tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91624715127026116322024-03-04T22:27:19.502-08:00SuzeLynqsrecapping life, with a few picturesSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.comBlogger431125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-29236450059725256022011-03-23T07:13:00.000-07:002011-03-23T07:14:08.468-07:00A handy guide to radiation sources<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichjlhnEFAzPkdBgNUKKsa5AI3mVtxK3tzDBRruN3fxsvNQOJOG_GuVwdukl9W63P2edjO457rGSuokYw00bNSzQkLYMCLeaAh6fHIfQkJtFqfF50eoADKk3ZsRUW3zbgnstt6Va1M7oE/s1600/radiation.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichjlhnEFAzPkdBgNUKKsa5AI3mVtxK3tzDBRruN3fxsvNQOJOG_GuVwdukl9W63P2edjO457rGSuokYw00bNSzQkLYMCLeaAh6fHIfQkJtFqfF50eoADKk3ZsRUW3zbgnstt6Va1M7oE/s1600/radiation.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://xkcd.com/radiation/">http://xkcd.com/radiation/</a></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-11177530118327603042009-06-08T10:41:00.000-07:002009-06-08T10:42:49.689-07:00The gods want me to eat Arby's - and apparently, to pay cashEven though I packed leftovers for lunch, my gut told me to get Arby's instead. I went there with a ten dollar bill, ordered a sandwich and a small fry, and received a ten and four ones in change. Of course, I didn't notice this until I was back at the office. I am now wrestling with the ethical dilemma of returning the cash or pocketing it, and thanking my good karma. Unfortunately, something tells me that if I keep it, I'm daring karma to bite me in the ass. I also don't want anyone to get into trouble -- I picture a stern discussion with the manager, with horrible allegations of stealing nine dollars; the cashier crying into packets of Horsey sauce. <br />
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Honesty will win out yet again, but at least this time it made for a fun little lunchtime story.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-19240664044540929622009-06-05T14:41:00.000-07:002009-06-05T14:41:09.186-07:00blind pilotI'm absolutely addicted to this band lately. <br />
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Check out the original post if you're reading this outside SuzeLynqs.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-35575124768153387322009-05-29T07:02:00.000-07:002009-05-29T07:02:30.019-07:00PETA or pita?I went to PETA's website yesterday, after the amazing, heavenly Arby's sandwich. This same action solidified my veganism ten years ago, but somehow I didn't think twice about it. I read and read about all the bad stuff I've been ignoring for four years, and in an instant, decided that I would no longer eat meat. As Karen and I sat down to eat at one of our favorite burger places, I ate my black bean salsa and toasted pita chips and began to tell her tiny factoids about how community-oriented cows are, and how chickens like to spend time in groups, all the things that PETA taught me. She looked around, and tried to change the subject by asking:<br />
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'How about you tell me what you know about pita'<br />
me: (blink. blink, blink.)<br />
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How often is it that one tries to change the subject, and randomly picks another word that sounds exactly like the word they're trying to avoid? Probably not often.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-28090424781408235702009-05-26T08:44:00.000-07:002009-05-26T08:45:41.562-07:00there may be more to life than pregnancy<div>The other blog became the focus while we got all used to the idea of a baby, but now the idea is starting to settle in and I must write about other things once in a while. After several weeks with very little updating, I've vowed to post here more often.<br /><br />I have also vowed to read more (non-pregnancy-related books) and found this link today, and have vowed to do it!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.infinitesummer.org/">http://www.infinitesummer.org/</a><br /><br />I have started Infinite Jest several times, but have never finished it, and this is the summer for it. Any bookies, feel free to join me. I may post some thoughts about the book as I go. </div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4Rsdmwm7gIZdeV5FivOPieHJsxwQHrxhfkO9QhNgvI8mT-WVPFwKQcYopQL80Xogazq2d5FGqJRbmVa1G60IGwinT4kdd4LriLCe8jf4lBOWUR5OJ0FO9naQZEh4IloD157aPE1X6yA/s1600-h/span.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340159259321276850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 193px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4Rsdmwm7gIZdeV5FivOPieHJsxwQHrxhfkO9QhNgvI8mT-WVPFwKQcYopQL80Xogazq2d5FGqJRbmVa1G60IGwinT4kdd4LriLCe8jf4lBOWUR5OJ0FO9naQZEh4IloD157aPE1X6yA/s320/span.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br />We also visited the Greek Fest this past weekend... </div><div> </div><div>I absolutely LOVE <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanakopita">spanakopita</a> and should've simply ordered thirty of them to hoard for the summer.</div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-27430623577959063052009-04-27T14:21:00.001-07:002009-04-27T14:23:48.475-07:00foiled again<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujQ_z2RrWswtGwIvqzMNCchDjYe4QHiwjrpoIvb_PABxyWl-CGr4mvu5ZH1i0erkBXR2c1zPNY9gwHaRUryiNQI-3er1VJlgH4KqY90g382MjpwxyhskxqRAtet2df4tL2e9eeQ9z05Q/s1600-h/foiled+again.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujQ_z2RrWswtGwIvqzMNCchDjYe4QHiwjrpoIvb_PABxyWl-CGr4mvu5ZH1i0erkBXR2c1zPNY9gwHaRUryiNQI-3er1VJlgH4KqY90g382MjpwxyhskxqRAtet2df4tL2e9eeQ9z05Q/s400/foiled+again.jpg" yi="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynFCPFWQmV94R3_bvio5iYDyues9GhMJzlPHOSjolT9IBIpw5nwxkBx8fOyska167vgtjas9csxSuO1KY9xvwxE8DXenYbX18rRH8t_Iij24KmQR9ZV61D_d1vnq0vr9m8qz8U9STPMw/s1600-h/foiled+again+two.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynFCPFWQmV94R3_bvio5iYDyues9GhMJzlPHOSjolT9IBIpw5nwxkBx8fOyska167vgtjas9csxSuO1KY9xvwxE8DXenYbX18rRH8t_Iij24KmQR9ZV61D_d1vnq0vr9m8qz8U9STPMw/s320/foiled+again+two.jpg" yi="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-51568244851778833782009-04-17T10:31:00.001-07:002009-04-17T10:31:47.924-07:00can't get enough of this song...<object height="364" width="445"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XVhnyOdVNIw&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XVhnyOdVNIw&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object> <br />
(click Read Original Post to view video)Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-85842956464939811632009-04-16T08:42:00.000-07:002009-04-16T09:43:13.232-07:00it's spring, people!!!After so many months of dreary weather and dreary skies, we finally have a sunny, warmish day on our hands. I would like to thank this bush, for making my morning a little brighter. <br />
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B: Okay, is it playing anywhere nearby?<br />
A: I'm not sure, we'll have to check<br />
B: (checking on iPhone) click. click click.<br />
A: I wish you wouldn't use that thing all the time<br />
B: You use yours all the time, what are you talking about?<br />
A: We used to talk<br />
B: OH MY GOD. Are you serious?<br />
A: ♪♫ You don't bring me flowers... ♫♪<br />
B: You are a crazy person<br />
A: Fine. I am not talking to you then<br />
B: You're just mad that you didn't bring your phone<br />
A: Well, yeah... (sniff)Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-69926879644514876572009-03-31T14:57:00.000-07:002009-04-01T05:42:29.125-07:00Where the Wild Things Are<object height="237" width="450"><param name="movie" value="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/9813"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/9813" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" width="450" height="237" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object><br />
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Love this trailer... (Click View Original Post if you're reading this in Facebook)Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-70011478719683185982009-03-27T15:01:00.000-07:002009-04-08T13:59:51.611-07:00Grey's TunesIf you're reading this in Facebook, please click View Original Post to see the videos.<br />
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I thought for sure this was Paolo Nutini - I know, Karen, I owe you a buck.<br />
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and, my favorite of them all:<br />
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If you'r reading this in Facebook, please click View Original Post to see the videos.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-22661376423542010462009-03-26T09:55:00.000-07:002009-03-26T09:55:15.447-07:00sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpn_zxE6D0Dir1zDLwb7vbNVLzN8iMrMFeD0uub6xRkfcGrDG30BXFU-gx-AB8viYaviVHmrIoUWLGVU1VVbBuoN2BL7RciJac_YGrOsTiuy6syb1LJ5ylnKPKNQxN_LkWYzdDxT3XyfE/s1600-h/mrs.+meyers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ii="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpn_zxE6D0Dir1zDLwb7vbNVLzN8iMrMFeD0uub6xRkfcGrDG30BXFU-gx-AB8viYaviVHmrIoUWLGVU1VVbBuoN2BL7RciJac_YGrOsTiuy6syb1LJ5ylnKPKNQxN_LkWYzdDxT3XyfE/s320/mrs.+meyers.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Best household cleaner around (geranium, my favorite cleaner scent)... and it's on sale <a href="http://www.mrsmeyers.com/CategoryDetail.aspx?CategoryId=21d3e224-4206-4468-a14d-999f00e7fdbf">here</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">'Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Geranium Products are one of a kind. Oh so pleasing to the eyes on bright summer days, geraniums are said to uplift and soothe the mind with their refreshing floral scent. Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day GERANIUM PRODUCTS give you peace of mind while you clean, and as always, are biodegradable and environmentally friendly.'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-1872511382865216432009-03-26T08:07:00.000-07:002009-03-26T08:07:52.323-07:00What I'm reading<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEIEwHS-sxNib8e0LBXfs4BEDA4mlgbQ19Z7Gld9ypjX22UdABbQNUdSfXWVXT7W_AkmFccwRalybu47ZABw33EPgtTEQMe_AH6lkWE3rkIQM6kPiYo78MK6rkTeAy6U7p9P1d0zDo33k/s1600-h/NYTimes+magazine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ii="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEIEwHS-sxNib8e0LBXfs4BEDA4mlgbQ19Z7Gld9ypjX22UdABbQNUdSfXWVXT7W_AkmFccwRalybu47ZABw33EPgtTEQMe_AH6lkWE3rkIQM6kPiYo78MK6rkTeAy6U7p9P1d0zDo33k/s400/NYTimes+magazine.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"></div><br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/magazine/15wwln-lede-t.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss">Growing up on Facebook</a><br />
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Interesting article on what happens when you recap your life for your family and friends, and how that idea of staying connected may mean something completely different for younger generations.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-3607982317888710492009-03-17T07:41:00.000-07:002009-03-17T07:41:41.490-07:00Radio LabPodcast Alert: <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/">Radio Lab</a></div><br />
It's the best science show I've heard, and they take normal questions, like 'Why do we sleep?' and answers them in very interesting and well-written ways. It's available on iTunes and they even have an archive on this site. Check it out, find a topic that interests you, and tell me what you think.<br />
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:) EnjoySusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-81882124203874978192009-03-10T10:45:00.000-07:002009-03-10T10:45:54.308-07:00An ode to meatloaf<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyL7WbKYDFhiCufBBC_BK9Ib2FmOdhwGXV5nbPspdCxr8Hfbp7uFu0g5TqNwcCjvoLXZFH3nB6PE7MuohRT1agzYw8jvgKE6TCpQIry-iNHlCgk5YYw_uaKJlYUKWC4HHIEPVFrXQuQEc/s1600-h/meatloaf.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyL7WbKYDFhiCufBBC_BK9Ib2FmOdhwGXV5nbPspdCxr8Hfbp7uFu0g5TqNwcCjvoLXZFH3nB6PE7MuohRT1agzYw8jvgKE6TCpQIry-iNHlCgk5YYw_uaKJlYUKWC4HHIEPVFrXQuQEc/s320/meatloaf.bmp" vi="true" /></a></div><br />
Oh, lunchtime meatloaf<br />
even better left-over<br />
your crust is divine<br />
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maybe I can find<br />
a way to make an all crust<br />
meatloaf - ideas?Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-24739362644672949132009-03-06T12:38:00.000-08:002009-03-06T12:38:47.812-08:00I never wanted to be a parrot head more<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDKWvHvdbGf7_zQKbbm9ms1eBoqj66shGWlcM1brnySAhFpvAsKZ9hzf-Sn6acxLktGwMExIGQrdkPYU96zJux19Ns2Nj00OsoYO2AU3rknA8nXMMefCq4Tm9Q27ENuoMOeNLKGu6ups/s1600-h/al+and+denise+at+margaritaville" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDKWvHvdbGf7_zQKbbm9ms1eBoqj66shGWlcM1brnySAhFpvAsKZ9hzf-Sn6acxLktGwMExIGQrdkPYU96zJux19Ns2Nj00OsoYO2AU3rknA8nXMMefCq4Tm9Q27ENuoMOeNLKGu6ups/s320/al+and+denise+at+margaritaville" vi="true" /></a></div><br />
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Happy, tanned and wearing a Margaritaville mask.<br />
Looks like a great time, guys. :)Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-84348059768131419182009-03-05T07:19:00.001-08:002009-03-05T07:19:09.301-08:00Don't say 'irregardless' around me<p> <strong>irregardless</strong><br /> It's inefficient, and it sounds like an unresolved chord -- all twangy and just wrong.</p><p> <strong></strong><br /> </p><p style="clear:both; margin: 0; padding: 0; margin-top:10px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Georgia; line-height: 24px;" class="plinky_badge_rid:4348"> <a href="http://www.plinky.com/mini/reroute/4348"> <img src="http://www.plinky.com/proxy/badge?id=4348" style="border: 0; padding-right: 4px; vertical-align: middle;" alt="" title="" /> </a></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-42496892323150584972009-03-03T08:18:00.000-08:002009-03-03T08:18:38.161-08:00grace in small things - 27. The sun is shining today and the sky looks like a periwinkle crayon.<br />
8. I'm getting together with friends from grade school this saturday for dinner.<br />
9. I have eighty-nine podcasts on my phone waiting for me.<br />
10. I ate breadsticks for breakfast. <br />
11. I found a huge chunk of music I don't know yet, by artists I love.<br />
12. I remembered my gloves today.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-3306765221425794982009-03-02T14:26:00.000-08:002009-03-02T14:27:37.988-08:00This American LifeI listen to a lot of TAL, and I'm not sure if you've all had the pleasure... <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxf6sVjPxWSGLm0k7xvD3r8O1uEvwX-ocmM-v_Qk3RSSJpdD0pSdEwqN1R6kgAYIAF2Zhx4z6feyJCnsZdLjhgfGcKhJ_l2juqdp0uP3OZoqGn1z-Lhh6KOVS4NcGg8FCbGlvBhbBvX4/s1600-h/TAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxf6sVjPxWSGLm0k7xvD3r8O1uEvwX-ocmM-v_Qk3RSSJpdD0pSdEwqN1R6kgAYIAF2Zhx4z6feyJCnsZdLjhgfGcKhJ_l2juqdp0uP3OZoqGn1z-Lhh6KOVS4NcGg8FCbGlvBhbBvX4/s320/TAL.jpg" vi="true" /></a><a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1255">this american life - episode 361 </a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This episode is about sleep, and the lack thereof. Act one is about a man whose body's lack of dopamine caused him to sleepwalk, and act out his dreams. Fascinating.</div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-49012643014773861022009-03-02T13:28:00.000-08:002009-03-02T13:28:58.620-08:00airport reading<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiir6tdFLY8o1tobX3XjfII9wpAUgGHG0zG_BDjuB_ZfsV7f8QYDKWC77etvMy1HvEKcfgc4gaJik8E7YcBxkEaIBSX0y_2bZmhxvOFZhmgqMUWeDLnh6G__6l9h1rVzhP6ZdHYeT5z0Is/s1600-h/paul+simon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiir6tdFLY8o1tobX3XjfII9wpAUgGHG0zG_BDjuB_ZfsV7f8QYDKWC77etvMy1HvEKcfgc4gaJik8E7YcBxkEaIBSX0y_2bZmhxvOFZhmgqMUWeDLnh6G__6l9h1rVzhP6ZdHYeT5z0Is/s320/paul+simon.jpg" vi="true" /></a></div><a href="http://paulsimonweb.com/tag/carrie-fisher/">1980 Paul Simon article</a> <br />
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For my mom, who's stuck at the airport/renting a car/not on a beach while she starts her vacation. <br />
Here's hoping that tomorrow brings you the sunrise and a good book.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-28931259990543265632009-02-27T10:19:00.000-08:002009-02-27T10:30:06.366-08:00a lunch haiku<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4rido-GU3tN5iIt73Vh2uaG3iIVk_dLBMqEFeJqyqZvxvfbt06aUMCqvmyiKJ5BmkhJTDX6qBn_kdcAfR8MkUtviAbx-9CaN84NUbi-TKeC-SaczL_u4O6ChelfIOEUKzmozZjN5Xbw/s1600-h/taco.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4rido-GU3tN5iIt73Vh2uaG3iIVk_dLBMqEFeJqyqZvxvfbt06aUMCqvmyiKJ5BmkhJTDX6qBn_kdcAfR8MkUtviAbx-9CaN84NUbi-TKeC-SaczL_u4O6ChelfIOEUKzmozZjN5Xbw/s200/taco.bmp" vi="true" /></a></div><br />
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Taco Bell taco<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">you make me full and sleepy <br />
love you most of all</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br />
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Follow up to lunch haiku:<br />
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Taco Bell taco<br />
um, not feeling too good now<br />
blaming you; nice workSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-10778494441398354862009-02-26T12:49:00.000-08:002009-02-26T13:05:37.409-08:00Kina Grannis and Ingrid MichaelsonNew tunes...<br />
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(If you're reading this in Facebook, follow the 'view original post' link at the bottom of this note to see this video.)<br />
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And, follow this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJOzdLwvTHA">link</a> to hear a song you might recongnize from an Old Navy / Gap commercial by Ingrid Michaelson. I do enjoy those singer/songwriters.<br />
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Thanks, James. :)Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-84442188973347765052009-02-25T16:36:00.000-08:002009-02-25T16:36:23.565-08:00Album Cover ProjectBelow is my randomly assigned (though carefully designed) album cover.<br />
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To do this:<br />
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1. click <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random</a><br />
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.<br />
2. click <a href="http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3">http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3</a><br />
The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.<br />
3. click <a href="http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days">http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days</a><br />
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.<br />
4 - Use photoshop or similar to put it all together.<br />
5 - Post it to FB with this text in the "caption" and TAG the friends you want to join in.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-51702808599519587052009-02-23T07:18:00.000-08:002009-02-23T07:18:08.304-08:00new obsessionI decided I wanted an iPhone about a month ago, but sat on the idea to make sure it was something I really, really wanted, so I could be good and anxious when we went to the store. <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OyUwDClM2BZdANr9sy2M6YCOuYF9N02cWHF60WB_Q09PRwwqjIn0aQ1daf8wYGrGognpxznl2jgHJ24TYZbFMZMchKV053wMHxyPYry3QrF8T8S2hyphenhyphenrvBlrGaPN8T4TKOtl4yDTaMVc/s1600-h/iphone.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OyUwDClM2BZdANr9sy2M6YCOuYF9N02cWHF60WB_Q09PRwwqjIn0aQ1daf8wYGrGognpxznl2jgHJ24TYZbFMZMchKV053wMHxyPYry3QrF8T8S2hyphenhyphenrvBlrGaPN8T4TKOtl4yDTaMVc/s320/iphone.bmp" vi="true" /></a>We met Will and Jess at the Cheesecake Factory for lunch yesterday (great food, btw) and meandered around some of the shops at Legacy Village afterward. I had it in my head all morning that we'd go to the iStore, so I let the anticipation carry me through Crate & Barrel and Z Gallerie. Around 2:30pm, we walked into the store, and I was immediately told that, while they were happy that I'd like to buy an iPhone, AT&T's network was down. They said the network was scheduled to be up by 4pm, and that they could schedule a personal shopper appointment for me around that time. So, like any good three year-old would, I pouted for a bit. Then decided to go in, and see if I could at least get the process started. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">KAPLOWEE! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The network was back up, and within ten minutes, I had my phone all activated and shiny. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Fast forward an hour or so, and I was glued to my computer looking up apps for it. Karen is a very, very patient girl for putting up with Gadget Mode Susan.</div><br />
I have subscribed to a bunch of podcasts, so I have entertainment in the car. I also had to pick Karen up from the Toyota shop this morning, so I got to use the iMaps function. <br />
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I'm such a child.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330481232286603912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162471512702611632.post-48972610321416113522009-02-20T06:58:00.000-08:002009-02-20T06:58:37.623-08:00Holy crap, I'm drinking waterAnyone who knows me will be shocked by this. I have been downing a twelve-pack of diet coke since my teens, and ever since I gave up caffeine a week ago, I realize how difficult it is to find decaffeinated diet coke in stores, and worse, how idiotic I look lugging a twelve-pack into work every day. So yesterday, I decided to try a new beverage. We bought some new swanky stainless steel water bottles on the interwebs, and the office has UV filtered refrigerated water (whatever that means) so I figured I'd try the adventure. I realized that water quenches thirst. Who knew? Plus, they're just so cute, I want to take them everywhere. :)<br />
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