http://mariko.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ the sun is burning down on my head. let nature take its course en Vox Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:44:01 -0700 Copyright 2006 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/not-all-thermal-carafes-are-equal.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mariko) http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/not-all-thermal-carafes-are-equal.html?_c=feed-rss http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/not-all-thermal-carafes-are-equal.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:44:01 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c11412f15bc40800c2252a8e778e1d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c11412f15bc40800c2252a8e778e1d-50si" alt="Alfi carafe" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> For years I've been on the hunt for a thermal carafe that actually works. I saw the Alfi carafe in the Williams Sonoma catalog and was astounded by the price tag. Who would pay more than $150 for a stinkin' thermal carafe? For that price, it had ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/not-all-thermal-carafes-are-equal.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c11412f15bc40800c2252a8ea18e1d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/choux-and-choco.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mariko) http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/choux-and-choco.html?_c=feed-rss http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/choux-and-choco.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:05:10 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c11412f15bc40800c2252772348e1d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c11412f15bc40800c2252772348e1d-50si" alt="Chouxcream" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I got this box of mini chocolate-filled cream puffs, but they tasted pretty horrible. They only cost about $1.50 for the entire box, so I guess I got what I paid for. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/choux-and-choco.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c11412f15bc40800c225268218f219?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/new-bakery.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mariko) http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/new-bakery.html?_c=feed-rss http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/new-bakery.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 08 Sep 2006 13:25:22 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c11412f15bc40800c2252671fe8e1d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c11412f15bc40800c2252671fe8e1d-50si" alt="Petiteprovence" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> A new bakery, Petite Provence, opened kinda sorta near us. I've been there three times this week, always to buy baguettes (though today a jam-filled scone ended up in my bag somehow). <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/new-bakery.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c11412f15bc40800c225258177f219?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/i-want-chocolate.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mariko) http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/i-want-chocolate.html?_c=feed-rss http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/i-want-chocolate.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:31:30 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c11412f15bc40800c225252b29604a.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c11412f15bc40800c225252b29604a-50si" alt="Yummy-looking chocolates" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Oh dear, I haven't posted in a long time! Sorry, poor neglected Vox blog. I almost bought this chocolate today: They are offered by Coco.Luxe Confections. The chocolates are reasonably priced, but unfortunately shipping would have been $26 or so... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/i-want-chocolate.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c11412f15bc40800c225253038f219?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/norwegian-candy.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mariko) http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/norwegian-candy.html?_c=feed-rss http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/norwegian-candy.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:12:37 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c11412f15bc40800c2251c1cdd8fdb.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c11412f15bc40800c2251c1cdd8fdb-50si" alt="Stratos bar" /></a> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c11412f15bc40800c2251c1c16604a.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c11412f15bc40800c2251c1c16604a-50si" alt="Stratos inside" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Yummy chocolate from Norway. The Stratos bar is kind of like the Aero bar in that it is sort of an aerated chocolate, but it seems pretty dense and milky. It is delicious. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/norwegian-candy.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c11412f15bc40800c2251d0c018e1d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/whos-the-pastrami-king.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mariko) http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/whos-the-pastrami-king.html?_c=feed-rss http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/whos-the-pastrami-king.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:53:42 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c11412f15bc40800c2251c1bcdf219.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c11412f15bc40800c2251c1bcdf219-50si" alt="Peter and pastrami" /></a> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c11412f15bc40800c2251c1bcef219.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c11412f15bc40800c2251c1bcef219-50si" alt="Pastrami closeup" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> We went to the Hillsdale Farmer's Market today. I got a hanging flower basket, which I'm hoping I don't kill. Peter got a pastrami sandwich from the Pastrami King, and he said it was outstanding. Now that's pastrami! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/whos-the-pastrami-king.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c11412f15bc40800c2251c1699604a?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/donations.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mariko) http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/donations.html?_c=feed-rss http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/donations.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 11 Jun 2006 20:10:44 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c11412f15bc40800c11414f6e15af5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c11412f15bc40800c11414f6e15af5-50si" alt="Arc donations" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This is what happens when you don't have the key to the camper shell and you tell your mother that the ARC donation truck is going to be in your neighborhood in a couple days. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/donations.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c11412f15bc40800c10e0f9809d3b4?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/i-want-this.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mariko) http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/i-want-this.html?_c=feed-rss http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/i-want-this.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:50:19 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c11412f15bc40800c11414edcb5af5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c11412f15bc40800c11414edcb5af5-50si" alt="Soft serve" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> It's a soft serve ice cream machine! Find it here. My regular ice cream maker died, so I DO need a replacement ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/i-want-this.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c11412f15bc40800c114133d8022bd?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/international-day.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mariko) http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/international-day.html?_c=feed-rss http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/international-day.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 07 Jun 2006 20:49:53 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c11412f15bc40800c114132ac422bd.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c11412f15bc40800c114132ac422bd-50si" alt="Corn tea" /></a> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c11412f15bc40800c10e0f7bcbd3b4.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c11412f15bc40800c10e0f7bcbd3b4-50si" alt="Manicure" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I traveled the globe yesterday, but I didn't have to leave my neighborhood. First I went to a Korean market that recently reopened after burning to the ground last winter. It was very clean, and they had big tubs of kim chee. What's not to like a... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/international-day.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c11412f15bc40800c114132ad422bd?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/donuts-for-andrew.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mariko) http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/donuts-for-andrew.html?_c=feed-rss http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/donuts-for-andrew.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:55:58 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c11412f15bc40800c1141324ce22bd.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c11412f15bc40800c1141324ce22bd-50si" alt="Donuts" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Look, Drooble! DONUTS! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mariko.vox.com/library/post/donuts-for-andrew.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c11412f15bc40800c11414d54c5af5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>