tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723709442644042882024-03-05T17:43:56.217-06:00Sleepy JellyfishUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-36260918960759237992007-11-12T11:38:00.000-06:002007-11-12T11:49:38.009-06:00See you at the doodle land...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQosHdl2wZkc1KVa_Orpcg_-PefIwsnMNNACCGxCwjr8E0vv1bkuXxMVAx_DhNN5Da4NzgPFYoYerh1k9iYiAfGEkEN_XJ_y8X0CJgEyUOKBcxzx5vTqG2APy_vTRk7mrCLycoD0ByH7v/s1600-h/HappyDoodleLandLogo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQosHdl2wZkc1KVa_Orpcg_-PefIwsnMNNACCGxCwjr8E0vv1bkuXxMVAx_DhNN5Da4NzgPFYoYerh1k9iYiAfGEkEN_XJ_y8X0CJgEyUOKBcxzx5vTqG2APy_vTRk7mrCLycoD0ByH7v/s400/HappyDoodleLandLogo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132012045265632514" /></a><br />I am gonna try stop posting anything new on this blog and just combine my future posts on my doodle blog and see how it works. There is really no reason for me to keep two separate blogs after all. So if you want to find me, visit me <a href="http://happydoodleland.blogspot.com/">here</a>. XOUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-41409226062831131732007-10-20T13:48:00.000-05:002007-10-20T14:36:52.927-05:00Dick Daniels<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGVPRo98dYZPrLrgUCuRJkxNErRYFJn3oRLNJ2k_HP25xoAQtKTTdixcTVnmrBvDfrkUzTlvSBUH7UQk5DbX3pBVxy0HaVrL_GidZXh99oqY2Vys5c5HNEqvX5T3W2gjzbsO_tXzvSBBw/s1600-h/FunhouseSign.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGVPRo98dYZPrLrgUCuRJkxNErRYFJn3oRLNJ2k_HP25xoAQtKTTdixcTVnmrBvDfrkUzTlvSBUH7UQk5DbX3pBVxy0HaVrL_GidZXh99oqY2Vys5c5HNEqvX5T3W2gjzbsO_tXzvSBBw/s400/FunhouseSign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123505126851259682" /></a><br />Finally, it's my time to own a super fun artwork by my friend/co-worker <a href="http://www.funhouse57.com/bio.html"target="_blank">Dick Daniels</a> (I call him Didi)! I got it last night in an annual art+craft sale. He had so many amazing pieces and it was very hard for me to pick just one. But I am really happy that I got this funhouse sign... I love the niphead characters on it and I am gonna name them Haracio, Emilio and Xavier! Heehee...what a fun bunch! You have to check out Dick's website <a href="http://www.funhouse57.com/"target="_blank">"FunHouse57"</a>. There are lots of colorful mixed media wooden signs and cool ceramic skulls, too!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-60454301835912328862007-10-05T18:24:00.000-05:002007-10-05T18:37:17.881-05:00What a hoot!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlMtPLiRqFLSzEYUeSJxV1rtYZ05-cC-SZdTiwuLi8VJwYzXVs36LYCX9l9j_UXF62rBmnK-xMSFaEN7-XspXVuM0Bt0CoCmGExAfDeyUmJisajUOBfeNQeNlzAKX9SF6gp8mSS24yoK3/s1600-h/OwlFamily.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlMtPLiRqFLSzEYUeSJxV1rtYZ05-cC-SZdTiwuLi8VJwYzXVs36LYCX9l9j_UXF62rBmnK-xMSFaEN7-XspXVuM0Bt0CoCmGExAfDeyUmJisajUOBfeNQeNlzAKX9SF6gp8mSS24yoK3/s400/OwlFamily.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118000361757256802" /></a><br />Today I took a vacation day from work, and I did my monthly treasure hunting in the afternoon. It really was a perfect day for doing outdoor activities... I didn't really need" anything (but hey, we don't always buy something just because we really need it), but I ended up with this cute owl family. They are pretty small and they are made of metal. Actually I've been eyeing them since 4 months ago, and every month when the shop opens (the store only opens during the first Friday weekend each month), I wanted to get them but never did. But I couldn't take it anymore so I finally got them today... <br /><br />And now, after I proudly displayed my owls in the living room, it's time for me to do more great outdoor activities: sweeping my front yard and picking up leaves...sign...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-89865211179862317342007-09-23T22:50:00.000-05:002007-09-23T23:35:59.352-05:00Plaza Art FairI went to the annual Plaza Art Fair yesterday afternoon. The weather couldn't be any better, and the whole area was so packed, it took me 40 minutes to park my car. But it was all worth it. There were so many artists' works I would love to collect, but due to my budget, I ended up spending only about $125.<br /><br />Here are what I got: a totally cute and goofy robot named Edgeworth made by local artist <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anthonypack"target="_blank"> Anthony Pack</a> using found objects (I also bought one of Anthony's artwork last year)...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8i77KCOvrqreLlR6v4xObxy22dIB96a6k3ivh6YgibyanqtaUYtTyY9fgI1Ey0i7EZIJPoCMTHwAPlWWXgnfby6TnsHugrwKJYV55YdSKudllXiqY9Y2XvRKTOn1UUON6Ui-cbhyGHqJ/s1600-h/Edgeworth.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8i77KCOvrqreLlR6v4xObxy22dIB96a6k3ivh6YgibyanqtaUYtTyY9fgI1Ey0i7EZIJPoCMTHwAPlWWXgnfby6TnsHugrwKJYV55YdSKudllXiqY9Y2XvRKTOn1UUON6Ui-cbhyGHqJ/s400/Edgeworth.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113616905250057090" /></a><br />... and a limited edition of acrylic and pencil on canvas painting by Chicago-based artist <a href="http://www.gabelanza.com/paintings.html"target="_blank"> Gabe Lanza</a>. The artwork I bought is actually connected to a special art project called project PARTIVATION which Gabe will be posting more about on his <a href="http://lanzastudio.blogspot.com/"target="_blank">blog</a> after the art fair is finished).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMX7SxtPu25XwMJlnPwtXbbjmbGsck062gBCUEmWswa_I4HV2I-X57o0baHPXKeJyM6xLZ2fGHT840KhqaClV614o-bBLLfgX0107IL0h1_j5oKzUykfP3Ze-jmHdGBM0wdzsZo__uu5ud/s1600-h/GabeLanzaRobot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMX7SxtPu25XwMJlnPwtXbbjmbGsck062gBCUEmWswa_I4HV2I-X57o0baHPXKeJyM6xLZ2fGHT840KhqaClV614o-bBLLfgX0107IL0h1_j5oKzUykfP3Ze-jmHdGBM0wdzsZo__uu5ud/s400/GabeLanzaRobot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113616935314828178" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-82569915664093175912007-09-14T13:51:00.000-05:002007-09-14T14:03:58.442-05:00Keepon<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3g-yrjh58ms"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3g-yrjh58ms" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br />My co-worker showed me this... This is the coolest and cutest robot I've ever seen!! Its name is Keepon and it has soft rubber skin, two cameras in its eyes, and a microphone in its nose. Keepon is built by <a href="http://univ.nict.go.jp/people/xkozima/index-eng.html"target="_blank">Hideki Kozima</a> as a nonverbal robot to interact with children. It is, however, not commercially available at this point. The <a href="http://beatbots.org/"target="_blank">BeatBots</a> website has more information and another great film about Keepon. Check it out! So adorable!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-50124701649835898072007-09-08T17:03:00.000-05:002007-09-08T17:10:46.369-05:00Anthropology Sign<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2x59Ol5Bw-bUcbDuHVDrUYxZuZggMhyphenhyphenCpYL7qLkwxYqCVlynb84jFHGjpRQEu02lqVKN3D40DPOnRDtRJbdNH7Dyen5x2lYq3p2jA1cebqW-_PWle8jGJz9Rxjx7NnOJwc8jK75eC1Fl/s1600-h/AnthropologySign.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2x59Ol5Bw-bUcbDuHVDrUYxZuZggMhyphenhyphenCpYL7qLkwxYqCVlynb84jFHGjpRQEu02lqVKN3D40DPOnRDtRJbdNH7Dyen5x2lYq3p2jA1cebqW-_PWle8jGJz9Rxjx7NnOJwc8jK75eC1Fl/s400/AnthropologySign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107958956164550786" /></a><br />Yesterday I went to the monthly lunch time treasure hunt with my friends. I wasn't really planning on buying anything, but I found this screen printed wooden sign by Anthropology (I remember seeing it in the store long long time ago and wanted it, but it was too expensive for me). Actually, the original price tag was still on and it was $94... I got it for $39!!! It is so cute! I don't mind it's actually a mass produced product cause it is very well done. Can't wait to put it up.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-35965406300401375142007-09-02T11:30:00.000-05:002007-09-14T14:01:14.626-05:00Jenny Mendes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTPYSlY1zKRjhYKj-AgGaDS47AWU_26O76DWJ9AbTZsLLKTQ4buboUrszaKCLy5YphItoFEv7fAHQa6cotzDoF_FrnQK-RzofdqH_CPv6riNry7KkIp8VEoZAPBK6wYhEd3BPKBLIBRU_/s1600-h/tile1b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTPYSlY1zKRjhYKj-AgGaDS47AWU_26O76DWJ9AbTZsLLKTQ4buboUrszaKCLy5YphItoFEv7fAHQa6cotzDoF_FrnQK-RzofdqH_CPv6riNry7KkIp8VEoZAPBK6wYhEd3BPKBLIBRU_/s400/tile1b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105648418378125266" /></a><br />This morning I got a postcard from artist <a href="http://jennymendes.com/"target="_blank">Jenny Mendes</a>,reminding me that she will be at the annual <a href="http://www.countryclubplaza.com/plaza.aspx?pgID=913"target="_blank">Plaza Art Fair</a> which is one of my favorite event every year... I am so excited! Jenny is one of my favorite artist, and some of her artworks are my most treasured purchase from the art fair throughout the years. Usually I don't have a huge budget, but her cute little ceramic bowls or gorgeous tiles with intricate yet naive style line works are still very affordable. I am excited to see what she will bring to this year's <a href="http://www.countryclubplaza.com/plaza.aspx?pgID=913"target="_blank">Plaza Art Fair</a> which is scheduled for September 21st,22nd & 23rd.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvz7ij8DFTYA1X6Sp8N299TWvAQpAf5HLJ7lBi7u2xv6Tl713bbHsearxf4_tyzqEamI1LcXqNKuWwZ9o0ATNMVakgTfmeOKrkVOKYeKtjuODuQT1e0wvseIM4WmDXhVcJrrX77SQy2DEt/s1600-h/plate1b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvz7ij8DFTYA1X6Sp8N299TWvAQpAf5HLJ7lBi7u2xv6Tl713bbHsearxf4_tyzqEamI1LcXqNKuWwZ9o0ATNMVakgTfmeOKrkVOKYeKtjuODuQT1e0wvseIM4WmDXhVcJrrX77SQy2DEt/s400/plate1b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105648422673092578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebBx6IfMSoNWt-SNQ6fx0bbPlHvR2dY5Wd_1V49gW1-GKBNUHgt19B9H_xC0FxvLBJ_R9w8yeGq2sw_iE8jEpjWvU7M6x5GgKseXO2FObVbQUlNqmacou5jDHhFT-Bi2PEfSIYWAMBhLB/s1600-h/neck1b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebBx6IfMSoNWt-SNQ6fx0bbPlHvR2dY5Wd_1V49gW1-GKBNUHgt19B9H_xC0FxvLBJ_R9w8yeGq2sw_iE8jEpjWvU7M6x5GgKseXO2FObVbQUlNqmacou5jDHhFT-Bi2PEfSIYWAMBhLB/s400/neck1b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105648950954070002" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-1292970516078186372007-08-31T18:29:00.000-05:002007-09-01T07:27:25.787-05:00My new doodle blog<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsLXenptWZ1LoqM6Dz5v0PT4dAZY86_17IyAmvGCfdH5wuPh67vyWOJVOMVjNSedJaMG8TiI4cL7_2nwJ8yljs_0r0t_5O0OHSvR_gW-X96XYBdyzGXSAKbCkk5X-GZpbo-eLpCic4G9f/s1600-h/Doodle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsLXenptWZ1LoqM6Dz5v0PT4dAZY86_17IyAmvGCfdH5wuPh67vyWOJVOMVjNSedJaMG8TiI4cL7_2nwJ8yljs_0r0t_5O0OHSvR_gW-X96XYBdyzGXSAKbCkk5X-GZpbo-eLpCic4G9f/s400/Doodle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105012127563157362" /></a><br />I've decided to have another blog just for my doodles and crazy stuff like that, and it will have less words. This blog will be reserved for posting everyday bits and pieces or interesting information that I would like to share with you. And if you can't find me here, I am probably over there doodling...<br />Please click <a href="http://www.happydoodleland.blogspot.com"target="_blank">here</a> to visit my new <a href="http://www.happydoodleland.blogspot.com"target="_blank">doodle blog</a> and have a wonderful long weekend!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-59290669388016940802007-08-29T11:19:00.000-05:002007-08-29T11:54:43.530-05:00Finnish YMCA<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lCgrG35-3js"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lCgrG35-3js" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br />My co-worker sent me this clip... see what we are doing at work? Busted!<br />I have nothing to say about this... cause no word can describe it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-83661179931702399232007-08-26T21:28:00.000-05:002007-08-26T23:54:21.944-05:00Big Scores<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAzQneQIkjv1ceJmRBQ3z4rStyWIEH02OLV3w96amagNkFuHBWxJ4Yp07cZ0qOn0Pn32PpmjDxjfJwWQBEi11MSWhWzxVV0KFAoSmdmCsG86PDYlQLHVUH1mqy8HsVdO_GTrNr6FeseUf/s1600-h/babyshouse01.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAzQneQIkjv1ceJmRBQ3z4rStyWIEH02OLV3w96amagNkFuHBWxJ4Yp07cZ0qOn0Pn32PpmjDxjfJwWQBEi11MSWhWzxVV0KFAoSmdmCsG86PDYlQLHVUH1mqy8HsVdO_GTrNr6FeseUf/s400/babyshouse01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103213979375144402" /></a><br />I can't believe my good luck today!!!<br /><br />Don't be jealous... I scored Mary Blair's long out-of-print book "Baby's House" at the River Market antique mall this afternoon... for ONLY 4 DOLLARS! The booth where I found the book is in the basement which I usually don't check out because, first, I rarely find anything interesting there, and second, there is this giant sewage pipe down there which I hate. And even if I do check it out, I never really explore this specific vendor. But today I happened to go inside the booth, flipped through layers of old smelly books on the shelf and then I saw it... I couldn't believe my eye! I love when thing like this happen!<br /><br />Here are some amazing images which I got from the <a href="http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/03/media-mary-blairs-babys-house.html"target="_blank">ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive</a> website. If you are also a Mary Blair fan and really want your own copy of Baby's House, there are still 2 of them left on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Babys-House-Gelolo-McHugh/dp/B0000CHSC4/ref=sr_1_1/102-0215333-8209758?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188183885&sr=1-1"target="_blank">Amazon</a> and also there is currently one auction for it on <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Babys-House-Golden-Book-Copyright-1950-Mary-Blair_W0QQitemZ220116895661QQihZ012QQcategoryZ279QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem"target="_blank">eBay</a> for $85. Or you can always try to find it in your local antique shops... you might just get lucky too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHB15bjNbkhWSpR1XgvxuQIzoLH9mijBWqRxWDsSUUjz63CK1-SaDtXic6tj4bJdAnHQArQLI7qCwxW_JAIeg1MHHwTFO9jfDLQVlrofNWG1dmr0ot89IizVDuS9bo8rgcaiPSMpxO966r/s1600-h/babyshouse03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHB15bjNbkhWSpR1XgvxuQIzoLH9mijBWqRxWDsSUUjz63CK1-SaDtXic6tj4bJdAnHQArQLI7qCwxW_JAIeg1MHHwTFO9jfDLQVlrofNWG1dmr0ot89IizVDuS9bo8rgcaiPSMpxO966r/s400/babyshouse03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103214945742786082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTHWAjrechxprSY91-n73yR2lx63NCEMboSyW0RPN2mq__gsqqrmpdihhgpLCBydpI7-zEkhpcL3w8kozcspng8nZ7V6aphr5HanyUmFj8GhtiW_kNenKNv0mtkuzU7CymXaVMXK6WaJN/s1600-h/babyshouse10.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy28m_AY5WBuUtFIF7j71NF2AIuF-eeYewpgtDlcHl_dni6HGxjOrGlfmV-9JABP9eaPHZ1xZj29MtSOfFBZmKd-nKfupp7JzdZ5F1E7GQZEC9Rz6Xd813_wB1uXzZ1a32GMkC-cNIip0D/s400/61kWUuyfWvL._SS500_-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103231120589622930" /></a><br />Another book that I got from the same vendor today is the vintage black-and-white version of "The Little Old Man Who Could Not Read" illustrated by Seymour Fleishman... for 2 bucks! I absolutely love the linework illustrations as well as the shape and the facial expressions of the main character. The story is so funny and charming, and it makes me laugh! It's is out of print too but Amazon currently has <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Old-Man-Could-Read/dp/B000FQ8E98/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-0215333-8209758?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188187691&sr=8-1"target="_blank">8 hardcover copies</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Old-Man-Could-Read/dp/0437275450"target="_blank">3 paperback copies</a> of it... with a collector's price tag of course.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsen2mbjxoQM30LTevXIwj7ZGtyqlbOLdzr4iu_tIyJOvA8YAEj2qZIV0TmqcIAoMVM77Lx4nhq2syE6CFGP6OQHqFaocfijooLR6fa2YpuC57Os3-1VD0f1CezKr7gzrb2VvmddcZ7FzS/s1600-h/LittleMan1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsen2mbjxoQM30LTevXIwj7ZGtyqlbOLdzr4iu_tIyJOvA8YAEj2qZIV0TmqcIAoMVM77Lx4nhq2syE6CFGP6OQHqFaocfijooLR6fa2YpuC57Os3-1VD0f1CezKr7gzrb2VvmddcZ7FzS/s400/LittleMan1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103232593763405474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNwe11CjPU_OlNI6do7ihxlKKbzFEz7c4cpmajC9lc1XmKI4TPTOhjaoGEIKxKT3GzT7asD-RqZI7h7YfmDyeS-VeGhj6jEKkIKG6r2hYpTvYmBjd_r6FVgKESTTJ5W0VG3P4fNH3JhRe/s1600-h/LittleMan2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNwe11CjPU_OlNI6do7ihxlKKbzFEz7c4cpmajC9lc1XmKI4TPTOhjaoGEIKxKT3GzT7asD-RqZI7h7YfmDyeS-VeGhj6jEKkIKG6r2hYpTvYmBjd_r6FVgKESTTJ5W0VG3P4fNH3JhRe/s400/LittleMan2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103233744814640818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBj1ZLw4J1c8ajii66AyydB342-t4hiSZhoQAYqaGPQD9ACCWYCnjezJ5qavxm4DhzA2wkvU5JxjIoNe3PxhnjakBrtmsGDY8GXqsigLTJhyphenhyphen6DhTfzH4iqPcN06oA1JCLROIQNkT8jn3u/s1600-h/LittleMan3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBj1ZLw4J1c8ajii66AyydB342-t4hiSZhoQAYqaGPQD9ACCWYCnjezJ5qavxm4DhzA2wkvU5JxjIoNe3PxhnjakBrtmsGDY8GXqsigLTJhyphenhyphen6DhTfzH4iqPcN06oA1JCLROIQNkT8jn3u/s400/LittleMan3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103235574470708930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-hr24xm5eaEyy8gB-uXCBnyqv0OHhY80mlOPmUl4Ix9mqwwJSMF8k0vIex9sZ0P-eRyxVEebmyx8clEH40TJGvKI3NefMXWY8MzcVBDPrAB3QlgGbhU5BZdtE2uOjXIVXwInsycNeNkU/s1600-h/LittleMan4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-hr24xm5eaEyy8gB-uXCBnyqv0OHhY80mlOPmUl4Ix9mqwwJSMF8k0vIex9sZ0P-eRyxVEebmyx8clEH40TJGvKI3NefMXWY8MzcVBDPrAB3QlgGbhU5BZdtE2uOjXIVXwInsycNeNkU/s400/LittleMan4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103236807126322898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16fQFX87r2sUlphFEHDPa0uC8UY4oEQ6V_IWF3a-zhaM5cTYruy5jeIKTrMEl9tvSBaNP-pjWbcvJLW8RqevSlKZBa07DfcUK7xfY8IZGOydfZ4EpHrCn5JkGXkW8cr7gGqUpfM2izB7H/s1600-h/LittleMan5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16fQFX87r2sUlphFEHDPa0uC8UY4oEQ6V_IWF3a-zhaM5cTYruy5jeIKTrMEl9tvSBaNP-pjWbcvJLW8RqevSlKZBa07DfcUK7xfY8IZGOydfZ4EpHrCn5JkGXkW8cr7gGqUpfM2izB7H/s400/LittleMan5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103236811421290210" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-41514831005071194762007-08-20T23:25:00.000-05:002007-08-20T23:44:32.175-05:00The Lovers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPhaVaSPT-C-wyhCtPoqK9Ug0cURe4-ttVW0LW85Hjxfr4KNYKal0S3kDODlDhjbpjOS7M8pF5h-D59jYc5cd5pA35jIyHmDx55mdAqyobn024tX1cqxGVSbdiJgOgDgZx_sitTniuBbW/s1600-h/1164210760_l.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPhaVaSPT-C-wyhCtPoqK9Ug0cURe4-ttVW0LW85Hjxfr4KNYKal0S3kDODlDhjbpjOS7M8pF5h-D59jYc5cd5pA35jIyHmDx55mdAqyobn024tX1cqxGVSbdiJgOgDgZx_sitTniuBbW/s400/1164210760_l.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101009252403023298" /></a><br />These two are Lars and Inca (my friend gave them the names); I made them awhile back. I found the photo when cleaning my folders and thought it would be funny to show them on the blog. A picture is worth a thousand words: this couple is clearly in love, and you can tell... Lars has been using steroid to maintain his luchador physique, and it's not a secret.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-6153838951533987502007-08-20T22:18:00.000-05:002007-08-20T23:09:10.154-05:00Poor Tony...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNROpYyMBftGH6ZqXRKrriaPp0AIrwZVXzZ_gJw_sUVdrNWT-3unBg4_XcFeI9Q4c5fz8C1wUzk8X6Cq_eS6a5zhMSyA0AK_uOuzHe62_rOYX67KPg0-QcMTrsHlo8uM8aLXMfFZn8Zgn/s1600-h/PoorTony.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNROpYyMBftGH6ZqXRKrriaPp0AIrwZVXzZ_gJw_sUVdrNWT-3unBg4_XcFeI9Q4c5fz8C1wUzk8X6Cq_eS6a5zhMSyA0AK_uOuzHe62_rOYX67KPg0-QcMTrsHlo8uM8aLXMfFZn8Zgn/s400/PoorTony.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101000988885945762" /></a><br />I can't believe I did this! Today, after work, I got into my car which had been parked under the sun for more than 8 hours, cursed the hot weather, and started my car... and then, something caught my eye. Wait, what was that thing in my back seat? OH MY GOD!!! It was my cello Tony (Yes, I named my cello! I said it!) which I totally forgot to take out since yesterday. I went to grocery shopping after the band practice last night and I was paying too much attention unloading my grocery bags (and being over excited about the sweet Mexican pastries I got) that I totally forgot to take the cello out afterwards! How could I have done this? I am an idiot! I flew home and got Tony out of the car; I was so scared I almost couldn't open the bag to examine the dead body. I am not kidding, as I unzipped the bag I totally smelled BBQ. Poor Tony, still intact, not falling apart yet, was obviously over-heated and had gone completely out of tune. I left it outside to cool down a little bit and then re-tuned it... Seems like Tony is all right so far, but I have to wait and see if it still plays OK later, otherwise I'll have to send it to the cello doctor. This whole thing almost gave me a heart attack! Sorry Tony, I am the worst mom ever...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-41745746490302122432007-08-18T12:21:00.000-05:002007-08-18T13:17:26.545-05:00Brian Barneclo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDtPkMFugOhLD100Tj1fAsyv2Y6fjC7XAh49-pt1vhxcp9Xt3jTyVFoch8WrxM3By_zflI0YEpc3I1XPtpYZ3royeMTGXGi8J319PEhVBYlaxmgHunEmb8jOaF5F-VzujHPv0wMrJSDul/s1600-h/%E5%9C%96%E7%89%87+2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDtPkMFugOhLD100Tj1fAsyv2Y6fjC7XAh49-pt1vhxcp9Xt3jTyVFoch8WrxM3By_zflI0YEpc3I1XPtpYZ3royeMTGXGi8J319PEhVBYlaxmgHunEmb8jOaF5F-VzujHPv0wMrJSDul/s400/%E5%9C%96%E7%89%87+2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100101115928022274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24wqOD5SG4FRojPG1PaQAPdb6n4xyxljkYFJRf2DxjnzKBPOurFS7OZyYdEY2pXL1wmSIQ4NQn-7zdLdQkGPBh-71zW0Q1RRDub2YhhD3idd3pduUFgWB2su1yFtpYVUCzu_r1Ccjk4wP/s1600-h/%E5%9C%96%E7%89%87+10.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24wqOD5SG4FRojPG1PaQAPdb6n4xyxljkYFJRf2DxjnzKBPOurFS7OZyYdEY2pXL1wmSIQ4NQn-7zdLdQkGPBh-71zW0Q1RRDub2YhhD3idd3pduUFgWB2su1yFtpYVUCzu_r1Ccjk4wP/s400/%E5%9C%96%E7%89%87+10.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100101128812924194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlYIyxJIOamfKsFZnOW5a8dDKA_O09SnS6Wb_HAGcdB8u406PthkFsysHiyVd9YDq4sJIsfP5BUJFYdfm8xyOjhUXpYJjBHAL4glCZevBVGrg1dkso-feXSa_mwhUKsDaNDiiIMn5jWCp/s1600-h/%E5%9C%96%E7%89%87+9.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlYIyxJIOamfKsFZnOW5a8dDKA_O09SnS6Wb_HAGcdB8u406PthkFsysHiyVd9YDq4sJIsfP5BUJFYdfm8xyOjhUXpYJjBHAL4glCZevBVGrg1dkso-feXSa_mwhUKsDaNDiiIMn5jWCp/s400/%E5%9C%96%E7%89%87+9.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100101141697826098" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.brianbarneclo.com/" target="_blank">Brian Barneclo</a> is a San Francisco based artist. I used to live in San Francisco and till today I still take yearly trip to the city by the bay which is so close and dear to my heart. I saw Brian's limited edition screen prints for sale in <a href="http://www.recchiuti.com" target="_blank">Recchiuti Confections</a> (which, by the way, makes chocolates that are too pretty to be eaten) at the <a href="http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/" target="_blank">Ferry Building</a>, and I had to get it. I love how his artworks reflect the spirit of the city and its people, as well as the way he combines colors with the graphic quality. According to the artist's website, his latest big work is a huge 225 foot neighborhood mural in San Francisco's Mission district in 2006, and it's paid for by the people... how cool is that? I don't know how I could have missed it during my last trip, maybe it wasn't done yet at that time, but I have got to see it in person next time when I go there! You can go to <a href="http://www.brianbarneclo.com/" target="_blank">Brian's website</a> to read about the artist and see more of his amazing artworks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWwR0kA0OBOiZv0_-kd_mOwu7nKkc0NbcLq0loygC1b-7jr-fgv3IsQ6F9gQf5cAc2MaPO8xCsiRXxeqRqg9lr34xZJK9CNaNNrmIrdyBIZmuYZJ0XdhnPGPJK5nLf1vetV9xiPtniqFV/s1600-h/%E5%9C%96%E7%89%87+7.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWwR0kA0OBOiZv0_-kd_mOwu7nKkc0NbcLq0loygC1b-7jr-fgv3IsQ6F9gQf5cAc2MaPO8xCsiRXxeqRqg9lr34xZJK9CNaNNrmIrdyBIZmuYZJ0XdhnPGPJK5nLf1vetV9xiPtniqFV/s400/%E5%9C%96%E7%89%87+7.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100101120222989586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1_0z9G7hfYZ12IwfxKJnxuYmF_uo5KsvWoHRL6zHuZKdrTZc2Eh3R-c85l0W3pGWrjcAH39_fAz-oLH6P4KgI9b_EIKqLCE0JvzsiuHf41ofrBuGqAwRuUl09hzoUsfuxSysjlw6N2z9/s1600-h/%E5%9C%96%E7%89%87+6.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1_0z9G7hfYZ12IwfxKJnxuYmF_uo5KsvWoHRL6zHuZKdrTZc2Eh3R-c85l0W3pGWrjcAH39_fAz-oLH6P4KgI9b_EIKqLCE0JvzsiuHf41ofrBuGqAwRuUl09hzoUsfuxSysjlw6N2z9/s400/%E5%9C%96%E7%89%87+6.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100101145992793410" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-9206232761787311722007-08-12T19:08:00.000-05:002007-08-18T13:08:18.228-05:00Art Unleashed 2007<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTmAVjeUCpIUyjwhIW-xSfF31vnTg397TUwhdea-MiUhN570BFYzunnac0FbCYjcYKpGplUJ_1_FBEramghEyjlQ05kEwszDJTGj90hbKNfKM7n_zhUq40tLGR0l2jlcdYeFO7okNL0Uk/s1600-h/TagTeam1_72.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTmAVjeUCpIUyjwhIW-xSfF31vnTg397TUwhdea-MiUhN570BFYzunnac0FbCYjcYKpGplUJ_1_FBEramghEyjlQ05kEwszDJTGj90hbKNfKM7n_zhUq40tLGR0l2jlcdYeFO7okNL0Uk/s400/TagTeam1_72.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097985661172066226" /></a><br />It's just way too hot today (um, 102 degree to be exact)... some of my girlfriends went to <a href="http://www.nationalraceforthecure.org/"target="_blank">Race for the Cure</a> first thing this morning and I totally, totally respect them. I didn't go, but I had my reason and I wasn't really chilling at home either. I didn't realize the deadline for submitting artworks for the annual <a href="http://www.hsgkc.org/artunleashed2007.html"target="_blank">Art Unleashed</a> is next Friday and I had to crank up some artwork for it during this weekend. Art Unleashed is an annual live and silent auction, with 100% of the proceeds going to benefit for <a href="http://www.hsgkc.org/"target="_blank">The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City</a>. This is gonna be my 4th year of donating artworks to Art Unleashed and I always have a lot of fun doing it. Since there were some sawing, sanding and stinky staining involved, I had to do some work outside at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. I thought my skin started to smell like BBQ and was gonna peel off myself because of the sun, but at the end it was all worth it. I used whatever I could find around the house (cause it was too hot I didn't want to go out) and did a mixed media artwork titled "Tag Team". I liked how it turned out so I did another one for myself to keep. (I don't know why but I love drawing luchadors!) <br /><br />If you are in the KC area and want to buy some unique original artworks and help the animals at the same time (and there will also be lots of yummy food to enjoy), you cannot miss Art Unleashed, which is scheduled for Friday, August 24, at the Uptown Theater. It's a super fun event. For detailed information and to purchase tickets, please click <a href="http://www.hsgkc.org/artunleashed2007.html"target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dxWKVeq0GfTV9LEaOw0AGlaFZ8nxXBn-_sQBCLPOUI4jpKiJ6PzSnJ76G0H1VGFSOvpK4RT4eyYCgc91iG6pEv7hAzUt4Hhk-12fqTVmoxvu7WuNsnv7lIb7OWIfkteEz6oY8b6M8H1D/s1600-h/TagTeam2_72.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dxWKVeq0GfTV9LEaOw0AGlaFZ8nxXBn-_sQBCLPOUI4jpKiJ6PzSnJ76G0H1VGFSOvpK4RT4eyYCgc91iG6pEv7hAzUt4Hhk-12fqTVmoxvu7WuNsnv7lIb7OWIfkteEz6oY8b6M8H1D/s400/TagTeam2_72.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097985665467033538" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-59413624463721131362007-08-10T11:12:00.001-05:002007-08-10T12:03:10.348-05:00Pokeweed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4LHCOqpnDsSWQXiRvJ2VRt3CtzeWgl7UVI5TdWNMiOb-vLI2-01_1-d26bxuvrEfqHIhxKrIG4z_bTOdj2htp9Yigdr0CwbrxlrVZ93rWlNnbpd_oMy0CSgRa9oIHy2tGhY7iKakAlpa/s1600-h/Pokeweed1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4LHCOqpnDsSWQXiRvJ2VRt3CtzeWgl7UVI5TdWNMiOb-vLI2-01_1-d26bxuvrEfqHIhxKrIG4z_bTOdj2htp9Yigdr0CwbrxlrVZ93rWlNnbpd_oMy0CSgRa9oIHy2tGhY7iKakAlpa/s400/Pokeweed1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097110608830146402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlg9Z-WX221XB9mvyfPLWtW5l3pVvooh7e_lJltW93kqbi1cAseJoCxgpZmnWpaIMhBCjg0KECN8v-O_aA3s1qPYUaqow7CFQsy0aaCak5DAqdRmZ9fur-_CYHBm0uHOf8TjeyCGLH8pl/s1600-h/Pokeweed2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlg9Z-WX221XB9mvyfPLWtW5l3pVvooh7e_lJltW93kqbi1cAseJoCxgpZmnWpaIMhBCjg0KECN8v-O_aA3s1qPYUaqow7CFQsy0aaCak5DAqdRmZ9fur-_CYHBm0uHOf8TjeyCGLH8pl/s400/Pokeweed2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097110643189884786" /></a><br />I know I have had these plants in my yard since I moved in, but I never know what they are. Until I read the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Weeds-Friend-Foe-Sally-Roth/dp/0762103574/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product103-2107388-1592637" target="_blank">"Weeds, Friend or Foe"</a> by Sally Roth, then I found out they are pokeweed. They are really hard to get rid of once established (well, mine are almost 6 feet tall so I guess they are not going anywhere). Pokeweed is poisonous and can cause potentially lethal result if handled wrong, but birds love their berries and I actually think they look quite interesting. If you have pokeweed in your yard and want to know more about it, <a href="http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PHAM4" target="_blank">Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center's website</a> has more detailed information. Some parts of the pokeweed are edible and the berry juice can be used as a dye, but you really have to know which part to use and how to prepare it correctly, otherwise you are risking your own life. For me that's just not worth it. I will leave them alone and let the birdies enjoy them.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyQ2Wmso5WpXrYd0lAzfvtQr8bnseFjwS2krToY9dqK0jPXLqdzk_h2V1Oxw4NIFHx16E5efbaGFPXbc_mkLng-d3pz9tkBsN7Sevy3OK_UEfbN9BY36sKYOntfOvgiHvAMvAlrtvydsJ/s1600-h/Pokeberries.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyQ2Wmso5WpXrYd0lAzfvtQr8bnseFjwS2krToY9dqK0jPXLqdzk_h2V1Oxw4NIFHx16E5efbaGFPXbc_mkLng-d3pz9tkBsN7Sevy3OK_UEfbN9BY36sKYOntfOvgiHvAMvAlrtvydsJ/s400/Pokeberries.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097118326886377346" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-53509405549863084722007-08-08T21:55:00.001-05:002007-08-20T22:16:43.439-05:0011:11... am I one of THEM?For as far as I can remember, probably since 7 years ago, I started to keep seeing the numbers 11:11, and I really mean it happens quite often. Actually, I just saw another one last night (well, I always fall asleep on my couch right after dinner, and that's what contributes to my mega double muffin tops but that's another story). I woke up, I looked at the time, and of course, it was 11:11 pm. For all these years I thought it is just a coincidence even though I do feel like it's something uncanny, maybe. Until last week, my friend and I were sitting in my car; he asked for the time and it turned out to be 1:11 pm. I told him, "You know, I've been seeing 11:11 or 1:11 all the time... isn't that weird?" He looked at me, eyes wide opened, and he said, "ME TOO!! I've been seeing that ALL THE TIME TOO!!!" I was like,"No way! Oh, come on, are you for real?" I think we really freaked each other out at that moment. <br /> <br />So... I guess I am not the only one then.<br /><br />As I research 11:11 on the Internet, I can't believe what I've found: millions of people are experience the same phenomenon. According to what I've read online so far, generally speaking, seeing 11:11 is never a bad thing, actually, it almost always means something good is gonna happen, and it is always a confirmation that you are on the right track. Well, at least it's nothing bad and that's a relieve. But I also found that someone on the internet wrote: "11:11 is an encoded signal in certain souls' DNAs, serving as wake-up calls to their higher purpose, and to help identify each other", and it also refers to people who keep seeing these numbers as Star-Borne People who "have come in increasing numbers to help the planet get through this critical transition." Well, Star-Borne People (that actually sounds kind of cool)?? I am not so sure what that is, but it all sounds positive. I need to do more research on this matter,and at this moment, I am just glad to know there might be some kind of explanation about it and I am defiantly not alone. And next when I see the numbers, I will not forget to make a wish for sure!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-49189898594020552872007-08-06T20:23:00.000-05:002007-08-07T12:13:28.581-05:00More blog about Taiwan... this one is in English!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfBLV2AhRK3u6cDol5EYGhhY8DvN7Rjs7-FEsY_q_dBhxBCBddGSwEqu9Ad0JqfU2_m0dV_w1C5iGwrTpKmR5BGpQi7vOxqo_kYy6cAsEMn2VIt8ZBxLc26GBNNVilzBSRwooDnRgonYo/s1600-h/1015871148_ee5ca4a190_d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfBLV2AhRK3u6cDol5EYGhhY8DvN7Rjs7-FEsY_q_dBhxBCBddGSwEqu9Ad0JqfU2_m0dV_w1C5iGwrTpKmR5BGpQi7vOxqo_kYy6cAsEMn2VIt8ZBxLc26GBNNVilzBSRwooDnRgonYo/s400/1015871148_ee5ca4a190_d.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095770286976018210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl0unQTQinunlFDoJIqRrJTf5w4kI5LSaIIB0vEhy-tV9TNxZCPRhO35OATX9dkKFZ9rM4FFWsKL9rl0aEhduJ7DMnpAjmmvDyNnF0XJAJo35k8RF27dir-sk4FTJ35Pkk-R7N_tYr6vy/s1600-h/1015046867_db39f9f2da_d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl0unQTQinunlFDoJIqRrJTf5w4kI5LSaIIB0vEhy-tV9TNxZCPRhO35OATX9dkKFZ9rM4FFWsKL9rl0aEhduJ7DMnpAjmmvDyNnF0XJAJo35k8RF27dir-sk4FTJ35Pkk-R7N_tYr6vy/s400/1015046867_db39f9f2da_d.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095770295565952818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1djtApxPIL-cMqvwSdH6m9C8x2uX-ceiVF20dc3zhUcA7hfOKEwQW8rAjlqVAFzMDZaxdRkb0I4Gpn0FfRAjfX7kaWl6vWR318sEdQgCCEfhOMlBevoEDMr08im4VEffkHvGIQqa3e35/s1600-h/1015876954_1e9941f28d_d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1djtApxPIL-cMqvwSdH6m9C8x2uX-ceiVF20dc3zhUcA7hfOKEwQW8rAjlqVAFzMDZaxdRkb0I4Gpn0FfRAjfX7kaWl6vWR318sEdQgCCEfhOMlBevoEDMr08im4VEffkHvGIQqa3e35/s400/1015876954_1e9941f28d_d.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095770299860920130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOUbLtfdQnrFNJIR9Y1MvDipi3WxWu4r0INXWGuG9FEO1cYXLnH6z-BDTVQHTuiECq3c2Ga4MYzqKBwMA-tL-UdcJiyZ-W84WzotZ485TNE2BC1c7E75-7h9sib-N0LByLWtVpZ5VmxEz/s1600-h/1015890422_603a5e0954_d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOUbLtfdQnrFNJIR9Y1MvDipi3WxWu4r0INXWGuG9FEO1cYXLnH6z-BDTVQHTuiECq3c2Ga4MYzqKBwMA-tL-UdcJiyZ-W84WzotZ485TNE2BC1c7E75-7h9sib-N0LByLWtVpZ5VmxEz/s400/1015890422_603a5e0954_d.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095770304155887442" /></a><br />OK I can't take this anymore... My American friends might be shocked and wonder what the heck are these?? These are food from the wonderful Chinese buffet in Taiwan and they look SO DELICIOUS to me and I miss them so much! Alas, I really shouldn't be looking at them right before dinner time, especially when all I have in the freezer are some pathetic cheap frozen food...<br /><br />Mr. Michael Turton left me a comment responding to my post that introduced <a href="http://blog.xuite.net/turkeyh/Taiwan" target="_blank">Turkey's blog</a> about Taiwan, and he also left me a link to his wonderful blog named "<a href="http://michaelturton.blogspot.com" target="_blank">The View from Taiwan</a>". I couldn't wait to check it out, and man, what a neat website full of information and great photos, and it makes me homesick to my stomach. I just have to share! And best of all, it's in English so you don't have to speak Chinese to enjoy it! (And I also find out since Michael is an English instructor in Taiwan, he also established a website for people who are interesting in teaching English in Taiwan. It has a lot of useful information as well. Click <a href="http://www.michaelturton.com/Taiwan/teach_index.html" target="_blank">here</a> to visit it.)<br /><br />I like both of Turkey's and Michael's blogs so much that I have to open a link area so I can quickly refer myself to them. I hope you will check them out, and hopefully, be inspired enough to take a trip over there! And meanwhile I am just gonna retrieve to the dark corner and eat my frozen dinner in tears.... sniff sniff.<br /><br />Photos (from the top, taken by Michael Turton): yummy yummy fatty pork, seaweed, eggplant, and last but not least, the oh-so-good-it-makes-me-drool cuttlefish!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-79519108509341200482007-08-05T16:45:00.000-05:002007-08-05T16:56:41.681-05:00Chippie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcpHTK4CvSmooU5_gU07H13IFVPLopqyEg2FQbw4hqvm-ceRsUDMkky1xtOA3vqL_3U_hHC6sBZZxc40DZyrYH5FLHu9j16J4L6PZma19dzCG1Y6FAiMnRjaej8MNVn78wwfmLLoYwv_A/s1600-h/Window.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcpHTK4CvSmooU5_gU07H13IFVPLopqyEg2FQbw4hqvm-ceRsUDMkky1xtOA3vqL_3U_hHC6sBZZxc40DZyrYH5FLHu9j16J4L6PZma19dzCG1Y6FAiMnRjaej8MNVn78wwfmLLoYwv_A/s400/Window.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095337650625324802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4fXpylVJcBs-nlbhTIeDCpQZMaoYxkNZpSRzR0B92BOIhfeN-DSguOeLsZf0agNY6rmjILcGplibSFnRurLmq7wn0Zn_Sy9GbCuuUwvBVvuB2J24d8zAap89S0dGHTHw-IqJz7tMkEyr/s1600-h/Chippie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4fXpylVJcBs-nlbhTIeDCpQZMaoYxkNZpSRzR0B92BOIhfeN-DSguOeLsZf0agNY6rmjILcGplibSFnRurLmq7wn0Zn_Sy9GbCuuUwvBVvuB2J24d8zAap89S0dGHTHw-IqJz7tMkEyr/s400/Chippie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095337654920292114" /></a><br />As I was relaxing on the sofa in front of my big living room windows (I love that spot especially in a sunny afternoon with the huge trees and shrubs outside dancing in the breeze... it makes me feel like that I live in a greenhouse), I spotted chubby Chippie (I have a lot of chipmunks and I name all of them Chippie) enjoying the birdbath outside the windows. It was just too cute and I had to take a quick shot!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-70113411967337040802007-08-05T13:49:00.001-05:002007-08-05T14:39:03.503-05:00Blog about Taiwan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnoGOz9zk8oIsDdOymXh8eFfWHJWhTnyWAhRPHZtnV2Z1crHWPhWogkSq9OxEavZD5wo0crTQWCtfijsH3UqEGqgr-rbdU0UZpvbpGaIX2387OlPdwD0kvw_ijHeJ72DRrmAP6Uzanc_i/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnoGOz9zk8oIsDdOymXh8eFfWHJWhTnyWAhRPHZtnV2Z1crHWPhWogkSq9OxEavZD5wo0crTQWCtfijsH3UqEGqgr-rbdU0UZpvbpGaIX2387OlPdwD0kvw_ijHeJ72DRrmAP6Uzanc_i/s400/14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095300902885140130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEe_yHH1GbhMKRv0H2PmgOjjlqGJ0810MU4kQN5GsBpnW7aeLSJpEFWIVa_VauUxfT-ib3c_eBSi7ecFSE_PzxBEnPn0uXiaL25j2PdXF9NgcssrMH27w-MK0Ys5yOeZZtAQgceiLbDtRT/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEe_yHH1GbhMKRv0H2PmgOjjlqGJ0810MU4kQN5GsBpnW7aeLSJpEFWIVa_VauUxfT-ib3c_eBSi7ecFSE_PzxBEnPn0uXiaL25j2PdXF9NgcssrMH27w-MK0Ys5yOeZZtAQgceiLbDtRT/s400/12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095300907180107442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhB5cY8eOCfu4KHEHiKq-BEDShamGVRUMA8KEROj6-JfQS2qrDPhUmZWlnNPAMO5yW7GaHsnkHy1RUAYPsnGSrhj48PGheBfSrFS32UQ08CncBobrH2LqElWmF_UwwlKIOtDMq0qSkkInG/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhB5cY8eOCfu4KHEHiKq-BEDShamGVRUMA8KEROj6-JfQS2qrDPhUmZWlnNPAMO5yW7GaHsnkHy1RUAYPsnGSrhj48PGheBfSrFS32UQ08CncBobrH2LqElWmF_UwwlKIOtDMq0qSkkInG/s400/5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095300911475074754" /></a><br />No, I can't take any credit of these stunning photographs. I came across this blog maintained by Turkey; it's all about Taiwan and full of beautiful images. I just love reading <a href="http://blog.xuite.net/turkeyh/Taiwan" target="_blank">his blog (titled "Our Land Our Home-Taiwan")</a> and his photographs (especially these beach shots) brings me that much closer to the land where I come from. Now, since I can read Chinese, I can fully enjoy the blog, but you can still browse <a href="http://photo.xuite.net/turkeyh" target="_blank">his photo album</a> even if you don't speak the language. Click each image to view tons of photos within it. Most of the photos were taken in Taiwan... what a beautiful place and I am so proud of it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOjbHEQ0eELCD7TKZsu2IVwy5EbEa6JdMoUZKx9lqBOHAJmgjbW8Zokl1a7qXLJfPPbDAmf8wYCHwa9nXms19rT6O0h6lC70H-N7mjXzw7x-EnEk53g24VO-ZZfsIaJkOfcQjD7OOA_S-/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOjbHEQ0eELCD7TKZsu2IVwy5EbEa6JdMoUZKx9lqBOHAJmgjbW8Zokl1a7qXLJfPPbDAmf8wYCHwa9nXms19rT6O0h6lC70H-N7mjXzw7x-EnEk53g24VO-ZZfsIaJkOfcQjD7OOA_S-/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095300915770042066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvFXVhjTDjdIaSM-jLkePb2o3IjcOQ6lOakl7XzyHxd1F5KFrOU3SQgWQW0bl0rTgiZiHC1TQjrsnL1cK1xGHFpdUw-Dv1SUmGLTuOFbXiJPWWMWKS0WHXrZTk8IMn3lxkfY6ygZBGIMu/s1600-h/3764910_0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvFXVhjTDjdIaSM-jLkePb2o3IjcOQ6lOakl7XzyHxd1F5KFrOU3SQgWQW0bl0rTgiZiHC1TQjrsnL1cK1xGHFpdUw-Dv1SUmGLTuOFbXiJPWWMWKS0WHXrZTk8IMn3lxkfY6ygZBGIMu/s400/3764910_0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095300920065009378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb92T0KmRC2iqJfZlKJHrp4xOSQSwmy6EuNbkEmUQBArnnJ23msjRQJjb0bNYpfMEXsH1gRjJgJfV3XOtZ1uPd41cWJ6Ha0I4i9OpXT9A5oIipw-4gNo_lvQU_11nCYJhQlZ1aWB6G2oNp/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb92T0KmRC2iqJfZlKJHrp4xOSQSwmy6EuNbkEmUQBArnnJ23msjRQJjb0bNYpfMEXsH1gRjJgJfV3XOtZ1uPd41cWJ6Ha0I4i9OpXT9A5oIipw-4gNo_lvQU_11nCYJhQlZ1aWB6G2oNp/s400/9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095302148425656050" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-35712968387817376862007-08-05T13:19:00.000-05:002007-08-05T13:46:07.971-05:00Big Succulent Family<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoxfiO1ZBuTNY8aPmBXnqi41QrgG50LY2qxMvbHxfuGOacaKkepm0JoUtRm7xvagsmU7SpKKT4dxVdc6vsnLj1BzptK_WcMpY_MCqC8Zni67KgiByuI6C2UmYxnhW8WRnGWHVl3IQgHdT/s1600-h/BigSucculentFamily.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoxfiO1ZBuTNY8aPmBXnqi41QrgG50LY2qxMvbHxfuGOacaKkepm0JoUtRm7xvagsmU7SpKKT4dxVdc6vsnLj1BzptK_WcMpY_MCqC8Zni67KgiByuI6C2UmYxnhW8WRnGWHVl3IQgHdT/s400/BigSucculentFamily.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095287180464629250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgaX-VCQnjfDj5AhVhyphenhyphensao33roIU-8dvOc-qUBRBfT5dvC-3Pan3887KB0RaG7x01SQO-nNteiu7QwvOP_H2i1jAYsA2p77oBlblp90tNJB4IFFvcdnvEbQOOaTAH18GC7JoCbZM5IiCO/s1600-h/MoreSucculents.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgaX-VCQnjfDj5AhVhyphenhyphensao33roIU-8dvOc-qUBRBfT5dvC-3Pan3887KB0RaG7x01SQO-nNteiu7QwvOP_H2i1jAYsA2p77oBlblp90tNJB4IFFvcdnvEbQOOaTAH18GC7JoCbZM5IiCO/s400/MoreSucculents.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095287184759596562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbF4g7QImtaC5AoUcKsKfcUeDoJ6j2D_yPEEMDJ-wjCQVjxUueOJaZz9lfTurdvvri822t5GqC0dW5wQT_t3zqQG8H_EcnCvgv8AJSIr2Q-xwFnNsdp8r5HupR3hKHhrTzAZJMMtTSK_Y/s1600-h/ChristmasCactus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbF4g7QImtaC5AoUcKsKfcUeDoJ6j2D_yPEEMDJ-wjCQVjxUueOJaZz9lfTurdvvri822t5GqC0dW5wQT_t3zqQG8H_EcnCvgv8AJSIr2Q-xwFnNsdp8r5HupR3hKHhrTzAZJMMtTSK_Y/s400/ChristmasCactus.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095287189054563874" /></a><br />Yesterday afternoon I went back to Family Tree nursery and got more<br />succulents. (They do have an awesome collection of succulents.) These<br />little plants are so addictive and I can't get enough. And afterward<br />when I was transplanting them into new containers, the grandma from the<br />cute yellow house behind me called me over and gave me a big pot of<br />Christmas cactus since she has two, and she told me this one used to<br />belong to her grandma. Ohhh ...the pressure is on me now to keep it alive<br />from now on! Ha! Now I have a big happy succulent family! Look how<br />happy they are drinking in the sunlight while I don't even want to be<br />out there at this moment! Boy it is H-O-T!!! I am so envious of them.<br /><br />Here I finally potted my three hardy hibiscus after a week.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDhr2hKNSw0h4YDBQvMsycpIQggo_tpugOAT4X2OATdk1S7KqM5TYwpFuYja9JI8nwRf7gb2xmJy77dL2u89ObK4b7UHqwDCljGbTt_ReieFss6d8H21e86c5BycvmAq2iliV6Yp0us-9/s1600-h/PottedHibuscus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDhr2hKNSw0h4YDBQvMsycpIQggo_tpugOAT4X2OATdk1S7KqM5TYwpFuYja9JI8nwRf7gb2xmJy77dL2u89ObK4b7UHqwDCljGbTt_ReieFss6d8H21e86c5BycvmAq2iliV6Yp0us-9/s400/PottedHibuscus.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095287197644498482" /></a><br />And I've decided to plant the purple coneflowers in the ground.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMqliVA4ESypIce6hL_rgY6q8QR4-6d4fZxtNmbOpw2xsmQYBauGOdBmfETNOS0tSfYEKYjxd2L-r2YQ4g_la4ztPMSuSAnmVqPLCTi_C0J_P9rlZwvldrb7aECDHdrzOg7UDEbTUxcmf/s1600-h/Coneflowers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMqliVA4ESypIce6hL_rgY6q8QR4-6d4fZxtNmbOpw2xsmQYBauGOdBmfETNOS0tSfYEKYjxd2L-r2YQ4g_la4ztPMSuSAnmVqPLCTi_C0J_P9rlZwvldrb7aECDHdrzOg7UDEbTUxcmf/s400/Coneflowers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095287201939465794" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-48533440743953290982007-08-04T22:05:00.000-05:002007-08-04T22:36:31.493-05:00Art-o-mat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPztVaQ38Du5jOMIvNexUDW1rfn-rJRaNV84AuPGFpoZpta7X-VZLprhlQn-Xw0dwwn3QoFeR6bY1oCt4JlcBXqhKuYIMO40C9gAsynzlYOdWtHJnLd7Hj6ohttqPaIs6WytwOXgk7z4A/s1600-h/%E5%9C%96%E7%89%87+1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPztVaQ38Du5jOMIvNexUDW1rfn-rJRaNV84AuPGFpoZpta7X-VZLprhlQn-Xw0dwwn3QoFeR6bY1oCt4JlcBXqhKuYIMO40C9gAsynzlYOdWtHJnLd7Hj6ohttqPaIs6WytwOXgk7z4A/s400/%E5%9C%96%E7%89%87+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095054251503265170" /></a><br />This is so cool! I just saw this on the local Fox 4's night news. Since 1997, Artist Clark Whittington has been using retired cigarette vending machines (actually banned in 1997) to create Art-o-mat machines to vend artworks. The first machine was installed to sell his own artworks, but nowadays there are 82 active machines in various locations throughout the country with more than 400 participating artists. For only 5 dollars you can pull the knob and get an original artwork. There is one machine in Kansas City area located at the <a href="http://www.piartgallery.com" target="_blank">Pi gallery</a>. For more detailed information about Art-o-mat and to find the machine in your area, just click <a href="http://www.artomat.org" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br />This is the machine in KC.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiqcSM-RS70KMi4y9LJGaW2_wLOaHhG2w5FeeZ8RETjiPqeg71K3i8CFF2Ot7QhHrQR88ZiJjjXCK47mbDAnLcAcKfFn182fxoOpHGBI6AP6G18koFe0gNeqXSxFdBuIOOmKIZjSOwa_J/s1600-h/pi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiqcSM-RS70KMi4y9LJGaW2_wLOaHhG2w5FeeZ8RETjiPqeg71K3i8CFF2Ot7QhHrQR88ZiJjjXCK47mbDAnLcAcKfFn182fxoOpHGBI6AP6G18koFe0gNeqXSxFdBuIOOmKIZjSOwa_J/s400/pi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095054251503265186" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-82453525235369920012007-08-04T13:44:00.001-05:002007-08-04T22:36:55.490-05:00Ace Hardware Paint Pod<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5Kvq8oDsKjgNoKEtNdmXtHTciKjwmpRirzRnaV0Otg9ksVTqwE4DsljNyQoHT7itJ8rcN3_j3MgLsHud3br2UE73sbzxVJkBlKHTV0FSn9vdIaU9ZNL2kfwORO55V99qqeke4F6BStwI/s1600-h/paint_pods.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5Kvq8oDsKjgNoKEtNdmXtHTciKjwmpRirzRnaV0Otg9ksVTqwE4DsljNyQoHT7itJ8rcN3_j3MgLsHud3br2UE73sbzxVJkBlKHTV0FSn9vdIaU9ZNL2kfwORO55V99qqeke4F6BStwI/s400/paint_pods.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094921824776627554" /></a><br /><br />Yesterday I dropped by the <a href="http://www.acehardware.com/home/index.jsp" target="_blank">Ace Hardware</a> store (I was actually going to the bookstore next door for some container gardening books) and was pleasantly surprised to see that they now offer little paint pods for the consumers to test colors before they commit. The paint pod collection has 180 really nice satin colors and each jar is 4.75-oz, enough if you just want to do a little craft project. I think they run about $3.99 each if I remember it correctly.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-76105537764822479412007-08-04T11:46:00.001-05:002007-08-05T13:47:17.256-05:00More Sedums<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwpPC1tx_m_9tyOUlVwqEViRluasc60_Zqul3uw5ve4dvSIzTb5AqC4LUfNXk8OqeeIRND0bTX7WnvscxGIYGcfY3P6JzERWo0_vA47zgAZq5-qhOajO5Dsdd5V9OaRSj79dZG0Qgcx9C/s1600-h/sedums.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwpPC1tx_m_9tyOUlVwqEViRluasc60_Zqul3uw5ve4dvSIzTb5AqC4LUfNXk8OqeeIRND0bTX7WnvscxGIYGcfY3P6JzERWo0_vA47zgAZq5-qhOajO5Dsdd5V9OaRSj79dZG0Qgcx9C/s400/sedums.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094889767140730098" /></a><br />Here are two more sedums I got from <a href="http://www.familytreenursery.com/">Family Tree nursery</a> Thursday afternoon. I just couldn't resist them... I love succulents! They have such interesting architectural forms and they are chubby and cute! I put a layer of leftover pea pebbles as mulch to finish them up. I still want more! I might just go back this afternoon to get more succulents. But first I have to mow my lawn. As mush as I don't want to admit it, and maybe you can't tell from the photos below, I am so lazy that I haven't mowed in one month. It's about time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgbj3F-qluHVtyFx83eG3E_trQQGTENnQ2sUNmVPD5M79INjoWdkiB-mUks9iuPyG-fvv280jMYRgIloelkFel665Y-9yG4BOwuIGlxI-YX9a-noc6B4KAf26hPxZoYRlPrwV9-plOXON/s1600-h/table.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgbj3F-qluHVtyFx83eG3E_trQQGTENnQ2sUNmVPD5M79INjoWdkiB-mUks9iuPyG-fvv280jMYRgIloelkFel665Y-9yG4BOwuIGlxI-YX9a-noc6B4KAf26hPxZoYRlPrwV9-plOXON/s400/table.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094891317623924002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGDXdr43KbLlyaYKMl_DwfM7pxBIV4Quee4NqhiJMCZTC1Niqc20ElIHyPVZx7KGTuEbiqBNPhyphenhyphenVZpet3cC44Rwe8PsKyQz-y2mRQTg-TpZN6aJQmC0o-b7tB9-A-t1JNNMFtEZ1qAVV8/s1600-h/Swing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGDXdr43KbLlyaYKMl_DwfM7pxBIV4Quee4NqhiJMCZTC1Niqc20ElIHyPVZx7KGTuEbiqBNPhyphenhyphenVZpet3cC44Rwe8PsKyQz-y2mRQTg-TpZN6aJQmC0o-b7tB9-A-t1JNNMFtEZ1qAVV8/s400/Swing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094891317623924018" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-85568785404290916612007-08-01T17:09:00.000-05:002007-08-15T10:40:00.089-05:00Cute little letterpress print<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XgC6vMYqFVDBxY4KYH9z7DqNu-zSBA7gtwVUjqteY4gKxc1v5wWAXNo6FCKA-xVq5qbOj0rvwpARSAIG65eOvNFc5tAPTf2_W5-DnokCYiXAnCu5xmus3y3f6G-i9jKSpNfq9mNitVnO/s1600-h/il_430xN.9995237.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XgC6vMYqFVDBxY4KYH9z7DqNu-zSBA7gtwVUjqteY4gKxc1v5wWAXNo6FCKA-xVq5qbOj0rvwpARSAIG65eOvNFc5tAPTf2_W5-DnokCYiXAnCu5xmus3y3f6G-i9jKSpNfq9mNitVnO/s400/il_430xN.9995237.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093857961377408098" /></a><br />I found this precious little letterpress card while browsing <a href="http://designsponge.blogspot.com"target="_blank">Design*Sponge</a>. I think the yellow one has sold out, however, the blue hue on this one is really pretty, too! I just love that it looks like a folk art but has a modern quality at the same time. Pick one up at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6621280"target="_blank">Pressure's Etsy shop</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172370944264404288.post-24982511810431210992007-08-01T14:23:00.000-05:002007-08-01T17:32:13.706-05:00Looking good and doing good<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8skVwQf-be6CTIUWfDlCRLH67Zt_VzSaKJks375oSuiKOHpchg_j5UlSAo9__vQ6tAN24N8Wu9isN9twHzAwfN0-1t6RHSKXz6FAFMF__49B4UerqlJAh7WHgLBOwv2CnmwZNHRQIfTT/s1600-h/Picture+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8skVwQf-be6CTIUWfDlCRLH67Zt_VzSaKJks375oSuiKOHpchg_j5UlSAo9__vQ6tAN24N8Wu9isN9twHzAwfN0-1t6RHSKXz6FAFMF__49B4UerqlJAh7WHgLBOwv2CnmwZNHRQIfTT/s400/Picture+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093818293059462210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4ctO_7AOgDeiwjXOvrdJzt74F7E0fzl97WPUjMZqSBfyTO9m6TzUkNjYf7D1cWwMZ5USH-UsXbO9_xLGkPzngEr36AeHMcHdoFuOzdStdfmohs25qouQWqs4whQEvqzbmzJ2oAYee0aP/s1600-h/branches_big.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4ctO_7AOgDeiwjXOvrdJzt74F7E0fzl97WPUjMZqSBfyTO9m6TzUkNjYf7D1cWwMZ5USH-UsXbO9_xLGkPzngEr36AeHMcHdoFuOzdStdfmohs25qouQWqs4whQEvqzbmzJ2oAYee0aP/s400/branches_big.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093816394683917362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vhvTWTiSmstaePCJpGk-QFBkBVv3ywLVOHStVeqiy_P68Rnb68bu3vy3NMSvlFbxadIwvQwLjy3cpn8x0DfMQbhCI5TILgGB19k863H-dAHryJn9b7Up-RLo7RpbKXqo-dLuFKZpGLIN/s1600-h/Picture+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vhvTWTiSmstaePCJpGk-QFBkBVv3ywLVOHStVeqiy_P68Rnb68bu3vy3NMSvlFbxadIwvQwLjy3cpn8x0DfMQbhCI5TILgGB19k863H-dAHryJn9b7Up-RLo7RpbKXqo-dLuFKZpGLIN/s400/Picture+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093815625884771346" /></a><br />These beautiful wall stickers are from <a href="http://www.ferm-living.com/"target="_blank">Ferm Living</a>. They also have a good selection of wallpapers. These Water World stickers are perfect for a kid's room and the company donates proceeds from this product to UNICEF while proceeds from the Pine Tree wallstickers will go to support the American Cancer Society. You can get them both on their <a href="http://www.fermlivingshop.us"target="_blank">online shop </a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKscUUm8WYB6eFaUMZwHHljk7Cl1o6X4HBtSVNwBDNJEv8kkDtj8b1dh-S-AKB3WOkpRU1YWZbXtGQuVB5q-e31b89UNzatsd_JazHJuwDh_TdCbO7QTRXVR1WSuebk2FFCB4rgODYa32c/s1600-h/Picture+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKscUUm8WYB6eFaUMZwHHljk7Cl1o6X4HBtSVNwBDNJEv8kkDtj8b1dh-S-AKB3WOkpRU1YWZbXtGQuVB5q-e31b89UNzatsd_JazHJuwDh_TdCbO7QTRXVR1WSuebk2FFCB4rgODYa32c/s400/Picture+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093815621589804034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYMyGXcIP_o1mjDjxtjg6yJZnlEMjzWBdjAFHxVmpyS9dbqtc6iicd-zQB5I6Iwph9dLuy0s7Z_jpFwsJEWff_itUuZWyNNjdHXGHeqFwfU17C9ZpRlXsxUUb0-xFky5eNu80m5YjmVy5/s1600-h/pinetree_big.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYMyGXcIP_o1mjDjxtjg6yJZnlEMjzWBdjAFHxVmpyS9dbqtc6iicd-zQB5I6Iwph9dLuy0s7Z_jpFwsJEWff_itUuZWyNNjdHXGHeqFwfU17C9ZpRlXsxUUb0-xFky5eNu80m5YjmVy5/s400/pinetree_big.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093820290219254866" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0