Did I show you this?!

I found these guys in my package of animal crackers. Those zoo animals sure know how to have a good time!


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I hope this will help

I'm testing a iPhone blogging app called blogpress. I'm not getting paid, wish I was cool enough, but I'm hoping this will help with my slow writing. I spend so much time on the train that if I can write segments this could be amazing. I'll tell you how it goes. Today's post was written between 125th street and 168th. Yaaaa!!! For productivity :)


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Dogs in the War

This is a really fascinating article about the involvement of dogs in the military. They really are such an amazing species.

War Dog

If i could still knit

How stinkin' cute non!

I invision chilly days in our house with my tube sock LEG WARMERS on, summer days in my sweltering house with my tube sock LEG WARMERS and of course now. The days where it's trying to get warmer, but it's still so darn chilly. One day you'll come summer and i will be excited, just like i am for these tube sock LEG WARMERS :)

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random goodness

What it is not here in NYC...

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Happy Mother's Day

I don't really talk a lot about my family on this blog...well let's be honest here, i don't talk a lot on my blog to begin with, but family is really important to me. My family is so incredibly important that I strive to be the person they deserve to call their daughter. My parents have a marriage I look up to. Growing up I didn't know their were couples who didn't have marriages strong and full of love like what my parents displayed to us.

Today we are honoring half of this marriage...our mother's. My mother has always been wonderful to us. She has always provided my brother and I with endless love, affection, privilege, education and of course absolutely delicious meals (really, she's why i love cooking).

Today i honor her, and other mothers like her who were kind enough to not have been like the sharks and eaten her young.

I love you always, but more than ever right now, I can't be more grateful to have you be so involved in my life.

XO

A new great "children's" book

This may not be the Good Night Moon, Runaway Bunny or Love you For Always, but i do sense it's another classic. A yet to be released already MAJOR hit on Amazon.com.

check it out

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Dear 16-year-old Me

Things that scare me:

1) oil on a stove--bad previous experience involving flames and too many splatters on my delicate arms

2) children playing near hot substances--hello burns :(

3) botflys burrowing into my skin---wait that's something i'd love to have happen (or see in person) man i love gross things. That will be another post where all of you (HAHA "ALL" read:5) will probably stop reading.

4) skin cancer "melanoma"---seriously scary shit, sneaky buggery cells reeking havoc on your body and spreading, super spreading. If you are under 25 my scare tactics aren't working, but hey all you older readers may want to spend 5 minutes watching this video. Ps: i'm looking for a dermatologist tomorrow so i can get a full body scan. I have had waaaaay to many unplanned sunburns :(

what i'll be trying for next easter

Melted crayon shavings=the next coolest egg decorating project.

All you need are freshly boiled eggs and crayon shavings. done and done, no shortage of those from work! Now all i need to do is actually complete the project in time for Easter. I should start now!

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My only bit of royal wedding

I wasn't so into the royal wedding...well at least not so much that i woke up/stayed up until 3 am to witness it. Isn't that why replay/DVR exists? Anyhoo, i've seen some pretty funny royal wedding stuff and thought i'd show some off.

lydia leith

papa johns

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Anything else i should have seen?

oh man

check out I went to Moma and... for more equally funny notes.

How pretty!

(Source: -lovelylady, via qomaspeakup)

This house could be in Charleston on rainbow row....although i guess it's got that all covered.

Right! How cool

sayyestohoboken.com

Random Goodness

I can't figure out how to have it so you can watch this video on my blog, so you're just going to have to trust me on this...it's pretty cool!

Symmetry

The Blind Man Who Taught Himself To See

This is by far one of the most amazing things i've heard of. Daniel Kish uses sonar to "see". It's long article, but fascinating!

Riding his bike with the help of personal sonar

Helpful visualization if you don't understand.

Men’s Journal » The Blind Man Who Taught Himself To See

Canadian versus American words

I have been living in NYC for almost 4 years and every so often my Canadianism sneak in and for some reason they really confuse people.

Here are some examples.

"I think they have Smartie cookies there."

If we were in Canada everyone would know i was referring to picture number 2...but alas, surrounded by Americans they see picture one and everyone is gagging from the gross combination. ps: Canadian Smarties are like M & M's, but way better.

Oh and yes we have the American version of Smarties in Canada, but we call them "Rockets" AKA candy birthcontrol

Example 2

Hey Janey, would you like to color your picture with crayons, markers or pencil crayons?

HUH?!

It maybe hard to see, but this is an image of pencil crayons....or colored pencils as my american friends like to call them.

I'm not sure why Canadians call them that, but in french a pencil is un crayon and a pencil crayon is un crayon de couleur. So pretty much we are using a translation....a great reason to blog is I learn as i go.

pps: this is an image of Canadian pencil crayons. Ah Laurentien. Now you've been cultured!

That's enough for today folks!

mommas got a new pair of shoes!

After much contemplation and stalking of websites i decided on these shoes---Keen Whisper. They are watershoes...i plan on wearing them to all the hottest clubs in new york. boo, not true, but i do plan on wearing them in Costa Rica next month. HECK YA! Toes protected during zip lining and hiking, i can't wait!

Oh and ps: there are two in this pair ;)

Get pumped for EASTER

Shhhh don't tell J...

How cool is this! I'm going to give it a try.

Just finished blowing out one egg....painful i tell ya! Glad I don't work for Martha or i'd be winded!

If you're interested in making them too check out the link Secret Message Easter Egg

Random Goodness

Another addition of Random Goodness.

If you have seen anything of interest and would like to share, please have at it (in the comments section!).

random goodness

I realize that i'm not much into writing these days, but i have been doing tons of reading...of the internet variety.

I thought i'd randomly post things i enjoyed reading. Hopefully you'll agree

Ps: some of this is ubber old, but it still makes me smile.

JAAAHWS