Those Crazy Schuberts » Etcetera http://thosecrazyschuberts.com Loving and Living in Los Angeles Wed, 23 May 2012 08:21:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Etcetera http://thosecrazyschuberts.com/2012/05/etcetera-160.html http://thosecrazyschuberts.com/2012/05/etcetera-160.html#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 08:21:54 +0000 Amy http://thosecrazyschuberts.com/?p=19839
  • 15 marriage tips
  • did you notice I finally finished our Scotland travel archive and our Italy travel archive? Buttons to each are in the sidebar <–
  • when I’m winning an argument
  • at least 3 times when I’ve been home during the day .. I’ve heard a CRASH from upstairs as if a bird has flown into one of our windows
  • and then last weekend I found a dead bird on our patio (below where our master bedroom window is)… coincidence?
  • 7 tips to stay motivated for house projects
  • Advice on moving to Los Angeles
  • The Mindy Project – she’s pretty adorable
  • why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived
  • FINALLY have come close to having my office set up … you would not BELIEVE what I have found!
  • My Phoenix Suns tribute mini scrapbook …. and it is just as awesome as you would assume!
  • I’ll take photos and post them at Lemon and Raspberry soon….
  • I’ve been watching Saturday Night Live season 1 while I blog/edit photos … SO fun!
  • and Netflix has all the seasons through now so it will keep me busy for awile
  • Photo of the week (peek at our kitchen):

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  • I’m pretty sure Narnia is real
  • this looks so good : baked eggs in a roasted tomato
  • INCREDIBLE Kitchen before and after – my favorite part is the indoor/outdoor entertaining integration w/ those huge doors
  • an oral history of Friends - I love that show
  • 7 foods so unsafe even farmers won’t eat them – kind of disappointing to learn about canned tomatoes …
  • the power of food
  • Target vs Trader Joes – this almost makes me want to go get a job at Trader Joes!
  • Add pretty new legs to your IKEA furniture
  • I love our house, and I think we’ll live here awhile, I just wish we had a bit more land to play with …. like building a deck
  • 5 tips for the first time gardener
  • I love the idea of hiring a professional house cleaner …. even though I’ve never done it
  • I really do love this blog – What, IKEA, no more love for big-ass pre-war windows? Like, seriously, could my life be any harder?
  • I love costume jewelry but I never know when I’d wear it
  • I kind of love Joe Biden. I spent last week (at work) reading his whole Wikipedia page, and then article after article
  • Can’t wait to get to present-time in my US History class … maybe by then there will be several books re: Biden
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  • President Obama slow jams the news
  • But we only finished paying off our student loans—check this out, all right, I’m the President of the United States—we only finished paying off our student loans about eight years ago.
  • Andrew and I have just been paying our minimum due on our student loans for the last few months (due to house-buying expenses), but I’m looking forward to being able to pay off big chunks soon!
  • Like these 2
  • on making a house a home
  • Jimmy Fallon’s SNL audition. Pretty adorable :)
  • Have you seen this incredible mid-century house?
  • I think insisting on a vintage can opener is a little much, but oh well.
  • I love so many of these signs …. I can never decide which one(s) I would buy
  • Andrew and I have been brainstorming our front/side/backyard landscaping … SO fun!
  • My mom gave me a bunch of Sunset magazines and a subscription, and I just want to sit and read every single one of them to get more ideas
  • what lovely lockets
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  • GAH! I need to go here: WB Harry Potter Studio tour ! Especially as it looks like they don’t have any silly photo policies!
  • TO ELISABETH BADINTER, educated women who become stay-at-home moms have lost their minds. – read the whole post, but I feel like her point of view is a little extreme
  • I so need a different job. I work SO MUCH BETTER in the morning than at night.
  • The other day – Sunday – I woke up at 645a and wrote/scheduled 2 blog posts before 830a
  • on maintaining long distance friendships
  • I really (really) want to go to Monticello (and Washington DC and the surrounding area)
  • Oh my word. Huge room with double bunk beds for 4 girls! SO cool! Here’s another version
  • not gonna lie, this kind of makes me want to have 4 boys….
  • Star Wars via infographics
  • Newsroom TV show … this cast looks great!
  • 4 foods that make me ashamed to be an American
  • Reading Vanity Fair every month makes me want nothing more than to just stay home all day and read good books or watch good films and just revel in fantastic cultural media like that
  • Emolyn’s wedding – I totally love this little girl and I’ve only spent a few hours with her in my life.
  • What a fun idea: Use a kid’s artwork to make fabric
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  • an afternoon in Galway
  • Connemara Coast and the cliffs of Moher
  • I’m ready to take another big trip
  • Walk [YOUR] City
  • make your own firepit – our backyard is probably too small to safely have a firepit
  • Monetizing the hate – this is both terribly sad and wonderful. Heather (dooce.com) posts some of the most insulting comments about her site, surrounded by lots of flashing ads whose income goes to charity.
  • We’ve FINALLY been able to start unpacking our kitchen, so the house *almost* looks moved in…. Can’t wait for it all to be done!
  • What is with all the pet cheetahs??? I want one.
  • NEWSIES live on Broadway.
  • Will someone PLEASE send me on a flying trip to NYC to see that show? Please?
  • His and Hers houses
  • Adorable series : My Better Half
  • I love this recent number from Smash : Don’t Say Yes
  • Look at this GORGEOUS room decor (it’s a baby girl’s room but I think I could go for those peonies anywhere)
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  • Publicity stills from The Hobbit – I.AM.SO.Excited!!
  • I suppose at 6 months old Joey will be too young to take, huh?
  • It gets better at BYU – this is beautiful
  • If I was 10 I would totally love drinking out of this cup!
  • The content on this site makes me sad for the world – Pinners Be Crazy. No one should care that much about a photo someone else pins …
  • I need more time in the day to listen to every single one of these NPR podcasts!
  • Behind the scenes video from the Newsies Broadway debut – I AM SO EXCITED!!! !
  • The Twitter account @RealTimeWWII is live tweeting World War II on this day and time, from 1940 through 1946.
  • It’s hard being two
  • pink kitchen renovation
  • How to plan family dinner
  • So, as of right now we’re having to cancel our vacation this year. Because of my STUPID job and their stupid vacation black out dates
  • if you didn’t see it on Facebook, here’s a glimpse at our kitchen right now
  • and here’s what it used to look like

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  • a visual representation of 1 serving of fruits and vegetables
  • I have such plans to plant all kinds of edibles at our house …. but the landscaping is such a wreck that I think any more than just grass will have to wait til next year
  • I really (really) want to plant a “decorative” row of lettuce in the front though.
  • medical benefits of being addicted to coffee
  • how to make butter (YUM)
  • when we have a little bit of extra money, I want to get a stand-up desk for my office
  • “There is no way that Ryan Gosling is a real human being. He’s got to be some kind of artsy superhero, because he seems to be just wandering the streets looking for people in need.”
  • Related: Ryan Gosling reads aloud some of the Hey Girl meme
  • Did you see Linda’s pantry transformation???? LOVE it!
  • I used some of my birthday money to get bookshelves for my office! Which means I no longer have to live surrounded by piles of boxes about to fall on me.
  • Los Angeles 1860 – 1886 (excited to get to CA history in my American history class!)
  • We met our next door neighbor – I feel like such a grown-up
  • travel gear for every destination - we need to go on a trip!!
  • I’ve started following so many food blogs! Can’t wait til we have a kitchen!
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  • Weight Watchers recipe cards from 1974 – it’s amazing how food/recipes/ingredients get trendy or go out of style
  • I’ve actually loved going sugar-free for awhile …. but I really want to bake.
  • since we don’t have a kitchen all I can do is go on Pinterest and look at recipes
  • we have a huge new 3D HD TV and can’t figure out the formatting …. what a pain.
  • OK, I know we JUST moved… but next time, let’s move to Ohio or Massachusetts or Missouri!
  • I wonder if any of my grandparents ever dug up a human corpse
  • at our new house, the mail comes super early and it’s fantastic!!
  • Especially when it’s full of birthday cards
  • recently watched the documentary Ingredients
  • now all I want to do is grow veggies at our house and go to the Farmer’s Market!
  • first we need to find money for a landscaper to come take a look and help us figure out why our backyard doesn’t drain
  • Our kitchen is being installed hopefully next week! Can’t wait!!!
  • Surprised to see me – reactions on losing 40lbs
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  • 10 things to do in Paris with kids
  • I want to visit New Zealand like nobody’s business
  • I love wandering around Lowe’s now ….
  • how to have a living room campout
  • collection of books on gardening and farming …. I’d love to read some of these!
  • Ok, I know I said I wanted a pet tiger, but now I want a pet emu
  • Such a pain to wander around the grocery store looking for already-cooked meals that don’t look like they’ve been sitting there for hours
  • I can’t wait til our kitchen is put together!!
  • City Guide: Los Angeles
  • I have been wanting to see this documentary Being Elmo since it came out a year or so ago …. and now I’ve just watched the trailer and cried like a baby
  • How long do we get to live here and still blame the previous owners for problems with the house?
  • We had to have a plumber out 6 days after we moved in and it was so clear to him that we had just gotten to the house and had no idea if that particular bathroom had a history of issues
  • make your bed to be happier
  • 41 most common cooking mistakes
  • we started watching Friday Night Lights recently…. Why do I love sports movies (TV shows) so much?
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  • Now that we’re finally moved and can unpack ALL our boxes, all I want to do is get rid of things and declutter
  • Rick Steves walking in the steps of Lewis and Clark - I love him :)
  • You guys, I seriously want a tiger cub
  • how to install cork flooring …. Our floor is wood laminate, but I’m sure if we had installed it ourselves we would still be working on it a month later
  • Andrew…. When are we going to Glasgow?
  • this food blog is soooo beautiful. I wish it was in English!
  • Angela went to this wedding … I’m so jealous! I want to meet him!
  • This reminds be of that scene in Let The Right One In …. you know which one :)
  • I can’t believe we haven’t been to Hawaii yet!
  • I think I might need this 
  • Kiva is pretty awesome
  • I will never LEGO
  • Now that we live in SCV I have to drive myself to work again …. I hate driving.
  • I love living in CA
  • how to buy a family cow … I will never use this, but it’s still interesting!
  • Photo of the week (moving day. More photos soon):

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