I love a good cup of coffee. I love any cup of coffee, really. I'm not like a coffee snob or anything. In fact, I'm a grad student, which means my coffee preferences have more to do with frequency and cup size than anything else. As such, I think I'm unqualified to judge the taste (and I dunno, what are coffee terms? richness? depth? Those sound right.) of Local Joe's coffee, but I'm going to judge it anyway. Here goes: It's really good. Now that we've gotten that out of the

When I was still living in Portland, Oregon, my favorite thrift store was the William Temple House Thrift Store on NW 22nd and Glisan. I'd take a nice long streetcar ride from my apartment in Southwest Portland to NW 22nd, and then walk the six or seven or so blocks (rain, shine, or snow!) to visit William Temple. They had tag color sales, like Goodwill. Except on top of the 50% off color they'd also have one that was 75% off. And if that 75% off tag wasn't enough for you, th

About a month or so ago I bought these mom jeans at Goodwill. I loved the way they looked on other people, but I know my body pretty well (short torso, narrow hips, larger thighs) and didn't think their shape was really something that would be flattering on me. When I tried them on at Goodwill, I was still iffy about them, but I didn't necessarily hate them. They were only $8, though, so I bought them. I figured if I ended up loving them, great. If not, they didn't cost too m