tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16932025103269809372024-02-07T03:21:24.456-08:00Things I Like...and I think you will tooThings I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-16131812754256711862009-11-19T12:06:00.000-08:002009-11-19T12:19:29.275-08:00Just Call Me Mrs.<div align="justify">You're probably wondering where I have been lately. Well, I've had some excitement in my life and I'm ready to tell you all about it. This little Miss is becoming Mrs. Yup, it's official, I'm a grown up.<br /><br />To explain the context : I love doing the Saturday morning crossword. It makes me so very happy to have a coffee and the crossword in front of me. Sometimes I even pretend to let B help. So on Saturday morning, my 27th birthday, B set me all up on the couch with the crossword and hid in the kitchen. I thought he was just cooking breakfast. Little did I know that this was a crossword that I would never ever forget. Enjoy the video!<br /><br /><object style="WIDTH: 425px; HEIGHT: 344px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0GcP7U5SaKM"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0GcP7U5SaKM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">I'm sure someday I'll be able to watch this without crying. And while I am a little embarrassed of the pajamas, greasy hair and majorly squeaky voice, I'm so happy to have this video forever. </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Photos to come soon!</div><div align="justify"></div>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-30822968038790050662009-11-05T08:39:00.000-08:002009-11-06T06:49:16.959-08:00Paragliding just got better...I stumbled across these photos taken by George Steinmetz, paraglider and photographer extraordinaire and I had an intense urge to sing out, "I don't think I can han-dle it, wooooo!" all Beyoncé style. They were taken from a motorized paraglider, and the photographer was able to capture images that are inaccessible by traditional aircraft and therefore generally unseen. A regular contributor to National Geographic and GEO Magazines, he has explored subjects ranging from the remotest stretches of Arabia’s Empty Quarter to the unknown tree people of Irian Jaya.<br /><br />And how did his career in photography start in the first place? Oh, hitchhiking through Africa for 28 months. Bad. Ass. If you have time to spare, check out his <a href="http://georgesteinmetz.com/">website.</a><br />And if you don't have time, make time because it is amazing and worth the effort of clicking around. Lazy-bones.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3vtMQECltQN4TG9MC11MM6Do-MAay0yM9L9LrJgIn-Kh_V2YD0jyaWXqCpHYRKEGKuCzO0hRf9IvGSV-P3sTe3maqhURF_Gwky4iTXNQ0DAzJVruasKjDc5L_wIRTRC7wlngo-rXLfk/s1600-h/GeorgeSteinmetz7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 261px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400661270691189778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3vtMQECltQN4TG9MC11MM6Do-MAay0yM9L9LrJgIn-Kh_V2YD0jyaWXqCpHYRKEGKuCzO0hRf9IvGSV-P3sTe3maqhURF_Gwky4iTXNQ0DAzJVruasKjDc5L_wIRTRC7wlngo-rXLfk/s400/GeorgeSteinmetz7.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDRcGKa3V7I5nQR8ib1im33LjxSPNuIUMFC7m3_4sBC-Jkz875q2VOyUHmA3jasvlBlJSfynYiFOnQNHnUNh1sc67i5P5Lo97_3M5TIVuu3roPcqBOfpCr-O59BmrE8aq1QXJZ9NRWoQ/s1600-h/GeorgeSteinmetz14.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 383px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399993876265040226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbk49IqVnEQ1fo-pX5umv2msTxyOO6ogJEittJOtCp0HtA-rzCvcedtbiAWK5YwzuuUtNaHDgOpa6KxfQqVwcPi3ICVEbcFMaDtTIh3Y6mz-JQYW5bSfABdQO9IErjL5KQ8RjxsxLTzc/s400/chef.jpg" /></a> Is anyone else watching this show? It is the best thing that has happened to me since Project Runway. I can't cook to save myself but man do I love to watch other people do it. From the high stakes challenges to the group efforts, every week for one full hour this show owns me.</div><div align="justify">Do I have any desire to become a chef? Hell no.</div><div align="justify">Do I want to eat most everything they cook? Hellloooooo yes!</div><div align="justify">From quails eggs to beef cheeks to consommés to billi-bi I am along for the delicious ride. And the food isn't the only delicious thing - well hellloooo Tom Colicchio! And Padma's ok too.</div><div align="justify">If you haven't seen it yet and you want to spend an hour salivating and then having a bowl of cereal for dinner, come on over! </div><div align="justify">Top Chef airs on Monday nights at 9pm on the Food Network.<br /></div>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-48148193027898411792009-10-26T12:31:00.000-07:002009-10-26T12:52:03.030-07:00Best Ottawa Food Blog<div align="justify"><a href="http://www.nooschi.com/">Nooschi</a> is an Ottawa-based food diary that boldly tackles my favourite topic of all time: food. Restaurant reviews, recipes, and beautiful photos make this blog a must-see for any self-proclaimed foodie like myself. I could come home from a giant buffet dinner and still get hunger pangs when checking out the latest post on Nooschi. </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396996387539769826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgVDmby1-cVwaFv8HU4trzCnZbP8UY33yAKCEdtEeUG5J_S6PMCCFoTSQOA7BzyCAaJ77c8KhZCIj28AF2bec5477XAqXuL9TpHdBs4p0_frB_ZPZf1EVRKRNqdOP6D1NvzVwdg4ta7A/s400/enchiladas.jpg" /><br /><div align="center">Chicken Enchiladas with Salsa Verde (click <a href="http://www.nooschi.com/2009/06/chicken-enchiladas-with-salsa-verde.html">here</a> for the recipe)<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03U39vDZvZQia9SWB6gV4ssjTLJ3v900RxdA60mO-Dd8mJVLmwncVybo_xS3OfpWkB1AXuggn7ee-qEIEw3ghMRyxTFi42egJxrPgz1uu-xOWkH3RVs2hYVvaP1IIinmaZcFCr9X9upw/s1600-h/applechips.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396994242027895026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03U39vDZvZQia9SWB6gV4ssjTLJ3v900RxdA60mO-Dd8mJVLmwncVybo_xS3OfpWkB1AXuggn7ee-qEIEw3ghMRyxTFi42egJxrPgz1uu-xOWkH3RVs2hYVvaP1IIinmaZcFCr9X9upw/s400/applechips.jpg" /></a> Cinnamon Apple Chips (click <a href="http://www.nooschi.com/2009/10/cinnamon-apple-chips.html">here </a>for the recipe) </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVplguwHy-aQE7k2K2qdn_p8zaoH4OMlyH3VzyYqLFciAUREbeSLWbMHi0JrDIj6POFyS3w-qmkWwHhumITgbcPJVO9gJ2V8bTjiNWuTVVGxPInAvBmuvNJN_eU9s2enBmUT0ggq668A/s1600-h/pancake.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396993823746543938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVplguwHy-aQE7k2K2qdn_p8zaoH4OMlyH3VzyYqLFciAUREbeSLWbMHi0JrDIj6POFyS3w-qmkWwHhumITgbcPJVO9gJ2V8bTjiNWuTVVGxPInAvBmuvNJN_eU9s2enBmUT0ggq668A/s400/pancake.jpg" /></a> Banana Pumpkin Pancakes ( click <a href="http://www.nooschi.com/2009/10/banana-pumpkin-pancakes.html">here</a> for the recipe)<br /><br /><div align="left">**I don't even really like pancakes, but I am pretty sure that these pancakes are my soul mates. I will be making them on Saturday morning if you want to come by!</div><div align="left"></div></div>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-67335144239001670282009-10-23T18:14:00.000-07:002009-10-23T18:18:25.724-07:00Happy Weekend!I hope you all have a great weekend filled with bunny rabbits, lemon drops and kisses from rainbows!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMDgt1NDCMlIgNVVon-Cb8dbhXiIL4b-b1PBhBFMUGMJVmFAhlxjb4GObIH5QMXdOsb45MhyzegqxG86WNxMoOrSZToMqgprGmFjogqOSR2QqVTjqkQSl2GGU_HAsX9I0m5Hh8DlxuA8/s1600-h/tumblr_kppmzouv0k1qzj00ko1_400_thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMDgt1NDCMlIgNVVon-Cb8dbhXiIL4b-b1PBhBFMUGMJVmFAhlxjb4GObIH5QMXdOsb45MhyzegqxG86WNxMoOrSZToMqgprGmFjogqOSR2QqVTjqkQSl2GGU_HAsX9I0m5Hh8DlxuA8/s400/tumblr_kppmzouv0k1qzj00ko1_400_thumb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395969452165081842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RiQOkBYEakKthVPfVIvSM6pP38UBtq5ET2wU2h65NngvK0A8wdsyP_Adnh9gh7Sjift-cfoso2-OpEB6bcvv9pCdz4p8mooQ6x8Y9uaV9x2xxz9V-htG1jlUOc6vLwCdscGl80r3FX8/s1600-h/tumblr_krtul6m4UE1qzzefvo1_500_large.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEQuN7n2KCTpNnrbxaeHW8Uk6DRs_86QWx2WUfTHj62MulEniVRFMpu9PD_tnwK79pzN84t7d7bkmwkjYohCvI8PjsOwiSTtinsSIyCqpm9t9AoCAO-OIUY6hpREAsyO7-LbQOYyAvKo/s400/tumblr_krzuyoJHrS1qzdzcdo1_500_large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395969440310453538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZR6IqnIQoWjHlNvTTugWGq0s7LL3RPg07nwKBmlr_skpxZitJQSJfAojuHxfLvec-Oj9pE-Q6x5HWy0taXaL8SK7a6fJfz0sbKNKOKxa03k8ZktXiHAM-FdK2BcDi72IMdWgIycEvBk/s1600-h/tumblr_krxoznYcuy1qzb7gjo1_500_large.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZR6IqnIQoWjHlNvTTugWGq0s7LL3RPg07nwKBmlr_skpxZitJQSJfAojuHxfLvec-Oj9pE-Q6x5HWy0taXaL8SK7a6fJfz0sbKNKOKxa03k8ZktXiHAM-FdK2BcDi72IMdWgIycEvBk/s400/tumblr_krxoznYcuy1qzb7gjo1_500_large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395969432809356722" border="0" /></a>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-12173572940750906502009-10-21T14:05:00.000-07:002009-10-21T14:45:05.318-07:00Denmark, I Think I Love You.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDM4KulPV9k8qiIiTx-1lZMUOiFT7kOi3FKueoAGYniHtJRw5uMCMyEctmVwO0mKX79OYsXPkLIzRx96BWcQxunRAiQU_hOemXxIFtADVDeVWLEQhcBxUgyQQlGo4400hss3mv9xzAoH8/s1600-h/copenhagen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDM4KulPV9k8qiIiTx-1lZMUOiFT7kOi3FKueoAGYniHtJRw5uMCMyEctmVwO0mKX79OYsXPkLIzRx96BWcQxunRAiQU_hOemXxIFtADVDeVWLEQhcBxUgyQQlGo4400hss3mv9xzAoH8/s400/copenhagen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395172341846176162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Sometimes Oprah has great shows, and sometimes it makes me want to pull out my eyelashes one by one. Today, she featured AMAZING Denmark. I didn't even know how much I loved Denmark until I learned every little detail. If I could open mouth kiss this country, I wouldn't hesitate. Among the list of things that makes me want to sell everything and hop on the next flight to Copenhagen:<br /></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>the Danes have been named the happiest people on the earth</li><li>it was the first European country to legalize same-sex marriages and provide same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples, in 1989<br /></li><li>their government has nearly no debt (gasp, my brain cannot understand..)</li><li>1 in 3 Danes use bicycles as their main mode of transportation</li><li>it is one of the prime contributors of official aid and founds to developing countries</li><li>the education system offers free and equal schooling for all</li><li>a common expression is "Jeg er en heldig kartoffel! (I am a lucky potato!)</li><li>Cheese.</li></ul>So, when do we go??Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-67635743068857722492009-10-16T18:03:00.001-07:002009-10-16T18:41:34.777-07:00Where It's At<div style="text-align: justify;">I know you are all wondering why I have been so lazy lately and haven't been making regular posts. Well I'm here to tell you, it's not laziness, it's trying to keep up with a busy life that just seems to be getting busier and busier.<br />Excuses, excuses right? Well at least I can share some photos of what I've been doing so that you know that I haven't been sitting at home watching Maury Povich and eating cheetos.<br /><br />First up, St. John's, NL - aka my new favourite Canadian destination. Tales of East coast hospitality are not exaggerated, I had an amazing time there, made new friends and partied until the sun came up. George St, I take my hat off to you.<br />Of course, my little raincloud followed me across the country, so the photos aren't great, but you get the idea...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-5MGUsd7vXIDP_Fv4Zq6wiGR8Dxq3-2L3Fw4YCt4DRla_GQMuhCXBCbFnnRu-Uz5AIOZlqWMpTxBOOoJDvjOODBg55pU1JGH1Oty3jxs67zUUqgj5tvpZ0vQh68i4v-AQNz8q_Y7g78/s1600-h/DSCF2799.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-5MGUsd7vXIDP_Fv4Zq6wiGR8Dxq3-2L3Fw4YCt4DRla_GQMuhCXBCbFnnRu-Uz5AIOZlqWMpTxBOOoJDvjOODBg55pU1JGH1Oty3jxs67zUUqgj5tvpZ0vQh68i4v-AQNz8q_Y7g78/s400/DSCF2799.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393369397241832834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTKFK25DfGzSxt6zFR-ATLHL9nw-yQmkoGmLLfDcJcHOyA2rLVn4fqCi85Pq42DTEMUMVLjm91D0fgrD0Ri8nvuJcccktcDxBICpoJZwgSEWdQaFHD-1A-bebbtf73AY2fxxRUPdhCzw/s1600-h/DSCF2830.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTKFK25DfGzSxt6zFR-ATLHL9nw-yQmkoGmLLfDcJcHOyA2rLVn4fqCi85Pq42DTEMUMVLjm91D0fgrD0Ri8nvuJcccktcDxBICpoJZwgSEWdQaFHD-1A-bebbtf73AY2fxxRUPdhCzw/s400/DSCF2830.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393369394692064498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbJVNbEonf_kOhvPq8rfUMxQoGyhAhXpyTnNjAPUW4mNZaid9EBqQpUCL3Tv80r0fJ55iihiuIobdDC8ef9p-lAV6Lr2Mrx8vxyRdpDvDI_O4Yv21l89e56uN2_S6xAKwDUsMS8K_YtI/s1600-h/DSCF2827.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbJVNbEonf_kOhvPq8rfUMxQoGyhAhXpyTnNjAPUW4mNZaid9EBqQpUCL3Tv80r0fJ55iihiuIobdDC8ef9p-lAV6Lr2Mrx8vxyRdpDvDI_O4Yv21l89e56uN2_S6xAKwDUsMS8K_YtI/s400/DSCF2827.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393369383583686690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfdxp5A_rjdxaI1feCo7S5HL-frdabfwU-fA9k1BNIyvOfab774ukRKTMQ1P9f7UIk-dr-2PVdc3_i-MBPaYsXjWrEShrWhPm2CElF6EdhllP_aLNKg-IC0hKfyqmcz6v3qjMy36R6cs/s1600-h/DSCF2818.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfdxp5A_rjdxaI1feCo7S5HL-frdabfwU-fA9k1BNIyvOfab774ukRKTMQ1P9f7UIk-dr-2PVdc3_i-MBPaYsXjWrEShrWhPm2CElF6EdhllP_aLNKg-IC0hKfyqmcz6v3qjMy36R6cs/s400/DSCF2818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393369376971671042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTn6tF_ibvdbzJal2TLJleA-CJFKS-SIWBDheFR6xN33itYw-6jsTG_4u-YvdRBNmOwX0IPWRB1rzzhJMYHt-3rkWoUhAFFMXeUn-zT9rhRPWKo3Kc1ZCuwls633QZrNGWtbOgcVaP0GU/s1600-h/DSCF2809.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTn6tF_ibvdbzJal2TLJleA-CJFKS-SIWBDheFR6xN33itYw-6jsTG_4u-YvdRBNmOwX0IPWRB1rzzhJMYHt-3rkWoUhAFFMXeUn-zT9rhRPWKo3Kc1ZCuwls633QZrNGWtbOgcVaP0GU/s400/DSCF2809.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393369368555371730" border="0" /></a>(Awesome dorky photo, this is what happens when you travel alone. I eventually figured out the right distance to stand from the camera-on-rock setup, but this photo is far more entertaining.)<br /><br />Next up? Thanksgiving in Pennsylvania with B's family which was awesome and action-packed. The best part? Visiting the Martin Guitar factory - words cannot explain how amazing it was to see these beautiful guitars being made - often by hand - and the smell of the factory was nothing short of heavenly. You know you're in a pretty great place when the CEO is giving tours. I equate the experience to an adult version of visiting Santa's workshop and seeing the elves at work. And it goes without saying that B was over the moon. <br />This photo is of a soundproof room with some of Martin's best guitars that you can pick up and play. It's pretty surreal to play a guitar that you know you will never ever be able to afford..<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxIlu5Yl5w8CwCQYV1TmvKhpA30TCTuIMPOGXUMqN5as6n6HD9EGGm7_cJJAA0sH5StpGc0ts9y5AqEKBMTKAIbUaQqZg2xs_da2DXSt32f8yFyDXwi020m3yywaSBG6Dja8oSXSmxNI/s1600-h/DSCF2860.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxIlu5Yl5w8CwCQYV1TmvKhpA30TCTuIMPOGXUMqN5as6n6HD9EGGm7_cJJAA0sH5StpGc0ts9y5AqEKBMTKAIbUaQqZg2xs_da2DXSt32f8yFyDXwi020m3yywaSBG6Dja8oSXSmxNI/s400/DSCF2860.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393373202765911618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjts_k7jyL7s51hsyZVsJDfZu7ym2xw9mxEPrl6O1zwe5YKp3Zf90yvJ7BHx5xMco2XyyUtaLrQJlvEnlM-2c9Q4_MMePWXwGe8kYXaasuZk61f5bB66Z1FiDVmC5Ycdgteiqe9JcVV4C0/s1600-h/DSCF2882.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjts_k7jyL7s51hsyZVsJDfZu7ym2xw9mxEPrl6O1zwe5YKp3Zf90yvJ7BHx5xMco2XyyUtaLrQJlvEnlM-2c9Q4_MMePWXwGe8kYXaasuZk61f5bB66Z1FiDVmC5Ycdgteiqe9JcVV4C0/s400/DSCF2882.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393373201068217538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTfovwZVucD3u1z4COfzPxlZmtrLaO51V27PdYxqJXw1hn83t3AgQXGz3QU_Dil32toqEnx9-ltSIgzUrgwnWZtypA9LPHIBKKHuaoMhoaI8uDzdYwk9JqJbULL_aa5LmqTLsGR32lmY/s1600-h/DSCF2881.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTfovwZVucD3u1z4COfzPxlZmtrLaO51V27PdYxqJXw1hn83t3AgQXGz3QU_Dil32toqEnx9-ltSIgzUrgwnWZtypA9LPHIBKKHuaoMhoaI8uDzdYwk9JqJbULL_aa5LmqTLsGR32lmY/s400/DSCF2881.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393373192642851042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BK90JSomAYPhy3w2qTb78Iso9cZHgebbRSLg22LBq3qzaxxvqOHwep4fPcvA13ZFFdMtid6lvI1VKgYQOBN6Vlj_j6kbFXCd2MIutT7CdPWi-JzrTAjfBytCtbTVr0DgckdoJoJBxNI/s1600-h/DSCF2855.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BK90JSomAYPhy3w2qTb78Iso9cZHgebbRSLg22LBq3qzaxxvqOHwep4fPcvA13ZFFdMtid6lvI1VKgYQOBN6Vlj_j6kbFXCd2MIutT7CdPWi-JzrTAjfBytCtbTVr0DgckdoJoJBxNI/s400/DSCF2855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393373183815279922" border="0" /></a>I'm trying to be cool here, but this is Tom Petty's guitar. Enough said..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-HgZIdOr0aF4CDbN9OhJprrrQcshWfeWVZpSXP7HkyihOM7cG_V88czOrWqauqK7Bcf6pDxoo1jNu83uOiZv1LpJmXMNKmSp1abQTuWpsfMrTA4q-4CcpKdGkVC3OsmANpyckknRm4A/s1600-h/DSCF2886.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-HgZIdOr0aF4CDbN9OhJprrrQcshWfeWVZpSXP7HkyihOM7cG_V88czOrWqauqK7Bcf6pDxoo1jNu83uOiZv1LpJmXMNKmSp1abQTuWpsfMrTA4q-4CcpKdGkVC3OsmANpyckknRm4A/s400/DSCF2886.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393373172417175218" border="0" /></a>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-74343550522972306242009-10-16T06:39:00.000-07:002009-10-16T06:52:27.124-07:00Is It Too Late For Broadway?<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQb4zwtW6piFF6y0Oh2yMz9RTeo-KI3W0l8TpDogImVDqIE0vvxgKFK6eT-MiIRFlN5-CiKxp2n3Z9r9S96rg1gp_aiCDecKbMWKsXBHHa0ITzI8fLl_CzlWlB-LipKvlEbCSi_pVe6Ss/s1600-h/chorus+line.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 282px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393195283402580306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQb4zwtW6piFF6y0Oh2yMz9RTeo-KI3W0l8TpDogImVDqIE0vvxgKFK6eT-MiIRFlN5-CiKxp2n3Z9r9S96rg1gp_aiCDecKbMWKsXBHHa0ITzI8fLl_CzlWlB-LipKvlEbCSi_pVe6Ss/s400/chorus+line.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="justify">My best cousin L and I went to see A Chorus Line last night and all I have wanted to do since is sing and dance. Getting dressed in the morning is kind of a drag... you know what would be better? A musical number.</div><br />Sitting at work on a Friday pretending to work sucks...you know what would make it better? A group dance-off.<br /><br />Our seats were four rows in and you could literally see the sweat fly off the dancers. We were actually the perfect distance because you could see the sweat but you weren't in the row that actually got <em>sprayed </em>with it.<br /><br />So if you see someone skipping down the street today, doing that side kick thing and singing "I hope I get it, god I hope I get it!" you'll know it's me....<br /></div>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-53106491715965685812009-10-03T03:40:00.000-07:002009-10-03T04:04:23.578-07:00St. John's<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6KXb_ICsj5iYmJoBEMuU9riTAI3GCMrENNJGhVxB2PRnjLMMunNYT_0PM2qyIf2LTuDXnwACHX3Y04R3quO1Z2xVFvQ5kjvNSF31vAEZANXpxq53cMtTDDD6e692JkwHa3nvjtnupuE/s1600-h/1721147944_a5faf1416d_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6KXb_ICsj5iYmJoBEMuU9riTAI3GCMrENNJGhVxB2PRnjLMMunNYT_0PM2qyIf2LTuDXnwACHX3Y04R3quO1Z2xVFvQ5kjvNSF31vAEZANXpxq53cMtTDDD6e692JkwHa3nvjtnupuE/s400/1721147944_a5faf1416d_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388327834195210370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8dq-DOv_0ZJe-b9MPChBTZ6QAcrx85zCehjBBYt9oPQXOFfjrHYqZwU5f4s_P-h-HU5uEu8I6EMT5eRtD5Ur6Exc7N5UoHrdTxmF2sxY-ZfGcnr9lEVS0v4tHvE0YDvw7DRA8QymbQo/s1600-h/St.+John%27s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8dq-DOv_0ZJe-b9MPChBTZ6QAcrx85zCehjBBYt9oPQXOFfjrHYqZwU5f4s_P-h-HU5uEu8I6EMT5eRtD5Ur6Exc7N5UoHrdTxmF2sxY-ZfGcnr9lEVS0v4tHvE0YDvw7DRA8QymbQo/s400/St.+John%27s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388327822295901938" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Well I finally made it to St. John's, Newfoundland after a very long and very frustrating day. Spending an entire day in airports is not my idea of a good time. And Ottawa isn't exactly the kind of place where you imagine getting fogged in.<br />And just for the record, I'm all for getting ID'ed at the liquor store, but when the Air Canada rep calls me Sweetie and asks if I'm traveling alone, I'm starting to question what is happening here.<br />My flight eventually made it out, albeit four hours later and I sure did miss my connection flight by about two hours. No problem, I'll just spend two billion more hours killing time in the Toronto airport.<br />Sigh.<br />The beacon of light through all of this was that on both flights I ended up sitting beside some very friendly people, Dan from Windsor on the first and Tom from St. John's on the second. Both had interesting stories to tell and although I usually shy away from having to make small talk with strangers, after a day in airport hell I was eager to have some human interaction that extended beyond pretending not to stare at weird strangers.<br />I finally arrived in St. John's, happy as a clam to be here, but I guess my luggage had other thoughts, it apparently wasn't ready to make the cross-province journey.<br />Add pouring rain and shitty directions to the hotel to the list, and you'll figure out how my day ended.<br /><br />But I'm here now, and I'm sure things will be turning around! My day of conferences is about to begin, followed by a banquet dinner and something called being "Screeched In" which involves everyone's least favorite booze, so I'm sure I will have stories to tell.<br />More to come soon!<br /></div>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-32890034333572788672009-10-01T13:41:00.000-07:002009-10-01T13:45:32.307-07:00Camouflage art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8eOC8dFk0_6IsTJkHRhF6sl2iwZdD3Nn0oWLfrqRTEn1_oGUe2KdI3LCuUVHi0sl3-kwI2jVT3pfAuQb8Cmp_f4M45maVP96nNaAI0Rj4yEL-4RwL0UPhvlC8M75_JxXFzPYF8r-RVZY/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8eOC8dFk0_6IsTJkHRhF6sl2iwZdD3Nn0oWLfrqRTEn1_oGUe2KdI3LCuUVHi0sl3-kwI2jVT3pfAuQb8Cmp_f4M45maVP96nNaAI0Rj4yEL-4RwL0UPhvlC8M75_JxXFzPYF8r-RVZY/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387735158089055570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDkBIAecFMr1xdOg1cg30eUXcfgiVLP-exNZcwmNBB0ErmOMu03xZn5sQ-V8ZOJi0V_kpw4mUbRuvGUKNIkq43vahisIZ7FvNFMDEBarR3shyphenhyphenublV185_TdIuUZFcypg2kZfnnIA3J2w/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDkBIAecFMr1xdOg1cg30eUXcfgiVLP-exNZcwmNBB0ErmOMu03xZn5sQ-V8ZOJi0V_kpw4mUbRuvGUKNIkq43vahisIZ7FvNFMDEBarR3shyphenhyphenublV185_TdIuUZFcypg2kZfnnIA3J2w/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387735148609766274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwLCkOzuw-JTpr7t90IRZHcobYtheV2weQqCTJ1sSJrWg1QNwCEGb7zkdxy1DPfRn_4mcNBdYWUPmFYk94SKuFDjcIovsodDXu8BhUn97F6rmzqaVAoDs1648j8Pml88L3VXIpjL7xSs/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwLCkOzuw-JTpr7t90IRZHcobYtheV2weQqCTJ1sSJrWg1QNwCEGb7zkdxy1DPfRn_4mcNBdYWUPmFYk94SKuFDjcIovsodDXu8BhUn97F6rmzqaVAoDs1648j8Pml88L3VXIpjL7xSs/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387735132277997746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCdjBG8-np1BqKFnftoxWGfJWJN4KeQ6d9_Yh7WegdnrjRh4HC-CEzJznsMOA9DeRZdD1sGC1PbcXSFCgQKIiBS8vtnsFzI6TrgnInjqXvA068-M03SKMJTCR5IIJ3OlR-KFl5v2JMR2U/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCdjBG8-np1BqKFnftoxWGfJWJN4KeQ6d9_Yh7WegdnrjRh4HC-CEzJznsMOA9DeRZdD1sGC1PbcXSFCgQKIiBS8vtnsFzI6TrgnInjqXvA068-M03SKMJTCR5IIJ3OlR-KFl5v2JMR2U/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387735126750858034" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabVyX5JBoQChPTJT-p0xNBbOmfssTZ9QWnD-buhlj47oU3SqZpNnTgVp5_FZb_SENoiuBZgd2D_57rOXRY7tZKkatdJqaZYu2izJ7vUQYZxGdrIxL8IYMu3eHYi_CcdDh8lRNA8mIeaw/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabVyX5JBoQChPTJT-p0xNBbOmfssTZ9QWnD-buhlj47oU3SqZpNnTgVp5_FZb_SENoiuBZgd2D_57rOXRY7tZKkatdJqaZYu2izJ7vUQYZxGdrIxL8IYMu3eHYi_CcdDh8lRNA8mIeaw/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387735119678315170" border="0" /></a>(images via <a href="http://accidentalmysteries.blogspot.com">Accidental Mysteries</a> - a new and amazing discovery...)<br /></div>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-39549657247032702752009-09-29T13:38:00.000-07:002009-09-29T13:41:32.011-07:00Buffalos vs. Lions vs. Crocodiles<div align="justify">If you have time to spare you have got to check it this video! Even if you fast forward it in places, it is amazing and rivals anything from National Geographic. Dumb old buffalos, but better late than never! </div><p align="center"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LU8DDYz68kM&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=pt-br&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LU8DDYz68kM&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=pt-br&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-21931309338143671832009-09-29T12:34:00.000-07:002009-09-29T12:50:23.484-07:00100 Best NovelsToday I stumbled upon (literally, check out stumbling <a href="http://stumbledupon.com/">here</a>) a list of the 100 Best Novels, as chosen by Random House and Modern Library. I'm embarrassed to say that I had read pathetically few out of the list - that being said, there were a <em>lot</em> of classics. Among the ones that I have read:<br /><br /><br /><div align="center">THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald</div><div align="center">BRAVE NEW WORLD by Aldous Huxley</div><div align="center">SONS AND LOVERS by D.H. Lawrence</div><div align="center">1984 by George Orwell</div><div align="center">SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut<br />A PASSAGE TO INDIA by E.M. Forster<br />AS I LAY DYING by William Faulkner<br />LORD OF THE FLIES by William Golding<br />PALE FIRE by Vladimir Nabokov<br />ON THE ROAD by Jack Kerouac<br />THE CATCHER IN THE RYE by J.D. Salinger<br />HEART OF DARKNESS by Joseph Conrad<br />A HOUSE FOR MR BISWAS by V.S. Naipaul<br />A FAREWELL TO ARMS by Ernest Hemingway<br />THE CALL OF THE WILD by Jack London</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left">15 out of 100. I'm embarrassed. But then I checked out the Reader's List - and I fared much better, I'm happy to say. Because seriously, how many D.H. Lawrence novels can one person read? So here are my reads from a list of books that <em>didn't</em> all get originally published while the dinosaurs still roamed the earth:</div><div align="center"><br />ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand<br />THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J.R.R. Tolkien<br />TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee<br />1984 by George Orwell<br />ULYSSES by James Joyce (ok, sort of..)<br />THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald<br />BRAVE NEW WORLD by Aldous Huxley<br />THE CATCHER IN THE RYE by J.D. Salinger<br />SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut<br />LORD OF THE FLIES by William Golding<br />A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY by John Irving<br />THE STAND by Stephen King<br />BELOVED by Toni Morrison<br />ON THE ROAD by Jack Keouac<br />HEART OF DARKNESS by Joseph Conrad<br />THE HANDMAID'S TALE by Margaret Atwood<br />THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP by John Irving<br />SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES by Ray Bradbury<br />AS I LAY DYING by William Faulkner<br />THE CALL OF THE WILD by Jack London<br />FARENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury<br />WATERSHIP DOWN by Richard Adams<br />IT by Stephen King<br />ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST by Ken Kesey<br />A FAREWELL TO ARMS by Ernest Hemingway</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left">A respectable 25 - <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100bestnovels.html">click here</a> to see how many you've read... </div>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-22194108106743857522009-09-29T06:13:00.001-07:002009-09-29T06:16:05.898-07:00Chapeau<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvV_CuI4dgePrW-E3F8Vtc3JApNeRbTieyYVkgfmn9pVFUFIkBE7nk3DiT5UkzDChkyFZLV6wnlYZWpJK5y2V61qIw-joRsGD8bYqSKFubhRYdI7dxl58ysQpYOkthJZd_tb3ntyAHEFA/s1600-h/hat.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386876927597217234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvV_CuI4dgePrW-E3F8Vtc3JApNeRbTieyYVkgfmn9pVFUFIkBE7nk3DiT5UkzDChkyFZLV6wnlYZWpJK5y2V61qIw-joRsGD8bYqSKFubhRYdI7dxl58ysQpYOkthJZd_tb3ntyAHEFA/s400/hat.jpg" /></a> Maybe I just have winter on the brain right now - my feet have already become frozen blocks of ice, to defreeze sometime in the spring - and all I can think about is keeping warm. That is why I think I need this hat. And my hat, I mean <a href="http://beardhead.com/pirate.html">Beard Head Mustache</a>. Amaaaaaazing!Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-37535999245786622192009-09-28T10:40:00.000-07:002009-09-28T10:42:38.116-07:00Ugghhhhhhh.Today, something I don't like.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgJ3rUyl8pL1HgNnBfGa1Dku879uyXTxQ9ctYrWQ-ZcwnG8G0tl9ciP3Us-QJ7bS2QDho_ycwr3feSvoQtsAIXOqCkDB_hCBVwnDruYuukq1H2ABuseQXInFrilzyKvN7B7RKqrZlmJs/s1600-h/hell.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386574993100436082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgJ3rUyl8pL1HgNnBfGa1Dku879uyXTxQ9ctYrWQ-ZcwnG8G0tl9ciP3Us-QJ7bS2QDho_ycwr3feSvoQtsAIXOqCkDB_hCBVwnDruYuukq1H2ABuseQXInFrilzyKvN7B7RKqrZlmJs/s400/hell.jpg" /></a> Is anyone else dreading winter as much as I am???<br /><div></div>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-67607524846051432632009-09-23T09:00:00.001-07:002009-09-23T09:25:16.444-07:00Brashley Estates<div align="justify">We moved into our first home two years ago this October (!) and even though I feel like we have done quite a bit to the house, there always seems to be something new that needs work and attention. I guess that's what happens when you buy a house that is 60+ years old. </div><div align="justify">So here are some of my plans, in no particular order:</div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwzLa9xX8WGoVqMUsxANvCYTJdAiTWliQD14LDDEXSdTGWOGjk0tln88Lv9c4QboWaMp8o4lQhOMi2gyQC-PmYp5ambm07nEvQA3oM9BHw7pr0qqZtGZx_7DHjNeQG17c3CSP0vaptu0/s1600-h/yellowdoor.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 350px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384694358007405266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwzLa9xX8WGoVqMUsxANvCYTJdAiTWliQD14LDDEXSdTGWOGjk0tln88Lv9c4QboWaMp8o4lQhOMi2gyQC-PmYp5ambm07nEvQA3oM9BHw7pr0qqZtGZx_7DHjNeQG17c3CSP0vaptu0/s400/yellowdoor.jpg" /></a>A bright yellow front door, or maybe a mustard color. I love red brick and yellow together! I think it might add a little curbside appeal, but do you think it might look weird because we are in a semi-detached home?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nIIYyWxMSTEpRtzoxmaXea0BWufXCxrwkF57QrpYpckdM8A4q9S0wbtfvRq8-snjruPxx6mqnyfo9gnJnt-r2oHW7igNMEDuJTw5n5Rb1C4W658JUfHcbQJEtVjxSLgdgcpkkU_ampA/s1600-h/plates2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 237px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384694352987052722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nIIYyWxMSTEpRtzoxmaXea0BWufXCxrwkF57QrpYpckdM8A4q9S0wbtfvRq8-snjruPxx6mqnyfo9gnJnt-r2oHW7igNMEDuJTw5n5Rb1C4W658JUfHcbQJEtVjxSLgdgcpkkU_ampA/s400/plates2.jpg" /></a> This is something I have been working on for the bedroom. So far I've only managed to paint half the bedroom white, but once I get motivation and finish it, I would like to have a plate display on the back wall. I'm slowly collecting plates, but need about 10 more colorful ones...<br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXB-RUC-rTOQMSTgKmghvrfwvatKEqSdvIbr6JWoFgiHjNOD7sKE_xXvq2Zg4t8v_zRpu8Kn0qe5YVwY6Cxkf97l-AaLzSQ5JbDgIpilcRihDYdiyEV_ytWyTEWIanKXKLaTRmba_IEPs/s1600-h/plates.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384694345196318146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXB-RUC-rTOQMSTgKmghvrfwvatKEqSdvIbr6JWoFgiHjNOD7sKE_xXvq2Zg4t8v_zRpu8Kn0qe5YVwY6Cxkf97l-AaLzSQ5JbDgIpilcRihDYdiyEV_ytWyTEWIanKXKLaTRmba_IEPs/s400/plates.jpg" /></a> I like this look too, but would need to find some really nice plates if I'm only putting up a few. So far my plates have a) a cow, b)green beans, c)carrots and d) an apple pie recipe. I need more!<br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZc7yg0OsA7jkP7RV23UHfLdcD6WaS_iJ56vWYjE4peg7mAFfPzOd1X16qY8TWfkpEGMWIyEh_cbKHey04wJ0YrG0peBiDiqLRJnsOl3rXD-lNI8XVGT0XEJBgws2C790gBU86Q_C2uA/s1600-h/white-kitchen.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384694339847394402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZc7yg0OsA7jkP7RV23UHfLdcD6WaS_iJ56vWYjE4peg7mAFfPzOd1X16qY8TWfkpEGMWIyEh_cbKHey04wJ0YrG0peBiDiqLRJnsOl3rXD-lNI8XVGT0XEJBgws2C790gBU86Q_C2uA/s400/white-kitchen.jpg" /></a>We have the kitchen floor from hell. Small and very cracked white tiles cover the space, with dirt-stained grout for a finishing touch. I hate them. No matter how clean you get them, they always look gross. But look at these pretty floors! White, clean, shiny and easy to keep looking good! My mouth is watering...<br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4uwpWW4Eh8-6bwwN0TavkIsNakLuq-SDeexQSw90v0aIjNIA60vZuCMQ1qCpBlzI7v3NDi1jBleVc4eZJwrLZZNL0VrkQkd7Js-X9c2G2hKfCXgu6qLng5z2MxGAwOm1y856qGQqQ6w/s1600-h/kitchen.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 272px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384694332919264338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4uwpWW4Eh8-6bwwN0TavkIsNakLuq-SDeexQSw90v0aIjNIA60vZuCMQ1qCpBlzI7v3NDi1jBleVc4eZJwrLZZNL0VrkQkd7Js-X9c2G2hKfCXgu6qLng5z2MxGAwOm1y856qGQqQ6w/s400/kitchen.jpg" /></a> Same floor look, but awesome color - I would love to do this, but only if we take down the wall between the kitchen and living room and have the grey be the main color. Don't you think this light tuquoise would be so pretty with grey walls, and white and black accents?</div><div align="justify">Again, easy to keep clean and again, mouth watering.<br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVN44mDe6IVZDjxTtX7lTEM_8rRp4GX9vuKsz15fN8wcDqeEDGkqsME6daOWmLVTCUpgVc10AjbERO4OzPSxAZTnTdGzdegdrZe7HV5Bf18ePIpv51D0cBxrB9TgyXxUPXpYkO7syeaI/s1600-h/decks-01.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 305px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384693620191966642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVN44mDe6IVZDjxTtX7lTEM_8rRp4GX9vuKsz15fN8wcDqeEDGkqsME6daOWmLVTCUpgVc10AjbERO4OzPSxAZTnTdGzdegdrZe7HV5Bf18ePIpv51D0cBxrB9TgyXxUPXpYkO7syeaI/s400/decks-01.jpg" /></a> This one we wanted to get done this past summer but time and money but greatly underestimated. The good news is we have a plan, and we will hopefully get our new deck up next spring. Oh, and our backyard looks just like this one. Only less trees (none actually), less delicious mountain air, more weird street people, and more weeds. Ahhh home.<br /><br /></div></div></div>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-22567033425518462682009-09-22T08:57:00.000-07:002009-09-22T09:01:54.926-07:00Yes please.On a very gray, very gloomy and very uneventful Tuesday, there is only one place I want to be. In this bed-fort of love. And if I could get B and F there too it would be pure bliss. As long as B was quiet and F didn't bedhog.<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nUv7FKhHAFuvFyzZBOmVr9joUinS8h_sNNrcUEbmpl99JPPexyJvFCG7wMs_rq6RKS_7qje-RJp_qw17rphISVouSatBzGoJAuZLn7hSX6ZHUlf8daSHy3gUBCFazsmITp1TRhUmWts/s1600-h/bed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384321808682023378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nUv7FKhHAFuvFyzZBOmVr9joUinS8h_sNNrcUEbmpl99JPPexyJvFCG7wMs_rq6RKS_7qje-RJp_qw17rphISVouSatBzGoJAuZLn7hSX6ZHUlf8daSHy3gUBCFazsmITp1TRhUmWts/s400/bed.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(image via </span><a href="http://erineverafter.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Erin Ever After</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">)</span> </p><p>What's your idea of bliss?<br /></p>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-35115829021837411312009-09-18T09:42:00.000-07:002009-09-18T16:23:17.022-07:00That's HideousI found a hilarious website called <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.thatshideous.com">That's Hideous</a> and it's the complete opposite of this one. While I spend time posting things that are amazing, this website is all about the ugly, weird and hideous.<br /><br /><br />Because both of our sites are somewhat objective, I thought I would share some of the things that they think are hideous, but that I like. (See what I did there?)<br /><br /><br />Velvet shoes via <a href="http://www.freshnessmag.com/2009/09/08/martin-margiela-fallwinter-2009-velvet-sneakers/">freshness</a>:<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382849739443447474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4U5Sq_diXFLA3ggoEt7Nixx4qcMeXNWHHEk3rE_4RECWcjFEuL4x13dNj3XoTCuFyDd5SZE13qiKwK27EPm3g8gXnPs8ORl9GR5qtpESzncx412_u88JZ5QB3VWoWhqGkjDaraLbhsUQ/s400/blue-velvet.jpg" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382849741581589826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfHFzkP1jTHXPPkm-0rSPYkJSr6UBywEMJQf7I8uTJtLtcrusAAOi2JVv9LrfF8gh2rLasCVZv1I0FBZ-E2tED9aPBlh3-mRb8TeJvsZ5zuJBty4H9OcMBsntohyphenhyphenWHz8sb09Tl59EbuQ/s400/pink-velvet.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />Fruit Loops t-shirt via <a href="http://fashionablygeek.com/t-shirts/cereal-tee-assasinates-your-sexy/">fashionably geek</a>:<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 375px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382856277207191442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44fX1L3TrcavqRSjZDJWpoWSRnCi-8NI2eK2bIAPLo_s1tI8kgALZrMc67Jf1_gUQcMpRHe6nm8LCa9LNqaZVufX6vtn70L3Hn03k_JAZrfVYo_ukmJJ_UTFRsIyMGZfITALehYk3lJA/s400/fruit-loops-tee.jpg" /><br />Map Dress from <a href="http://www.freshnessmag.com/2009/07/27/jeremy-scott-x-adidas-originals-fallwinter-2009-map-sweater-dress/">freshness</a>:<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy91eTu5Zw5uyyYgsHgUQhJ_OBVp1-EGDFsIwmJct6rGzr6nYiOecoJWH0rTwAbq5qfV0VRB5PoPWIEJPAHnLwg2nOVWUuh0Hb9vF3PwE_-Wwvc0hCcLAbebmo7LvdnCNgqKL7BVmr2iY/s1600-h/jeremy-scott-map-dress.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382853162922087378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy91eTu5Zw5uyyYgsHgUQhJ_OBVp1-EGDFsIwmJct6rGzr6nYiOecoJWH0rTwAbq5qfV0VRB5PoPWIEJPAHnLwg2nOVWUuh0Hb9vF3PwE_-Wwvc0hCcLAbebmo7LvdnCNgqKL7BVmr2iY/s400/jeremy-scott-map-dress.jpg" /></a><br />I actually had a hard time finding things that I liked on their site, because everything was... hideous. Weird.Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-12259074739925334222009-09-18T05:32:00.000-07:002009-09-18T05:39:14.619-07:00Almonds, yum yum<div style="text-align: justify;">Almonds are delicious. They're good for you and taste good and that's all I really care about. But even better than almonds are what can be created when you get creative with them. <br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPZfDpadSpTcxoGCtscBjbMR307h00mOIRjybAWE4kfhMlMRiUjDSg3O-CuP8omZeZ1JsdPIy2fCmNKdVPOUFR71TOAqiwJd9PqX1DDS9kHEaRtP2asJoWZZaDI18FFFdKd8KB34RJK8/s1600-h/almond.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 345px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPZfDpadSpTcxoGCtscBjbMR307h00mOIRjybAWE4kfhMlMRiUjDSg3O-CuP8omZeZ1JsdPIy2fCmNKdVPOUFR71TOAqiwJd9PqX1DDS9kHEaRtP2asJoWZZaDI18FFFdKd8KB34RJK8/s400/almond.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382784651863813074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Almond Breeze, be still my heart. Anyone who knows me knows that I looooove my almond milk to an extent that is probably unnatural. A bowl of cereal and some almond milk and I'm the happiest kid on the block. Most people don't seem all that receptive when I tell them how fantastic it is, but they are missing out! It doesn't have that gritty texture that you find in rice and soy milk, and it's gd delicious. Just try it, you can thank me later.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTcf2U2J6cnKeI3eX_5j5p5gmErZiAMm1Vkgo1Uwc-KfJGvOq2tM1G8Fo4IG0tkOEDbCPhTPLcpywpyv8CVXB4rYyzaXjrUOZ7Ej61aNUHwvmzg4MUnCkAbuGYre67s9VbukwZCx3sbo/s1600-h/AlmondBreezeVanilla.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTcf2U2J6cnKeI3eX_5j5p5gmErZiAMm1Vkgo1Uwc-KfJGvOq2tM1G8Fo4IG0tkOEDbCPhTPLcpywpyv8CVXB4rYyzaXjrUOZ7Ej61aNUHwvmzg4MUnCkAbuGYre67s9VbukwZCx3sbo/s400/AlmondBreezeVanilla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382784648068986050" border="0" /></a>Almond tea. Two words: life changing. Again, people don't seem to get it when I tell them, but this tea is what dreams are made of. It is delicious and the best tea I've ever tried. So just stop fighting it and try it already. <br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1a48QkfVWO_wP3HA8-aWCQVagliBuES63v9xKivdQigmSGNrWo-oj6Ey0IfhA2yEP5Vq1zTSy-sc54-C_iaJ1ZfycqifR7cEskzNDq7lSBWV0ZVo3pdXBdCTsOG79NYUqbnmstQOZFk/s1600-h/almond-sunset-med.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1a48QkfVWO_wP3HA8-aWCQVagliBuES63v9xKivdQigmSGNrWo-oj6Ey0IfhA2yEP5Vq1zTSy-sc54-C_iaJ1ZfycqifR7cEskzNDq7lSBWV0ZVo3pdXBdCTsOG79NYUqbnmstQOZFk/s400/almond-sunset-med.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382784639787759090" border="0" /></a><br />Almonds = good.Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-70804155600722696962009-09-16T18:32:00.000-07:002009-09-16T18:50:31.992-07:00Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling<div align="justify">This story obviously caught my eye because it involved cheese. Then I saw the photos and I couldn't not share, they are that amazing. </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">May 25th of this year marked the annual Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake near Gloucester, England. In a tradition that dates back at least 200 years, groups of faceless competitors chase an 8 pound round of Double Gloucester Cheese down an extremely steep and uneven hill, with a gradient of 1:1 in some spots. Thousands of spectators gather to watch the 9 races, and to celebrate the winners and console the losers afterwards. Injuries such as broken bones and concussions are commonplace, but the event continues to grow in popularity. The prize for the winner of each race? The round of cheese they were chasing, of course.<br /><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382244066882909842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcuRxvYN0IhuVL-eOU_S7JuvQo6Q_fmy8jG5xGNX5ci2oZdRF85tRLngmL8DcHSaOIWBmz5NTD8gEnqKuM1-rjoYPUwo9Xq3x0GWgOdXbw_b0aIAvHoF5s96L-x_Db9AAFyFQQbujTrU/s400/cheese1.jpg" /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRZA0VysjOpGKQNgwDMmhPoix5qSKJEegjEjc3-NLDVOTlv2Gm_1fyZbJKPSsqQR770hiCpFYdkgBU-ELSMKPB_vkOdbDE_V5jl8aj6HFWWBYX1aDQfHbooDtWwHBBu6LoFDT0KzBX-Y/s1600-h/cheese5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 383px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382244096927042626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRZA0VysjOpGKQNgwDMmhPoix5qSKJEegjEjc3-NLDVOTlv2Gm_1fyZbJKPSsqQR770hiCpFYdkgBU-ELSMKPB_vkOdbDE_V5jl8aj6HFWWBYX1aDQfHbooDtWwHBBu6LoFDT0KzBX-Y/s400/cheese5.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaLWwQD7KnvbvhJ4oE6KmpTnePweYtG8Pp3K02Okeegp4c2Dm_xJxrp-vx0PAgImMGUBplbv05qKYwc4XH0wOrZVpO0xVD5SNuYSbJLCb8qRK_1y2Is6gAOc9wIfLl9NYsXw-7bj7RhE/s1600-h/cheese4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 275px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382244087355039586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaLWwQD7KnvbvhJ4oE6KmpTnePweYtG8Pp3K02Okeegp4c2Dm_xJxrp-vx0PAgImMGUBplbv05qKYwc4XH0wOrZVpO0xVD5SNuYSbJLCb8qRK_1y2Is6gAOc9wIfLl9NYsXw-7bj7RhE/s400/cheese4.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGiQiOqySEDx3_SXkHBLyi1YnKhZo5mbH2FT97ed6ykSfkwkrzPsxktx_TdDnBjJTjwBU94jGAIIQ9EoADJB9q15r2i6Vb2gBmKnRShid3Z0jj49fTfzh7TQmG2x_yqmwhT1WhG_7tzU/s1600-h/cheese3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382244079208565714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGiQiOqySEDx3_SXkHBLyi1YnKhZo5mbH2FT97ed6ykSfkwkrzPsxktx_TdDnBjJTjwBU94jGAIIQ9EoADJB9q15r2i6Vb2gBmKnRShid3Z0jj49fTfzh7TQmG2x_yqmwhT1WhG_7tzU/s400/cheese3.jpg" /></a><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 398px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382244327968225970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik243TfZrF74AAYhXDTBvHSQg-jSYyiTBYMv4LTmmMuIwursKNaX9bXw2hHMm18zX4MIM65u74XvZ8K7bAEFECIVqj3vqcqGlVu8dOqr6CxSX4luXfv3c2Lmlv8z-E69UPEgQZ0eIWzEw/s400/cheese8.jpg" /></div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382244324437843330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14cKsSBYFJPgFySUah4dSYfyiELEEjsKxKFYKBmZSiHcmS7umbclurS9J7Alxy502VX6rgJA291G_CHsnkKfmP09RZgTgzWvn-DVB_GTu5O-btQ8-WZY3ujOGG4vlLU0fq_HcvlG4MKA/s400/cheese7.jpg" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34knsZAZp9smKynm7bc3n00XB_5TMxe-b4IqSO9ha8XcKjY4XKy3BAW5xBw67wW9ETFGXoa-TBR-p63NOBtvcrZJJQ03dUQn-FIZ1zgUf8fVAhrc3teSjd155zg0wTskEP7XtTOqh9rA/s1600-h/cheese2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 255px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382244076961265186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34knsZAZp9smKynm7bc3n00XB_5TMxe-b4IqSO9ha8XcKjY4XKy3BAW5xBw67wW9ETFGXoa-TBR-p63NOBtvcrZJJQ03dUQn-FIZ1zgUf8fVAhrc3teSjd155zg0wTskEP7XtTOqh9rA/s400/cheese2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382244314893048722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2geVogOoVDcNuY3_jajzWxWAmLxdD7Gx34UvNfQqtvZK7jzFN3Ljb6L6uDeGEoHI4eNpoo9Pdbrm6blQ4mileducnMpWHgnFRQr0UkDQ_N7bSfNp9SAxlUL4_EKr246PEp-DW3AjvTE/s400/cheese6.jpg" /></div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 257px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382244339825257506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDp4ciGyoUbfj265FZIuHgCgAZ6uU9Su3c6frpQGJKmfLU7jF8dv8Ws8L-ddNFa3reTMV6G-t4eJXOO7Vs1xH4cwhrpdl_vA25LtdeTO_Ctrlw8mpL5vnOkrVDng_tzd7JYaCa7eJ_aMc/s400/cheese9.jpg" /></div><div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-17119880588136078072009-09-16T18:11:00.000-07:002009-09-16T18:26:14.358-07:00iPhoning it in....<div align="justify">Because I love <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">Etsy</a> more than most things, I'm always dying for an excuse to troll the site and find new and exciting handmade goods. These iPhone cozies are no exception, and they *almost* make me happy to have a phone that I have to answer every time it rings. Almost...</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7z3paWPkqxTEEWyuCxsK8qyapisrt36Q5Glmu5LBdSlbdVyst42BM7e6iWVqqP-jFB00SYlYF7F0NdaaueQ12QcmROitppqmEsali-3o7cEjfK74bCMrq406XQGXk1DMRtuwPdIt414/s1600-h/iphone5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382240013273127394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7z3paWPkqxTEEWyuCxsK8qyapisrt36Q5Glmu5LBdSlbdVyst42BM7e6iWVqqP-jFB00SYlYF7F0NdaaueQ12QcmROitppqmEsali-3o7cEjfK74bCMrq406XQGXk1DMRtuwPdIt414/s400/iphone5.jpg" /></a> (via <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30323101&ref=sr_gallery_2&&ga_search_query=iphone&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=5&includes[]=tags_exact">Chuka</a>)</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxQLZ-6KBLbM4Aao_e30WSsqGtFHq5sSocHtbsEPS43nPqaGNP5WWZYObPf09SBEMxeeyY97uHpqKNbKcekh0ZWvt3BNgtQHAg4hEYm2oXpl9HFueADu8U5Vm2MuDHVVEuzAkOlS1_fs/s1600-h/iphone4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382239548930154322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxQLZ-6KBLbM4Aao_e30WSsqGtFHq5sSocHtbsEPS43nPqaGNP5WWZYObPf09SBEMxeeyY97uHpqKNbKcekh0ZWvt3BNgtQHAg4hEYm2oXpl9HFueADu8U5Vm2MuDHVVEuzAkOlS1_fs/s400/iphone4.jpg" /></a> (via <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31022547&ref=sr_gallery_1&&ga_search_query=iphone&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=4&includes[]=tags_exact">yummypocket</a>)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBsq_lBJEYPqblXCuY00rAGFJ0VdvJjWVEyrj8b6IMHca_ngX6lpY_caCXO8d-Bkc_-IlJQBMO980om13Qzk4rWqhtxTT5zN6s8CFexldGAzjMWp0OirWQjYwDLC7k5nLUglBx65EuM4/s1600-h/iphone3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382239066720034690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBsq_lBJEYPqblXCuY00rAGFJ0VdvJjWVEyrj8b6IMHca_ngX6lpY_caCXO8d-Bkc_-IlJQBMO980om13Qzk4rWqhtxTT5zN6s8CFexldGAzjMWp0OirWQjYwDLC7k5nLUglBx65EuM4/s400/iphone3.jpg" /></a> (via <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27823138&ref=sr_gallery_2&&ga_search_query=iphone&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=2&includes[]=tags_exact">onaroll</a>)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNM2zlcP_bRZOAfi1GNKfbibEbDB_5jk4S_2bZBOKTC7qy7pSZMEttDu81Hq7hPhckTbYpDsIx4BwGWC_fI9S1NJFvGcGTDKTGeRVsBk4YysCXpRPK1lVWNXMbOunDC_O3MCS0edj_hg/s1600-h/iphone2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 340px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382238611118789618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNM2zlcP_bRZOAfi1GNKfbibEbDB_5jk4S_2bZBOKTC7qy7pSZMEttDu81Hq7hPhckTbYpDsIx4BwGWC_fI9S1NJFvGcGTDKTGeRVsBk4YysCXpRPK1lVWNXMbOunDC_O3MCS0edj_hg/s400/iphone2.jpg" /></a> (via <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28981124&ref=sr_gallery_4&&ga_search_query=iphone&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=&includes[]=tags_exact">TrackandFieldDesigns</a>)<br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2m-jEXYixmDoP_La6ZGF699rOh9aES8yO3Af5nmHWjvm6nMSr7zmJO-J3ag8VMbOkYm7ZiZOAnCWBerSQNftaoWHd8Vg7as5yt6vWFOpjRj0yK4ry3bahrojl9HDTUe7M_M6NMpcb2_U/s1600-h/iphone.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382238244283077042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2m-jEXYixmDoP_La6ZGF699rOh9aES8yO3Af5nmHWjvm6nMSr7zmJO-J3ag8VMbOkYm7ZiZOAnCWBerSQNftaoWHd8Vg7as5yt6vWFOpjRj0yK4ry3bahrojl9HDTUe7M_M6NMpcb2_U/s400/iphone.jpg" /></a> (via <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30540212">yummypocket</a> - this one's definitely my fave!)<br /></div></div></div><br /></div>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-23331584599486908282009-09-16T16:27:00.000-07:002009-09-16T16:28:13.845-07:00Love It.<p>How have I never seen this video before??</p><p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zwFS69nA-1w&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zwFS69nA-1w&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-54354990147975979222009-09-16T15:11:00.000-07:002009-09-16T15:14:10.772-07:00Oeuf<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoZ6rI2u9wCWBm6BKbdqvytNzpZ-zbhbqx84nRqbX0Knr7khw0NIbr-EUNBLR6wdGzDxjLhMpkvb1WVW6o8tYkiehoKmatW_jwMaalXZFX7eSvjvm5DZMdtFQz_Xs741zQUENbMmqAtI/s1600-h/Oeuf.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382191999689297890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoZ6rI2u9wCWBm6BKbdqvytNzpZ-zbhbqx84nRqbX0Knr7khw0NIbr-EUNBLR6wdGzDxjLhMpkvb1WVW6o8tYkiehoKmatW_jwMaalXZFX7eSvjvm5DZMdtFQz_Xs741zQUENbMmqAtI/s400/Oeuf.png" /></a><br />In my perfect world, everyone would wear these amazing mask and tail sets from <a href="http://www.oeufnyc.com/maskandtailset-cheetah.aspx">Oeuf</a>. I think the racoon one is my favourite.. which one would you wear if I forced you to?<br /><br /></div>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-87846467402402711382009-09-10T07:59:00.001-07:002009-09-10T10:16:41.223-07:00Facebook FoolsA great discovery from my new favourite website, <a href="http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/">Passive Aggressive Notes</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OoGDaUzUfVddmeMmT0_QQ1v3DmB96Ksra7j9i1zLYOFz2IVkfeUsMHalL5wD2lBC3XNTzy_GF5P4mXYCI0DsX4w9VKUMg6v2iy-lirSPJHhNNmFBG1e7MsqHxL3v5Abn4aY-Pijt3hg/s1600-h/facebook3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379888433343884434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OoGDaUzUfVddmeMmT0_QQ1v3DmB96Ksra7j9i1zLYOFz2IVkfeUsMHalL5wD2lBC3XNTzy_GF5P4mXYCI0DsX4w9VKUMg6v2iy-lirSPJHhNNmFBG1e7MsqHxL3v5Abn4aY-Pijt3hg/s400/facebook3.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9amD6uHqzFY0_sZFodw71HyeN8s5UHtMRqCSdEJvoTV3ZuwMiT22lU6i1ZoNZO2xGhR78yw2j7CPYo1Qlqur0CJPdLHfTKshZDjFFLzfZgk4G6BKDm0bJ2Rulaq1-gQMqlGvk_9TQ-M/s1600-h/facebook4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 143px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379888430177116354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9amD6uHqzFY0_sZFodw71HyeN8s5UHtMRqCSdEJvoTV3ZuwMiT22lU6i1ZoNZO2xGhR78yw2j7CPYo1Qlqur0CJPdLHfTKshZDjFFLzfZgk4G6BKDm0bJ2Rulaq1-gQMqlGvk_9TQ-M/s400/facebook4.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ao1UrHAQRsAwMgL8BIk-AfL5Q5CI7ZAFdiUppw6OaATKC8sbasBCeXwxhLYIKKQMyd401meIsgGG8EhphnwmPKEFNQald-GXJRzfrY0Ik7ETC8cH_lNuhXfy-iL_OdRCAVjd-987jok/s1600-h/facebook5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379888424849926706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ao1UrHAQRsAwMgL8BIk-AfL5Q5CI7ZAFdiUppw6OaATKC8sbasBCeXwxhLYIKKQMyd401meIsgGG8EhphnwmPKEFNQald-GXJRzfrY0Ik7ETC8cH_lNuhXfy-iL_OdRCAVjd-987jok/s400/facebook5.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzPPXjpMTgcAlPW7MBoC44si04mGDIP1TDCmtDg0B_H9lvLgWhHcW6XfrmRK2V83sy7rxqjPX6CwrISfoJI8Ct074TsRcR4-jUEAb4042MJ7TkR-88p0s3qFBsAtQQm_9clqHitSjcic/s1600-h/facebook2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379854433072350626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzPPXjpMTgcAlPW7MBoC44si04mGDIP1TDCmtDg0B_H9lvLgWhHcW6XfrmRK2V83sy7rxqjPX6CwrISfoJI8Ct074TsRcR4-jUEAb4042MJ7TkR-88p0s3qFBsAtQQm_9clqHitSjcic/s400/facebook2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQG0aEPjJjLd8jhd_8qgKjX2FBOvjBMb5wy5m4KA2Pib10gMZYfqoCdZT8LsMrbscifZtb9PDlB6iuaX3Wn9RIWoEOibQtZGOfAj33ph6cDtq0EnWoe4A14FTn1fZoAhFkzQJW1BOeXs/s1600-h/facebook1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 253px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379854423450989314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQG0aEPjJjLd8jhd_8qgKjX2FBOvjBMb5wy5m4KA2Pib10gMZYfqoCdZT8LsMrbscifZtb9PDlB6iuaX3Wn9RIWoEOibQtZGOfAj33ph6cDtq0EnWoe4A14FTn1fZoAhFkzQJW1BOeXs/s400/facebook1.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Let this serve as a warning to everyone - be careful, Big Brother and all his friends are watching!</div><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-81503210243874403182009-09-10T07:23:00.001-07:002009-09-10T07:44:49.870-07:00Signage<div align="justify">After this note appeared on the toilet seat at work, I got to thinking about the notes and signs that people make to avoid having awkward conversations. Obviously, the fact that someone would tape a sign to the bottom of a public toilet seat is amazing in itself, however I understand the desire to avoid confrontation in the workplace. So I trolled around looking for photos of similar signage, and I realized that this toilet seat was nothing in comparison to the ones I found... and that scares me...</div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379844626777694754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkoBRuoiYtNeKj00pqiV575TBLoCxTj9fukRvKE7geyicBmv60cJak_0uSOqWkL66JzjPcrgjx7DvgB1OS_rAGXAS18_YFUR_14ZXcQc71AvlHO7R11ZDaA0l1LUBg905TmZmXaFtgXg/s400/toilet.bmp" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNO5GKdsubXsF0VXD90HZro0BsPFjfVXq_YdJzUKc_2JKmWa4F_9XZl4HZNX0mkO1SCl5JUo3FHDn5kkeTGZq2L-e2IjjaBYS-B7e06gwKqkuZB8-VVmqENf6ubbIbIciMthHeobtcCM/s1600-h/note7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379846105046999858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNO5GKdsubXsF0VXD90HZro0BsPFjfVXq_YdJzUKc_2JKmWa4F_9XZl4HZNX0mkO1SCl5JUo3FHDn5kkeTGZq2L-e2IjjaBYS-B7e06gwKqkuZB8-VVmqENf6ubbIbIciMthHeobtcCM/s400/note7.jpg" /></a>(This one is from a hospital...you would be amazed by the number of booger notes I found, this one being my favourite because it was a whole wall, and not an isolated incident. And having a good friend who dated a serial booger wiper, I can appreciate the trauma and the necessity to leave a passive aggressive note.) </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEXicgvrb4DcNCqUjgBFTCLJ1XHaaNTF5YsCiWEELNmbFIq6LXZ1ZuytvdioONCfq14ZotkmHFlD9to2SPbn4Ekq-sFczjd7haMsNtDz3ct9ADFDsC6WXKr-v8ZOdtQxcXhvZWEEz-f8/s1600-h/note6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379846097804471474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEXicgvrb4DcNCqUjgBFTCLJ1XHaaNTF5YsCiWEELNmbFIq6LXZ1ZuytvdioONCfq14ZotkmHFlD9to2SPbn4Ekq-sFczjd7haMsNtDz3ct9ADFDsC6WXKr-v8ZOdtQxcXhvZWEEz-f8/s400/note6.jpg" /></a>(Ok so a lot of this is disturbing, but boils??? EAR DISCHARGE??? Blecccchhhh) </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcdmlx1S7ZtxfiFBf5TKMt72A07KQxrPh930IMl2Rj2TYegdCCT_hX08MIL4H-R6gpxKzqonUXxWNyQMuKpR2Ebz4re-o6ey7NUQOttpxOSgiLxEbf2TtSK1g5mP4KuCeBAoc0jMfeeY/s1600-h/note5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379846093192730786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcdmlx1S7ZtxfiFBf5TKMt72A07KQxrPh930IMl2Rj2TYegdCCT_hX08MIL4H-R6gpxKzqonUXxWNyQMuKpR2Ebz4re-o6ey7NUQOttpxOSgiLxEbf2TtSK1g5mP4KuCeBAoc0jMfeeY/s400/note5.jpg" /></a>(Uhmmmm.....) </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4ljtowBffpZOpP7Vys6rrICr7q3pqwV7Hh4ZDr83wEx_i622HenWtGaPUhrgFOM6PDj3B3cErGHxTDLFO8SnFeiRKhReLaiZ-uPWnw2luGLLIM8vFbYQwMKsVtOY8NgFt6h4exSPH-A/s1600-h/note4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379846090439536674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4ljtowBffpZOpP7Vys6rrICr7q3pqwV7Hh4ZDr83wEx_i622HenWtGaPUhrgFOM6PDj3B3cErGHxTDLFO8SnFeiRKhReLaiZ-uPWnw2luGLLIM8vFbYQwMKsVtOY8NgFt6h4exSPH-A/s400/note4.jpg" /></a> (8:42, the perfect time for non-banana pastries....)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_Ji-TqCE0GOk1wXRBbfFgqbIVas73AQJv9xf-9xyOw8t48IAKTVtSaayZU4agOe8dZWph60PNCXx63n_FFRB3B6r2753cQZsuFrdo7Xr2QkaFh4W9k9FiSdhvgik_cfalxzwVCmCaEM/s1600-h/note3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379844644652849106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_Ji-TqCE0GOk1wXRBbfFgqbIVas73AQJv9xf-9xyOw8t48IAKTVtSaayZU4agOe8dZWph60PNCXx63n_FFRB3B6r2753cQZsuFrdo7Xr2QkaFh4W9k9FiSdhvgik_cfalxzwVCmCaEM/s400/note3.jpg" /></a>(Wow, really? Really people??!!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7DXxKACE_5LmOuj43ac3Yo2u3NmSpLVe1FDXQXKfjsVFG1evvufTVK5OrcaD9zaF0ccQOZYPFjySyuYw0TjHTZTqAJ4kl9Rkm8k8S-Pr-rtjoJV8wYgrrA_wWkNIqP0z9MM_04UUrtM/s1600-h/note2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379844640664800658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7DXxKACE_5LmOuj43ac3Yo2u3NmSpLVe1FDXQXKfjsVFG1evvufTVK5OrcaD9zaF0ccQOZYPFjySyuYw0TjHTZTqAJ4kl9Rkm8k8S-Pr-rtjoJV8wYgrrA_wWkNIqP0z9MM_04UUrtM/s400/note2.jpg" /></a>(Umm, check, check, is this thing on? Anyone? Anyone?)<br /><br />(images via <a href="http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/">passive aggressive notes</a>)<br /></div>Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693202510326980937.post-65881551896301623892009-09-09T10:34:00.000-07:002009-09-10T06:26:44.527-07:0010000 Views!Thanks to everyone who has viewed, and continues to view my blog!<br /><br />And a special thanks to those who comment, it's nice to get the feedback and know that there are people out there!!<br /><br />I like you!Things I Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934854929561334332noreply@blogger.com1