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December 7, 2009 – 10:22 pm
Schlepping bags of dirty drawers to your local Laundromat can be a cleansing—and awkward—experience. Those of you who make this trip regularly can agree. As you’re loading and unloading the week’s (or maybe month’s) pile of stuff, neighbors and total strangers are packed right next to you—bustin’ stains and avoiding eye contact.
Tracee Worley observed this [...]
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November 18, 2009 – 11:04 am
Don’t you just love hearing fresh, quality sounds that wake you up in the morning and get you amped to make the most of your day? Shout out to House of Jaz for linking me to the motivation soundtrack of the day, The Drawing Board, the spankin’ new release from the Jersey trio known as [...]
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November 2, 2009 – 8:38 pm
Today marks Day #186 of The Uniform Project.
Since springtime, Sheena Matheiken has been on a mission to make a different kind of fashion statement. For 365 days, she will don the same little black dress designed by creative partner Eliza Starbuck, but will update and adorn her frock everyday with vintage accessories, flea market finds, [...]
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September 23, 2009 – 9:13 pm
A few seconds into “When You’re in Town,” and the kids are already going wild.
Flailing arms, swinging heads, and feet that want nothing to do with the ground. Band members are dancing in the crowd, the tambourines are ferocious, and everybody’s screaming the chorus. I’m at the Baltimore stop on the Dangerous Ponies tour, and [...]