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NPR : National Public Radio

Updated May 16, 2008

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I love, love, love NPR. It's a fantastic source for news, and I love going to their website for such sections like "Kitchen Window" and their Music page. Through "Song of the Day," I've managed to find out about a gamut of artists I've listened to and liked.

NPR is fantastic in communicating world news on an individual scale, for example, in covering the current food crisis, they focused on a bakery in Connecticut that's encouraging its customers to grow their own wheat to prove to local farmers that wheat can be a good crop to grow in the New England state. They also went on about the rising costs of food by discussing each ingredient in a baguette and why the costs of the particular ingredient are going up.

Their "Climate Connections" page is informative not only on a local, American scale, but also in informing us about what other countries are doing to reduce carbon emissions and make things better.

All in all, NPR is a wonderful source of information about these strange times we currently live in.

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Fox Barrel Cider Company

Updated May 11, 2008

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Tasty like the yums! I love cider, and I think Fox Barrel Ciders taste better than Strongbow, my former favourite. I recommend the Pear Cider and the Blackcurrant Cider for something a little different from the usual apple, but their apple is pretty damn solid.

Bring this to a party I'm attending and I will be ever-so-grateful.

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Last.fm – The Social Music Revolution

Updated May 11, 2008

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Ever since I joined Last.fm last year, my musical environment has exploded. I'm continually finding out about new music, oftentimes to the point where I'm harassing the local record shop about "a Czech band that sings in French" or some other golden find from this website.

I've been a subscriber for about a year now, and never looked back. This website has been an excellent way on keeping tabs of what artists are coming to my area, what sort of music my friends are into, recommending music to friends and the groups I belong to, finding out about new artists by listening to what's similar to artists I already like... seriously, Last.fm is ingenious.

And well-designed, I might add.

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RUN AMOK

Updated May 12, 2008

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I've bought a few items from this Etsy seller, and she's been super-awesome. She's a fan of using vintage fabrics, especially Japanese fabrics, in her elegant and whimsical creations, which is great for anyone looking for a touch of the unique.

Lately, I've been purchasing some of her hair pins, which use vintage buttons as decoration, and I've been getting compliments on them. If only I can manage to put them all in one place so I won't lose them....

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Queen Bee Creations Trucker

Updated Apr 28, 2008

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I own two of these bags: one in the "Chirp" style seen here, and the other in a style that's apparently discontinued. Although rather pricey at $82, these bags LAST. I wear mine every day, and have had it over a year and a half now. I can't count how many compliments I get on it.

The other one is in semi-retirement because after lugging schoolbooks, notebooks, journals and all sorts of miscellaneous items, some of the stitching is just beginning to come out of the strap area, which is an easy fix... but I'm lazy.

There are two pockets under the flap for keys, change purses, condoms and what-have-you, and two smaller ones on the side big enough to fit mobile phones, hand sanitiser, breath mints and the like. Queen Bee also makes smaller versions, the "Truckette," for $63, as well as other bags for laptops, baby stuff and more.

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BlueQ Shoppers - tote bags

Updated Apr 19, 2008

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I've been using my two shopper bags from BlueQ, and often get compliments on them from the check-out employees at Publix and Whole Foods. They fit a good load of stuff, and I've had mine for probably around five or six months now, and there's been no breaks, rips, or tears. They're an awesome substitute for the bland tote bags often for sale in the stores, and they're a bit more structured than the larger, formless IKEA bags, making them a bit more practical for most shopping trips. I plan on picking up another bag or two, since I always seem to keep using the ones I have to the point where I sometimes leave things in them.

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Black Moleskine Squared Pages Notebook 5x8

Updated Apr 19, 2008

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I'm using this for my journal at the moment, and the pocket is dead handy. I write on graph paper, since my handwriting is small and I just love the orderly look of little squares on paper--which I ruin when I scrawl my ruminations over it in black ink (always black ink).

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