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December 2008

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    Party invitations.

    Somehow, in between hanging cement board in the bathroom (hey, it only took us three weekends! ugh), trying to wrap up everything at work before I go on an 9-day vacation (vacation…

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    Vanity 6.

    I stopped in at Saks on my way to the train after work. Since I work in Rockefeller Center every day, year after year, I tend to not really notice the Christmas…

  • How-to: Make an Eames Fiberglass Shell Chair.

    I love watching manufacturing processes in general, but this video (made for Herman Miller by the Eames Office in 1970) is extra cool since I have so many of these chairs in…

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    Uhhh, Christmas is in TWO WEEKS??!!

    I’m not really sure why this happens to me every year, but once again it is almost Christmas, and I have yet to do any sort of holiday decorating around the house.…

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    Sick day.

    I’ve never been one to take a sick day from work unless it’s really necessary, but yesterday I just had to. My nose is all snuffly, my throat hurts, and I’m developing…

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    Insomnia, and how I’ve been dealing with it.

    Bruno never has trouble sleeping. I’m a different story. Several years ago, on my old blog, I wrote about my lifelong struggle with insomnia, and the frustration I feel over not being…

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    Random Light for the wallet-impaired.

    Remember back in October, when I wrote about pendant lamps I love and desire? In that post, I suggested someone try to DIY Bertjan Pot’s amazing-but-pricey Random Light using an inflatable beach…

  • I pledge to buy handmade!

    I took this pledge for the first time last year, and I will do so again this holiday season! Please encourage your friends and family to buy (and create!) handmade gifts. Whether…