the best dashboard in chicago

this is just so great i'm not even sure what to say about it. it pretty much speaks for itself.

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just plain mean.

whose idea was this?

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about six reasons why i haven't been posting as much

1. the wavy scarf
2. the giant ravenclaw scarf that swallows ted
3. the strawberry hat
4. the feather shawl
5. the spiral scarf
6. the assloads of comment spam that overwhelmed me
6.x general laziness

anyways, i finally got off my ass and upgraded my movable type installation and mt blacklist, so now the comment spam seems to have stopped. i also found a nice plug-in called 'conversation killer' that automatically closes commenting on older posts.

the one shitty thing is that i can't figure out how to turn off comment approval. despite my checking and re-checking my preferences and re-building, i still have to approve each and every comment. at least it sends me an email notification so i can be on-the-ball about it without having to check the site constantly. so bear with me for a bit if you want to post a comment, i'll make sure it gets posted asap. xoxo

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more hot dog tales from the road

in charlotte north carolina, a vendor on the street told me that they call their hot dogs with everything 'carolina dogs'. a carolina dog has coleslaw, chili, and mustard. this photo is thanks to hollyeats.com whose hot dog travels awe and inspire me.

unfortunately, i did not have the occasion to sample a carolina dog myself, but next time, i'm saving room.