Sara's List of Stuff

"Bringing you Stuff since 2000-ish."

• As usual, I'm a late adopter of new technology so from now on, please see my blog for new links.
• If you're tired of the same old tunes, get some researched recommendations and discover the music you're missing.
• Everything old is new again - some old links that are repeat performers...Harry Potter is back again, so catch up or refresh your memory; waste more time at work with my favorite lists of numbers; and get a jump on those holiday pounds with the best online bakery (try the granola).
• The French may be crazy, but they sell fabulous home accessories that aren't too pricey. Don't you need a cheese grater shaped like a woman?
• With the winter holiday season approaching, learn a little about the people protecting your right to celebrate whatever and however you want without government interference. Then remember why we wrote it down and understand why we must not let it go.
• Look what ran the New York Marathon!
• Sometimes you just have too much time on your hands at work. Check out this girl's blog for interesting thoughts, a bit of poetry, and a lot of fun.
• Are you an early holiday shopper? Are you already struggling with what to buy for your favorite carnivore? Well struggle no more because the Grateful Palate has the perfect idea.
• Dang, y'all, I've been lazy! Many of the older links below don't work any longer, it's been weeks since I've posted anything new, and I don't have anything interesting to post now. I gotta stop obsessing over Paris Hilton's weird ass!
• You've seen this plea for days. See it again and acknowledge that you can give something to the Red Cross. Give up your six-pack of beer for the night. Give up your daily coffee for two weeks. Give up your manicures for a month. And give something of value to those who have nothing.
• Tennessee is fielding one of the best candidates for U.S. Senate I've ever seen - Rosalind Kurita. She's a registered nurse; a Texan by birth; an advocate for education, veterans and women; a long-time member of the NRA who earned their endorsement in 2004; a wife, mother and entrepreneur; and a Democrat.
• If you just can't fit another plastic grocery bag under your kitchen sink, try reusable bags instead and cut down on the waste.
• I know I've been lazy, but so it goes. Check out some cool stuff about my new city: Bluff View Art District is home to small and large galleries, as well as some tasty food; Outdoor Chattanooga can help you find natural adventures; Chattanooga Symphony & Opera provides a little culture in our fair city; and the 21st Century Waterfront is a great place to have an afternoon picnic or see an evening concert.
• More GT-related links: GT Crew alumni blog and awesome alumna Shelly's blog.
• Taste some of the best toffee in the world, courtesy of fellow Georgia Tech alumna Anijka Stone.
• It's officially springtime so get a pretty ring or pin to go with the upcoming pretty weather.
• A compilation of when your leftovers expire for those of us who don't cook every day.
• Someone has made a prettier plunger that also improves the environment through the National Arbor Day Foundation.
• Girls have always kicked ass, and oh how the drama continues.
• I may be a writer by profession, but my heart belongs to grammar and editing.
• Screw MapQuest. This is the right way to do online directions.
• I love Netflix!
• Ladies and gents, the Holy Triptych of Fugly - is this what J.Lo's wrath looks like?
• Through the magic of the Internet, you can dress up your favorite - or least favorite - celebrities! Wow, apparently the Web actually adds 50 pounds to your figure.
• I love crazy socks and these don't even match!
• Happy Birthday to me!
• How did this happen to Van Wilder?
• Do you know any fat vampires you want to insult?
• Super-nerdy movie watchers, your Web site is here.
• If you're a sucker for a weekend trip but you don't want to haul full-size containers of your essentials around, you can purchase individual-sized containers so you'll have more room for souvenirs.
• Like (or hate) a tune from a commercial? Look it up so you know who's to blame.
• Your shopping can benefit the kids in your neighborhood - just go to Schoolpop and register the school (e.g., Grant Park Cooperative preschool) as your school to benifit, shop their over 250 merchants, and get the school up to 5% back to use towards books and art supplies.
• Recently updated my pictures with new ones from North Carolina. The big trees were the best part!
• Some of the most beautiful and unique necklaces I've ever seen.
• If you're like me, you love knowing everything about a movie before you pay (or refuse to pay) to see it. To avoid the crap and identify the flowers, read up at Moviepooper and get all the spoiled plot twists you can handle.
• So you may never actually find Springfield and your beloved Simpsons, but if you do, your handy city map will make sure you're never lost again.
• The only good version of "Emma"...ever.
• How fuel-efficient is your car?
• Political organization for ladies of the liberal persuasion...we can be political and cheeky at the same time.
• If the summer heat prompts you to take a swim, you may want to read up on the things that are swimming with you.
• Everyone likes statistics, especially when they're timely.
• The third installment of the Harry Potter series hits theatres on June 4, so check out this insanely comprehensive site for every little detail or for a refresher course.
• Politics got you all kinds of confused? Separate the lies from the truth before you vote.
• For die-hard and casual music fans alike, The Covers Project catalogs who's remaking whose songs. It's an ongoing project, so contribute if you can.
• Learn why Cinco de Mayo means more than margaritas.
• The weather is fine so grab a pair of summer-time shoes and enjoy baring your toes.
• Why is the Bush administration removing important information about women's health from government Web sites? Don't sit quietly in the dark - demand to know what they know.
• Read some other people's strong yet entertaining opinions about music.
• If you love shopping but hate all of that walking, try CatalogCity, a website that compiles every catalog in the known universe into a single shopping interface.
• It's Passover! Don't be ignorant. Educate yourself...and have a sense of humor.
• Women's History Month - or should I say Herstory Month...dig in for what high school history left out at The National Women's Hall of Fame and The Women's Rights National Historic Park; educate yourself on current issues and events at the Feminist Majority Foundation; and remember that the Equal Rights Amendment still has not been ratified.
• Ever wonder how much money a person has donated to a presidential candidate? You can search by name or by address. Creepy, but informative.
• Here's a unique guide to dating, based roughly on The Lord of the Rings. Yes, I went to Georgia Tech, why do you ask?
• Purchase products from vendors who are Fair Trade Certified(TM) and help support a "living wage" on a global scale. For a great start, check out Green Mountain Coffee for your beans instead of the "sweatshop coffee" at your local St%&$*cks. Heh.
• Have you ever been browsing the Web on a computer and thought, "Oh, I wish I could remember that cool URL I bookmarked at work/home!" Well, if you keep all of your bookmarks in a Yahoo! Companion Toolbar, you'll be able to access them anywhere you have Internet access. I love this thing. Sure, they track you, but doesn't everyone these days?
• Some advice for city-bound ladies headed to crunchy summer festivals.
• Need something random, hard to find, and possibly even not available in stores? Check out The Vermont Country Store, which carries the most useful things. Ever.
• The funniest, cattiest and most gossipy political blog on the scene. Do we really care what George Stephanopoulos jogs in? Yes, yes we do.
• Check out more online writing resources, including a rhyme dictionary and a reverse dictionary.
• Ah, Valentine's Day...not the favorite holiday of the Georgia Tech set. If you are lucky enough to have a date this year, check out some handy gift guides: MSN covers men and women over many price ranges; DailyCandy covers men and women over a limited and rather high price range; Wishingfish includes a lot of fun and, um, creative gifts for men and women; and for the truly geeked-out ExtremeTech's holiday gift guide is still applicable for the programmer in your life. You can also try RedEnvelope or Godiva Chocolates for the basics.
• Inexpensive furniture and decorations for your home...just beware the dreaded shipping charges.
• Is it just my imagination, or is EVERYONE getting married, buying houses, having babies and growing up in general? At least I can be comforted that maturity doesn't run in my family.
• Posted a lot of new pictures - check out Colorado2003 (when was I ever that tan?) and some additions to Family.
• Did you know that in some Georgia counties, you can renew your driver's license and vehicle tag, as well as read some pretty boring FAQs, online?
• Read a daily cool-o-gram to get the scoop on trends in NY, LA and the Web. It sounds cheesier than it is.
• It's almost my birthday.
• If going to an actual bakery is too much temptation for you, order your goodies online where impulse buying is only slightly less treacherous.
• These guys let you design your own shoe and they'll make it for you. They even carry college designs.
• What decade are you?
• Browse a collection of the worst album covers ever...and the music probably sucks, too.
• If you love music, caffeine and unpredictable weather, take your next vacation in Seattle and check out the Experience Music Project. If you love traffic, sweet tea and unpredictable weather, just stay here.
• A sad wave from me to Boston, as Liz's birthday and the Head of the Charles pass with no Beantown antics. Maybe next year.
• Contribute to community-supported public radio here in Atlanta.
• This fall, take a drive on one of America's Byways(TM) and check out the beautiful turning leaves.
• For the traveler in need, check out Flight 001 and TravelSmith.
• The Second Web Shopping List - m'kay, so for everyone I know who asks me where the hell I got this item or that, check out the following sites: for cute handmade accessories visit blissen and Supermaggie; for swanky discounted designer crap check out YOOX; and for excellent granola-style clothing try Alpine Woman.
• Do you love cookies? I mean really love them?
• Do you love peanut butter? I mean really love it?
• Check out these cute vegan accessories for the cow-lover in all of us.
• For a liberal chuckle, check out George W in his finest.
• Play 20 Questions with a computer - you can even view its logic.
• Take a moonlight bike ride in October with my friend Liz.
• Get a situationally-customized mix tape track list or browse already-made ones - no, you can't request songs. Explore the site for oh-so-indie music blarg.
• I am a slack-ass joker.
• Fun, fun and mo' fun for y'all.
• Atlanta already has one successful KIPP school, a non-traditional education for historically underserved students, and now we're getting three more. If you like kids and hate your corporate job, explore being a KIPP teacher.
• Just for us dedicated online shoppers, we can purchase every kind of lip balm in the universe without interacting with annoying, patronizing, snotty sales clerks.
• Various and sundry intelligent items to read.
• Online politics can be interesting. Find an online petition you want to sign, or for a history lesson see how you could have swapped your Gore/Nader vote in 2000.
• Who knew they have a pageant for geeky boys?
• "Today it's me. Tomorrow it's you." --Julia Bonds, director of the Coal River Mountain Watch. Dubya's anti-environmental policies aren't limited to the Pacific Northwest forests, folks. Now he's ruining the Appalachian Mountains.
• What I did with some of my summer.
• What I'm doing on my summer vacation...er, my summer.
• Try to get over your Eurocentric attitude by checking out a rotated map of the world. Those crazy Australians!
• Do you know how many socks you've worn in your lifetime?
• Some Harvard researchers have put together a large body of ongoing research to study implicit bias. You can even participate!
• Please, oh please, check out the madness that was Rebecca's lingerie shower...I promise you won't be disappointed.
• Are you traveling this summer and need a cheap place to stay? Why not stay at a youth hostel? You don't have to be a youth.
• If you need some insightful, critical and intelligent reading on the Web - and don't we all - try Arts & Letters Online and stretch your brain.
• Even business travel has it's own industry rag for people like me.
• I've posted new pictures of the cutest nephews in the universe in the Family album.
• Evolution in fashion design...yes, those are designer pill cases.
• This "war" has its protest music, too. You can download it, and it's free. Thank you, Thurston Moore.
• Back online after regaining creative control from media giant Oxygen, my favorite superhero Breakup Girl is back in action.
• Bring out your inner bad girl with Cameron Tuttle's excellent guides...make sure you use the Alias Finder!
• I guess it was just for the entertainment value that we elected this man as our President.
• Because chocolates aren't really feminine enough, someone decided to make chocolates in the shape of purses for that extra-girlie touch.
• So you're writing a term paper on Bettie Page but you just can't seem to track down much info that isn't urban legend. Try The Biography Project for ladies like Bettie, as well as gentlemen like Turing and Leary.
• Party on, Wayne. Party on, Garth. Party on, Cassi. How long has it been since YOU shotgunned a beer?
• More pictures from North Carolina courtesy of Dan's friend Chris.
• North Carolina, New Orleans, and all of my other pictures can now be found on Yahoo! Photos.
• If you aren't truly famous until someone parodies you, then Georgia Tech's notorious newspaper The Technique has hit the mark...witness The Shaft.
• Give me more radical politics, you say? Citystreets (especially their TV ads connecting low-mileage SUVs to supporting terrorism) should light your fire.
• Atlanta has a new radio station. Even though you can barely pick up their weak-ass signal, 96.7 The Buzz streams their broadcast so you can get your young-white-male-suburban-angst fix any time you want. For a giggle, listen on a weekday at 4:20PM.
• You didn't really think Tom Morello had gone soft, did you? Check out The Axis of Justice for a zillion ways to get political.
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!
• The ladies of EtiquetteGrrls.com give fabulous and cheeky advice on proper behavior in their weekly column. For excellent holiday ideas, check out the Letter From A Very Boozy Thanksgiving!
• The Web Shopping List - m'kay, so for everyone I know who asks me where the hell I got this item or that, check out the following sites: for a bunch of boutiques (clothing, jewelry, and other stuff) from NYC try Girlshop; for carefully chosen "of the moment" items try Mousseshop; for the best unscented products ever try Kiehls Since 1851; and for excellent smell-good products try Bigelow Chemists.
• Led by my girls Liz and Rhi, I was part of a fantastic trip to Boston to attend the Head of the Charles Regatta (although the pictures on my friend Bito's site are mostly in bars). The trip also included stops in Washington DC, Long Island, NYC, Philly, and Knoxville.
• As a courtesy to my Tech buds who still haven't entered the world of dating, check out The Chick Acquisition Guide (version 0.9b) brought to you by LoveMan (a New Zealander).
• Finally someone made a Web site out of those crazy emails explaining where idioms/cliches come from. Sadly, not as comprehensive as it could be, but funny anyway.
• Something to cure your boredom...my friend Rebecca recommends the monkey game.
• My older sister has posted some pictures of the newest addition to the family, a bouncing baby boy named Koji Harrison Kuroiwa (and, of course, his adorable big brother Issei)...to access her photo album, go to Webshots, click on Community, and enter "kuroiwa4" in the search field. A word of warning: even my sister says the kid looks like Phil Collins.
• Check out Georgia Tech's football schedule. What's the good word? To HELL with Georgia!
• Wonder what medical students do with their free time? Check out Rebecca Woo's beautiful example of HTML via Geocities...it's groovier than mine.
• The best Web site name ever, Television Without Pity, recaps episodes and rips prime time show several new ones. Yay!
• Wanna buy me jewelry? Pick anything from Nervenkitt and you'll make me a happy girl.
• Just when you thought the Web was a wasteland full of unreliable information, along comes Toonopedia to to save the day...yes, it's a catalog of cartoons and comic book characters.
• Some of my younger sister's friends have developed a little piece of insanity to showcase their weirdness. This site is not for the faint of heart or the easily embarassed.
• Apparently the women's movement never got to the gentrified Chicago neighborhood of Lincoln Park, as demonstrated quite skillfully by the Lincoln Park Trixies.
• If you are even the slightest bit curious about upcoming movies, you should check out ComingSoon, where you can read about movies that aren't even being made yet.
• Wanna know all about my former love the Cherry Bomb? Everything you ever wanted to know about my old car can be found at the CRX Resource.
• Just found a bunch of cheesey limericks I wrote when I graduated from college...about people I know...he he he.
• Some one has actually compiled a catalog of inconsistencies in movies...and then ranked them.
• Where is the Simpsons' home town of Springfield? Hell if I know, but these guys have taken a stab at figuring it out.
• You can view Liz's old Mardi Gras pages (like from 1998) thanks to the Internet Archive's WayBack Machine.
• My friend Erin is getting hitched!  She and her hubby-to-be have a Web site created by Erin's fiancé's brother's fiancée.  Neat.
• Lauren has posted pictures from the Old Rower Chicks' Ski Trip to Colorado (they're on Ofoto so you have to have an account to view them).
• An engineering funny brought to you by my friend Chris Stephens...
• Liz has posted all kinds of crap from Mardi Gras 2002.  Yikes.
• At least someone is keeping a sense of humor about being in a wedding party.
• This man is awesome...a copyeditor who is just as "detail-oriented" as I am.  Much respect.
• Look!  An online dictionary!  Learn it.  Know it.  Live it.  Bookmark it.
• Applied, was accepted, signed a lease, was ready to go...then didn't. Yep, I'm talking about graduate school...
• The greatest movie you've probably never seen...because it has always taken a lot more than a law for women to gain any ground in this country.
• The best sports bras ever made (speaking of Title 9).
• For anyone who rents an apartment, this Web site is an invaluable resource if you run into issues with your landlord.
• If you're feeling all smart and worldly, have a look at Issues in Science and Technology...you'll feel either even better or much dumber.
• My degree.

And if you have any suggestions, you can email them to me...or just keep them to yourself.

Last Updated: December 19, 2005