From one dinosaur to another (three)

by Mir | May 5, 2011 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

My teenager recently referred to me as a dinosaur. I think she was somewhat deflated when I agreed with her. And then told her all about how in my day, we didn’t have iPod Touches, because we were too busy battling the other cavepeople over dodo-bird meat. Nope,...

Reminder: Xbox gold card contest

by Mir | May 4, 2011 | Contests

Don’t forget—you only have until early tomorrow morning to leave a comment for a chance to win a 12-month gold subscription to Xbox Live. I’m not entirely sure what all this gets you, as I only have a Wii and am generally uncool, but I’ve been...

Fellow gluten-free folks: Pamela’s deal!

by Mir | May 4, 2011 | Groceries, Hot Hot Hot!

I’ll admit it: I ran out of Pamela’s Baking Mix about a month ago, and I’ve just been waiting for a deal to stock back up, in the meantime. It’s hard to justify spending $7 on a pound and a half of gluten-free flour when you can buy five pounds...

The whole Gap family of perplexing discounts

by Mir | May 4, 2011 | Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

Remember when Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Piperlime (oh, and Athleta) all went to a shared cart system, and we were all, “Finally, we can use coupon codes at all of these stores!”? Yeah, me neither. Because they’d no sooner united all the...

Everything goes with blue jeans

by Mir | May 4, 2011 | Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

I used to say I started working from home so that I could wear jeans all the time, but then it turned out that my standard of “dressed” has dropped over the years. Now I wear blue jeans to dress up! Because most of the time I’m in my pajamas, or yoga...