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old fashion candy sticks, assorted in gift jar I know a guy who’s tough but sweet
He’s so fine, he can’t be beat
He’s got everything that I desire
Sets the summer sun on fire
Grand Retro candy assortment gift box I want candy, I want candy!

Posted November 29, 2005 by Mariva in edibles, gifts, holidays

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Tell a friend Office Space: Special Edition with Flair

Office Space: Special Edition with Flair

Yeah, hi. What’s happening. Listen, are you gonna have those TPS reports for us this afternoon? Um, yeah, okay, so I’m going to need you to go ahead and come in on Saturday. Oh! I almost forgot: I’m going to need you to come in on Sunday as well. Oh, and next Friday is Hawaiian Shirt Day, so, you know, if you want to, you can go ahead and wear a Hawaiian shirt and jeans.

Office Space: Special Edition with Flair

Posted November 28, 2005 by Mariva in fun, gifts, movies

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Tell a friend The Design Patch

Kerri Hill Handbag: Red Rose on Blue Polka Dots

Art can be both beautiful and functional; The Design Patch offers an exquisite mélange of things to wear and use in your home. Viewing the collection of Goody Goody Bon Bon slippers is like taking a walk through a luscious garden in full bloom. My favorite slipper designs are Big Bow Pink, Pinky & Blue, Blueberries and Panache. If you love to match, check out the New Leaf slippers, which go with the New Leaf loungewear (in both women’s and girls’ sizes).

Other Design Patch goodies include jewelry, journals, festive glasses, light fixtures, children’s toys and accessories, pillows, romantic bed linens and fantastic furniture. One of my favorite pieces is the Cameo & Rose necklace. Vive la couleur!

Posted November 25, 2005 by Mariva in arts, decor, fashion, gifts, jewelry

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Tell a friend Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving groceries

The Sun Herald‘s “A Thanksgiving to remember

NPR: "After Katrina, a Happy Thanksgiving for Alabama Family"

The Times Picayune: "Katrina blows away Thanksgiving plans"

Star Tribune: "Holiday weighs heavily on Katrina victims"

more Katrina-related Thanksgiving stories…

How to help:
VolunteerMatch
Idealist
Red Cross
Network for Good
USA Freedom Corps

Happy Thanksgiving.

Posted November 23, 2005 by Mariva in community, holidays, news, resources

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Tell a friend mail art

MailArtist.com

What a fun surprise it is to receive a beautiful or interesting piece of artwork in the mail; with mail art, the correspondence is the gallery.

I’ve been a mail art enthusiast ever since my first exchange of letters through the postal service. For the past several Januaries, I’ve taken the previous years’ wall calendars and transformed the pages into glossy, colorful envelopes using the simple templates from Haila Harvey’s The Envelope Mill. (Creative Correspondence by Michael & Judy Jacobs is an excellent mail art resource as well.)

Mail art doesn’t have to conform to a typical stationery-in-an-envelope letter. Here are some of the things I’ve successfully sent through the mail:

Posted November 18, 2005 by Mariva in arts, books, community, fun, resources

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Tell a friend Heelys Shoes

Heelys Lilac Sparkle Shoes

Yesterday, in the Metreon, I happened to be walking alongside a girl, maybe twelve, who — all of a sudden — appeared to be floating along the floor, à la the Hogwarts ghosts in a Harry Potter movie. I assumed she was wearing inline skates, but when I looked at her footwear, all I saw was a pair of ordinary-looking sneakers.

"Excuse me," I asked, "how are you doing that?"

Posted November 17, 2005 by Mariva in fashion, fun, innovations

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Tell a friend Jumble & other word games

play Jumble online

Jumble is my favorite newspaper game — and it’s even better online (requires Macromedia Shockwave). Unscrambling each word, and then using the circled letters of those words to unscramble the punch line of the goofy joke — the whole thing gives me a thrill. (Sometimes I cheat a little.)

More word games:
Reference.com Fun & Games
Yahoo word games
wordplays
WordCentral.com
FunBrain.com Kids Center: Words
Vocabulary University
Merriam-Webster word games
east of the web word games
BlackDog’s word games
Etymologic: "the toughest word game on the web"
more…

Posted November 16, 2005 by Mariva in education, fun, games, resources

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Tell a friend Decorative Things eyeglasses tray

Decorative Things eyeglasses tray

Decorative Things offers an assortment of products — tableware, powder room accessories and other useful objects — made out of sturdy plastic laminated fabric. I bought the eyeglasses tray for $18, and I use it every day. I chose the "Satellite Pink" fabric pattern, which is bright and colorful, but if I were to order again, I’d probably choose "Graphic Stripes Blue" or "Fountain Pink." If you like the eyeglasses tray, try the key tray.

Posted November 15, 2005 by Mariva in decor, gifts

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Tell a friend email time capsule

Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge time capsule

Send a message to your future self via an email time capsule, sponsored by Forbes. Read info on how and why, as well as other fascinating Forbes articles about communications. This email time capsule offer is good through November 30, 2005. Thereafter — or, heck, right now if you want to — you can use FutureMe to accomplish the same thing.

Ideas for what to send yourself:

Posted November 14, 2005 by Mariva in fun, innovations, resources

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Tell a friend WebExhibits

WebExhibits
A couple weeks ago, on a Sunday morning, I found out that it was an hour earlier than I thought it was. I’d forgotten to "fall back." I ran a search for the semiannual time changes so that I could mark my calendar once and for all, and therefore know when to expect them. During my search, I stumbled upon WebExhibits and learned not only when the time changes occur, but all about Daylight Saving Time in fascinating detail, the dates of which will be changing in 2007.

Posted November 11, 2005 by Mariva in arts, education, innovations, resources

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