Archive for March, 2008

The last of the things I’m glad I did, numbers 76-100:
76. Hummingbirds busy over Bryan’s shoulder at my 28th birthday breakfast.
77. Up on stage with everyone else to play air guitar after the championship competition had ended.
78. Playing Island of the Blue Dolphins using all the kitchen bowls to collect poisonous berries
79. Warm bottle in hand, Hank’s tiny head […]

People jumping on beds in hotels.
Three-year-old Mo Kin playing the xylophone.

If you haven’t seen them yet, there’s an April Fool’s Day Guide up over at Mighty Junior, and a Perfect Picnic Guide on Mighty Goods. If it’s still snowing where you are, I offer my condolences. Crank the heat, pull on a sun dress, and spread your picnic blanket in your living room.

An abandoned ferris wheel from Chippewa Lake amusement park, and a photo set of the big dipper by the same photographer. And here’s a brief video with before and after shots of the same park.

More scenes I hope to see as my life flashes before my eyes, numbers 51-75:
51. Waking from a dream that was entirely in Spanish.
52. Plane ride back to California with a New York cheesecake on my lap
53. Bryan pulling a tablecloth from a dry bag on our surprise kayak camping trip
54. Answering a roommate ad to find one of […]

For Easter, I decided I wanted to make these awesome cakes baked in egg shells. I find them pretty magical, and fairly easy to make, if a little tedious. Then again, we did make a lot of them.
I tweaked the recipe a bit because I couldn’t find any egg nog, and I also wanted lemon […]

Loobylu is up and posting again, after a year away! Hello, dear.

More scenes I hope to see as my life flashes before my eyes, numbers 26-50:
26. Riding through the canals in Amsterdam with the baby
27. Picking confetti from my hair
28. Catching fireflies in Tuscany
29. Jumping on the hotel bed
30. Mixing Pimm’s Cups at my Great Gatsby birthday
31. Surge of joy on the swing set when I remembered there were no doctor or […]

You must watch this commercial featuring gorgeous, enormous kinetic sculptures. It will make your dreams better.

At SxSW, I did an interview with Michael Nolan. He works with Peachpit, the publishing house that produced No One Cares What You Had for Lunch.
I hadn’t slept in three days, so I was too exhausted to assume my Rich and Throaty Media Voice. Click through to hear the valley-girl lilt that persists into my […]