From the monthly archives:

February 2015

by kara on February 27, 2015

via daily kos

Damnit Where’s the Granite?

by kara on February 22, 2015

  A guy named Nathan Chandler posted pictures to sell his never-used, mid-century pink kitchen on Flickr. The house itself was built in 1956, and the kitchen is equipped with vintage GE appliances. According to the article, the house hasn’t been occupied and the appliances have never been used. But weirdly, there is an obviously […]

Warning! Only Wear if White!

by kara on February 21, 2015

Does it seem as if a good chunk of right-wing energy goes specifically toward “irritating liberals”? That also seems to be one of the main guides of their moral compass and also a source of getting their rocks off. Does that seem like a trait of a higher-functioning animal or some kind of recessive sub-species? […]

Save the Bell

by kara on February 20, 2015

This is just goddamned adorable It started with some hard-shell tacos and a dream. Glen Bell thought up crunchy, Americanized taco shells, making the traditional Mexican chow more fast food friendly. In 1962, Señor Bell opened his very first Taco Bell in a modest Mission-style building in Downey, California, a city rich with fast-food history (it is […]

I find this totally desirable.

Guns n’ Plush

by kara on February 9, 2015

found via envisioning the american dream

When it comes to community health, community decisions should be the standard. The only exemptions should be for valid medical reasons, such as compromised immune systems, and verified by medical professionals. People have the right to make their own decisions, but they don’t have a right to be indemnified against the consequences of their decisions. […]

in a rare lack of failure…

by kara on February 3, 2015

  The Cosmos Animation Team took home the Annie Award for Best Special Program at the 42nd Annual Annie Award at Royce Hall Saturday night, beating out powerhouses DreamWorks Animation, Universal Television and Pixar Animation Studios. complete list of winners here Kara Vallow, Brent Woods, Andrew Brandou and Lucas Gray