It's that time of the year again—the official Girl Scout cookie sale season started on the 19th of January.
And it pains me: Boxes and boxes of Samoas, Thin Mints, Trefoils and Tagalongs are waiting for me out there and I have no idea where to find them.
But now you can visit girlscoutcookies.org to locate a seller near you. Just input your zipcode and e-mail address and a representative will get back to you with a list of locations.
The real news though, is that it seems that Orange Co
The decorated Girl Scout and her "Alternate Universe." A few weeks ago five Fullerton girls were awarded the Girl Scouts of America's highest honor, the prestigious Gold Award, for creating community service oriented projects -- food drives, photography workshops, mural paintings, you know the type. "Earning the award reflects an extraordinary degree of leadership and
citizenship skills," said Nancy Nygren, CEO of the Girl Scout Council
of Orange County, in a press release that ran as an ar
Wrapping up our week-long feature on the OC Handmade Brigade, let's meet the mind behind Melissa Loschy Designs. She's a Costa Mesa crafter named, surpisingly enough, Melissa Loschy. Also, read on--today's your last chance to enter to win a free gift box of goodies from the OC Handmade Brigade!
Melissa Loschy models one of her great collage-style necklaces
Girls in fishnets on roller skates, going by Garbage Pail Kid worthy aliases like Tara Armov and Gori Spelling and beating each other up -- that's the first impression most people have of roller derby.
Photo by Gayle Boxx
Members from LA Derby Dolls teams Tough Cookies and Varsity Brawlers tear around their banked track at Monday's exhibition bout. The teams will meet again in a regular league bout Saturday, October 3.
Go see Drew Barrymore's directorial debut Whip It this
I met Kayte Turner at her Handmade District craft fair earlier this year, and have always been impressed with just how much time and energy she spends giving back to the community, while still having time to create one of a kind bags, bike basket liners (I have one!) and coasters for her indie craft company Lucky Find Designs.
Sugar Skulls reversible bike basket liner from Kayte Turner of Lucky Find Designs, perfect for all of your upcoming Day of the Dead shenanigans!
After
juverna @ flickr.com CC BY-NC-SA 2.0Innocent snack, or political shibboleth?Quick, what's your favorite Girl Scout cookie? Okay, now what's your favorite Girl Scout cookie besides Thin Mints? Is it Samoas (or Caramel De-Lites)?You pinko.According to a survey done by hunch.com, what you like to eat may be correlated to your political feelings. According to their survey, people who identify themselves as "liberal" tend to prefer Samoas; conservatives prefer Trefoils.
