tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196025392024-03-13T15:55:30.730-07:00McOllie's TravelsSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-10898671980265295912009-12-23T23:17:00.000-08:002009-12-23T23:23:45.993-08:00Made me smileApparently this is an impromptu recital by Fran and Marlo Cowan after they noticed the piano in the lobby of the Mayo Clinic on their way to (or from) a doctor appointment. He turned 90 earlier this year and they have been married for 62 years. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RI-l0tK8Ok0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RI-l0tK8Ok0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />via (<a href="http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/">A Cup of Jo</a>)Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-21395023877161274582009-10-08T23:20:00.000-07:002009-10-08T23:33:28.175-07:00the theory of funI so would have been taken the stairs had this experiment been going on while I was in Stockholm. Sadly, it wasn't. The Fun Theory has been tested in a few other ways. Check them out <a href="http://www.rolighetsteorin.se/">here</a>:<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2lXh2n0aPyw&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2lXh2n0aPyw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />(via <a href="http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/piano-stairs.html">swissmiss</a>)Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-69558896222328755452009-09-28T06:48:00.000-07:002009-09-28T07:05:12.166-07:00A plug for a friendMy friend Melinda, is an all around cool woman. Not only does she make delicious desserts and divine jewelry, but she plays on my soccer team and does triathlons and raises three funny kids with her husband, but she now has started an <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7926856">etsy page</a> for tote bags. I gotta say, I love these, even if she wasn't the one making them. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL45famr7aEYJ7vU9Cxc5Gpgf9A3XoNCj7XQ-YCZyDdLjUyPQkNTjniHhnelUFRWsv1SJxYA3_-IQ5J62i7UCqHu0kMJsVnU7reuxfqSjsNGOihoTOU3yVNzUIkPBfyTmccT70/s1600-h/il_430xN.87332976.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL45famr7aEYJ7vU9Cxc5Gpgf9A3XoNCj7XQ-YCZyDdLjUyPQkNTjniHhnelUFRWsv1SJxYA3_-IQ5J62i7UCqHu0kMJsVnU7reuxfqSjsNGOihoTOU3yVNzUIkPBfyTmccT70/s320/il_430xN.87332976.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386518373438673266" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipO8YIDkFJQtkQ9EKz7Xc1Sj8O6IvLU8edikN1BMMHzpVXOzY-Xmg-eL2crkd_u_bSR5QV55vEAjDwbHzpzdmpnCW91RDmS4NArBkkgs6nBDlujmNBwYakDV-y6gnd4Hs9ORVF/s1600-h/il_430xN.86578606.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipO8YIDkFJQtkQ9EKz7Xc1Sj8O6IvLU8edikN1BMMHzpVXOzY-Xmg-eL2crkd_u_bSR5QV55vEAjDwbHzpzdmpnCW91RDmS4NArBkkgs6nBDlujmNBwYakDV-y6gnd4Hs9ORVF/s320/il_430xN.86578606.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386518572195577778" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yesterday, she gave me one of her new business cards for the site and they are also super duper cute. But then, the back color is that kinda apple green and my favorite pale blue.Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-49051550279831933482009-09-23T07:46:00.000-07:002009-09-23T08:05:03.883-07:00Wanna play?I've rediscovered my love of Tag. I mean, try and play without laughing. It's hard to do. At least for me. I like laughing. Seriously. I busted out laughing this week carrying laundry. You know when you have that really large load and you have to carry it without a basket or bag into a different room. You have to get into a sumo wrestler pose and then bend over the load and try and contain it all so that you don't lose a sock to the great unknown along the way? Yeah, now, imagine doing this and turning the corner to unexpectedly find someone catching you in the act. <br /><br /> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y6DIwf-u0_k&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y6DIwf-u0_k&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />(Thanks<a href="http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/09/tag.html"> swissmiss</a>)Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-13834157106940637062009-09-15T06:56:00.000-07:002009-09-15T07:17:50.546-07:00A taste of things to comeI told several people that the Sweden and Norway pictures would be shared more quickly than the Amsterdam ones. I am still curating the photos (yeah, because they are THAT good! hahaha) as I took an insane number of them. But for a little taste of Norway, here is a sampler. This is at the Lysebotn turn off from highway 45 a few hours east of Sandnes that we unexpectedly found ourselves at for about an hour. Can you guess what had us rooted to the spot? <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkzCaxBJ67AyJUk6ph3shIYcuF8WAoIco6bf2b5mULnItNE2BprdY8n8PLa7XkZsGu-WWdjOMxzYxDcnSWTK8XMBpzTm14ukGr5JzsbCc_rQXe2HYjRRpzVd9_Jho-VAn1StA/s1600-h/P1040923.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkzCaxBJ67AyJUk6ph3shIYcuF8WAoIco6bf2b5mULnItNE2BprdY8n8PLa7XkZsGu-WWdjOMxzYxDcnSWTK8XMBpzTm14ukGr5JzsbCc_rQXe2HYjRRpzVd9_Jho-VAn1StA/s400/P1040923.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381697678731885778" /></a>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-41528202625896285122009-07-25T08:48:00.000-07:002009-07-25T09:20:28.025-07:00Amsterdam at nightAmsterdam at night is pretty amazing. All the canals with lights reflecting off of the water. The solitude and quiet the night brings with the occasional pedestrian's feet walking on the cobblestones and the soft rickety sounds of the bikes taking their riders wherever they want to go. At least that is what I heard when I was walking in and around the Jordaan district. <br /><br />I stayed in the Jordaan district at a great hotel, <a href="http://www.hotelvanonna.nl/">Hotel Van Onna</a>. It is sparse and not big on frills, but it is well situated and really inexpensive compared to the rest of the area. Plus the breakfasts were filling. Music to my ears. The below photos were all taken within 10 blocks or so of my hotel. <br /><br />Either along the Keizersgracht or the Prinsengracht:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UAo0BC5pzbeDdSKVm7Q_Zaa4oxApwscUl7KtoP95N6CE1bqCUr2wRd_02oNjofNQPOAnqiT-Yj4krKDcxhufvmd7KhXRsfZlglxIhLK89Tui_8qO2g9v4QnXkDgJ6YdwogAN/s1600-h/P1010873.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UAo0BC5pzbeDdSKVm7Q_Zaa4oxApwscUl7KtoP95N6CE1bqCUr2wRd_02oNjofNQPOAnqiT-Yj4krKDcxhufvmd7KhXRsfZlglxIhLK89Tui_8qO2g9v4QnXkDgJ6YdwogAN/s400/P1010873.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362427519962851762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXO3MT1gJHpKwLqWOrDm7HDbGam-TwrqYB87BwoGSac3ztsoUTd-hFPcb_COzQKMI6s2iFcUMdiFfW51N-lc4HRTPuZaGfGAHF9kon5iFvxRqFOMOmnW_N68cYWtcu8mPsyeL5/s1600-h/P1010874.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXO3MT1gJHpKwLqWOrDm7HDbGam-TwrqYB87BwoGSac3ztsoUTd-hFPcb_COzQKMI6s2iFcUMdiFfW51N-lc4HRTPuZaGfGAHF9kon5iFvxRqFOMOmnW_N68cYWtcu8mPsyeL5/s400/P1010874.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362427705323209314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEn-UV1LU3jmoU6EpA7eT45W8Fv_TChLkbWvM37LVl5Lu0zh61qzCx8VFFz3CxDdXMuJH-Y6sYLSfi6g3tF8KyhY6ndVIKF9giazKe-M-YOuczSHmxVHFIoIqbvqlBxXbF3NFb/s1600-h/P1010883.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEn-UV1LU3jmoU6EpA7eT45W8Fv_TChLkbWvM37LVl5Lu0zh61qzCx8VFFz3CxDdXMuJH-Y6sYLSfi6g3tF8KyhY6ndVIKF9giazKe-M-YOuczSHmxVHFIoIqbvqlBxXbF3NFb/s400/P1010883.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362428345241839602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PqXE02PqDjL1hqZE3LtIl_j9N9lTecXD-F5NzYeuvA5lemFtFUXW1ZnWgHvmAukTZtzlhxT6S-PPEiXL40LM7t4mBgFbEBTtZ2UEeG09tzZTZIJubsWruE7Zie6q8BCyNiSj/s1600-h/P1020091.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PqXE02PqDjL1hqZE3LtIl_j9N9lTecXD-F5NzYeuvA5lemFtFUXW1ZnWgHvmAukTZtzlhxT6S-PPEiXL40LM7t4mBgFbEBTtZ2UEeG09tzZTZIJubsWruE7Zie6q8BCyNiSj/s400/P1020091.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362428026308989922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKahUayBnujZWFl8VEEHm6Md3B8XmE2FkFlVWuoIBw_3C_BdPxIIe8vASy_MGaPqxk7SycHuJzCxBdoHLufjMVzttkaHCKH1-6WHFLvWTZK2ofRj_qSgo5lP3pJguunZQ1MI5/s1600-h/P1010885.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKahUayBnujZWFl8VEEHm6Md3B8XmE2FkFlVWuoIBw_3C_BdPxIIe8vASy_MGaPqxk7SycHuJzCxBdoHLufjMVzttkaHCKH1-6WHFLvWTZK2ofRj_qSgo5lP3pJguunZQ1MI5/s400/P1010885.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362432647789790322" /></a><br /><br /><br />On the Raadhuisstraat:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVs3g3FXRuiBM6rsrtYSKKETKQ8My2NMStwB8bbB_dUW0J7uCgYTrL-TMc56EbjBZn3wXkEhpCEY8jlzz_Gc1eYPhHIkWyx6QfenEtVWjwJLUFbQt1w6W5IeQyWTCQWAaWRN00/s1600-h/P1020106.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVs3g3FXRuiBM6rsrtYSKKETKQ8My2NMStwB8bbB_dUW0J7uCgYTrL-TMc56EbjBZn3wXkEhpCEY8jlzz_Gc1eYPhHIkWyx6QfenEtVWjwJLUFbQt1w6W5IeQyWTCQWAaWRN00/s400/P1020106.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362428965316318802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sMZptAttSTSgskdWvO4m4VZ1wLnTrEAW1Zd5_0K0E4a81xb09O3ou_SfoPQH226-5BocaFofcKLoAdESCmLL2VS7xCOX7h4YARkZO-CNE2DxlKZly6cniCsZqZE75kswhdT7/s1600-h/P1020110.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sMZptAttSTSgskdWvO4m4VZ1wLnTrEAW1Zd5_0K0E4a81xb09O3ou_SfoPQH226-5BocaFofcKLoAdESCmLL2VS7xCOX7h4YARkZO-CNE2DxlKZly6cniCsZqZE75kswhdT7/s400/P1020110.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362429095774385826" /></a><br /><br />The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerkerk">westerkerk</a>:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PvRyVAzG8eb-FFGTjoq4HuMBOxY1nFcDiWZ9gqUrBlUZvMqjd82x5y8pk2ed1fF9AkffRdUvt0D41mYE5sZJFXOODxJhOp4v7oFIUs7VMzxOcxDAzmyic3NY4sXe0AyduwPU/s1600-h/P1020111.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PvRyVAzG8eb-FFGTjoq4HuMBOxY1nFcDiWZ9gqUrBlUZvMqjd82x5y8pk2ed1fF9AkffRdUvt0D41mYE5sZJFXOODxJhOp4v7oFIUs7VMzxOcxDAzmyic3NY4sXe0AyduwPU/s400/P1020111.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362431154623684978" /></a>from the corner of Raadhuisstraat and Prinsengracht<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UD1GDTHCzzUAsGyszu5MUw2XfDNKCZxWO2Qa6IB_Ca8nleGdjsQt_r47rXG3RHF2cKhwE-F5f-KWcWDg1w1W2G0txPwVgAEdU2L7MBxAPEqxv7bf9rbkfYqqjunzth3ddUJs/s1600-h/P1010881.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 387px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UD1GDTHCzzUAsGyszu5MUw2XfDNKCZxWO2Qa6IB_Ca8nleGdjsQt_r47rXG3RHF2cKhwE-F5f-KWcWDg1w1W2G0txPwVgAEdU2L7MBxAPEqxv7bf9rbkfYqqjunzth3ddUJs/s400/P1010881.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362431726819606690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68wzUlo0ytA2CKw0Zo6qvVTMZDUq_AcQPay_Tjd-0aVFfeTgWzY4x6em-6CSottnS-BGExE8eM7xRIywXOK68pgHgs7tKZdQiw1n9MezA4f7vanqddxKeaEayEk30vzsuBEPm/s1600-h/P1020111.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68wzUlo0ytA2CKw0Zo6qvVTMZDUq_AcQPay_Tjd-0aVFfeTgWzY4x6em-6CSottnS-BGExE8eM7xRIywXOK68pgHgs7tKZdQiw1n9MezA4f7vanqddxKeaEayEk30vzsuBEPm/s400/P1020111.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362432365636403202" /></a>both of these are from Bloemstraat and Prinsengracht<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Bly8DMUvF_KBo3yK2iImfbz-r390N_Tjw-16-BW1RV7CeEToky5qOvR267Hom1glz9O5rSQAEHIdvTUMs6Oa1ayDNRe_fP-q69l5bvU2P7tksG1RydP91EQb5Q00YfcFTQ8O/s1600-h/P1010890.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Bly8DMUvF_KBo3yK2iImfbz-r390N_Tjw-16-BW1RV7CeEToky5qOvR267Hom1glz9O5rSQAEHIdvTUMs6Oa1ayDNRe_fP-q69l5bvU2P7tksG1RydP91EQb5Q00YfcFTQ8O/s400/P1010890.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362432055204752258" /></a>from Bloemgracht less than a block from my hotel.Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-60164107832717350092009-07-24T21:35:00.000-07:002009-07-24T21:42:57.908-07:00When will I get a personal helper monkey?Apparently <a href="http://gawker.com/5321667/conde-nasties-now-forced-to-do-common-office-chores-like-peasants">Conde Nast employees</a> need to start doing their own dishes instead of just letting them pile up for the interns. <br /><br />An intern's note announcing this change is what you see below. I have no idea why I find this so funny, but I do. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wf2ZE2XgANW6WP0kYbf-MUPO2fj5Akk0YdMzwOlogH615G6FMh5NFBgTxluAIdeP5V3DmgijobPjVgTmZmTNB70S2Prc-A1dLto-gEbA8_ZUavTBIS8dEjbqX1Hyh49sngNQ/s1600-h/504x_custom_1248400056734_-1_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wf2ZE2XgANW6WP0kYbf-MUPO2fj5Akk0YdMzwOlogH615G6FMh5NFBgTxluAIdeP5V3DmgijobPjVgTmZmTNB70S2Prc-A1dLto-gEbA8_ZUavTBIS8dEjbqX1Hyh49sngNQ/s400/504x_custom_1248400056734_-1_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362253036880473170" /></a>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-87107759403836975812009-05-29T23:57:00.000-07:002009-05-30T00:07:38.116-07:00It wins by a LandslideWhat wins, you ask? The 5th graders of <a href="http://ps22chorus.blogspot.com/">PS22 chorus</a> singing Landslide. Love it. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/f2p5augniQA&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/f2p5augniQA&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />(found via <a href="http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/">A Cup of Jo</a>)Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-88309366794478607782009-05-20T19:11:00.000-07:002009-05-20T19:19:32.287-07:00Nothing but...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZyyeP1lDTkvFSEiS0hbdnnlf-LG7YzAsM2hwocmy1cx18b86uam4WjMtBszMlbcQGf1vSCrybBU8pYwigOG-YnpFT8Ixylid6U98NnsTsVrIh6kEkMFWsonyi7oYnqi68osn/s1600-h/0518_schubert03_rect540.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZyyeP1lDTkvFSEiS0hbdnnlf-LG7YzAsM2hwocmy1cx18b86uam4WjMtBszMlbcQGf1vSCrybBU8pYwigOG-YnpFT8Ixylid6U98NnsTsVrIh6kEkMFWsonyi7oYnqi68osn/s400/0518_schubert03_rect540.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338095287224056226" /></a><br />...PAPER!! These drawings by German artist Simon Schubert are achieved by folding white paper. That's it! Amazing. <br /><br />See some of his other cool stuff <a href="http://www.simonschubert.de/papierarbeiten.html">here</a>. <br /><br />(via <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/artwork/folded-paper-interiors-by-simon-schubert-085008">AT Chicago</a>)Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-72491616789207722162009-05-18T23:35:00.000-07:002009-05-19T00:04:24.105-07:00It's about time......that I start showing some photos from my Amsterdam trip. Especially since it now looks like I am going to Scandinavia in August/September. If I am diligent, I will show a photo or two periodically. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmOF3VBXCwlrH_LeH02DXvbxGulOBV4vkAxg9UJFMIUiNjOZtmAhvCSN0MoYz1Tjx5GAriqaR_S145xxVWlC3CO6tYe5PtY7K9y_GGkT0wU7sZoowgdbx-MgadTKCSNz_rvp5/s1600-h/P1010913.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmOF3VBXCwlrH_LeH02DXvbxGulOBV4vkAxg9UJFMIUiNjOZtmAhvCSN0MoYz1Tjx5GAriqaR_S145xxVWlC3CO6tYe5PtY7K9y_GGkT0wU7sZoowgdbx-MgadTKCSNz_rvp5/s400/P1010913.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337421623194856994" /></a> For several minutes I just stood and watched this man and his dog while in Vondelpark. They made me smile and I was reminded of the devotion between my grandfather and his dog, Jake. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOh2clv3pzK9FBype7junA2_VN9trxCZonD29zAf_Zvlxb9V2T1kSj8-ft1lh32NsxxAKvW4Z0ICRlLIh9yYtNE406pi240rxi3JEb08C2i7pIA1VMDAAHmmuLD5IyP4TPOTI/s1600-h/P1010848.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOh2clv3pzK9FBype7junA2_VN9trxCZonD29zAf_Zvlxb9V2T1kSj8-ft1lh32NsxxAKvW4Z0ICRlLIh9yYtNE406pi240rxi3JEb08C2i7pIA1VMDAAHmmuLD5IyP4TPOTI/s400/P1010848.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337422697454536786" /></a> This is a canal in the Jordaan district and also the canal my hotel overlooked. <br /><br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaMYcbBxGCOV0KIMJA9OlkgZDRq7Kd3oZGZUDTDxopW1c7UCKB-WBHtVtEelC082ZUnIwkxIv-nOGnVH67uJrQC7qjX_Bm20VrG54IANxN9LjKWo3U5i7AGuo6bXC56WDikmi/s1600-h/P1010851.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaMYcbBxGCOV0KIMJA9OlkgZDRq7Kd3oZGZUDTDxopW1c7UCKB-WBHtVtEelC082ZUnIwkxIv-nOGnVH67uJrQC7qjX_Bm20VrG54IANxN9LjKWo3U5i7AGuo6bXC56WDikmi/s400/P1010851.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337423854897375666" /></a> My room was the window next to the little blue sign with the white "h" (in between the two cars). <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLsQ8FRC-vNBNo32Fcpc-sHuA-vr-Jnont_bY7FlNpqK-nsZvipqOf_yfQ6d3SFtntiDu0oXAqmA75oXi3-W4dvagmH1poWve0yAKERcfMFFqoCiPIlP81Efuq1hmZG1g_8NF/s1600-h/P1020071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLsQ8FRC-vNBNo32Fcpc-sHuA-vr-Jnont_bY7FlNpqK-nsZvipqOf_yfQ6d3SFtntiDu0oXAqmA75oXi3-W4dvagmH1poWve0yAKERcfMFFqoCiPIlP81Efuq1hmZG1g_8NF/s400/P1020071.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337426718222613330" /></a> And here you can see two people trying to find their bikes at the central station. This is only 1 of 3 levels. I wonder how they even know which is their bike.Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-83645778638910214912009-05-04T20:26:00.000-07:002009-05-04T20:53:23.394-07:00My idea of heavenI love books. One day I want to own a library like either of these spaces. Two stories of books and lots of natural light? Heaven. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVxXKaii1QCRKLbn6UpPblkBu5SUjPKqXQioBiaER7YT9QrDjUgMck-RsKpVbKJIoy6fBfCoHuA2XkA3cFM6qoGFfEwSIf58-LnFb1-7sRWHokfsf9rYhKw97AxxoR_LSKbdj/s1600-h/aun2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVxXKaii1QCRKLbn6UpPblkBu5SUjPKqXQioBiaER7YT9QrDjUgMck-RsKpVbKJIoy6fBfCoHuA2XkA3cFM6qoGFfEwSIf58-LnFb1-7sRWHokfsf9rYhKw97AxxoR_LSKbdj/s400/aun2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332179835712025778" /></a><br /><br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dBUxA10Mb5ITeWH-TQKKjQJUYlF3AP7PivtYElCRfhRm0lygQnvBP5dPMKfLFbrH1Rkz1qYdpsVZru8XIx4banFJHFBFSIvJzIanSCT6plhj2T1IPQPo1EUxEJMrkrYAfys2/s1600-h/l01_rect540.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dBUxA10Mb5ITeWH-TQKKjQJUYlF3AP7PivtYElCRfhRm0lygQnvBP5dPMKfLFbrH1Rkz1qYdpsVZru8XIx4banFJHFBFSIvJzIanSCT6plhj2T1IPQPo1EUxEJMrkrYAfys2/s400/l01_rect540.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332180430759252258" /></a><br /><br />(Top image via <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/04/sneak-peek-aun-and-su-lyn.html">Design*Sponge</a>)<br />(Bottom image by Hedrich Blessing (Steve Hall, Jon Miller, Craig Dugan) (not sure which one took this photo) via <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/20280/orchard-east-wheeler-kearns-architects/">Arch Daily</a> and <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/chicago-design/lightwells-and-a-library-in-a-chicago-family-home-083674">AT-Chicago</a>)Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-33329762065715347032009-04-30T18:50:00.001-07:002009-04-30T18:53:52.348-07:00Seriously...How freaking cute is this kid? <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnsutzsZSYn-Y8IAIB8Tl7hLXeEKC4X_YKwr4rMdyj2XmsI5n8nipG3Phm6xsqeigC8EUFpr1sVTb2YBTIs_WRmras7QreSzHa3vymeJyrWych9zfcs30DccnxLOr6JCmcn9r/s1600-h/4309IggyWeb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnsutzsZSYn-Y8IAIB8Tl7hLXeEKC4X_YKwr4rMdyj2XmsI5n8nipG3Phm6xsqeigC8EUFpr1sVTb2YBTIs_WRmras7QreSzHa3vymeJyrWych9zfcs30DccnxLOr6JCmcn9r/s400/4309IggyWeb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330667178569792178" /></a><br /><br />(via <a href="http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/">The Sartorialist</a>)Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-12155737053209051722009-04-27T13:32:00.000-07:002009-04-27T14:52:00.630-07:00Tracking an epidemicI realize that in the US it is a health emergency and not an epidemic, but if you want to keep track of where the swine flu outbreaks are occurring and the status of them, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=p&msa=0&msid=106484775090296685271.0004681a37b713f6b5950&ll=32.639375,-110.390625&spn=15.738151,25.488281&z=5">Google Maps</a> can show you. Of course, I wonder where they are getting their updates. If it is directly from the CDC and WHO then great, otherwise, who has the job of tracking them all?Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-43471712490088251432009-04-25T09:11:00.001-07:002009-04-25T09:12:33.514-07:00You can now outsource your own work...Or so the Onion reports. <br /><br /><object width="480" height="430"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/onn_embed/embedded_player.swf?image=http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/OUTSOURCING_OWN_JOBS_article.jpg&videoid=94592&title=More%20American%20Workers%20Outsourcing%20Own%20Jobs%20Overseas" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/onn_embed/embedded_player.swf"type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="480" height="430"flashvars="image=http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/OUTSOURCING_OWN_JOBS_article.jpg&videoid=94592&title=More%20American%20Workers%20Outsourcing%20Own%20Jobs%20Overseas"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/video/more_american_workers_outsourcing?utm_source=twittershare&utm_medium=twitter">More American Workers Outsourcing Own Jobs Overseas</a>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-50754592750136482262009-04-09T09:41:00.000-07:002009-04-09T09:48:06.779-07:00The Daisies Will Be Pushed...finallyHow excited am I? ABC just announced they WILL show the remaining Pushing Daisies episodes this Spring!!! Here's the deal, they will show them on Saturday nights (thank goodness for TiVo and for ABC.com) beginning May 30th through June 13th.<br /><br />And for anyone who watched Eli Stone or Dirty Sexy Money - these shows' remaining episodes will be shown on Saturday's as well. Eli Stone will air between June 20th and July 11th. Dirty Sexy Money will air between July 18th and Aug 8th.Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-79778012753561280522009-04-01T07:46:00.001-07:002009-04-01T08:08:41.133-07:00What will I create today?I think I need to read or watch this speech on a regular basis. It is just a very lovely little reminder of the power of creation that exists within every person. Creating in all of its forms brings us closer to happiness. Have you ever said a funny joke that brought a smile to someone's face who was previously sad? That is creating. Finished or completed a project at work? That is creating. As we create we feel value in ourselves and a purpose in our days. So everyday I want to ask myself: "What will I create today?" And at night when I ask myself "What did I create today?" I better have an answer.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RhLlnq5yY7k&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RhLlnq5yY7k&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-60615085484036450252009-03-14T10:36:00.000-07:002009-03-14T10:45:13.142-07:00I ate......the last of my licorice from Amsterdam. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRLRFp716LoxTi-vQfpGTgOq2AYRvxpkrvmJz372AaGPkhTWYyOaiyvG4CkCi0msXYp-wxfaGdE-zbrxpbe6gs5rCHS8-IftTblQL0irKuoxgCChPgufbGZLJzghPTHO83hwH/s1600-h/venco+jubes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRLRFp716LoxTi-vQfpGTgOq2AYRvxpkrvmJz372AaGPkhTWYyOaiyvG4CkCi0msXYp-wxfaGdE-zbrxpbe6gs5rCHS8-IftTblQL0irKuoxgCChPgufbGZLJzghPTHO83hwH/s400/venco+jubes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313100696852288482" /></a><br /><br />I love this stuff. I brought back several bags in my luggage and have been diligently rationing them out over the last 4+ months. Well, yesterday, the last drop in the last bag was consumed. I now need to go on a hunt for more. And if anyone ever goes to Amsterdam and wonders what to buy me? You now have your answer. :)Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-3363913442657234342009-03-12T07:54:00.000-07:002009-03-12T08:03:58.275-07:00I like......this house. Bet you won't guess where this home is located. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0izL3E45cryBkIEJ5Blg9n1Gi6QM_4LA3n70w8wB7jD1bA_T1KDUXZfVHHsgNnD-ku9Ifv8-VO1Z3Q9CEsyuWN6sT2coaLnWZDq8H0PORVNwSB1J7G2RXxRw5VVNtfHUuAfZb/s1600-h/Croatia+House.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0izL3E45cryBkIEJ5Blg9n1Gi6QM_4LA3n70w8wB7jD1bA_T1KDUXZfVHHsgNnD-ku9Ifv8-VO1Z3Q9CEsyuWN6sT2coaLnWZDq8H0PORVNwSB1J7G2RXxRw5VVNtfHUuAfZb/s400/Croatia+House.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312316175906825138" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9v2uDpDrIdzQ4b0nmOpRjTiVVzmqreIHq0lnGiNxY55qbtlr1kEufIJL-acWC9kXF3SdFWxzblXcMiDTlHirKE8BcDp0MSyMWwCsYjl7mJhUqyhzczbNtrjc0j0qnTNXQ_lM/s1600-h/Croatia+House+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9v2uDpDrIdzQ4b0nmOpRjTiVVzmqreIHq0lnGiNxY55qbtlr1kEufIJL-acWC9kXF3SdFWxzblXcMiDTlHirKE8BcDp0MSyMWwCsYjl7mJhUqyhzczbNtrjc0j0qnTNXQ_lM/s400/Croatia+House+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312316294421833938" /></a><br /><br /><br />If you guessed Croatia, then you are correct. The war has left their landscape a blank page with which to write on. And what beautiful writing it is. This home is designed by the firm <a href="http://www.3lhd.com/">3LHD Architects</a>. Don't worry, you don't have to know Croatian as the site is in English. <br /><br />(via <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/03/croatia-post-2.html">Design Sponge</a>)Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-26851207372007572482009-03-09T07:54:00.000-07:002009-03-09T08:01:41.944-07:00I have...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTh4uajce3oxp9klhWuaVqyXnnZC_6o6atNY7Ux83__VtkesMFDlEH6SX3zyq3p1TYpI__6Nyv7xmpFq0mMLsD9pWBrDkKMbwagI_3oN24F2VCdMkTLutCbmtsO49OPTlmRq_-/s1600-h/jars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 382px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTh4uajce3oxp9klhWuaVqyXnnZC_6o6atNY7Ux83__VtkesMFDlEH6SX3zyq3p1TYpI__6Nyv7xmpFq0mMLsD9pWBrDkKMbwagI_3oN24F2VCdMkTLutCbmtsO49OPTlmRq_-/s400/jars.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311202502227819554" /></a><br />...<a href="http://mcollies-travels.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-want.html">these Weck jars</a>!!!!! I was walking home on Saturday after watching Coraline when I decided to pop into the always cool store Canoe. Wouldn't you know it that less than I minute after I stepped in, I saw them. They were so lovely there in 4 sizes. Of course I had to buy a couple in 3 of the sizes. The bonus...I had found a visa gift card a few weeks ago and so I didn't have to spend any of MY money to buy them!Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-62813476933761534152009-03-06T18:24:00.000-08:002009-03-06T18:40:14.823-08:00Happy Up Here<object width="400" height="219"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3281558&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3281558&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="219"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/3281558">Happy Up Here</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/royksopp">Röyksopp</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />This video makes me happy. Given the stress of work right now, it offers a nice few minutes of calm. While I don't think I have just listened to their music, I do often find myself watching <a href="http://royksopp.com/">Röyksopp</a>'s videos over and over again. They are just the right amount of quirky and fun. Apparently the Norwegian duo is coming out with another album later this year. You know what that means...more videos!!! <br /><br /><br /><br />(Reminded of them via <a href="http://blackeiffel.blogspot.com/2009/03/royksopp.html">Black Eiffel</a>)Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-73252935132317083702009-02-18T17:20:00.000-08:002009-02-18T17:34:53.949-08:00Hotmail is sucking the life out of meAnyone out there use Hotmail and had their "windows live" page go through a recent upgrade? If so, I need your help. It looks like they are trying to compete with Facebook and other social networking sites but I don't want anything to do with it. <br /><br />MSN News Story updates - I used to get nice MSN News Story updated, but they appear over on the bottom of the right side instead of where I want them. Whenever I try and modify this or add sources for news, nothing happens. <br /><br />Network - Is there a way to remove this completely? If not, can I instruct it to permanently ignore people? I really have no interest in being asked each time I go into my account if I want to invite a guy I went out with a year ago to be in my network. Because I can tell you, the answer to that question is "No" and it will ALWAYS be no. Just the sight of his name each time I open my account makes me annoyed. <br /><br />If I can't find solutions to these issues, I may have to find another email company to handle my junk mail and less personal mail communications. <br /><br />Long live my true email provider of Google. May they continue to impress me with their service.Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-61528038697433870702009-02-05T21:22:00.000-08:002009-02-05T21:25:09.543-08:00Friendly anchorsI wonder how much time it took them to practice this routine? I especially like the end when they have to hurry before they go back on the air. :)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wJEojGf-G_s&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wJEojGf-G_s&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />(via <a href="http://swissmiss.typepad.com/">swissmiss</a>)Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-23588047969734139982009-01-31T08:56:00.001-08:002009-01-31T09:05:33.530-08:00Who's who?While reading the weekly wrap up on <a href="http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/2009/01/have-wonderful-weekend.html">A Cup of Jo</a> from yesterday, how could I not click on the link? Wouldn't you if you read "<a href="http://pictureyear.blogspot.com/2009/01/more-mysteries-unravelled.html">Christian Bale looks like Kermit</a>"? I dare you to not look. But if you do, you MUST click the further link for additional photos. Somebody spent a LOT of time doing this.Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-40227650832697951852009-01-28T22:59:00.000-08:002009-01-28T23:24:24.612-08:00I want...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbBzgla2Jzmslcm0aAZpeHuuO-xB-vmGeWImKk9-AqKrhuCu7qgC5eYjvbWBQZuLYebylsGWA9pCFrYMpuEFK-zzG4ZgtaPpbNaqilztLewHpIUWXZguX0WzGcEoWkGxWepUN/s1600-h/jars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 382px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbBzgla2Jzmslcm0aAZpeHuuO-xB-vmGeWImKk9-AqKrhuCu7qgC5eYjvbWBQZuLYebylsGWA9pCFrYMpuEFK-zzG4ZgtaPpbNaqilztLewHpIUWXZguX0WzGcEoWkGxWepUN/s400/jars.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296608052162463010" /></a><br />...these Weck jars. Supposedly <a href="http://www.heathceramics.com/go/heath/homeware/store/?catID=52">Heath Ceramics</a> sells them, but I can only find the small 80ml size on their site. I want the bigger ones for leftovers. I really do like them. It's a little ridiculous exactly how much. :)<br /><br />Update: I just had to keep looking and eureka! Apparently searching for Weck Canisters only gets you to Heath Ceramics but "weck canning jars" gets you to the <a href="http://www.weckcanning.com/docs/mold.htm">company's website</a>. Yippee!!!!Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19602539.post-39370925846217118872009-01-20T22:00:00.000-08:002009-01-20T22:17:23.759-08:00Do you like it like this?Why don't we get the good ads? T-Mobile did their own flash mob on 15 January 2009 at the Liverpool Street Station. <br /><br />Check it out: <br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO8lLP4DP0w">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO8lLP4DP0w</a><br /><br />This too makes me smile. <br /><br />(via <a href="http://swissmiss.typepad.com/weblog/2009/01/stuff-like-this-makes-me-happy.html">SwissMiss</a>)Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929918203230176674noreply@blogger.com3