough of our mutual friends were checked in at his favorite bar that I just headed that way. He called me apologizing for not…

I feel the same way. I totally watch this show, I think it's fun! And even if it's cold reading or heightened awareness or something, it's a skill. there's worth in having someone reframe things for you, a fresh perspective, or noticing something you may have overlooked, like you didn't realize you felt this way about…

meh, I had "proof" of Santa as a kid and showed my friends the handwritten letter in comparison to my family's handwriting (I was a detective kid, and my grandmother had written it with her left hand to throw me off the trail) and I'm not horribly scarred from the experience of a few friends rolling their eyes.

1. to be fair, after "that ONE episode", they have continued to use the 5D through the entire following season (just not as the only camera). recently, Philip Bloom used a 5D mark II, a 1D mark IV, and a modified 7D on the set of LucasFilms' Red Wings. it was meant as an experiment/back-up but apparently they ended up…

some people can actually hear those dog whistles. I know someone who uses the "dog whistle app" to piss off his wife because she can hear it, but we can't, so you get her yelling "OMG STOP IT" and then he starts giggling and you realize what he's doing.

in my family, I cook, my brother bakes. I occasionally indulge in making a batch of cupcakes, but I tend to "wing it", which is not super conducive to baked goods coming out as you expect. I end up with things that taste good but look funy or have the wrong consistency, but my friends are nice and say they are…

[www.blueavocado.com]

I have a fantastic Blue Avocado set for my shopping, and assorted bags similar to these that I've gotten as gifts, etc. I love them. And bonus, some stores (Stop & Shop definitely) give you a little off your bill if you're using reusable bags (I get $.05 off for each bag - not huge, but hey, it's something).