For restaurants to “take up a lot more space” to allow for social-distance dining, they’re going to be either cutting their capacity roughly in half, or doubling their floor space and thus their rent (for those located in premises where that’s even possible). They’re already paying staff peanuts for the most part, so…

Same! I bleach once with 20vol developer, wash and dry, then do a second bleach with 30vol plus a bond-repairing additive (the Ion one, which is like $1.79 at Sally’s), then wash and dry again, and then color. Two bleach cycles gets my super-dark-brown all the way down to pale banana yellow. If I’m doing a dark dye…

The bar has a row of five small built-in booths that’re walled off from each other like stalls (two-seater bench along the back wall, small table, two small chairs) and three of those had presumably-cohabitating-couples in them. Two or three people at the bar proper, and outside when we first arrived was a trio, and…

TY! Hey, you can do it too! :)  The dye is just a mix of One N Only Perfect Intensity in “Pastel Bubblegum” which is 100% not a pastel omg it’s so bright, and “Creamsicle” ditto. Also with some of their “Silver” mixed into the base layers. The only real kicker is that I’ve gotta bleach twice to get it light enough...

Not gonna lie, it felt extremely strange to be out, and we were both vaguely paranoid the whole time. Bf occasionally goes out for groceries or to pick up a takeout order or pick up/drop off kid, but I haven’t been past our mailbox since March 18. At least I’m kinda old, so that time has felt like it passed relatively…

FIGS! Figs are INCREDIBLE! Figs and brie and pancetta on toast! Now I need fig jam! Which is an extra-good idea bc fresh figs are rare and GOOD ones are rarer still.

I think a lot of our retail shops have opened back up, with limited capacity and they’re trying to encourage people to “shop” via their websites and Insta and then swing by for a pickup. I just hope everybody doesn’t get super freaking lax about it just because we’re doing relatively well...

Man I’m telling you, good fresh-ground pepper (assuming you enjoy black pepper in general) is freaking RIDICULOUS on ice cream. Sweet plus salty/savory is allllways my favorite. I’m so glad you liked the banana bread recipe! I did another one the other day with half canned pumpkin and half grated yellow squash and it…

OOOOO, pear. I def need to do one with like, pear and gruyere and chicken omg!

Ty! It is much, much brighter than I expected, considering both dyes were listed as “pastel” omfg they are so not — but maybe it’ll mellow out after a couple more washings? The whole thing is maybe evidence that I’m going completely effing crazy, because if you asked me to name my least-favorite color there’s a strong…

Oh my god toasted sourdough with just a little butter and a sprinkle of salt is maybe my ultimate Comfort Food. I do like sauerkraut! But the lightness and freshness of the leeks plus that tiny hint of dill in the parsley paste is just SUCH a great combo! (Also great in a grill with x-sharp cheddar -- thin-sliced Pink…

Yeaaaah, I mean supposedly mineral oil is non-comedogenic and all, and i don’t think it gives me breakouts (I use the occasional ointment or something that has it as a base) — but it just FEELS nasty and greasy as hell, blech.

WHAT’S THE WORD? Our local bar (not the only one, but the only one we go to) is reopening with very limited capacity and roped-off socially-distanced seating on their huge outdoor space, so we’re gonna swing by and have a drink if people are actually following the guidelines ... and if they aren’t, we’ll pick up a…

Gorgeous bake, and omg HAPPY BEE DAAAAY!

Yeaaah, hard pass on all this. Melatonin supplements don’t put me down, but they DO give me horrible, vivid, exhausting dreams.

Yeaaah, hard pass on all this. Melatonin supplements don’t put me down, but they DO give me horrible, vivid,…

Like the Nivea cream so many people love, I’m sure it’s GREAT if you have crazy dry skin and breakouts aren’t an issue. But forget a stay-on-your-face moisturizer — if I even wash with a soap or cleanser containing stearic acid (or its long-chain saturated fatty-acid cousins myristic and palmitic) my face will be…

I still want a old-skool screwball rom-com spinoff series about Kyle McLachlan’s and Carrie Preston’s characters from The Good Wife.  

“Hey Gap has a business model of kinda-generic stuff that’s overpriced for what it is — let’s do that, but in all polyester and nylon.”

Me too, re: Sephora. And the result is that Sephora’s usual selection is gutted there, and pared down to primarily the lower-end brands (their house stuff, and things under other names that they actually produce [like KVD], and a smattering of items mid-range brands like UD and Buxom). Which means they also gutted the…

I’ve ordered a number of times from AllDayChemist and never had a problem. Aziderm, retin-A micro, bimatoprost/careprost — all performed as expected. Shipping is pretty high ($15 per order last time I did it) as is typical with international postage costs, so make sure the thing(s) you want are exactly right in…