Better than cupcakes? Nah. But here are some things in the technology and social media world I think are pretty cool. I also write about food, fashion, and music quite a bit, too. You can always e-mail me at Anderson.SusanM@gmail.com Online Portfolio I do some other bloggy stuff, too: www.wearenotmartha.com www.lovebostongirl.com Read my stuff on College Candy FriendFeed: Sues Twitter: SusieaTumblr (3.0; @betterthancupcakes)http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksneatC8TA1qz9o6fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://cocoperez.com/?from=PH&p=49063">Luggage</a> that turns into a sofa. Just in case you have delays. Need. Of course, that means I need to carry around 4 pieces of luggage everywhere, but whatever. (Also, does that mean I’d have to carry it all on?).</p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/234093276http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/234093276Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:06:29 -0500<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kslf2gfG3K1qz9o6fo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kslf2gfG3K1qz9o6fo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kslf2gfG3K1qz9o6fo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kslf2gfG3K1qz9o6fo6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>If you live in the Boston-area, you should really check out the new Regal Beagle in Coolidge Corner. It just opened last night and it pretty fabulous! Read my review <a href="http://www.wearenotmartha.com/2009/11/the-regal-beagle-in-brooklines-coolidge-corner/">here</a>!</p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/232985672http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/232985672Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:27:00 -0500<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksjh6apPdx1qz9o6fo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Still trying to decide if I can rock the thigh-high boots on <a href="http://www.lovebostongirl.com/2009/11/02/the-non-fashionistas-guide-to-fashion-thigh-high-boots/">Love Boston Girl</a>. Yes or no?</p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/231910586http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/231910586Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:18:09 -0500<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/suesa/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1257076800">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Kings+of+Convenience">Kings of Convenience (15)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Samples">The Samples (5)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Drive-By+Truckers">Drive-By Truckers (4)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Frightened+Rabbit">Frightened Rabbit (4)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Backstreet+Boys">Backstreet Boys (4)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/231218951http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/231218951Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:33:44 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/4aec5da1907e70f1/4aeafaab567b1930/13ea561/-cpid/94afacff74c9779c" id="W4727a250e66f97234aec5da1907e70f1" width="400" height="294"><param name="movie" value="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/4aec5da1907e70f1/4aeafaab567b1930/13ea561/-cpid/94afacff74c9779c" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></object><br/><br/><p>“Oh hey, I have a great idea. Why don’t we have a child dress up so that its unrecognizable and then send it to a stranger’s house and have the stranger feed your child. Is everyone cool with that?”</p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/228945365http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/228945365Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:57:00 -0400<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kscdinsD1w1qz9o6fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jalapeño-Cheddar Scones at <a href="http://www.wearenotmartha.com/2009/10/jalapeno-cheddar-scones/">We are not Martha</a>. I still don’t really know what a scone is, but I know I’m in love with them.</p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/228159803http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/228159803Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:15:59 -0400<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kscaaq9rUw1qz9o6fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The best <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33139575">bacon lovers’ necklace</a> ever.</p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/228111610http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/228111610Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:06:00 -0400<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksbxhzNjdJ1qz9o6fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Worst costume ever or best costume ever? Spencer and Heidi as Jon and Kate Gosselin. <a href="http://thesuperficial.com/2009/10/so_this_is_what_armageddon_loo.php?bfm_index=1">Wow</a>.</p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/227916582http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/227916582Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:29:58 -0400<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks6laoyof91qz9o6fo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>It just totally creeped me out that I was on Huffington Post. Then I realized it was a Twitter feed talking about Suri Cruise’s high-heels. Fabulous.</p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/224982030http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/224982030Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:18:23 -0400<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/suesa/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1256472000">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-25)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Kings+of+Convenience">Kings of Convenience (18)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Sufjan+Stevens">Sufjan Stevens (12)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Spiral+Stairs">Spiral Stairs (6)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Sherwood">Sherwood (1)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Adrienne+Pierce">Adrienne Pierce (1)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/223991310http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/223991310Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:44:42 -0400<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/suesa/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1255867200">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-18)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Built+to+Spill">Built to Spill (24)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Boys+Like+Girls">Boys Like Girls (6)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Pat+McGee+Band">Pat McGee Band (5)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Five+for+Fighting">Five for Fighting (5)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Guster">Guster (2)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/217416735http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/217416735Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:20:18 -0400<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/suesa/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1255262400">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-11)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Michael+Bubl%C3%A9">Michael Bublé (12)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Jay-Z">Jay-Z (4)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Britney+Spears">Britney Spears (2)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Backstreet+Boys%5BThunder%5D">Backstreet Boys[Thunder] (2)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Oasis">Oasis (1)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/211216242http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/211216242Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:12:27 -0400<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/suesa/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1254657600">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-4)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Zero+7">Zero 7 (26)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Backstreet+Boys%5BThunder%5D">Backstreet Boys[Thunder] (23)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Jay-Z">Jay-Z (23)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Built+to+Spill">Built to Spill (13)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Mariah+Carey">Mariah Carey (12)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/205105407http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/205105407Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:12:34 -0400<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/suesa/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1254052800">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-27)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Vertical+Horizon">Vertical Horizon (13)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Rascal+Flatts">Rascal Flatts (11)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/David+Gray">David Gray (11)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Islands">Islands (7)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Jason+Mraz">Jason Mraz (3)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/199400611http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/199400611Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:30:16 -0400<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqjii6rZUB1qz9o6fo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I’ll give you one guess who these pictures are of…</p> <p>Just kidding, I can’t wait. It’s…. Martha Stewart!!! <a href="http://www.toryburch.com/toryburch/company/spotlightOnMarthaStewart.jsp?icCategory=cat180010&icSort=">WOW</a>.</p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/196780564http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/196780564Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:39:42 -0400<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqhvd7SiMG1qz9o6fo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>I stopped mid-typing when I saw this. Can’t. But want to so badly.</p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/196067802http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/196067802Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:22:19 -0400<img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqho53BSr71qz9o6fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Zucchini Squash Pasta Carbonara at <a href="http://www.wearenotmartha.com/2009/09/zucchini-squash-pasta-carbonara/">We are not Martha</a>!</p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/195970722http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/195970722Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:46:15 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dHlj-3jAcd0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dHlj-3jAcd0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>I used to spend my Saturday mornings wondering if high school really was like Sweet Valley High.</p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/195924212http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/195924212Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:30:07 -0400<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqhcp4HET31qz9o6fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Crazy excited Diablo Cody is bringing <i>Sweet Valley High</i> <a href="http://www.limelife.com/blog-entry/Diablo-Cody-to-Adapt-Sweet-Valley-High-Series/20902.html#Comments">to the big screen</a></p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/195814530http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/195814530Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:39:04 -0400<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/suesa/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1253448000">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-20)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Jay-Z">Jay-Z (44)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Pete%2BYorn%2B%2526%2BScarlett%2BJohansson">Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson (19)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Wilco">Wilco (15)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Mason+Jennings">Mason Jennings (12)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Pete+Yorn">Pete Yorn (1)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p>http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/193723017http://betterthancupcakes.tumblr.com/post/193723017Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:59:31 -0400