Weekend Reading – 6/22/08

Everybody else is doing it, so why can’t we? [/Cranberries]

So while I relax and recharge, here’s what I’ve StumbledUpon in the past week.

Tech
How to Dry Your Cellphone from Popular Mechanics. Very handy if you are clumsy like me.

Food
How I Halved My Food Bill. A few good recipes for cheap and filling meals.

Egg Drop Soup from BlogChef. I love Egg Drop Soup, so I was practically drooling while I read this. I would use fresh ginger and a little garlic, but to each their own.

How To Make A Cosmopolitan from How To:Tips and Tricks. I’ve never even watched an episode of Sex and the City, so I had no idea there was a new fad for Cosmos. I just knew they are damn tast.

Spiced Pineapple Drinnk from Laylita. If you’ve cut up a pineapple for Fruit Salad or otherwise, this is a great way to use the core and trimmings. Frugal AND tasty.

House and Home

The Ultimate Guide to Buying Cheap Wine. How to buy grocery store wine that’s affordable but still drinkable. Yes, it’s possible to have both.

Glass Flip Flops from the Crochet Dude. No, not glass flip flops for your feet. Flip Flop style coasters for your wineglasses. The thong holds them on so they travel with the glass.

Nighty Night Pattern from the Sewing Garden. A commercial pattern for a cute babydoll style nighty or shorts and camisole set. Really cute and on my splurge list.

Other

Excuses To Be A Jerk. An incredible and thoughtful blog post by an autistic woman (Amanda) on the outward behavior of autistic persons. She covers the attitudes of people coming into contact with autistic persons (“You are not autistic/AS, you are just using that as an excuse for poor social skills or an excuse to be a jerk.”) as well as cues for realizing you may be dealing with an autistic writer. This is a great eye opener, especially if you do or plan to interact with people in comment threads, message boards, and other social aspects of the internet.

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