Spills

nothing says "i love you" like a little bourbon

2010-10-01T14:00:00.001-05:00

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

ice ice baby

2010-10-01T13:59:00.000-05:00

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

drip drip drops

2010-10-01T13:57:00.000-05:00

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

tea party

2010-09-21T16:40:00.003-05:00

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

2010-09-21T16:27:00.004-05:00

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

Not my first smile spill...

altitude

2010-09-21T16:25:00.002-05:00

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

Photographic evidence that altitude does make lotion bottle explode.

coke?

2010-09-21T16:22:00.003-05:00

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

2010-09-21T16:16:00.005-05:00

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

2010-09-21T15:35:00.002-05:00

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

2010-08-17T19:33:00.004-05:00

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

2010-08-17T09:59:00.003-05:00

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

2010-08-17T09:47:00.002-05:00

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

2010-08-12T23:37:00.001-05:00

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

tumbling tomato

2010-08-12T23:35:00.001-05:00

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

capsized

2010-08-10T21:41:00.000-05:00

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

pick-up sticks

2010-08-10T21:38:00.003-05:00

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

Extra thanks to Carson for pointing out the spill.

leaky at the louvre

2010-08-10T21:28:00.003-05:00

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

2010-08-07T17:45:00.003-05:00

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

2010-06-07T17:57:00.002-05:00

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

mexican in switzerland

2010-06-07T17:54:00.004-05:00

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

There was bound to be a spill.

water-resistant pants

2010-06-07T17:51:00.003-05:00

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

yellow

2010-05-26T17:41:00.002-05:00

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

too good to be neat

2010-05-26T17:23:00.002-05:00

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

accidental smile

2010-05-20T13:52:00.003-05:00

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

2010-05-16T20:37:00.003-05:00

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

2010-05-16T20:33:00.002-05:00

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

2010-05-14T21:53:00.003-05:00

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!

2010-05-14T21:49:00.002-05:00

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

love me some lemonade

2010-05-09T20:33:00.001-05:00

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

tea time

2010-05-01T19:09:00.004-05:00

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...

2010-05-01T19:04:00.002-05:00

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

2010-04-24T11:18:00.001-05:00

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

bloody spill!

2010-04-11T22:51:00.002-05:00

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

2010-04-11T22:45:00.004-05:00

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

salsatastic

2010-04-02T16:06:00.002-05:00

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

2010-03-27T17:11:00.002-05:00

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

*Not my cigarette

why i'm not a waitress

2010-03-24T18:02:00.002-05:00

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

2010-03-22T19:28:00.003-05:00

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

a most tasty spill

2010-03-20T17:34:00.004-05:00

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

unbottled water

2010-03-15T00:49:00.002-05:00

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

feta fiasco

2010-03-15T00:47:00.000-05:00

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

spring roll overflow

2010-03-15T00:45:00.001-05:00

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

birthday spills

2010-03-07T17:21:00.003-06:00

mocha mess

2010-02-22T21:32:00.002-06:00

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

2010-02-21T23:24:00.001-06:00

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

2010-02-14T23:01:00.003-06:00

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

2010-02-14T22:58:00.002-06:00

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.

dribble

2010-02-09T21:18:00.002-06:00

Feb. 7, 2010 | 1:09 a.m. | Red velvet cake batter | Friend's bathroom in Cincinnati

good catch

2010-02-09T12:01:00.002-06:00

Feb. 4, 2010 | 8:08 p.m. | Chicken pot pie | My kitchen

Of course I scooped it off my lap and finished eating it.

headache

2010-02-02T07:31:00.001-06:00

Jan. 30, 2010 | 3:40 p.m. | Generic extra strength acetaminophen | My bathroom

saucy

2010-02-01T21:30:00.002-06:00

Jan. 29, 2010 | app. 6:35 p.m. | Ranch dressing | Busch Stadium Champion’s Club

Perfect catch. Right on the shoe. Nothing on the floor to clean up at all.

take it cheesy

2010-02-01T21:28:00.000-06:00

Jan. 27, 2010 | 7:53 p.m. | Pomegrante cheesecake martini | Van Goghz Martini Bar & Bistro

Not my fault. She filled the glass too full.

crack me up

2010-01-31T21:31:00.001-06:00

Jan. 27, 2010 | 8:55 a.m. | Coffee mug | Post-Dispatch break room

guilty: o.j.

2010-01-25T22:20:00.003-06:00

Jan. 17, 2010 | 11:07 p.m. | Orange juice | Town Lake trail in Austin

a lesson with my spill

2010-01-21T20:36:00.002-06:00

Jan. 16, 2010 | 7:33 p.m. | Yogi Calming tea | Hotel San José

viva la salsa

2010-01-21T20:34:00.000-06:00

Jan. 16, 2010 | 3:31 p.m. | Fresh salsa | Maria Maria in Austin

queso queen

2010-01-21T20:30:00.004-06:00

Jan. 15, 2010 | 4:50 p.m. | Shredded cheese | In my car in the DQ parking lot

I rarely eat fast food, but the other day in O'Fallon on the clock I had no choice. The only place in sight was a Dairy Queen (my first formal employer!). A chicken flame thrower and a salad did the trick. I gobbled it down in my car and proudly only spilled one piece of cheese : )

big gulp

2010-01-07T21:41:00.003-06:00

Jan. 3, 2010 | 5:16 p.m. | Water | My parent's living room

My dad had just filled a nice big gulp cup with loads of water...and I promptly spilled it. Hey, at least it wasn't red wine : )

queso madness

2010-01-07T21:34:00.002-06:00

Jan. 1, 2010 | 5:32 p.m. | Queso | My parent's table

My first spill of the decade! I must say, while on vacation I didn't spill much at all. Perhaps there is a correlation! Queso madness is a family tradition. It usually involves Sunday, football, Diet Dr. Pepper, tortilla chips and melted Velveeta mixed with salsa. This time was a bit out of the ordinary. No football. It was a Friday, and we melted two-year expired old English with salsa. It was New Year's Day, so we had to make use of the food in the cupboards ; )

hot chocolate

2009-12-29T20:50:00.003-06:00

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

2009-12-29T20:45:00.003-06:00

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!

2009-12-28T02:46:00.003-06:00

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

2009-12-13T13:13:00.003-06:00

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

Bale snatched the spill seconds later...

my drink, not my spill

2009-12-13T13:06:00.006-06:00

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

2009-12-13T12:59:00.004-06:00

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

2009-12-13T12:51:00.002-06:00

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

2009-12-08T18:32:00.004-06:00

watch out below!

2009-12-07T17:27:00.002-06:00

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

2009-12-01T00:31:00.002-06:00

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

2009-12-01T00:22:00.004-06:00

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

2009-11-25T17:40:00.001-06:00

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

The best spill one can have!

bad brew

2009-11-25T17:28:00.005-06:00

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

2009-11-23T18:49:00.001-06:00

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

gyro meat

2009-11-20T20:11:00.001-06:00

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

2009-11-13T23:57:00.004-06:00

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

2009-11-13T23:51:00.003-06:00

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

2009-11-13T05:46:00.001-06:00

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

2009-11-11T06:20:00.000-06:00

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

yogurt, again

2009-11-09T07:54:00.005-06:00

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

a stretch

2009-11-08T18:22:00.002-06:00

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

2009-11-05T09:25:00.005-06:00

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

2009-11-05T09:19:00.004-06:00

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

2009-11-02T18:15:00.003-06:00

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

2009-11-01T21:01:00.003-06:00

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

2009-10-29T13:32:00.000-05:00

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

2009-10-29T11:58:00.000-05:00

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

give me some sugar

2009-10-28T21:51:00.001-05:00

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

No electronics were harmed in the making of this photo.

holy guacamole

2009-10-28T14:05:00.000-05:00

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

2009-10-28T13:59:00.000-05:00

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

it's all in the timing

2009-10-28T13:51:00.000-05:00

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

2009-10-28T13:48:00.001-05:00

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

just a drop...or two

2009-10-28T13:41:00.000-05:00

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

how I knew it was time

2009-10-28T11:33:00.000-05:00

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...