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| Houseboats |
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Photo-a-day 2013.12.31
Monday, December 30, 2013
Photo-a-day 2013.12.30
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| Homemade noodle soup |
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Friday, December 27, 2013
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Photo-a-day 2013.12.25
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| Chinese apothecary |
oh and by the way - Merry Christmas!
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
pre-christmas thought dump
some old, some new...
1. my 30th birthday passed! i hosted a party with delicious catering, saw lots of people, and had plenty of laughs. hooray!
2. that said, the reality of "no longer in my twenties" is starting to set in..
3. i seriously need to get back into yoga
4. uploading new photos is still on my backlog of things to do =\
5. according to my car insurance, i'm married
6. eyebrows make a huge difference
7. i'm starting a charm bracelet! because... i can, and i'm bored =P
8. must stop re-living moments and create new ones instead
9. my personality type has changed from ISTJ to ISFP... interesting
10. 2013 is coming to a close. i did a ton in summer but slowed down significantly mid-fall. must not waver in plans for next year...
1. my 30th birthday passed! i hosted a party with delicious catering, saw lots of people, and had plenty of laughs. hooray!
2. that said, the reality of "no longer in my twenties" is starting to set in..
3. i seriously need to get back into yoga
4. uploading new photos is still on my backlog of things to do =\
5. according to my car insurance, i'm married
6. eyebrows make a huge difference
7. i'm starting a charm bracelet! because... i can, and i'm bored =P
8. must stop re-living moments and create new ones instead
9. my personality type has changed from ISTJ to ISFP... interesting
10. 2013 is coming to a close. i did a ton in summer but slowed down significantly mid-fall. must not waver in plans for next year...
Monday, December 23, 2013
pre-christmas amusements
for your entertainment... and my own
50 years of 50 toys - man, kids's toys now are so expensive =P
amusing depiction of the 50 states of lego
i saw lego rivendell in person, and it looked freaking awesome
sooo 20 things we should say more often is adorable yet profound
pixar has storytelling rules that are definitely useful
there exists a flow chart for choosing board games... i partially agree
famous movie scenes reenacted by parents and their kid... hilarious
ok, game of thrones pop toys are amusing (i particularly like the lannisters)
muppisode food fight! aaah muppets =)
powerpuff girls return! and i want to try dance pants r-EVILution, lol
50 years of 50 toys - man, kids's toys now are so expensive =P
amusing depiction of the 50 states of lego
i saw lego rivendell in person, and it looked freaking awesome
sooo 20 things we should say more often is adorable yet profound
pixar has storytelling rules that are definitely useful
there exists a flow chart for choosing board games... i partially agree
famous movie scenes reenacted by parents and their kid... hilarious
ok, game of thrones pop toys are amusing (i particularly like the lannisters)
muppisode food fight! aaah muppets =)
powerpuff girls return! and i want to try dance pants r-EVILution, lol
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Photo-a-day 2013.12.21
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| Separating egg yolks |
Friday, December 20, 2013
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
Photo-a-day 2013.12.16
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| 2013.12.16 Sunset on my 20's |
Happy 30th birthday to me!
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Photo-a-day 2013.12.15
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| Birthday party randomness |
Saturday, December 14, 2013
A final look at 30 goals before 30
A little over two years ago I started a 30 goals before 30 list. Not too much has changed since my last update, sadly... but with my 30th birthday fast approaching, it's time to take a final tally.
1. start a 365 photos project - done! started 8/1/12 and ending this year
2. move to a new city - done! moved to seattle on 6/9/11
3. learn another foreign language - fail... picked up random german words and still maintaining my basic chinese and japanese, but... yea, fail
4. travel to europe - done! germany and austria on 10/27/12
5. ride a hot air balloon - fail... but maybe at the albequerque balloon fiesta next year
6. read 2-3 more books in the song of ice and fire series - done! just started on the 5th book
7. visit austin - done! first on 12/24/11, and many more times after that
8. make mojito cupcakes - done! on 4/17/11
9. acquire a navy blue coat - done (sorta)! got a blue hoodie (technically cobalt blue, but good enough)
10. acquire a touchscreen device (ex. tablet, smartphone...) - done! played with an iPad, got a smartphone, and now have a tablet
11. finish writing my list of 100 things to do before i die (currently at 77) - fail... the list is somewhere...
12. replace my dying dell laptop - done! on 4/3/11 with a shiny acer
13. create a new website/blog of some form - fail... this died when i got a FT job again
14. go sky diving - fail... tho i still want to do this sometime
15. figure out my favorite kind of wine - done. i like dessert wines!
16. buy a hat at sacred feather (one of madison's longest standing stores on state street) - done! on 4/30/11. generally unworn, but i still have it
17. acquire a new camera - done! Canon PowerShot S100 on 7/23/12
18. bake for a bake sale - done! 4/18/11 bake sale for an office fundraiser
19. consolidate burned media into 1-3 TB hard drives - done! sometime 2011. still using my giant 3TB drive
20. (related to above) organize my music files - technically still in progress, but i consider the ~40% completion a significant accomplishment
21. sell some of my crafts - done! at the same bake sale fundraiser in #18
22. build a small board game collection - done! it's not so small anymore =)
23. organize/display my vinyl toys - done! my futurama toys are enshrined at work
24. win money at a casino poker table - done! at Harrah's in New Orleans 5/7/11, though lost it immediately afterwards
25. finish making 1000 cranes - fail... it's been in progress for a while
26. attend an anime convention - done-ish. i've been to emerald city comic-con 2 years straight, it's geeky enough
27. finish epic mickey - fail... lost interest in this game
28. pick up a new physical activity (ex. team sports, martial arts...) - done! i am invested in hiking and rock climbing now
29. memorize the chinese pinyin system - fail... i did make an effort to study it, but i cannot faithfully say it's memorized
30. paint my ansem figurine - fail... lost interest in this a while ago
Completed 21/30 since 4/3/11
Not bad. It shows that for me, short term lists do work, and long term lists only work if my interest in that item doesn't fade.
3. learn another foreign language - fail... picked up random german words and still maintaining my basic chinese and japanese, but... yea, fail
5. ride a hot air balloon - fail... but maybe at the albequerque balloon fiesta next year
11. finish writing my list of 100 things to do before i die (currently at 77) - fail... the list is somewhere...
13. create a new website/blog of some form - fail... this died when i got a FT job again
14. go sky diving - fail... tho i still want to do this sometime
25. finish making 1000 cranes - fail... it's been in progress for a while
27. finish epic mickey - fail... lost interest in this game
29. memorize the chinese pinyin system - fail... i did make an effort to study it, but i cannot faithfully say it's memorized
30. paint my ansem figurine - fail... lost interest in this a while ago
Completed 21/30 since 4/3/11
Not bad. It shows that for me, short term lists do work, and long term lists only work if my interest in that item doesn't fade.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Photo-a-day 2013.12.10
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| Bento starter set |
Monday, December 9, 2013
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Friday, December 6, 2013
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Post Thanksgiving randoms
My Thanksgiving was spent in Texas. I'm thankful of the great time I got to spend with family and friends alike. Though, I did notice a few things:
- Texas portions are definitely bigger. A medium drink in Texas is 24oz, not the usual 16oz.
- Thanksgiving is more of a long shopping weekend now
- I have a knack for flying into cold rainy weather
- Austin has outgrown itself
- Kids of sports fan parents can be hilarious. Father says "Sea?", kid says "hawks!"
Now thanks to Black Friday, I am in shopping mode. Also thanks to something (cold weather I assume), I am now sick... booooo. Oh well.
- Texas portions are definitely bigger. A medium drink in Texas is 24oz, not the usual 16oz.
- Thanksgiving is more of a long shopping weekend now
- I have a knack for flying into cold rainy weather
- Austin has outgrown itself
- Kids of sports fan parents can be hilarious. Father says "Sea?", kid says "hawks!"
Now thanks to Black Friday, I am in shopping mode. Also thanks to something (cold weather I assume), I am now sick... booooo. Oh well.
Friday, November 29, 2013
Thursday, November 28, 2013
thanksgiving amusements
if i have kids, i will troll them with dinovember too
when a dog shakes... it can look so intriguing
i'm very impressed with the landfillharmonic orchestra
very curious about where chinese surnames come from
a long but interesting read about language barriers growing up
watching a timelapse of china reveals how pretty it can be
aaah the chemistry of cookies. pretty awesome
i find the spread of world religions rather interesting and scary
if you're having a bad day, these dogs have it worse
when a dog shakes... it can look so intriguing
i'm very impressed with the landfillharmonic orchestra
very curious about where chinese surnames come from
a long but interesting read about language barriers growing up
watching a timelapse of china reveals how pretty it can be
aaah the chemistry of cookies. pretty awesome
i find the spread of world religions rather interesting and scary
if you're having a bad day, these dogs have it worse
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Monday, November 25, 2013
Photo-a-day 2013.11.25
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| Pho Dan |
Mmmm phoooo... thanks to curious_notions for suggesting the place and always being awesome company for fooding and our various talks =)
the week of thankfulness and things
new set of random updates and thoughts going on for me
1. kudos nordstrom for waiting until after thanksgiving to christmas-ify
2. my hands and limbs get noticeably cold 2hrs after major meals
3. i have been super fan-girling over takitsuba amusements again O=)
4. my poor violin has a giant crack in it... soooo sad!
5. i made 3rd place at my work's Fall Bake-Off for these cupcakes. yay!
6. voice actors have always intrigued me, here and abroad
7. a coworker makes the news, then it is announced he no longer works with us. the news was not a good one...
8. must remember to be patient with people
9. apparently my neighbor is jamming with a band. no wonder his bass gets so f***ing loud (and their lead singer could use some vocal lessons)
10. making green onion pancakes by hand is not worth it
1. kudos nordstrom for waiting until after thanksgiving to christmas-ify
2. my hands and limbs get noticeably cold 2hrs after major meals
3. i have been super fan-girling over takitsuba amusements again O=)
4. my poor violin has a giant crack in it... soooo sad!
5. i made 3rd place at my work's Fall Bake-Off for these cupcakes. yay!
6. voice actors have always intrigued me, here and abroad
7. a coworker makes the news, then it is announced he no longer works with us. the news was not a good one...
8. must remember to be patient with people
9. apparently my neighbor is jamming with a band. no wonder his bass gets so f***ing loud (and their lead singer could use some vocal lessons)
10. making green onion pancakes by hand is not worth it
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Photo-a-day 2013.11.24
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| Green onion pancake |
though, now i understand why they look they way they do
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Friday, November 22, 2013
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Photo-a-day 2013.11.20
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| Autumn cupcakes |
Liners and beautiful sprinkles bought at the awesome Home Cake Decorating Supply Co store
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Friday, November 15, 2013
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Photo-a-day 2013.11.14
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| Fall leaves and lights |
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
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