Crystal’s Adventures

Did you know that Durham county has its own Litter Investigator!?! Cool!
If you live in Durham and see someone littering, jot down any pertinent information (date, time, location, name of person if possible, license plate number if applicable, description of the incident, etc.) and call the Durham Litter Investigator at (919) 560-0437.
Anyone found dumping or [...]

There is a God!
Artisan Cupcakes and Daisy Cakes

This little quiz is really interesting and revealing! I picked Obama!

I’m so very sad that David Foster Wallace killed himself on Friday. Infinite Jest is one of the most brilliant novels I’ve ever read. I hope Mr. Wallace is at peace now.

I took this really fun little quiz called “What U.S. city is right for you?”, and I got Boulder, CO.
How about you?

I always tell people that the Durham Farmer’s Market is the best market in the world, but they don’t believe me. Well, apparently it’s officially true now because Bon Appetit magazine says so.

Burger truck: there’s nothing left to say, really. There are actual tears of joy welling up in my eyes.

Dear friends and family,
Crystal is hopping mad, because women’s health rights - as usual - are in danger.
Indeed, George W. Bush has launched a new assault on birth control and reproductive freedom.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently proposed regulations that would seriously undermine access to basic reproductive health services, including birth control [...]

Durham only gets better and better all the time. Case in point: Pinhook.
According to this post on Carpe Durham, Pinhook is a bar that is coming to downtown Durham in a couple months. It’ll have a stage for bands, old-school arcade games, and all sorts of fancy beer.
I read a bit of Pinhook’s Weblog post [...]

Durham Central Market is comin’ to town. As if Durham wasn’t already the greatest town on Earth?!?!