I am a veggie lover but I think green beans were invented by the devil. There I said it! Nothing you and the green bean mafia can do to make me change my mind! Don't even get me started on string beans *shudder.* They were scientifically created as an instrument of torture.

I would love to see the syllabus. I want to go back to college to do classes like this. I would do all of the readings, participate in every class but never take a single test or write a paper and because I'm an adult with a job I wouldn't care about my grade!

A Stargate class sounds so interesting! What sorts of tissues did you cover? No wait, let me guess. Was about why it's wrong to colonize a planet and set yourself up as a god? Because I can totally see both sides of that argument :-).

That's beautiful. I just bought something from that shop for a friend. Can you recommend etsy sellers with similar jewelry?

I get much more fullness from bantu knots than from braid outs. I'm sorry you're having such a hard time with your locks right now :-(.

Awwwww, that's so cute! It definitely erases that creepy dummy from my mind.

My sourdough starter is disappointingly non-sour. Did you use wild yeast or did you buy/get it from someone else?

That is a giant, creepy picture to randomly stumble upon when perusing the open thread, a.k.a. my happy place. I demand a palette cleanser!

Anyone playing Gears of War online right now? What's up with the chicken theme? Is something special happening tonight?

Yeah, I had the same problem with thinness as well. It fills in so gradually one day you'll wake up and realize that you have a nice full head of hair and wonder when that happened. Since you have a good amount of length have you tried up do's or flat twists? Those styles tend to hide thinness better than just leaving…

Hey there! I have sisterlocks too. I've had mine for 3ish years now and they're a few inches past my shoulders. When I first got them done they were really short (my hair was layered and varied from 3-6 inches at the time) and gappy so I know what you mean about them looking weird. How long are yours? I would grab the…

I've never made dried mangos but I have made fruit leather in the oven before and it's pretty easy. Slice fruit, cook it down on the stove with a bit of sugar/lemon juice and some water. When adding sugar, keep in mind that you're going to dehydrate the fruit and that will concentrate the flavor so the mixture…

I ended up with ginger ale and bourbon. Simple and delicious.

I do this too. I have no idea why. I'm like a 5 year old who refuses to go to sleep even though I'm really tired. Nice to know I'm not the only one.

Cran and Perrier sounds delicious. I'm trying to decide what I want to drink and I'm stumped. I have a fairly well stocked bar but limited mixers (some fruit juices and ginger ale mainly) but I just can't make up my mind.

If you can stomach another smoothie, do a frozen banana (or regular banana and ice), peanut butter, milk (I used vanilla flavored almond milk) and a little bit of liquid sweetener (I used agave nectar because I didn't want the flavor of honey/maple syrup) if it's not sweet enough. It's great as dessert or breakfast…

That was the perfect response :-).

Here's mine. And just like that alligator, I'm an eager beaver.

I'm having a pretty laid back Friday night. Probably won't leave the couch. You?

It was definitely the sugar. It's a similar feeling to eating too much dessert. Not nearly as bad but the same too sweet feeling.