nothing like a little bourbon

Sept. 12, 2010 | 4:41 p.m. | Bourbon slush | My friend's lap in Kella's backyard

ice ice baby

Sept. 6, 2010 | 1:17 p.m. | Ice | My bedroom floor

drip drip drops

Sept. 5, 2010 | 7:10 p.m. | Soy sauce | My kitchen

tea party

July 5, 2010 | 5:36 p.m. | Iced tea | COA

My favorite spill of the summer! The pattern reminds me of a toy I had that rotated and splattered paint in all directions. All that practice made perfect. Ice tea in your salad? Not so perfect.

sunny smile

July 29, 2010 | 4:08 p.m. | Shampoo | La Laguna, Isabela

Not my first smile spill...

altitude

July 26, 2010 | 6:28 a.m. | Lotion | Hacienda El Porvenir, Cotopaxi

Photographic evidence that altitude does make lotion bottle explode.

coke?

July 21, 2010 | 6:57 p.m. | Coke? (I don't remember...) | A really good pizza place in Mindo

I think this spill also managed to soil a friend of mine. Sometimes I just get too excited...

spfill

July 19, 2010 | 11:04 a.m. | Sunscreen | Hostal El Arupo

I believe in protecting wood floors from UV rays, especially on the equator!

goodwill, good spill

August 31, 2010 | 8:41 a.m. | Mud | Parking lot of Goodwill

As I unloaded the Hawaiian looking yard chairs, they leaked mud all over my pants and shirt. My pants are magic and wiped right off. My shirt fell victim.

shaky table

August 16, 2010 | 8:58 a.m. | Coffee | Hartford Coffee Company

It was one of those tables that wobbles. One bump with the knee and there went the coffee. Sorry, Pat. I blame the table.

frozen explosion

August 15, 2010 | 2:46 p.m. | Wendy's Frosty | My car

Frostys aren't good in-the-car treats. You can't really get all the goodness using a straw. This photo is the aftermath of removing the straw and lid. The Frosty was everywhere in my car...steering wheel, lap, passenger seat, cup holder. Couldn't photograph, drive and clean Frosty at the same time. Forgive me.

burst bubble

August 10, 2010 | 12:11 a.m. | Water from a snow globe | My bedroom

My idyllic St. Louis snow globe is no more...

mac & cheese

August 9, 2010 | 7:51 p.m. | Back to Nature Macaroni & Cheese | My kitchen

tumbling tomato

August 7, 2010 | 8:27 p.m. | Tomato | Dawn's living room

capsized

June 30, 2010 | 6:06 p.m. | Butter | College of the Atlantic

pick-up sticks

June 19, 2010 | 6:05 p.m. | Wooden skewers | My backyard

Extra thanks to Carson for pointing out the spill.

leaky at the louvre

June 10, 2010 | 5:43 p.m. | Ice caramel macchiato condensation | Starbucks at the Louvre

So first I spill on myself and then the ceiling starts spilling on me too.

mexican in paris

June 11, 2010 | 11:56 p.m. | Water | O'Mexico's in Paris

Tried Mexican food once again in Europe. Didn't go so well. Luckily the purse wasn't a pricey one. Eeek!

better than butter

June 6, 2010 | 1:57 p.m. | Olive oil | Lido Menaggio

mexican in switzerland

June 2, 2010 | 7:25 p.m. | Tomato | My sister's dining room

There was bound to be a spill.

water-resistant pants

June 2, 2010 | 2:18 p.m. | Water | Olympic Museum rooftop patio

yellow

May 24, 2010 | 6:48 p.m. | Yellow sauce from papa a la huancaína | Mango

too good to be neat

May 20, 2010 | 7:49 p.m. | Chocolate cake mixed with ice cream | Bridge

accidental smile

May 17, 2010 | 9:03 a.m. | Maple syrup and onion | Cafe Berlin

In the process of sharing some of my apples and sausage with my brother, I spilled. It was a happy spill.

bourgeois boo boos

May 16, 2010 | 11:21 a.m. | Mussel sauce (Solay wine, dijon mustard, shallot, peppercorn, cream) | Les Bourgeois


May 16, 2010 | 11:04 a.m. | Water | Les Bourgeois

sorry, bro

May 15, 2010 | 11:41 p.m. | Coke, whiskey and lime | My brother's living room

Congrats on graduating from college, my brother. Sorry I spilled your drink.

confessions

I'd like to report a nonphotographed spill...

May 13, 2010 | Around 10 p.m. | Dulce de leche ice cream spilled onto a pink Coach purse | Coffee Cartel

Forgive the lack of photographic documentation...!

losing my cucumbers!

May 13, 2010 | 12:44 p.m. | Cucumber covered in feta and tzatziki sauce | 5th floor Post-Dispatch newsroom

love me some lemonade

May 8, 2010 | 3:34 p.m. | Fresh squeezed lemongrass lemonade | In my car on 9th Street, Columbia, Mo.

tea time

April 27, 2010 | 5:36 p.m. | Cold green tea | My boss's desk

This is what happens on day two of filling in for your boss. Dangerously close to that company computer...!

they weren't that good anyway...

April 23, 2010 | 4:17 p.m. | Tomatoes | Marquette High School parking lot

I don't know why they put tomatoes in the Fuji Apple Chicken salad at Panera. It's soooo much better without them. Dried apples, red onions, Gorgonzola and pecans. Who needs tomatoes?

sweet and sticky

April 20, 2010 | 6:57 p.m. | Mango pudding | Gem of India

bloody spill!

April 9, 2010 | 10:10 p.m. | Blood & Samurai | Taste by Niche

And just like that, the expensive drink was flowing across the table like the Amazon River...

sloppy sandwich

April 4, 2010 | 3:34 p.m. | Jimmy John's sandwich fixin's | The Post-Dispatch parking lot

salsatastic

March 31, 2010 | 2:26 p.m. | Salsa | My kitchen

This was a multiple x multiple spill. Only a pro could pull it off.

peachy keen

March 25, 2010 | 8:51 p.m. | Peach and penguin martini | The Famous Bar

*Not my cigarette

why i'm not a waitress

March 24, 2010 | 1:07 p.m. | Water | Local Harvest Cafe

This is what happens when I try to pour water from big plastic pitches.

eggsellent

March 20, 2010 | 10:01 a.m. | Scrambled egg | Local Harvest Cafe

a most tasty spill

March 17, 2010 | 8:59 p.m. | Lobster and chorizo fried rice | Extra Virgin

unbottled water

March 13, 2010 | 4:34 p.m. | Water | Cyril E. King Airport

feta fiasco

March 9, 2010 | 12:59 p.m. | Feta cheese | My kitchen

spring roll overflow

March 7, 2010 | 10:53 a.m. | Peanut sauce | My kitchen

birthday spills

March 6, 2010 | 12:43 a.m. | Water | Mango


March 5, 2010 | 8:34 p.m. | Cilantro dipping sauce | Mango


Excitement leads to spills. I started my night with one and ended with another.

mocha mess

Feb. 20, 2010 | 6:26 p.m. | Coffee mixed with Ovaltine | My brother's house in Columbia

The spill was too severe to be photographed when it happened. I had to immediately towel the mess of mocha off my *spill resistant* coat and move the blanket that got splashed. This is the aftermath on the cup.

decaffeinated

Feb. 18, 2010 | 7:32 p.m. | Decaf americano | Gelateria del Leone

Apparently it's not the caffeine that gives me the jitters...

team effort

Feb. 13, 2010 | 10:45 p.m. | Ice | West End Pub & Grill

Photo by Emily Rasinski

While I tally the bill, my lovely photog friends compose an excellent spill photo, lit with the fabulous iPhone flashlight app. Strong work ; )

free spills and thrills

Feb. 12, 2010 | 8:29 p.m. | Margarita + salt | Sec. 121, Row D, Seat 2, Blues game

Free seats. Free food. Free drinks. Free spills. Free thrills.