Sara Recommends

Etsy.com
A place to buy all those cool funky handmade things that you just can’t find at the Gap. No matter how authentic their cable knits may look! You can also sort items by color! Plus, you can sell your things on there as well. It’s more than just your typical doilies and tissue box covers you find at summer craft fairs. They have a whole section devoted to geekery. They also sell zines, which is a good forum because sometimes they are hard to find. And if anyone wanted to buy me these, I would love you long time. Or maybe not…

Pop Candy Blog
I have to admit, no matter how artsy I may come off – or not – I loves me my pop culture. I am selective about what I do watch and become a fan of, but what happens to all the rest I have a fleeting curiosity in? Thanks to Whitney, the writer of USA Today’s blog, she gives me quick hits on things I want just peruse. What I like about her is that she seems to be a discriminating connoisseur. Plus she has a link to Whedonesque on her blog. Most fans of Joss, are friends of mine.

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
I never realized that whoopie pies were such a phenomenon until I moved out to New England. I don’t even think I ate one until I was out here. And, sorry, I am a transplant, I have never really enjoyed them that much. I love the first two bites, but after that, I am done with them. Until, I found, at our beloved Portland Public Market, a pumpkin whoopie pie. Pumpkin cookie with a cream cheese center. Now that is a whoopie I can stand behind. I made some last night…. And they are delicious.

The Ricky Gervais Podcast
You need to listen to it to believe how funny it is. I would try to sum it up, but I don’t think I could do it justice.

Curling
Oh my god, I love this sport. I think the accuracy and speed elements of this are fascinating. The way the players just glide on the ice, swishing those brooms so fast. Not to mention, one of the Italian players could be my skip any day.

Penn & Teller’s Bullshit
I just rented some of the first season – they debunk different things: talking to the dead, alternative medicine, alien abduction, and so on. It’s like freakshows on parade, but it does not seem too condescending to me. Penn is talking about how we as people are fallible too, and it’s understandable how we fall for some of these hoaxes. Plus, I am totally charmed by Teller. Don’t ask me why.