Posts Tagged ‘brains on fire’

20-Somethings That Make Life Joyful

August 13, 2010

I turn 29 on Sunday. My last year of the twenties. Sigh. But less sigh that I will sigh on my first year of the thirties.

This year I decided I would give gifts to you. Except that would be expensive. So you’re getting warm fuzzies instead. Warm fuzzies and a list of twenty-something things I vote you simply can’t live without.

As Julia Child (my August 15th birthday twin) once said: Bon appetit!

Bacon Bandaids

In the infinitely wise words of Homer Simpson, mmmmm bacon. Thanks to bacon band-aids, it is now possible to indulge in the wonders of bacon without the feelings of immediate post-consumption guilt that accompany a breakfast which easily dings in with a 4-digit calorie count. Also available in: toast, sunnyside-up egg and waffle. Seriously.

Wine Cork Recycling

Wine lover with a guilty green conscience? Check out the cool things the forward-thinking greenies at Yemm & Hart are doing with recycled wine corks. From flooring materials to cutting boards, they have reinvented the cork’s life-cycle. Pop your corks in the mail and send them off on a new adventure rather than a trip to the dump. Be sure to check out the eloquent commentary on the “Wine & Cork Connection” on the Yemm & Hart website.

Velvet Tango Room

If you only have on cocktail in your life…make it a cocktail at the Velvet Tango Room. One of Cleveland’s best-kept secrets you’ll only want to share with your favorite people. Shhhh….

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I’m seeing another blog…or at least writing in it.

May 28, 2010

I have no intention of abandoning this personal blog, but as most of you have noticed, I’m not exactly “regular” when it comes to updating Miscellamy.

For a guaranteed weekly dose of Amy writing, visit http://www.brainsonfire.com/blog. I do a weekly piece there (though you’ll have to check back each week to find out which days) along with some other brilliant writers and minds.


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