In respects to a first post:

So, after sitting here thinking about whether I should go about making this blog or not, then making it, then sitting there thinking, "Now how do I start this?" I think I'll ramble out an appropriate way. I've been keeping this book of recipes, design and cleaning tips lately and its been going off rather fabulously, so I thought I'd extend it to the blogsphere and the vast expanses of the people who surf them. Though, now that I feel the need to entertain and interest a wider variety of people other than the women who still believe in cooking and cleaning, I'll most likely extend this into the other facets of mind. Anywho, to keep on keeping on, this first post will be about something I learned about about a month ago and have been looking at almost all day (other than my normal lurking around marthastewart.com), Earthships.
No, they are not some sort of earth bound space ship (Though, that makes very little to no sense) but rather they are houses built from tires and bottles that are completely sustainable. The inside and out are extremely fluid and marvelous. And, one of my favorite features, a full front hallway/greenhouse. Year round fresh vegetables and herbs? Hello my new love. The heat and cooling is completly taken care of via tire main walls and the houses are built facing the southern sky. (North if you live on the other side of the equator) Regardless, any home with such unique lines and flow I always find nothing short of breath taking. They're also fairly quick to put up if you have a good strong team of people. All the water in the house is also caught from rain and is reused after your initial use. My dreams of living off the grid in the Alaskan wilderness might have just got a house plan. The main site for Earthships, earthship.net, provides a lot more great information on these really cool houses. If anything, the dome versin of this would make a great art studio addition to any normal house. Also, both www.tnstaafl.net and earthships.com have really great stories about two couples experiences building these homes. Lastly, on the earthship.net site, they show a sideshow of one extremely well built one (which are where the pictures featured are from) in Phoniex, Arizona and that can be found here.