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

Long time no post, huh? I've been busy with a new job and wedding planning (on top of my other job and school). I've been so busy in fact, that I haven't been thrifting in weeks. This weekend I finally got myself out there, and I've realized, now that I'm busier (and making more money, if I'm honest), that I'm a lot more interested in shopping at consignment (and/or resale) stores than I have been in the past. I'll never stop loving a dirty old Goodwill, but it would appear t

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