we will become silhouettes

• Mon, 11:50: Fiona and I listened to the Aquabats pn the way up to the Tennessee Renaissance Festival in my Chevrolet HHR. #straightupnerdcore

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I am in the process of cleaning my apartment in preparation for a move, and I have discovered a patch of mildew on one wall. I cleaned it as best I could with hot water, soap and vinegar, but there is still a dingy grey spot. I can't use bleach, as I have a bird, and it is poisonous to them. Is there anything else I could use to brighten up that spot?

I need new bed sheets and I have NO idea how to shop for them.

The set I have is maybe 5 years old and has gotten "rough" from years of use. It also feels very stuffy when I sleep now.

When I go home to visit my mom, she has a VERY OLD set of sheets (literally 10-15 years old) on the bed there and they feel so soft and cool. And not rough at all! Very lightweight. This is what I want!

I have always thought that a higher thread count, although better quality, would make me feel hot and stuffy when I sleep. But maybe I'm wrong?

I get hot when I sleep and since summer is quickly coming, I want a very lightweight set of sheets that lets my skin breathe.

So, hipsters, how the heck do I shop for sheets?!

I made Dutch Babies for the first time today. In fact, I used my ramekins for the first time today! I've had these since Christmas but never had an excuse to use them. Now that I've broken them out, I need more recipes which use ramekins! Can you guys share links to recipes that use ramekins?

The Dutch Babies were delicious. I've never had one before, but this is definitely going to be a repeat breakfast.

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So my boyfriend has several pairs of cargo pants from Old Navy like these, that he loves and wears pretty much whenever he's not wearing his work uniform (he's not a fan of jeans and doesn't like skinny type-pants). 

The problem is, it doesn't matter what we do, after washing and drying them they come out wrinkled to all hell. Of  course we can and do iron them, but I'm hoping one of you might have a better suggestion for washing + drying where they won't come out looking like a hot mess.

So far we've tried:

Shaking them out after taking them out of the washer with a full load
shaking them out after taking them out of the washer when they were the only things being washed
shaking out immediately after drying and folding (they come out wrinkled)
shaking out immediately after drying and hanging up
drying with tennis balls

Any other ideas? I'm probably missing something basic so feel free to be all "try this, duh".

Alternatively, any other people who are or have men who hate skinny style pants and know of a good place to buy wash dry and go cargo pants?

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