Anyone ever used insulated curtains? Do they work? I've got a huge picture window in my living room with really old single-pane windows, and it's freezing. I looked into the shrink-plastic stuff, but a lot of the reviews say the adhesive doesn't work, and my frames are old wood that I wouldn't really trust a not-great adhesive to stick to.

I don`t think the former group knows what they`re in for and I don`t think the latter group will tell them because they`re just happy to have community involvement. I need a hot cocoa now.

I just barked with laughter.

amyth, that sucks!

I have never seen anyone remotely famous in my yoga classes, not that I've been to one in the last six months.

smonster, book rec for you:

Framework of Poverty by Ruby Payne.

smonster, I have a copy of both A Framework for Understanding Poverty and Bridges Out of Poverty that I could lend you.

I looked into the shrink-plastic stuff, but a lot of the reviews say the adhesive doesn't work, and my frames are old wood that I wouldn't really trust a not-great adhesive to stick to.

I don't know if you were looking at a particular brand but that has not been my experience. Usually it's impossible to get off when you take the shrinkwrap off.

I haven't used specifically insulated curtains, but in my old place, the kitchen was an addition built on a slab that was A LOT colder than the rest of the house, and the entgry was doorless. I hung a heavy blanket (thick fabric and lining) as a curtain and it kept the cold in the kitchen. The only drawnback is that they need to be kept closed all the time to work, so if you rely on that window for light, I'd go with shrinkwrap.

I know, right? I totally had an inapporpriate outburst in the middle of it all where I may have told them I didn`t want their help if they weren`t willing to get their hands bloody. Oops.
 
But they were all so, but where can we find these poor unfortunate children who need help? Will you bring them to our door all rosy cheeked? I was all, no motherfuckers, you need to go to where they are, and you need to go every day for years. I have addicts lined out the door, but I`m not bringing them near you because you`re so fucking clueless! Okay, I didn`t say it that way, but I nearly did.
 
Ooh, and I second the rec for Framework for Understanding Poverty. Which I need to reread.

From Yahoo News, re: skater Johnny Weir:

Weir comes out in new book, says he loves his life

Um, is his being gay news?

As it turns out, no big. I went online and rescheduled for 10:45 tomorrow morning. Now if I can just get all of my laundry, cleaning, packing, diaper-hole cutting, nailpolishing, iphone syncing, f2f organizing, boarding pass printing, showering, and emailing done tonight, then I should be able to take the bus downtown, get it done and get the bus back in time for my ride to the airport.

Yeah, oddly, the shrinkwrap really works. Best thing is outdoor shutters, then storm windows, then shrinkwrap. Then I`d go with insulating inside frame cellular shades next and then insulating curtains. You can also buy just the insulating part and keep your same decor.

ION, I think I used up all my productivity the other day. I can`t even be arsed to stoke the fire right now, even though a) cold and b) all that firewood stacked neatly outside the door.