DIY

09 Jun 2010

Make a Baby Head Paper Weight

If I can manage to make it out of bed the morning after the Broke-Ass Pub Crawl, I know exactly what I’m going to do: giant hangover breakfast. And then probably a nap. But then I’ll definitely be on a mission, scouring second-hand stores and Goodwill’s all over the city

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02 Jun 2010

Maximize Your Harvest with Bedford Stuyvesant Community Garden

So your first attempt at growing plants went well, and your pot of marigolds is growing so big you’re considering naming it “Audrey II.” But what are you going to do with your botanical pet in the winter? Or maybe you tried sprinkling pumpkin seeds in your tiny plot that

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02 Jun 2010

DIY: Make Your Own Survival Tin

There are lots of different kinds of friends. There’s the Friend-With-the-Hot-Roommate, the Work-Friend, the Back-in-the-Day Friend, the Quirky Friend, the Friend with a car, the Ginger friend. I myself am the Friend-You-Can-Rely-On. Need to know how to spell something? Forget where you left your green sweater? Nextbus? Where the next

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01 Jun 2010

Broke-Ass DIY: Mani/Pedi Tips

I used to allot myself one pampering splurge per month to make myself feel like a fancy lady who says things like “pampering.” My usual special treat was a trip to the nail salon for a little mani/pedi action. I did my research and found the greatest deal for value

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30 May 2010

Memorial Day Drama

Sometimes I am too poor to see a play on Broadway.  Sometimes I am too poor to see a play off-Broadway, or at an off-off-Broadway theatre, or in the basement of Two Boots Pizza.  Sometimes I am too poor to watch a movie in the theatre, or to get a

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28 May 2010

Great Advancements in Portable Beverage Technology

I talk about coffee pretty often, and that’s probably because I drink coffee way too often. It’s not uncommon for me to feel torn between my desire to spend as few dollars as possible and my desire to have an nice cup that doesn’t taste like the beans were roasted

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26 May 2010

DIY: Make Your Own Envelopes

Let’s be real: I have a serious problem with paper. That stuff is’ everywhere. Organized in fans across the top of my desk, stacked on top of nightstands, filling trunks and stashed in between pages of books are sheets of paper from spiral notebooks, magazines, graphic novels, flyers for shows,

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24 May 2010

Take a No Sew Costumes Class

My two favorite ways to explore New York are riding a bike and gallivanting around in an absurd costume. Luckily, there are holidays like Santacon and Zombie Con through out the year, so I don’t have to wear my dinosaur costume to the grocery to get my silly clothes fix.

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