this moment

 

I recently finished Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five. Three down, and I've yet to be disappointed by this man (although my pretty cousin feels a little differently):

Billy licked his lips, thought a while, inquired at last: "Why me?"

"That is a very Earthling question to ask, Mr. Pilgrim. Why you? Why us for that matter? Why anything? Because this moment simply is." 

Oh, I acknowledge my repetitiveness, but—mornings are the best.

not martha

A good segment, from a good article:

Stewart's demand for perfectionism, both from herself and her guests, has made her a superhero to millions of aspirational nesters. But she's up against a how-to market that's increasingly democratized. Home decor sites such as Apartment Therapy and Design Sponge focus on everyday readers and their unstaged, shabby-chic apartments. Food sites like NotMartha.org highlight simpler dishes instead of laboring over condiments made from scratch. Yes, these sites seem to say, you can have it all — but do you really want it all?

P.S. I'll always love Martha. (But I'm much too young and sloppy.)

[LA Times, via Design*Sponge]