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Five things for the week of September 24.

This past week flew by, and the weekend was even speedier. I saw some friends get married and danced and danced until my feet ached with old friends at the reception! Well, it’s back to reality now.

Here’s five fresh things for this week:

1. Cheating happens, but did you know that sometimes it’s the brighter students doing it? A fascinating article from the New York Magazine on a recent case in NYC. The details are gripping.

2. A cool DIY project (that’s easier than recovering a chair, I swear). Newfoundland blogger Ali posted this how-to on a quick way to turn an old book into a mail sorter. Cute!

3. How to perfectly boil eggs (via nom nom paleo). This is a seriously smart skill to have, and yes, it makes a difference when you follow the steps completely instead of just throwing eggs into the pot and kinda waiting a while. I’ll be making a whole batch of these for devilled eggs this week, as it’s my week to bring munchies to our weekly evening class. Yes, graduate school classes are awesome (when they have food).

4. Seven Minutes in Heaven with Mike O’Brien. I’m positive that I’ve shared these clips previously, but they are just so funny every time! This latest clip featured Paul Rudd, and I think the kiss at the end is hilarious.

5. Les Mis is going to be ah-maz-ing. Even before I watched this, I knew it would be fantastic, but learning about the way they shot the music is fascinating and gets me even more excited for the film!

Have a great week!

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Five things for the week of May 14.

What a gorgeous weekend it was in Halifax! I made sure to spend lots of time outside; did you?

1. Why we don’t walk anymore. Gosh, I’ve been reading a lot about our evolutionary trends / food & diet / health lately, and I’ve really been enjoying Mark Sisson’s blog. Check out his post on the average number of steps we take per day, and how many more we really should be taking. Hint: it’s not that hard, but it does require some effort.

(PS: Did I mention that the weather has been nice in Halifax? Really, there are no excuses to not get out and use those two feet and a heartbeat!)

2. This comic = my life. Thanks to  a reader who pointed me to this comic. It pretty much justifies my abundant energy for new (to me) exciting things. I like to think that we all have these moments in our own ways every day. (Riiiight?)

3. SNL’s 100th Digital Short. It’s time to celebrate! You’ll have to watch the clip to see how the boys decided to celebrate though. If you like any of the following, you’ll enjoy Saturday night’s 100th digital short: Justin Bieber, Shy Ronnie, Natalie Portman, Will Ferrell, Justin Timberlake, musicals, Andy Samberg, John Hamm as “Sergio”, and just general silliness. It was awesome.

View it here.

4. Roasted Red Peppers. They don’t just have to come from a jar, folks. I eat a ton of red peppers, as they are one of the few veggies I am able to eat (another story for another time), and I love roasted red peppers. It’s about time I learned how to do it on the cheap. So, after a few youtube videos and some googling, I decided to roast my own. Try it! It’s super easy, and delicious. Pro tip – Once your peppers are out of the oven, move them to a tupperware and seal until cooled. The steaming will help the skins peel off easy-peasy.

This is a long video, but I liked his method:

5. This wine chilling tip rocks. 

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