Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Contest for Yummy Beads
Head to Karin's blog for an awesome contest. Hope she doesn't mind me linking pictures of the yummy prize beads!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Thunder Beach
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Three weekends ago, Michael's parents took us to Panama City in celebration of Michael's birthday. We stayed in a wonderful place right on the beach!
Little did we know when we picked the weekend, that it was Thunder Beach Weekend!
And here is where the blog is going to totally fail you. I took pictures of the beautiful beach, with its sugar-white sand that was so soft to walk in, and "squeaky" when you scuff your feet. I took pictures of the cute wee sandpipers frolicking in the waves...
...Michael even got great closeups of them... 
...we got a blurry picture of the pool, with its Hawaiian shave ice stand (mmm, peaches 'n' cream!) 
...I even let pictures of my alabaster legs continue to exist... 
...but I did not get any pictures of the bikes. Or the bikers. Not one shot of the custom, skull-incrusted, flame-infused paint jobs nor of the winged helmets, nor still yet any of very overtanned overage women in short shorts.
I had a feeling I'd get beat up if I tried it.
But I think I had the wrong idea about bikers, or at least the kind that show up to ignore helmet laws and cruise around at the beach. I thought they'd be going about 78 miles per hour on the road that runs along the beach, and I thought they'd be lookin' for trouble.
Seeing as how I saw a pink scooter (pink! SCOOTER!) parked, unashamed, in the midst of the mass of hogs outside our hotel, I'm guessing these guys are more in the camp of "if you're an enthusiast, you're OK with us".
But back to the beach...I cannot explain to you how wonderful stepping out on that sand was, even after arriving late at night and finding out that we were not going to be on an upper floor as promised (and paid for), but on the second floor, really close to all the engine noise (read: my anticipated level of engine noise...which was practically non-existent). It was a glorious temperature, the sand felt glorious, and THERE WAS THE OCEAN. A few minutes later and we were all digging in the sand, practically in the dark, to repair someone else's sandcastle that an unfeeling jerk had stomped upon. All was right with the world. And to make up for the room problem, the hotel gave us free breakfast and moved us the next day to a room with a fantastic view.
Saturday morning we hit the beach, swam out to the sandbar and had a great time until we saw the first Moon jelly (dinner plate sized) floating in the water. Uh-oh. Then we saw a second, and a third...and then we decided the hotel pool looked pretty good. After lunch, we headed out to find some miniature golf, but we got distracted by this wonderful maze.
This is me at the observation tower at the start. You timepunch a ticket when you enter, and then you have to make your way to the four raised platforms to punch your card. When you exit, you timepunch your ticket again for bragging rights. =) You can see that things look pretty uniform throughout! 
We beat Michael's parents, but if I had been left to myself I might still be in there. =) After the maze, we were too hot to golf, so we went to the Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum (sic). I'd never been to one before. When I was a kid, if I had suggested such a thing, my dad would have said, "We're not wasting money seeing that junk." I have to say, I think he had the right idea! =D
Sunday morning we got up and hit the beach again and Michael had a lot of fun searching for shells.
The ones with the holes are, obviously, for attaching to stitched pieces. =) I love the piece of coral he found, and the teensy spiral shells.
On the way out of town, we finally had our game of minigolf.
I had one bad hole that put me out of the running, but I still did not end up in last place. =) 
It was a great weekend and so nice to just see the sun and be warm!!
Three weekends ago, Michael's parents took us to Panama City in celebration of Michael's birthday. We stayed in a wonderful place right on the beach!
Little did we know when we picked the weekend, that it was Thunder Beach Weekend!
And here is where the blog is going to totally fail you. I took pictures of the beautiful beach, with its sugar-white sand that was so soft to walk in, and "squeaky" when you scuff your feet. I took pictures of the cute wee sandpipers frolicking in the waves...
...Michael even got great closeups of them... 
...we got a blurry picture of the pool, with its Hawaiian shave ice stand (mmm, peaches 'n' cream!) 
...I even let pictures of my alabaster legs continue to exist... 
...but I did not get any pictures of the bikes. Or the bikers. Not one shot of the custom, skull-incrusted, flame-infused paint jobs nor of the winged helmets, nor still yet any of very overtanned overage women in short shorts.I had a feeling I'd get beat up if I tried it.
But I think I had the wrong idea about bikers, or at least the kind that show up to ignore helmet laws and cruise around at the beach. I thought they'd be going about 78 miles per hour on the road that runs along the beach, and I thought they'd be lookin' for trouble.
Seeing as how I saw a pink scooter (pink! SCOOTER!) parked, unashamed, in the midst of the mass of hogs outside our hotel, I'm guessing these guys are more in the camp of "if you're an enthusiast, you're OK with us".
But back to the beach...I cannot explain to you how wonderful stepping out on that sand was, even after arriving late at night and finding out that we were not going to be on an upper floor as promised (and paid for), but on the second floor, really close to all the engine noise (read: my anticipated level of engine noise...which was practically non-existent). It was a glorious temperature, the sand felt glorious, and THERE WAS THE OCEAN. A few minutes later and we were all digging in the sand, practically in the dark, to repair someone else's sandcastle that an unfeeling jerk had stomped upon. All was right with the world. And to make up for the room problem, the hotel gave us free breakfast and moved us the next day to a room with a fantastic view.
Saturday morning we hit the beach, swam out to the sandbar and had a great time until we saw the first Moon jelly (dinner plate sized) floating in the water. Uh-oh. Then we saw a second, and a third...and then we decided the hotel pool looked pretty good. After lunch, we headed out to find some miniature golf, but we got distracted by this wonderful maze.
This is me at the observation tower at the start. You timepunch a ticket when you enter, and then you have to make your way to the four raised platforms to punch your card. When you exit, you timepunch your ticket again for bragging rights. =) You can see that things look pretty uniform throughout! 
We beat Michael's parents, but if I had been left to myself I might still be in there. =) After the maze, we were too hot to golf, so we went to the Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum (sic). I'd never been to one before. When I was a kid, if I had suggested such a thing, my dad would have said, "We're not wasting money seeing that junk." I have to say, I think he had the right idea! =DSunday morning we got up and hit the beach again and Michael had a lot of fun searching for shells.
The ones with the holes are, obviously, for attaching to stitched pieces. =) I love the piece of coral he found, and the teensy spiral shells.On the way out of town, we finally had our game of minigolf.
I had one bad hole that put me out of the running, but I still did not end up in last place. =) 
It was a great weekend and so nice to just see the sun and be warm!!| JiffNotes |
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| Bikers like pink, too. |
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Friday, September 25, 2009
Let the vacation gauntlet begin!
We are leaving in about an hour for Panama City for the weekend to celebrate Michael's birthday with his parents. I am really looking forward to the beach. I'm hoping for sun, but I'm just happy it will be WARM! We'll be in town the next weekend, then the weekend after that I'm going to the mountains with my sisters, and Michael's having a "guy weekend" with some friends. I'm back for a weekend, then I travel to Hilton Head Island for a stitching weekend (planned since last year).... Then, the big trip: The VERY NEXT WEEKEND, we're flying to Istanbul to embark on a cruise that will take us to Croatia, Greece, Italy and finally to Barcelona, Spain!! I'm very excited about the cruise, but I have no idea how I'll manage work, laundry and packing for all this.
As far as work goes, I've finished my big project, and the software releases on Tuesday. However, the user community has been very whiny and I'm sure I'll have more work to do.
I have finished a stitching project and a sweater (tank, just in time for Fall :p), cast on two socks, and worked on various and sundry. I promise pictures...at some point!
My lack of blogging is not likely to improve...but hang with me. The Winter's got to be better, right??!?
As far as work goes, I've finished my big project, and the software releases on Tuesday. However, the user community has been very whiny and I'm sure I'll have more work to do.
I have finished a stitching project and a sweater (tank, just in time for Fall :p), cast on two socks, and worked on various and sundry. I promise pictures...at some point!
My lack of blogging is not likely to improve...but hang with me. The Winter's got to be better, right??!?
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chain gang,
travel
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
QED
Your result for Howard Gardner's Eight Types of Intelligence Test...
Logical
51% Logical, 49% Spatial, 25% Linguistic, 8% Intrapersonal, 18% Interpersonal, 41% Musical, 14% Bodily-Kinesthetic and 31% Naturalistic!
"This area has to do with logic, abstractions, inductive and deductive reasoning, and numbers. While it is often assumed that those with this intelligence naturally excel in mathematics, chess, computer programming, and other logical or numerical activities, a more accurate definition places emphasis less on traditional mathematical ability and more reasoning capabilities, abstract pattern recognition, scientific thinking and investigation, and the ability to perform complex calculations.
Careers which suit those with this intelligence include scientists, mathematicians, engineers, doctors and economists." (Wikipedia)
Take Howard Gardner's Eight Types of Intelligence Test at HelloQuizzy
Unsurprising for me, yes? I'd love to hear your results if you take the test!
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memes
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Checking In
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I've been trying to write this post since the beginning of the month! Thank you for all your comments. Work is still "terrible"...I'm quoting that because it's not terrible that I have a job, nor is it terrible that everyone has so much confidence in me that I get put on projects that are running behind, but it has been very stressful and will continue to be until October. Then it will just be regular stressful. =) The other big work news is that Michael's office is moving, so he's been working from home while they find another location. (Cart, horse, anyone?) As a result, we can no longer carpool to the office...he used to work 5 minutes from me. =( So, I have been riding MARTA (Atlanta's mass transit). Now, I could drive if I wanted to. But I hate driving in traffic, and I don't love driving the PT Cruiser even in no traffic. The worst part has been the walk from the station to the office in the heat! I really, really want a Segway, but they're much more expensive than I'd thought.
I have so much backlog, it's not even funny. But I'll try to start moving forward and filling in the gaps later. All I've got right now is this picture of a finished ornament...it was the next-to-last one for our annual kit exchange, which happened in July. It's the Cherished Stitches biscornu from last year's JCS ornament issue.
I've been trying to write this post since the beginning of the month! Thank you for all your comments. Work is still "terrible"...I'm quoting that because it's not terrible that I have a job, nor is it terrible that everyone has so much confidence in me that I get put on projects that are running behind, but it has been very stressful and will continue to be until October. Then it will just be regular stressful. =) The other big work news is that Michael's office is moving, so he's been working from home while they find another location. (Cart, horse, anyone?) As a result, we can no longer carpool to the office...he used to work 5 minutes from me. =( So, I have been riding MARTA (Atlanta's mass transit). Now, I could drive if I wanted to. But I hate driving in traffic, and I don't love driving the PT Cruiser even in no traffic. The worst part has been the walk from the station to the office in the heat! I really, really want a Segway, but they're much more expensive than I'd thought.
I have so much backlog, it's not even funny. But I'll try to start moving forward and filling in the gaps later. All I've got right now is this picture of a finished ornament...it was the next-to-last one for our annual kit exchange, which happened in July. It's the Cherished Stitches biscornu from last year's JCS ornament issue.
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| Work. That's pretty much all I've got. |
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fanfare,
needlework
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