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Writer. Dog owner.

Some of the stuff I've written for other people is on my other website.

I also co-edit Postcards From Yo Momma.

Email me: thedoreechronicles [at] gmail [dot] com

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Nov
25th
Wed
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Prepping!

Prepping!

Nov
24th
Tue
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alexbalk:

Yeah, Balk, that’s one hell of a legacy you’re building for yourself there.

And Choire says cursing is bad for traffic!

alexbalk:

Yeah, Balk, that’s one hell of a legacy you’re building for yourself there.

And Choire says cursing is bad for traffic!

Nov
20th
Fri
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In the spirit of The Awl’s recent turn to the Home Arts, I’d like to share some of the heretofore secret Shafrir family recipes, which my mom collected in a cookbook for me a few years ago.

Flank Steak

  • One flank steak
  • 1/2 bottle Wishbone Italian dressing

1. Marinate overnight/all day in a nonmetallic container

2. Broil/barbecue on each side for approximately 5-10 minutes

3. Slice thinly against the grain

Caviar Dip

  • 3 T mayonnaise
  • 6 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
  • 1 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 2/3 cup sour cream
  • 1 4-0z [sic] jar black lumpfish caviar (in supermarket, not expensive)

1. Stir mayonnaise and eggs

2. Spread over bottom of serving dish

3. Layer onion

4. Combine cream cheese and sour cream; spread over onions

5. Sprinkle with caviar

REALLY IMPRESSIVE LOOKING

Nov
19th
Thu
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saucy:

sarahcooley:

Checking out Swirl
Sample sales by Daily Candy

This. Is. Dangerous.

I gotta say, I wasn’t super impressed by the debut: a designer I’d never heard of selling overpriced cashmere. DC’s gonna have to step up their game if they want to compete with the gajillion other sample sale sites out there.

saucy:

sarahcooley:

Checking out Swirl

Sample sales by Daily Candy

This. Is. Dangerous.

I gotta say, I wasn’t super impressed by the debut: a designer I’d never heard of selling overpriced cashmere. DC’s gonna have to step up their game if they want to compete with the gajillion other sample sale sites out there.

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Gail Collins:

Whatever happens, we do not want the government conducting any studies on whether current health practices actually do any good. Let this continue and soon you will not be able to get your hands on a good leech when you need one.

Yes.

Also, whenever anyone mentions leeches I automatically think of that scene in Stand By Me.

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thingsiatethatilove:

Saying on Facebook that you are “in a relationship” is so middle school, as a relationship-seriousness barometer.  The high school version of this benchmark is sharing your Google Calendars with each other.   The only thing is you have to remember to take the incriminating appointments off your calendar first.

I think your Tumblr needs a new name.
(N.B.: What do you do if your significant other refuses to use Google Calendar? You don’t know what either person is up to at night until, like, that afternoon. Also, some annoying double-booking tends to occur.)

thingsiatethatilove:

Saying on Facebook that you are “in a relationship” is so middle school, as a relationship-seriousness barometer.  The high school version of this benchmark is sharing your Google Calendars with each other.   The only thing is you have to remember to take the incriminating appointments off your calendar first.

I think your Tumblr needs a new name.

(N.B.: What do you do if your significant other refuses to use Google Calendar? You don’t know what either person is up to at night until, like, that afternoon. Also, some annoying double-booking tends to occur.)

Nov
18th
Wed
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Those dogs are fixated, but remarkably calm…
[Zany Pickle via thedailywhat]

Those dogs are fixated, but remarkably calm…

[Zany Pickle via thedailywhat]

Nov
17th
Tue
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Very Serious Question Time

perpetua:

In your life, are you a cheer captain, or are you on the bleachers? I suppose you could be something else related to this scenario — a quarterback on the field, a stoner under the bleachers — but I’d prefer that you stick to the simple binary. Cheer captain, or on the bleachers?

I love Taylor Swift but she is SO NOT in the bleachers, and one of my pet peeves is the totally gorgeous/successful actor/singer/whatever who is all, “But I’m just a big nerd INSIIIIIIIIIIDE.”

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When traders become cops:

Last week, Officer Montilla said he arrested a 400-pound man in a housing project in Harlem who had 10 bags of crack cocaine on him.

“The man was saying he was going to kill my mother, and kill my family,” Officer Montilla said. He said the angriest person he dealt with before was someone who wanted a better rate on their municipal bonds.

Of course, we don’t know how fat that person was, so.

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If you’re going to put a dog in a Santa suit, PUT THE DOG IN THE SANTA SUIT. Photoshopping it onto him later is NOT ALLOWED.

If you’re going to put a dog in a Santa suit, PUT THE DOG IN THE SANTA SUIT. Photoshopping it onto him later is NOT ALLOWED.