1. Baxterz!

    Baxterz!

  2. Homemade Starbucks Frappuccino

    So I’ve got a small obsession with Starbucks Frappuccinos. Specially, the bottled ones you’d buy at a gas station or grocery store. The ones you get at Starbucks are usually too rich for me (minus the Java Chip flavor!). 

    Since Savannah was born (over 10 months ago) I’ve been drinking these things like water.

    Then a couple of months ago, Ashley had the great idea of me just making them myself instead of forking over a bunch of moola, not to mention they’d probably be healthier (however healthy coffee, cocoa and sugar could be).

    So, after trying out a few recipes we found online, I finally tweaked mine to be just right.

    It doesn’t taste exactly like what you’d buy at the store, but it’s still magically delicious.

    So here’s the lowdown on how to make your own. I actually kept a few of the frapp bottles I had purchased before, and just make them in those, but you could put this in anything, obviously.

    Ingredients
    1/2 tablespoon instant coffee
    1/2 tablespoon cocoa powder (could probably use chocolate syrup as an alternative)
    1 tablespoon sugar
    1 cup milk

    Directions
    Combine all the dry ingredients and mix them well.

    Poor in the milk.

    Shake like polaroid picture. Seriously. Shake it. A lot.

    Typically, the cocoa powder doesn’t dissolve very quickly, but I usually make mine the night before and let it sit in the refrigerator overnight so it’s super chilled in the morning and by then the cocoa has dissolved. If you don’t want to wait, the chocolate syrup I mentioned would probably be a better bet for you.

    So, there you have it!

  3. 2 hours of mouse movement tracked. The circles are when my mouse didn’t move for a period of time. (Hat tip to Luke Dorny)

    2 hours of mouse movement tracked. The circles are when my mouse didn’t move for a period of time.

    (Hat tip to Luke Dorny)

  4. ‘Sea monster’ fossil found in Peru desert Gotta love sea monsters!

    ‘Sea monster’ fossil found in Peru desert

    Gotta love sea monsters!

  5. [Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

    From Delphic’s new Acolyte album. So. Good.

  6. Amazon, Woot, and You: But Mostly Woot →

    Probably the greatest email a CEO has ever sent. Ever. Of all time. Definitely worth reading the whole thing.

  7. Determined to catch whatever little creature keeps digging this hole…

    Determined to catch whatever little creature keeps digging this hole…

  8. Cheeeeeez!

    Cheeeeeez!

  9. Ashley’s whipping up some eggplant for Savannah to try today.

    Ashley’s whipping up some eggplant for Savannah to try today.

  10. Craig Henry pretty much consistently makes me punch myself in the face. He’s only capable of producing pure awesome.

    Craig Henry pretty much consistently makes me punch myself in the face. He’s only capable of producing pure awesome.