ingredients: 2 slices of orowheat oatnut 3-seed bread 2 slices of american cheese instructions 1. lay the slices of bread flat on a paper towel. 2. lay the slices of cheese on one of the pieces of bread. you may have to overlap them. that’s okay; it just means that bite will be extra cheesy! […]

in honor of lent, knot magazine presents you, dear friends, with a tale of two catholics. it's so nice to read something intelligent, forward-thinking, and just pretty darned funny about being catholic.

polite boys, boys who say “thank you” and “bless you” and “here, stand over here. you’ll be able to see better,” at rock shows (like the boy at iron & wine last night), boys who are nice for no reason except to be nice–oh, they have no idea how sexy they are.

with my new fiskars paper timmer slicing a sheet of cardstock feels like running a knife through a stick of butter. it's that easy.

oh my goodness! reprodepot is a ribbon and rick-rack dream come true. this online shop sells vintage fabrics and finds, both of which i'd have no practical use for since i don't actively sew–but i still like gazing at the patterns and prints. i do, however, always have a use for cute t-shirts, pajamas and […]

haku’s green eyes and gentle voice would have been enough, but no. he also is brave, compassionate, sharp. he has a big heart. so what if it’s a cartoon heart? and a cartoon voice and cartoon eyes and cartoon emotions? i still love him. i still want to fly hand in hand with him in […]

wandering up and down the toy aisle, i felt so lost. i was shopping for birthday gifts for my 3-year-old niece, but nothing looked just right. no barbies, no bratz, no thank you. but then i spotted dora. i was immediately drawn to her darker skin and choppy hair-do (much like mine when i was […]

sometimes, i get so caught up in discovering new favorites that i forget old ones. yesterday, i went to amoeba for the first time in weeks. it's always a feat if i get out of there with two or less CDs in my hand but last night i found myself unable to remember even one […]

his name is don, don francisco, and he makes the meanest (read: yummiest) cup of coffee ever. i discovered his butterscotch toffee blend at my friend francesca's house last week. her house smelled like a candy factory. the cup of coffee tasted like heaven. the next morning, i ran to albertson's to pick up a […]

oh, crayola crayon chronology! where have you been all my life? all this time, i've been trying to remember the name of the light purplish pinkish color that rhymed with whistle and the browny color that looked like poop and there it is, there all the colors' names are, on one single easy-to-access page.