hot chocolate

Dec. 23, 2009 | 2:52 p.m. | Chocolate covered cookies | The office

Melt? Spill? They are very closely related. Hot power cord + chocolate cookie = Meltdown

fatty milk

Dec. 20, 2009 | 2:36 p.m. | Whole milk | My kitchen

I never buy whole milk...except when I'm making hot chocolate with Ecuadorian cocoa!

bye, boyce!

Dec. 18, 2009 | 7:38 p.m. | Pepsi | Harrah's

We gathered to say goodbye to our friend at Harrah's buffet. My glass of Pepsi found its way into the guest of honor's used (luckily) bowl. Whoops! I guess that's what he gets for drinking Miller Lite in St. Louis...

bad dog

Dec. 13, 2009 | 11:44 a.m. | Vegetable lasagna | My kitchen

Bale snatched the spill seconds later...

my drink, not my spill

Dec. 12, 2009 | 3:49 p.m. | Me & Jack | The Carson's living room


Dec. 12, 2009 | 3:49 | White wine | The Carson's living room

I went to a holiday party the other day at a co-workers house. I'm pretty sure there were more kids and babies there than adults. I had fun playing with the kids, until one of them spilled my drink. Maybe Jack's on his way to his own blog. We tag teamed the clean up.

double trouble

Dec. 9, 2009 | 10:11 p.m. | Red wine | One of my guest's sweaters in my kitchen


Dec. 9, 2009 | 9:59 p.m. | ChocoVine | My living room


My dog turned 3 on Dec. 9, so I threw her a little birthday party. I was so excited that I spilled twice. You know it's bad when on your way to the bathroom you bump a guest, causing them to spill red wine on their nice sweater. I may need therapy after this one.

orange juice overboard

Dec. 7, 2009 | 8:38 a.m. | Orange juice | My kitchen

Ever taken a swig of orange juice and put the bottle back in the fridge without fully screwing the cap back on? Works great until the next time you grab the bottle and shake it, forgetting about the loose cap.

tailgate tipping

Dec. 6, 2009 | 9:56 a.m. | Hot chocolate | Arrowhead Stadium parking lot


Dec. 6, 2009 | 9:57 a.m. | Hot chocolate | Arrowhead Stadium parking lot


Dec. 6, 2009 | 11:27 a.m. | Hot chocolate | Arrowhead Stadium parking lot

Still cleaning up that spill an hour and a half later. Hot chocolate + summer sausage does not equal crazy delicious.

watch out below!

Dec. 3, 2009 | 7:40 p.m. | Wine | My kitchen


Dec. 3, 2009 | 7:40 p.m. | Wine | My kitchen

I'm still not sure how I managed this one. The plastic container fell from the right side of the third shelf in the cabinet as I was reaching for something else. Of course it nailed the one thing on the counter with liquid in it, my friend's glass of wine. Lucky for me, the glass didn't break!

sweet

Nov. 30, 2009 | 1:21 p.m. | Sweet basil salad dressing | The Weatherbird Cafe

I settled in for a nice lunch at my office cafeteria when my elbow bumped the small plastic container holding a bit of leftover salad dressing. I was lunching without a camera, but when I saw the dressing running down the glass, I called a photographer on the fifth floor to bring me a camera. I can't be caught without a camera again!

a warm up and a main course

Nov. 28, 2009 | 8:42 p.m. | Sambar | Priyaa


Nov. 28, 2009 | 8:04 p.m. | Tamarind chutney | Priyaa

Spills get bigger and better with time. Start with a drop (or two) and before you know it, you'll graduate to a puddle.

just h2o

Nov. 23, 2009 | 7:11 p.m. | Water | My kitchen

The best spill one can have!

bad brew

Nov. 23, 2009 | 10 a.m. | Fresh brewed coffee | My kitchen

I've had a coffee pot for a while. My parents and a handful of friends are the only ones who have ever used it, until Monday. I tried. I kind of failed. The pot has to be lined up JUST perfect for the coffee to drip right. I've got it down now and am caffeinated.

rarebit overboard

Nov. 21, 2009 | 10:28 p.m. | Rarebit | Foam

gyro meat

Nov. 18, 2009 | 1:46 p.m. | Gyro meat | Coffee Oasis

I've been coordinated for almost a week!!! That said, my friends are starting to spill a little more often and asking if I can blog "proxy spills." For now, I'm going to stick to my own. Though if my streak of coordination continues, I may be turning to you, amigos!

CONFESSION: I did spill a few drops of coffee at Circa modern art and furnishings during a photo shoot on Wednesday. Luckily, it wasn't on the $42,000 table, and it cleaned right up. That said, I still felt obligated to get it wiped up pronto...aka before I could get a picture.

spills to thrills

Nov. 9, 2009 | 4:13 p.m. | Caladryl | Kitchen

So this spill actually occurred on Friday night, however I wasn't fit to photograph the spill and what I made of it at the time. Caladryl? Why would I need such a thing? Well, I got the genius idea to roast, peel, deseed and stuff very hot jalapeño peppers without the help of gloves or any other utensil. (NEVER again.) My hands took hours to recover. Velveeta helped tame the burning sensation for awhile, and then I switched it up to tomato paste. Both were only temporary cures, but the Caladryl was the final charm that took the pain away. After I spilled the Caladryl I had to at least turn it into something less dismal than a spill.

pork juice

Oct. 13, 2009 | 3:56 p.m. | Pork juice | Pulling out of the Qdoba parking lot

Last time I spilled pork juice it was in a much more massive quantity than the two small drops that my pants absorbed tonight. I think I even spilled it on some other people last time...Friday the 13th could have been worse : )

barely there

Nov. 12, 2009 | 6:06 a.m. | Hot Harney & Sons Organic Passion Plum Tea | My bedroom

The best part about spilling hot tea? Not only does it warm you up, it disappears after about 30 minutes! No clean up required.

trashing the world champs

Nov. 10, 2009 | 8:58 p.m. | Chip crumbs and salsa | My bedroom

yogurt, again

Nov. 8, 2009 | 9:00 a.m. | Very Cherry Yoplait Yogurt | My hallway

a stretch

Nov. 5, 2009 | 2:42 p.m. | Mannequin hand | Small park behind the Post-Dispatch

I don't think this counts. How can you "spill" a hand? Well, my coworkers Stephanie and John said I had to count it. They were doing a little photo shoot out back, and I walked over and "kicked" the hand and bracelet out of its carefully positioned spot. And Stephanie had worked sooo hard to arrange it perfectly. Sorry, Steph. This one's for you!

for you, mr. webster

Nov. 3, 2009 | 5:50 a.m. | Milk | My bedroom

This spill actually pissed me off. It wasn't funny, and it did involve OxiClean. Uggh...did the bowl REALLY land right-side-up?!

chip slip

Nov. 2, 2009 | 7:43 p.m. | Tortilla chip | My kitchen

The best part...the chip was mine but not the wine.

yogurt X 2

Nov. 2 | 10:58 a.m. | Cherry yogurt | In my car at a red light

I noticed the first spill when it happened. My seat belt smeared the second spill before I even noticed it. Awesome.

scrambled

Nov. 1 | 12:11 p.m. | Scrambled eggs | Daudi's kitchen in LaSalle, Illinois

I'm still not sure how I ended up being the one to cook for the large group, but after three skillets brimming with scrambled eggs, I'm proud I only spilled this much!

caught

Oct. 28, 2009 | 8:27 p.m. | Margarita (or was it condensation from the margarita glass?) | El Burrito Loco

It's so small I didn't classify it as a spill, but those around me said that was cheating.

no balance

Oct. 24, 2009 | 11:25 a.m. | The grease from leftover spinach artichoke dip | My bedroom

give me some sugar

Oct. 22, 2009 | 11:22 p.m. | Powdered sugar | My kitchen

No electronics were harmed in the making of this photo.

holy guacamole

Oct. 19, 2009 | 2:50 p.m. | Mexican leftovers | Gardunos

Ah, yes, the accumulated meal spill. This is a favorite of mine. I promise I'm actually 25, not 5.

fancy

Oct. 17, 2009 | 6:35 p.m. | Caramel sauce from a divine dessert | Niche

it's all in the timing

Oct. 14, 2009 | 11:10 p.m. | Abuelita | My bed

The worst part about this spill? I washed my white down comforter the night before...

caffeine overload

Oct. 11, 2009 | 8:09 a.m. | Coffee | My brother's house in Columbia, Mo.

just a drop...or two

Oct. 8, 2009 | 10:55 p.m. | Some mixed beer drink | Growler's Pub

how I knew it was time

Oct. 16, 2009 | 10:25 p.m. | Apple cider | My house

I'm not the world's biggest klutz. Occasionally, I'm even coordinated. That said, it's always our friends who keep us honest, and recently my friend John pointed out my specialty: spills. We do bar reviews once a week and after spilling pork juice, beer and other greasy substances, he suggested I document my accidents. As a photographer, I document a lot of the world around me. I rarely document myself.

When John first suggested I start a spill blog, I laughed. Then I decided to document my spills for a few weeks, just to see if I actually spilled enough to make an interesting blog from the incidents. It was ultimately my dog Baley who let me know, yes, I spill enough to start a blog. I was hosting a small gathering and had just put a cup of hot cider to my lips when Bales sprinted passed me (quite triumphantly, might I add) and spilled my cider all over the couch and me. Yep, that was the moment. I had modeled spilling enough that now even my dog was doing it with style. And so we begin...