“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
—Lao Tzu (via kari-shma)
October 2011
15 posts
September 2011
3 posts
Watch This: What 30 Hours of Painting Without Paint Brushes Looks Like in Two Minutes(via @Gizmodo) →
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Amy Shackleton is a 25-year-old artist who paints without paint brushes. No, silly, it’s not finger painting or graffiti or spilling paint and calling it a day, it’s real masterpieces that look amazing.
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This is great! and you should check it out…
http://gizmodo.com/5842211/samuel-l-ipsum-gives-you-motherfcking-placeholder-text-motherfcker
August 2011
2 posts
Design: You Need to Have Time Shifting Powers to Watch This Sculpture Move(via @Gizmodo) →
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This is one of the weirdest public art projects I’ve ever seen: An sculpture that moves but it’s actually static to the naked eye. Only if you record it on a time-lapse video you would be able to appreciate its motion. Its name is Möbius and it was made by art and design firm Eness for the city…
July 2011
13 posts
“When I’m 80 years old and sitting in my rocking chair, I’ll be reading Harry Potter. And my family will say to me, “After all this time?” And I will say, “Always.”
—Alan Rickman (via prettybooks)
“Sometimes you gotta just take things for what they are and appreciate them, not try to label it or explain it. Explanations take the mystery out of it, you know?”
—Sarah Ockler (via kari-shma)
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (via cordisre)
“Be yourself, everybody else is taken.”
—Oscar Wilde (via cordisre)
“Sometimes I get so caught up in my own problems that I forget how amazing the world is.”
—Wendelin Van Draanen (via kari-shma)
April 2011
1 post
January 2011
4 posts
“Everything will be okay in the end….
If its not okay, its not the end.” —Unknown
If its not okay, its not the end.” —Unknown
December 2010
4 posts
August 2010
2 posts
Sable
I was having a chat about pets with a couple people today, so I thought I would put something up about mine.
Sable is a Polish bunny. They average 2.5 to 3 lbs. as adults and are a perfect sized pet. I was amazed to realize that he is now two years old and has travelled, more than once, from Ludington, MI to the Washington, DC area. I have enjoyed having him as my travel companion.
There are times when his nature drives me absolutely nuts, like when he finds some exposed cable and decides to make a snack of it. Or, if he finds the protective cover of my Wii balance board tastey. On average, I am thankful that he is around, both to provide some entertainment and companionship, however one sided either might be. I have always lived in a home with at least one, usually more than two, pets running around and cannot see myself without anytime in the future.
July 2010
2 posts
Over the past two years I have been using a Blackberry Pearl along with Alltel service. I have enjoyed my phone, but now that I am in a different state, I had to change carriers. This gave me the option of either upgrading to a new, and in it’s own right awesome, blackberry bold or joining AT&T and having the new iPhone 4. Both had their drawbacks and positive attributes, at least in my view. In the end I chose the iPhone 4, which had a lot to do with the new construction. I never really liked how the old iPhone model fit in my hand. I am very happy with my decision, so far. I have used the FaceTime feature and was very impressed with the quality of sound and picture. There was virtually no lag, which was something I was expecting. I love having all these apps at my fingertips and believe that I may stay in contact with people more frequently. I have not experienced any of the issues that have been found, I was lucky. I will enjoy this phone for a long time.
April 2010
1 post
Osprey
I frequently check this webpage: http://www.ferris.edu/htmls/colleges/artsands/biology/birdcam/
I found out about the Osprey while at Ferris State University. They are pretty cool birds, and very common in Washington, D.C., Virginia area (where I now live).
I went to check the status of their nest for this years eggs and was given this view of the female. It took me a minute to digest what I was seeing, I then proceeded to bust out laughing.
February 2010
5 posts
Personal Trainer
I don’t think I have ever worked my body so hard as I did yesterday with a trainer from the gym I just joined. I worked my upper arms, shoulders, and pecs. I tell ya, I had to make an effort to lift anything higher than my shoulders after I left the gym.
I was surprised to find that I didn’t mind having someone continually tell me to keep going. I am not sure if I will actually pay this person to train me, but I am considering it. Anyone that has never worked with a trainer should try it at least once.
Escape the room
I found this blog while searching through the different things you can add to your igoogle homepage. This puzzle took me a good 2 1/2 hours to work through it. Some of the steps were outside my knowledge areas, but it was fun figuring it out.
Go ahead, give it a try:
http://www.moillusions.com/2010/02/new-room-to-escape-from.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OpticalIllusions+%28Optical+Illusions%29&utm_content=Google+International
Let me know how long it took you.
How I Passed the Time...
From Monday to yesterday, I had snow days. No work and really nothing else to do, so I baked. I made banana bread, whole wheat bread, snickerdoodles, and shepherds pie. They all pretty much turned out good, except I had to try the whole wheat bread a second time, due to unhappy yeast. The first loaf turned into a rock. However, I am presently enjoying a piece from the second loaf and it taste great with peanut butter and jelly.
“What we are never changes, but who we are never stops”
—Not sure who to credit this to since I heard it on a television show…. but it has been with me ever since.
Which is better?
Would you prefer to live in a state that has a lot of snow and has the equipment/know-how to remove it, or in a state that has a little snow (comparatively) but does not have the necessary means to handle it?
I haven’t quite decided myself, but I can say that having a half day of work on a Friday is all right with me. :)
January 2010
1 post
Moving to Virginia
I have recently moved twelve hours away from all that I knew…
So far, it has been a positive experience. I moved into a one bedroom apartment on the top floor (third level). I absolutely love my apartment… Pictures coming soon.
My Mom was the best help I could have asked for, without her this experience would have been horrendous! We had to move all of my possetions up three flights of stairs, it took us a full day to accomplish this, but we kept on trucking and finished before dinner. I am so proud of my Mom!
