Archive for May, 2009:

vegan booze?

Published on May 31st, 2009
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using crazy names like isinglass, booze companies are able to sneak animal products into your hooch and you don’t even know it.  what the hell is isinglass?  well, it’s a gelatin made from fish swimbladders.   why is it in your beer or wine?  to help clarify it of course.
yes, i am scratching my head [...]

dandelion: super cool water bottle art

Published on May 29th, 2009
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walking up fifth avenue after acupuncture is a nice stroll.  if i’m up for it, i stop by east west bookstore.  but even before that, i walk past the sweet looking church near 11th street.  everything about is calming & delightful, especially now with these awfully cute sculptural presents on the grassy lawn.
i can only [...]

recycled bottle candles

Published on May 29th, 2009
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walking around aimlessly the other day, i stumbled upon a street fair.
imagine that!
yes, indeed.  it is a sure sign of summer when the street fairs start popping up all over town.   they reek havoc on traffic, and send you home reeking of the distilled smells of roasted corn cobs & the many variety of beefs-on-a-stic.
this [...]

beyond survive–we thrive!

Published on May 29th, 2009
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social networking site, evolver.net is hosting a stellar event, aimed at citywide collaboration to concsiously improve our lives & the world.  it’s only 5 bucks over at st. marks church on the bowery.  so why the hell not go???
Evolver Town Hall
Beyond Survive - We Thrive!
Economic Recession, Energy Crisis, Global Warming… Okay, so what are we [...]

bumblebee-o-bumblebee

Published on May 28th, 2009
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just food is holding it’s first annual beekeeper’s ball this year! so mark your calendars!
why on sweet earth would they hold a beekeeper’s ball? well, check out this super cool short from the media that matters film fest–every third bite. you’ll learn in just 8 short little minutes why the bumblebee needs our [...]

100 kisses in NYC-free engagment pictures

Published on May 16th, 2009
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super cute photographer, christina gressianu, has a super cool idea.
sunday at 1 pm, she is gonna set-up shop by the fountain in washington square park and snap pictures of freshly engaged new yorkers.
it’s all part of her master plan of 100 kisses in NYC–a coffee table styled book–documenting love in the city. every couple [...]

it’s my park day! saturday

Published on May 16th, 2009
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rebuild

Published on May 16th, 2009
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queens county farm museum

Published on May 14th, 2009
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it is my secret (ok–not so secret) fantasy, to someday have a commitment ceremony in a barn or some farm. i blame it on my texas roots as i also want a live band to call a square dance so we can have a proper hoedown. i digress.

problem is, i live in nyc so when [...]

nyc wildflower week

Published on May 13th, 2009
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did anybody participate in the fun stuffs during wildflower week? do tell.

New York City native plants include mosses, ferns, grasses, sedges and rushes, wildflowers, trees, shrubs and woody vines. Over thousands of years, native plants have adapted to the climate, soils and environmental conditions of our locality. This site-specific evolution is reflected in their genetic [...]

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