What I did yesterday

I made this.  I also custom created the header, did the HTML for the resume there, updated her Monster.com resume, and got her a Google Voice number.  For the love of God, someone hire her!  Or, you know, me.  Or Geoff.

Ahem.

I also ran a bunch of errands and was reminded, yet again, of the fact that there are tremendous numbers of clothes designed every year for plus sized women that are just HORRENDOUSLY ugly.  Note to clothes designers: just because we’re size 14+ does not automatically mean that we want huge prints, shapeless shirts or dresses, or clothing without structure.  I promise.  REALLY.  Check in with Marina Rinaldi if you’re confused.  Or Ralph Lauren.  Or Calvin Klein.

~Kelly

Ah, internets

The problem with having a fairly common name is that you get email for other people.  A lot.  Geoff does not have this problem.  I do.  I have several email addresses.  One of them is my name @ a common web based email provider.com.  I got this email address when this particular provider first started offering email (yes, that’s how old I am) and basically use it for times when I needed something professional and/or humorless.

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The closest I will ever get to owning a restaurant

Those of you who are regular readers know that Geoff and I love food.  We love to eat it, to cook it, to bake it.  We have more cookbooks than we have room to store them.  Sometimes I think this blog is in danger of becoming a food blog.  Or, at least, a blog about our favorite restaurant.  Ahem.

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Wedding working weekend insanity 2011

This weekend was a combination of Geoff’s Birthday, our cake tasting, prepping our centerpieces, making our final trip to the Alfred Angelo store for the Bridesmaid dress shopping, and meeting the awesome hair styling and makeup team to get our hair and makeup trial.

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Oh, my…

Someone apparently thought that the Radioactive Boy Scout was a good idea.

Swede tried to split atoms – at home

Associated Press / August 4, 2011

STOCKHOLM – A Swedish man who was arrested after trying to split atoms in his kitchen said yesterday he was only doing it as a hobby.

Richard Handl said he had the radioactive elements radium, americium, and uranium in his apartment in southern Sweden when police showed up and arrested him on charges of unauthorized possession of nuclear material.

Handl, 31, said he had tried for months to set up a nuclear reactor at home and kept a blog about his experiments, describing how he created a small meltdown on his stove.

Only later did he realize it might not be legal and sent a question to Sweden’s Radiation Authority, which answered by sending the police.

The police raid took place in late July, but police have refused to comment. If convicted, Handl could face fines or up to two years in prison.

© Copyright 2011 Globe Newspaper Company.

Pro tip– if you cause a meltdown ON YOUR STOVE, you’re doin’ it wrong.

~Kelly

Kittehs in love

Of all of our furry children, Bucky (Buckminster Charles the III), is probably the most personable.  He loves people, is always around to greet newcomers, and can often be seen sitting in the window.  Years ago, when I lived on Beacon Hill in an apartment with a completely enclosed courtyard, he was often known to not only go window to window and visit my neighbors, but also to leap vertically to the second story and sit on their window sills to make his presence known.  He has always been very smart, an amazing athlete, and on top of everything around him.

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A good phone call, for once

I just got called for an interview tomorrow!  The best part, aside from the fact that it is a job I’d be really good at?  It’s 3 blocks from home.  That’s right, 3 blocks away.  Best.  Commute.  Ever.

It is a temporary assignment, but that’s ok.  It’s temporary full time.  I’ll take that.  Fingers crossed that it all goes well tomorrow.

~Kelly