Oh, Camping.

Water

How much water should you drink a day? Looks like for the ladies, about 2.2 liters... {full article at CNN.com}

Beers and butts and chicken

The beer butt chicken ended up being way easy and way good. Also, yeah, I built up that charcoal all by meonesie. THAT'SRIGHT! I read about the recipe here, but instead made up my own rub and mixed it with the melted butter before brushing it on. I used paprika, chili powder, some curry, fresh rosemary, fresh garlic and generic chicken spice. Also just poked holes in the cans on the side so that I could cook the chicken lying down on the grill instead of upright. Oh and I put some of the spices IN the beer cans too ;)

damn genius

"Pet Peek"...Mysty needs this.
{available here}

Hot Library

This post is for Josiane. Amsterdam opened a new library. {stylefiles}

Great Marketing

I like to recognize when I see new and creative marketing. Bugaboo strollers has a whole page on their site devoted to beautiful images of "day trips" for parents to take with their kids in major cities. What a great idea - and the web site is really well executed. {via style files}

Pretty Mini Lamps

These are really pretty parchment shades that fit over any wine glass with a tea light in it. Awesome for a party at night, but they sell 3 for $20, which is kindof a rip. I bet you could make them right? The patters are just a darker white...maybe you could stencil it on with white paint?
{from Charles & Marie via
Mighty Goods}

Portable BBQ

Kinda cool. {iwantoneofthose via mightygoods}

It's time to get Buckwild! Again.

Vote for Becky Buckwild aka "the blackest white girl" for Flavor of Love III....{vote}

AOTD: The King

In 1992, the US Postal Service allowed the public to vote which artwork they liked best for the Elvis stamp. Personally, I prefer Old Fart Elvis, but Young Elvis won out by more than 75 percent.
{via Drawn}

Firsts...

What was your first CD/album? Mine was The Breeders - Last Splash. I think I bought it with Shannon in super-cool downtown North Everett.

Also, I need more votes on the bacon poll people.

Need Y'allz Ops on Food Again

Paula's-bacon-themed birfday is coming up, and I'm having trouble narrowing it down. Please help me pick a top two!!!

September 29th People

Pretty much the biggest event of this century. The 2007 Red Bull Soap Box Race down Fremont Ave. Our friends, who have a special affinity for pickles and building crazy machines, have got themselves entered as team Slave to the Brine.

Building a dream:

Happy Birthday to my blog

Mogulling is one year old today. That is an entire year of time wasted on the internet. Congratulations to me! Please leave your thoughts on Mogulling's birthday party guest book (aka leaving a comment about how it has changed your life).

AOTD: Peter Funch

Photography by Peter Funch. Also a pretty kickass portfolio site.
{Peter Funch Photography}

Food n' stuff

Wesa's yummy-looking peanut sauce recipe.
Has anyone heard of this before? They deliver organic produce to your house every week or every other week. Pretty cool. {New Roots Organic}

You could diet or you could take Alli.

I know most people know about CouchSurfing but it's still neat and if you don't you should check it out. I mean, I could never do it, because of the crazy, but if I was more of a free spirit I totes would. {CouchSurfing}

Classy bathroom

Even if it's not cool by the time I have a house, I'm still putting a chandelier in my bathroom.

{"Country Bathrooms" slideshow from
Country Living.}

Apple, why would you do this to me?

Trying to figure out how to transfer my itunes library to my work computer, and also still curious about the how-to since I had to re-format my home computer and recover all my music, I looked it up. Here's Boing-boing's thoughts on how and why apple screwed everyone. Not cool apple.

H&M coming to NG

According to Metroblogging and apparently Seattle Magazine pg. 191, H&M is coming to Northgate Mall next year. I'll believe it when I see it. But if this is true I'm going to have to start liking NG a whole lot more. They do have a Tubs nearby. That place is good.

AOTD: Almost Naked Animals

Bah-ha! Check out "the gang" at Almostnakedanimals.com . You can see their likes and dislikes.

sectionals *can* be hot

Seriously though, this one kindof is. "Malhoun" by Dieter Gomez.
{from stylepark}

AOTD: Sky alphabet

The alphabet photographed from looking up in the sky. By Lisa Reinermann. {Type the Sky}

AOTD: Joy Ang

FAB. {joyang.ca}

Watermelon Tomato Skewers

1 small seedless watermelon
4 cherry tomatoes
4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
8 tiny baby basil leaves
8 bamboo skewers
Kosher salt

{from FoodNetwork}

AOTD: Animation Treasures

Found this blog via Drawn, and it's pretty amazing. Like these from the first Superman shorts, and some gorgeous ones from Fantasia.
"Hans Bacher has painstakingly pieced together frame grabs of pan backgrounds from classic Disney features & cartoons, giving us the chance to finally see these backgrounds in their entirety" {Animation Treasures}

Ha Ha!

Funny corn cob holders from Uncommon Goods.




Also "Alien Abduction Lamp"
{via shelterrific}

Hot Hotel

Sexy place to stay in Belltown...Hotel Andra.

before you go-go

I keep wanting to deny that I need this, but I totally do. "Clocky", is an alarm clock that runs away and hides from you to wake you up. But actually this might be dangerous for clocky, he might get shived.

AOTD: Neon Graveyard

I wanted to see this in Vegas, but didn't have time. The Neon Graveyard. "Carl" posted his flickr set with pics found via boing boing.
{neon graveyard flickr set}