tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62564717555674308162024-02-08T01:25:43.731-05:00a rare and beautiful mess*The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-9667772807990680252009-06-24T00:24:00.005-04:002009-06-24T01:00:51.219-04:00Suddenly [randomly] obsessed with LOL Cats<div style="text-align: center;">Pictures of the Day (I dare you not to laugh!):
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<br />Quote of the Day:</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div><span style="color: rgb(220, 159, 20);font-family:Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><b> </b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 123, 8);font-family:Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Albert Einstein</span>
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<br /></span>The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-76282569605891677562009-06-23T23:26:00.002-04:002009-06-23T23:32:46.091-04:00Um, yes, please!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Coolest Slurpees EVER!!!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">[well, besides the Simpsons Squishees]<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPiRKWxi3_LyfYXf91ObzpZ9MRdCjVhkxuXhBTSjbt1aA-jwEDf8ndyGaxdYgyWZZ-D06p6I2FIsAbUWd9ggsG6-T_dWe_mAe5UQBd210h-eaog1vJNlWejyE30Ofe8GNfFaxfUvKbgRt/s1600-h/transformers-7-eleven-cups-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPiRKWxi3_LyfYXf91ObzpZ9MRdCjVhkxuXhBTSjbt1aA-jwEDf8ndyGaxdYgyWZZ-D06p6I2FIsAbUWd9ggsG6-T_dWe_mAe5UQBd210h-eaog1vJNlWejyE30Ofe8GNfFaxfUvKbgRt/s320/transformers-7-eleven-cups-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350730913254486546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Gotta try the Bumblebee Blast Slurpee!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMvc20C_49e8fg04IO8oO9y4vH_EPT8JZpNjkxk8oYUztLYeUvg61w1UgdseyOrg5qWJozYhcFpXGchQytgrPW3lH0yXPiE1DtTJlgQ_WGUzlUwSfDHPYOXcWM29f2JWEL0mku8uiGtAk/s1600-h/transformers+bumblebee+blast+slurpee.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMvc20C_49e8fg04IO8oO9y4vH_EPT8JZpNjkxk8oYUztLYeUvg61w1UgdseyOrg5qWJozYhcFpXGchQytgrPW3lH0yXPiE1DtTJlgQ_WGUzlUwSfDHPYOXcWM29f2JWEL0mku8uiGtAk/s320/transformers+bumblebee+blast+slurpee.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350730914315758386" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"Transformers: More than meets the eyes!"</span><br /><br />[film quote: "There's more than meets the eye...when it comes to you."<br />I LOVE Shia :) :) :) ]<br /></div>The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-50358922778213871622009-06-19T20:17:00.004-04:002009-06-19T20:36:20.399-04:00My favorites are "Charade" and "Wait Until Dark"<div style="text-align: center;">Picture of the Day:<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGkiEcsdZ3A310jatBktAjYe93HadwY5stEOSTPDDq5dQvL910uxhbeq4BSOWC6VH6JMzBhY76rI45GUazCgF9g78xwypYD0lF30IX_vK8xpEi1XObErCbVrbTqiMWy-A6gPpCOrgusQl/s1600-h/audrey-hepburn1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGkiEcsdZ3A310jatBktAjYe93HadwY5stEOSTPDDq5dQvL910uxhbeq4BSOWC6VH6JMzBhY76rI45GUazCgF9g78xwypYD0lF30IX_vK8xpEi1XObErCbVrbTqiMWy-A6gPpCOrgusQl/s320/audrey-hepburn1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349201306191815202" border="0" /></a><br />Quote(s) of the Day {special Audrey Hepburn edition}:<br /><br /><span class="sqq">“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”<br /><br /></span><span class="sqq">“Your heart just breaks, that's all. But you can't judge, or point fingers. You just have to be lucky enough to find someone who appreciates you.”<br /></span><br /><span class="sqq">“People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.”<br /></span><br /><span class="sqq">“A quality education has the power to transform societi</span><span class="sqq">es in a single generation, provide children with the protection they need from the hazards of poverty, labor exploitation and disease, and given them the knowledge, skills, and confidence to reach their full potential.” [as a future teacher, naturally, I had to include this one XD ]<br /><br /></span><span class="sqq">“I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the </span><span class="sqq">thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.”<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsZnXRnvLVRHx5fVswOi8434lD0e46ARJy6OqjpYKjSN32_LwAxQ7XI_180oxQ6kz_HFKfDT86Szxx9f6l56YAKlYvLjQMuCUczkH2n3k0NYZhSyh0S9c8rvj8cGUa0emmzdKfBHHd_J8/s1600-h/audrey-hepburn-and-her-pet-deer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsZnXRnvLVRHx5fVswOi8434lD0e46ARJy6OqjpYKjSN32_LwAxQ7XI_180oxQ6kz_HFKfDT86Szxx9f6l56YAKlYvLjQMuCUczkH2n3k0NYZhSyh0S9c8rvj8cGUa0emmzdKfBHHd_J8/s320/audrey-hepburn-and-her-pet-deer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349201305113010130" border="0" /></a><br />Fact of the Day:<br /><br />The number of Japanese living past 100 has more than doubled in the last six years, reaching a record high of 36,000 people in 2008. The country's centenarian ranks are dominated by women, who make up 86 percent of the total.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJ9A52tCcMwwc7lhwHy43XLJkdtjmz2G64t6LGePPY8hUSBI-QkcEITI9oOi2M5OddiYFlRreWEuy-ZFjClLlLcdpMXl72zs6lUsz9yYe8d_kpoitk5Rh0ov-QlsYsIU3aSntXbkHdJgF/s1600-h/Audrey_Hepburn_1965_2_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJ9A52tCcMwwc7lhwHy43XLJkdtjmz2G64t6LGePPY8hUSBI-QkcEITI9oOi2M5OddiYFlRreWEuy-ZFjClLlLcdpMXl72zs6lUsz9yYe8d_kpoitk5Rh0ov-QlsYsIU3aSntXbkHdJgF/s320/Audrey_Hepburn_1965_2_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349201297871203426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">{could she <span style="font-style: italic;">be</span> any more lovely?}<br /></div>The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-16286822512688530972009-06-17T00:08:00.005-04:002009-06-17T00:13:22.603-04:00What's holding us back?<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZA3JU0Vtt770yb9DoJaGngQAqkK8_IXMuu9gDpQuVfcsEpSvveb3T8bOl8o61Iwr08_qq7sysz2W7WZRiANtKK5Ep8jlop0AhNanX0fRmoF69zoZ1-kFYHOJOmWgqvR726HjqGi5WF6bE/s1600-h/halsey_eskimo_kisses-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZA3JU0Vtt770yb9DoJaGngQAqkK8_IXMuu9gDpQuVfcsEpSvveb3T8bOl8o61Iwr08_qq7sysz2W7WZRiANtKK5Ep8jlop0AhNanX0fRmoF69zoZ1-kFYHOJOmWgqvR726HjqGi5WF6bE/s320/halsey_eskimo_kisses-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348144088785769554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >[image courtesy of <a href="http://www.kurthalsey.com/">Kurt Halsey</a>]</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><pre><span style="font-size:100%;">Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths,<br />but only what is helpful for building others up according to<br />their needs,<br />that it may benefit those who listen.<br /><br />Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)<br /><br />*******<br /><br />Let's be good to each other,<br />let's be kind,<br />let's be fun,<br />let's be laughter,<br />let's be beauty,<br />let's be song & lyrics,<br />let's be forgiveness,<br />let's<br />be<br />l o v e.</span><br /></pre></div>The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-22001552755989060492009-06-16T23:53:00.003-04:002009-06-17T00:01:20.170-04:00Last Week in Numbers<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cTCPgmWV7-VQywO24XdVy1atIr3hZd5TJ3ECSV6GR_E904gwj8hvJcpW-EV1DlV4i_dwRxS0gBIj3mHcgrYpSeucoo2kMjdcg6Wh1aiFlcz6T1TV419R7bLARSplAUeLiXuIEykddRPl/s1600-h/dodo-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cTCPgmWV7-VQywO24XdVy1atIr3hZd5TJ3ECSV6GR_E904gwj8hvJcpW-EV1DlV4i_dwRxS0gBIj3mHcgrYpSeucoo2kMjdcg6Wh1aiFlcz6T1TV419R7bLARSplAUeLiXuIEykddRPl/s320/dodo-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348141384521398754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" >{Happy Birthday, Chloe Darling!}</span><br /><br /></div>6.07.09 - 6.13.09<br /><br />1 - book I finished reading (<span style="font-style: italic;">Impulse</span>)<br />2 - pitchers of Shock Top for James at Beer Bellies<br />3 - paintings for Chloe's Birthday<br />4 - weeks until our lease is up<br />5 - days of my new summer course "Grammar for Teachers"<br />6 - times loading/unloading the dishwasher<br />7 - hours spent training my replacement as store manager<br />8 - episodes of DVRed "Jeopardy!" watched<br />9 - bags of frozen grapes<br />10 - seconds spent <span style="font-style: italic;">not </span>worrying<br /><br />(I DEFINITELY need to work on #10!)<br /><br />[blog topic inspired by <a href="http://www.naturallynina.com/">Naturally Nina</a>]The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-89865241499280476642009-06-11T22:40:00.004-04:002009-06-11T22:58:20.476-04:00"I gotta feeling..."<div style="text-align: center;">Picture of the Day:
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<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">*oh how i ADORE <a href="http://www.kurthalsey.com/">Kurt Halsey</a>*</span>
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<br />Phoebe: Pheobe. That's, P, as in Phoebe, H, as in heobe, O as in oebe, E, as in ebe, B, as in bebe, and E as in... Ello there mate.
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<br />Fact of the Day:
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<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/PIXIEP%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults ext="edit" spidmax="1026"> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout ext="edit"> <o:idmap ext="edit" data="1"> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";" >The average smell weighs 760 nanograms.</span></span>
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<br />Song of the Day (and week and probably month...):
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<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_2rrxONlLo">"I Gotta Feeling"</a> by the Black Eyed Peas
<br />The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-24772528206115711642009-06-10T22:44:00.002-04:002009-06-10T22:48:46.093-04:00The Office<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzUQD0FbxnXcutwRPAsFk16SGi4dRxgMvKuyCcwlRD8CI-8KhFzbpOkT8kQF7T5kTkYG6WnyYD7ncqBaFocGRUjrbjLMhyphenhyphenkqcANIygsKZK63n5YftSQxGyzqgLCWcuEHZdHR-L28I5m9Q/s1600-h/the-office-michael-scott.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzUQD0FbxnXcutwRPAsFk16SGi4dRxgMvKuyCcwlRD8CI-8KhFzbpOkT8kQF7T5kTkYG6WnyYD7ncqBaFocGRUjrbjLMhyphenhyphenkqcANIygsKZK63n5YftSQxGyzqgLCWcuEHZdHR-L28I5m9Q/s320/the-office-michael-scott.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345896118430273746" border="0" /></a><br />Quote of the Day:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Michael Scott</span>: Last week I would've given a kidney to anyone in this office. I would've reached right into my stomach and pulled it out for them. But now, no. I don't have the relationship with these people that I thought I did. I hope they ask, so they can hear me say, "Uh, no, I only give my organs to my real friends. Go get yourself a monkey kidney."<br /><br />Fact of the Day:<br />Many of the famous insert shots from the original series such<br />as the water cooler and copier machine are not used in the show. <span style="font-style: italic;">(source = IMDB)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Picture of the Day:<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmoSWTmScKe7xGKuAN4qXY2Tx4uaLxfurrHjkdOif2WEEqFnFD4CYAYqgYPLZTWL07_iugI7uHQHC52sUlI1EFyPbL3L5EvWPqmFkrCezaAIrFBC4spP2M-h2T8mHwFoyeva_RFiHBIOP/s1600-h/jam_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmoSWTmScKe7xGKuAN4qXY2Tx4uaLxfurrHjkdOif2WEEqFnFD4CYAYqgYPLZTWL07_iugI7uHQHC52sUlI1EFyPbL3L5EvWPqmFkrCezaAIrFBC4spP2M-h2T8mHwFoyeva_RFiHBIOP/s320/jam_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345896118123409170" border="0" /></a>:)<br /></div>The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-53012084449467988362009-06-09T18:34:00.003-04:002009-06-09T18:42:59.873-04:00Delicious<div style="text-align: center;">Picture of the Day:<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtC4nwHYpOCktwdksukgvGcqr1EUVbwLH6aJEr56p-_-yC3AaxEkHZHk6qT-k4jcQW3sfZnwiQZz6It1KDplWsPcTk2oBOi_Dq5pSw5LDXZjAiqygSD6cJqneB1z6z06gqW5ulZuWD2ehE/s1600-h/colorful-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtC4nwHYpOCktwdksukgvGcqr1EUVbwLH6aJEr56p-_-yC3AaxEkHZHk6qT-k4jcQW3sfZnwiQZz6It1KDplWsPcTk2oBOi_Dq5pSw5LDXZjAiqygSD6cJqneB1z6z06gqW5ulZuWD2ehE/s320/colorful-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345461636617188546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">i say, the more color, the better.</span><br /><br /></div>Quote of the Day:<br /><br />Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.<br />Albert Einstein<br /><br />Fact of the Day:<br /><br />Lizards communicate by doing push-ups.The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-25137198954591124512009-06-08T23:29:00.003-04:002009-06-08T23:34:50.905-04:00In love with Thoreau...<div style="text-align: center;">Picture of the Day:
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij11_qlzIdg5nz54ul1ejw7TgvbUAqV4Hhw15PHqPJwJgbIHMU12mUxMD1NrDy3NxIhdzM6nDQuHahdrvJrIeCtaEZF8PIJ6umRN53HdT1wcbotnFB14l4k6iMTaBUGQ_ebbemeGzcA12X/s1600-h/pinatas+from+family+fun-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij11_qlzIdg5nz54ul1ejw7TgvbUAqV4Hhw15PHqPJwJgbIHMU12mUxMD1NrDy3NxIhdzM6nDQuHahdrvJrIeCtaEZF8PIJ6umRN53HdT1wcbotnFB14l4k6iMTaBUGQ_ebbemeGzcA12X/s320/pinatas+from+family+fun-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345165543534582994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">{muy caliente}</span>
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<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Quote of the Day:
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<br /></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/PIXIEP%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} span.body {mso-style-name:body;} span.bodybold {mso-style-name:bodybold;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><span class="body" style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";" >Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Henry David Thoreau</span>
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<br />Fact of the Day:
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<br />Mosquitoes are attracted to people who just ate bananas.</span>
<br />The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-44776272290747565862009-06-05T15:34:00.004-04:002009-06-05T16:04:47.615-04:00Do Be Do Be Do...<div style="text-align: center;">Picture of the Day:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkJfVZMiRrd6T3rH67nZKgrlf55oFdTZ5T5G_rAfm1os7HblMBa_YTysCjSvE-m4hwkAnkD-3D756fTu39xskMWhoiNlSE4w3zqoPoHDesBGG3xTQjRNx4BfiXFX2nvl4OJRIvNGFAApe/s1600-h/body+art-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkJfVZMiRrd6T3rH67nZKgrlf55oFdTZ5T5G_rAfm1os7HblMBa_YTysCjSvE-m4hwkAnkD-3D756fTu39xskMWhoiNlSE4w3zqoPoHDesBGG3xTQjRNx4BfiXFX2nvl4OJRIvNGFAApe/s320/body+art-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343936709610592466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >hmm...i'm thinking it's time for a new tattoo...</span><br /></div><br />Quote of the Day:<br />A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.<br />Henry David Thoreau<br /><br />Fact of the Day:<br />The first Ferris wheel was built in Atlantic City in 1869.The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-89599175440476564932009-06-04T17:52:00.003-04:002009-06-04T17:57:59.279-04:00Picture, Quote, & Fact of the Day<div style="text-align: center;">Picture of the Day:
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<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFXFBfOlqCdjAI27-Q7ktRiUpvxry9d8S9pgC4TQqeqERqLX9Y_QRWbs5Gpkd5lQp2xY8ZeU1i4_vkndJK0lWj4zYOOZGspmANaRIiuKQhJkIyOxLEpxxgj395hbi9rL7oiqF8FS4Kmtf/s1600-h/12-wedding-night_sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFXFBfOlqCdjAI27-Q7ktRiUpvxry9d8S9pgC4TQqeqERqLX9Y_QRWbs5Gpkd5lQp2xY8ZeU1i4_vkndJK0lWj4zYOOZGspmANaRIiuKQhJkIyOxLEpxxgj395hbi9rL7oiqF8FS4Kmtf/s320/12-wedding-night_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343594712394499346" border="0" /></a>
<br />Quote of the Day:
<br />"Can we change the world? No, but hell, we can all try."
<br />Rupert Murdoch
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<br />Fact of the Day:
<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/PIXIEP%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} h1 {mso-style-next:Normal; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; page-break-after:avoid; mso-outline-level:1; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning:0pt; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} span.answerletter {mso-style-name:answerletter;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" >Florentine artist <a href="http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761561520/Leonardo_da_Vinci.html">Leonardo da Vinci</a> (1452-1519) took his favorite painting, the "Mona Lisa" (1503-1506, Louvre, Paris), everywhere with him. One of the most celebrated portraits ever painted, it is also known as "La Gioconda," after the presumed name of the woman's husband. Although there have been many theories about the origin of the inexplicable smile on the woman's face, it was probably just the result of Leonardo's interest in natural "chiaroscuro" (the effect of light and shadow on the subject).</span>
<br />The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-13072805309579955372009-06-02T01:39:00.002-04:002009-06-02T01:45:59.867-04:00L.O.V.E<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uXz4r4inMKE98qj5WeNSXrbMiNmfyavyjS3try5jgoElnN5Sc4_lXKCk_8tKH7dkmSilT9Zh2vIyXCMUWwb6NGXobfx3_wPAMT6CAYhKjtzN9v6aVjp-n-p1ytucWe82q34qAnsysUOB/s1600-h/impromptu+gallery-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uXz4r4inMKE98qj5WeNSXrbMiNmfyavyjS3try5jgoElnN5Sc4_lXKCk_8tKH7dkmSilT9Zh2vIyXCMUWwb6NGXobfx3_wPAMT6CAYhKjtzN9v6aVjp-n-p1ytucWe82q34qAnsysUOB/s320/impromptu+gallery-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342601316587072354" border="0" /></a>i LOVE this "impromptu gallery"<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6-8SSh7rKemJgNjTrY7obNuBAliIgUANlwT8VlUsUXTLDfDCUPNKMbCJRQOJElmQDe3KTPpKyGtz64cLYnyESEjPrxwgg8FTWdVnfxvPHRP2EQ8_etiKqAkf8QuY0l2fsNHrIOAq8ufd/s1600-h/LOVE+LOVE+LOVE+altered+locket+from+cathie+filian+blogspot-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6-8SSh7rKemJgNjTrY7obNuBAliIgUANlwT8VlUsUXTLDfDCUPNKMbCJRQOJElmQDe3KTPpKyGtz64cLYnyESEjPrxwgg8FTWdVnfxvPHRP2EQ8_etiKqAkf8QuY0l2fsNHrIOAq8ufd/s320/LOVE+LOVE+LOVE+altered+locket+from+cathie+filian+blogspot-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342601313549178834" border="0" /></a>one of my next projects: updating/decorating an old locket<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUkqrzmDNwrj4ia5NiH6UyhyphenhyphenQqlxVd-oDddJic12dQGvh4pfn_cF1AOOVzI9zYqz140kNi_j9asfTWBbC84bviCPctE9rg-raDca6oCCZ1687dFBaP_bMdKQ0ZdiMeZjfEDlOdvyd2c-Xz/s1600-h/dino+dinner-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUkqrzmDNwrj4ia5NiH6UyhyphenhyphenQqlxVd-oDddJic12dQGvh4pfn_cF1AOOVzI9zYqz140kNi_j9asfTWBbC84bviCPctE9rg-raDca6oCCZ1687dFBaP_bMdKQ0ZdiMeZjfEDlOdvyd2c-Xz/s320/dino+dinner-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342601309729193010" border="0" /></a>i can't wait to have kids JUST so i can play games with them and make them fun, yummy meals like this one<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCscyMRZ4Jj1_7SX6CWbTM0BY_g4DFMtNsincoo6GnvdzD8RR4EDBjzgIUEsTYn9RqPJzn-Uh4xpwfA5mR4LZGwgWcs-8ZeNcesqF5SxBzspz0QSDaRXDXUbXWueybeP5-ANAJhyGmnHM/s1600-h/mobile-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCscyMRZ4Jj1_7SX6CWbTM0BY_g4DFMtNsincoo6GnvdzD8RR4EDBjzgIUEsTYn9RqPJzn-Uh4xpwfA5mR4LZGwgWcs-8ZeNcesqF5SxBzspz0QSDaRXDXUbXWueybeP5-ANAJhyGmnHM/s320/mobile-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342601306366758738" border="0" /></a>i have a new obsession with <span style="font-style: italic;">mobiles</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9IKIgC7RxIf5z9m8ZWZKebHbI3HbRFZdq_VeQtk8eRJpinwF2Iv0xSUdRJDi3VkdpKsIgHb3-CJaQm3J5JdM2fysd4ZaM4Whhc37nAm5gxN81s6LzefyewpdnmjOPS2ovR9EM_XipBE8/s1600-h/WAY+cute+double+office+space-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9IKIgC7RxIf5z9m8ZWZKebHbI3HbRFZdq_VeQtk8eRJpinwF2Iv0xSUdRJDi3VkdpKsIgHb3-CJaQm3J5JdM2fysd4ZaM4Whhc37nAm5gxN81s6LzefyewpdnmjOPS2ovR9EM_XipBE8/s320/WAY+cute+double+office+space-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342601297208944402" border="0" /></a>isn't this a SWEET double desk set? i LOVE it! :)<br /><br />*******<br />what do YOU love today?<br /></div>The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-83688063789880703182009-05-28T13:51:00.004-04:002009-05-28T14:25:55.293-04:00Simplify<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSspq1MTATm-VOnQZs7DKc41G0i7lJYkjtLz7WisCcaifTo626Ntkw83gNovsxjgPb1EcXDy8QbqR7xglB1vOvA4yqnh4iyAftfpkuqKoYDV-65iQnYdC-qX-DEw6NCZRV8emU3Y4Q8pa/s1600-h/celebrate-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSspq1MTATm-VOnQZs7DKc41G0i7lJYkjtLz7WisCcaifTo626Ntkw83gNovsxjgPb1EcXDy8QbqR7xglB1vOvA4yqnh4iyAftfpkuqKoYDV-65iQnYdC-qX-DEw6NCZRV8emU3Y4Q8pa/s320/celebrate-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340941772263543810" border="0" /></a>[this family put candles in a banana to show that even the simplest of activities are to be savored and celebrated]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What will or won't you do to save money?</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">[blog topic inspired by </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.remodelingthislife.com/">Remodeling This Life</a><span style="font-style: italic;">]</span></span><br /><br />I don't mind that my fiance & I never go out to eat.<br /><br />I like being resourceful; instead of buying new clothes, I look at what I have and make new outfit combinations.<br /><br />I love DIY projects & crafts.<br /><br />I like printing out pictures from my computer.<br /><br />I have fun making my own artwork.<br /><br />I like buying gifts for people I love...<br /><br />...but I like <span style="font-style: italic;">making</span> gifts for them even more.<br /><br />I don't mind taking the time to research an item to find the best possible price.<br /><br />I don't buy designer clothing.<br /><br />I buy journals & books constantly.<br /><br />I miss going to the movie theater...<br /><br />...but downloading movies is quite convenient, too.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">*******<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">On a similar note, I want to <span style="font-style: italic;">simplify</span> my life--that means living more fully, having (and wanting!) less material possessions, and spending more time with people rather than with things.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">How will I do this? My goals are to:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><ol><li>De-clutter. I am a huge pack rat so giving and throwing material possessions away is hard for me. My solution? To take pictures of the things that have sentimental value and then either give them away or throw them away. For things without sentimental value, I must really determine if they are worth my time or if I even spend any time using them.</li><li>Stop buying so much stuff! My new rule: if I buy something, I must get rid of something else; that way, I'm not adding to my collection of "stuff" but rather replacing and exchanging it. My other strategy, which always works pretty well for me, is to carry the item with me throughout the rest of my journey through the store; I almost always decide against buying the item once I've been holding on to it for a while.</li><li>Keep the tv off more often. I generally cannot just sit and watch a tv show or a movie--I have to be doing something else at the same time, whether that's blogging or sketching or painting or looking through a magazine or eating or whatever. I miss most of the tv show anyway, and I don't think either activity--the tv-watching or the other activity--gets my full attention. Instead of having the tv on to fill the silence in the background, I'll make new mixed CDs and download more music onto my MP3 player so that I can listen to music I really like instead of listening to the same old stuff on the radio.</li><li>Slow down and savor. This goes for everything in my life, from eating to spending time with my family and fiance to playing with my puppy to relaxing. I think we, as Americans, try to rush through everything--and end up missing the magic of our experiences. I want to try to just slow down and take in each experience, to indulge in every feeling and touch and sound and kiss and sight...</li><li>Create experiences. I'm typically not a very social person; I rarely get bored because my mind is full of ideas that I use to create with and write about and entertain myself with. But there is so much that I am missing by not getting outside of my comfort zone and meeting new people. My fiance and I just recently started hanging out with his co-workers--they're so different from me in so many ways but they have such wonderful stories to tell! I work at a tiny little candy shop and my day is made when I really connect with a customer and we have a wonderful, meaningful conversation. I've also started spending more time with my family, all of which live about an hour away; I miss them so much and I've realized that instead of missing them, I should visit them more and make memories with them. These are the kinds of experiences you remember.</li></ol><div style="text-align: center;">*******<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">What can't YOU live without?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And, more importantly, what can you GIVE UP?<br /></div>The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-20894301234212524072009-05-28T00:31:00.003-04:002009-05-28T00:43:53.306-04:00how to be<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGBrecWApaQapfNWrB4ZgUY-gPagX2rKZHmtuOvpuuR7wQgYFlsuBgP0PAIqBpf1pKCebIddbyG2nonyXh_Rsu0PiMPXx-vM-zMGJohXQ3dSFW1kocxtJkeuVlXbK7_EFfIgEo5IdSAKn/s1600-h/;alkjfqq-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGBrecWApaQapfNWrB4ZgUY-gPagX2rKZHmtuOvpuuR7wQgYFlsuBgP0PAIqBpf1pKCebIddbyG2nonyXh_Rsu0PiMPXx-vM-zMGJohXQ3dSFW1kocxtJkeuVlXbK7_EFfIgEo5IdSAKn/s320/;alkjfqq-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340730516751071618" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">dimly enchanted<br />and<br />utterly rare<br /><br />nothing gives her life<br />like<br />having burdens to bear<br /><br />something inside<br />her<br />screams for release<br /><br />the whirring of her mind<br />and<br />the drumming of her heart<br />will tire and cease<br />yet<br />live on through her deeds<br /></div>The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-78521032202089068512009-05-22T13:26:00.003-04:002009-05-22T13:30:58.399-04:00My Mother Baked the Whole World for Me<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9dAk3JLqnKBU2IRpN2MNC_nBvW_CWxew7LPeRLBtuGj6l7ZtX-t0YyErYJIa08gNwmyp1qb3_4jcO4boOcLeB135WyANbEE450XPUYXaj7bgtcwZEIy8cAS4vymHXskViS9lr1lrAQHNU/s1600-h/506173456_4790f7ea47_m-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9dAk3JLqnKBU2IRpN2MNC_nBvW_CWxew7LPeRLBtuGj6l7ZtX-t0YyErYJIa08gNwmyp1qb3_4jcO4boOcLeB135WyANbEE450XPUYXaj7bgtcwZEIy8cAS4vymHXskViS9lr1lrAQHNU/s320/506173456_4790f7ea47_m-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338701409044199826" border="0" /></a><br /> My mother baked the whole world for me<br /></div> In sweet cakes.<br /> My beloved filled my window<br /> With raisins of stars.<br /> And my yearnings closed inside me<br /> Like bubbles in a loaf of bread.<br /> On the outside, I am smooth and quiet and brown.<br /> The world loves me.<br /> But my hair is sad as reeds in a drying swamp--<br /> All the rare birds with beautiful plumage<br /> Flee from me.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Yehuda Amichai</span><br /></div>The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-15789656375464588722009-05-22T01:25:00.004-04:002009-05-22T01:45:49.890-04:00Lions, Tigers, & Stingrays! Oh my!<div style="text-align: center;">Last Sunday, James & I took advantage of Lowry Park Zoo's $5 admission day.<br />[His co-workers at Spencer's thought it was pretty funny that he asked for the day off to go to the Zoo. :) ]<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolBo83zFfSH-ka58dbRJc8byB2a-4zqW4QlKE5Zx7Bxmq7i_PmhezqYZf5EsyxiLoo7FK__pJo5nKd_fpIcQ6gKK2uI0H_pqPLY2t-PrBik8OfYO2zVGrbXZLTuxW1FfKKXArymxVaU0L/s1600-h/Zoo+May+2009+046-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolBo83zFfSH-ka58dbRJc8byB2a-4zqW4QlKE5Zx7Bxmq7i_PmhezqYZf5EsyxiLoo7FK__pJo5nKd_fpIcQ6gKK2uI0H_pqPLY2t-PrBik8OfYO2zVGrbXZLTuxW1FfKKXArymxVaU0L/s320/Zoo+May+2009+046-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338515893002909058" border="0" /></a>Happy Feet!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBohfyeQXOmJM2AbtDgZnAw2vY-Rq0fvYyBpZwjrGb57bHAkHJA9TrFdQonOrQSwrUDVQenTyXChC82D57ASsShkvTJAtY8MJVOd8g7HlhX-E9GG-ZwCfGP0mffITeG2Zk3D9vPYUSssd/s1600-h/Zoo+May+2009+018-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBohfyeQXOmJM2AbtDgZnAw2vY-Rq0fvYyBpZwjrGb57bHAkHJA9TrFdQonOrQSwrUDVQenTyXChC82D57ASsShkvTJAtY8MJVOd8g7HlhX-E9GG-ZwCfGP0mffITeG2Zk3D9vPYUSssd/s320/Zoo+May+2009+018-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338515894971947794" border="0" /></a>:: Flamingos Flamenco ::<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLwzn-zXTShiHlsQtQCL9uWO9Ovm6hkq19agq7lLkM7_cRRH4O0N0roNVOtf8ZWSLf-X_hYWYUqPK1JswZfCUWbst92Qh7B08hwtBesEdomd8odeosQ8xHhX8lKtIBzxoNaQbbOTyaRlC/s1600-h/Zoo+May+2009+009-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLwzn-zXTShiHlsQtQCL9uWO9Ovm6hkq19agq7lLkM7_cRRH4O0N0roNVOtf8ZWSLf-X_hYWYUqPK1JswZfCUWbst92Qh7B08hwtBesEdomd8odeosQ8xHhX8lKtIBzxoNaQbbOTyaRlC/s320/Zoo+May+2009+009-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338515886804263202" border="0" /></a>This tiger was so cute; apparently, tigers like to play with cantaloupes 'cause they're fleshy and stuff.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8bEmuHLHa-jdVXjNeG-cgKQHdHgwnEvBpwbBYOt4kmG-7o0W4wQQWqMg1m8pNMrW5sZgr3OZEBq4oFGE7tBeku3ugLBimRmR6sWG8UOJc36dGghUbZKaWDjAm4cGmNKSZ2zjFy8xEiR1/s1600-h/Zoo+May+2009+028-pola01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8bEmuHLHa-jdVXjNeG-cgKQHdHgwnEvBpwbBYOt4kmG-7o0W4wQQWqMg1m8pNMrW5sZgr3OZEBq4oFGE7tBeku3ugLBimRmR6sWG8UOJc36dGghUbZKaWDjAm4cGmNKSZ2zjFy8xEiR1/s320/Zoo+May+2009+028-pola01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338515885307456722" border="0" /></a>I FED THE STINGRAYS...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLRHC3jy6qq6XBa7IDIN-z-57wlsLiN3d6NAu_LgxlZm_N8g3r77Jlw5LAanDR_K0ry3RAkz8xMmYr4eWJ4NUnBI8Qgf85Tk66V1ry0f6znRu15Fy-uV9pwkVizr9uXRcYcm9qUWsqbtl/s1600-h/Zoo+May+2009+036-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLRHC3jy6qq6XBa7IDIN-z-57wlsLiN3d6NAu_LgxlZm_N8g3r77Jlw5LAanDR_K0ry3RAkz8xMmYr4eWJ4NUnBI8Qgf85Tk66V1ry0f6znRu15Fy-uV9pwkVizr9uXRcYcm9qUWsqbtl/s320/Zoo+May+2009+036-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338515879519785346" border="0" /></a>...AND IT WAS MY FAVORITE PART! This is me EXTREMELY HAPPY because it was so cool! :)<br /></div>The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-57611191835026084572009-05-12T00:38:00.003-04:002009-05-12T00:52:33.697-04:00if i could do anything right now, i would...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGCBKOxZe8vO1x9HWblLBaJcOG6clJKs3xmJpaoumrwz4TyhyaxwwyJxzsiiq6YTN1TeHOECuVcWbxlpfX1l-z_0zVo3Deroj4E_p9TbJ7u3NppQy6qMdD-bN_4Z5XmzXoVVzX9kY4raC/s1600-h/m2-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGCBKOxZe8vO1x9HWblLBaJcOG6clJKs3xmJpaoumrwz4TyhyaxwwyJxzsiiq6YTN1TeHOECuVcWbxlpfX1l-z_0zVo3Deroj4E_p9TbJ7u3NppQy6qMdD-bN_4Z5XmzXoVVzX9kY4raC/s320/m2-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334795434860130130" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">[post inspired by <a href="http://www.naturallynina.com/search?updated-max=2009-05-11T09%3A17%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=3">Naturally Nina</a>]<br /><br />1. get some energy--then go outside and play!</span><br />2. see "Star Trek" again--and I'm not even a Trekkie or ST fan by ANY means!<br /></div>3. lie in bed with my two loves (fiance & puppy), listening to the rain<br />4. recreate my own version of a super cute bracelet I saw at the store the other day<br />5. get--and play!--the new EA Sports Active game for the Wii<br />6. buy some Razzles<br />7. read <span style="font-style: italic;">Crank</span> (a recommendation from my sister)<br />8. find some fresh new tunes<br />9. write!<br />10. sketchThe Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-43002155895054372532009-05-11T23:17:00.001-04:002009-05-11T23:23:19.533-04:00Destroying the shackles...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7G4izq3ZWIADXtr54N6TR15hjTsyV-ERAkqf5vn4UtR0O1vLXT973avKxYWCzaAxk7JQSdYplhJqKA4Lpd6hqpi1EQsXnlKfaAFBRFgEoNmI5NxlT9JWz-SVu9lmOcj_HynTBPMq3lRoS/s1600-h/freedom-du-avant-garde-ithaca-new-york-14850-image-1001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 510px; height: 381px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7G4izq3ZWIADXtr54N6TR15hjTsyV-ERAkqf5vn4UtR0O1vLXT973avKxYWCzaAxk7JQSdYplhJqKA4Lpd6hqpi1EQsXnlKfaAFBRFgEoNmI5NxlT9JWz-SVu9lmOcj_HynTBPMq3lRoS/s320/freedom-du-avant-garde-ithaca-new-york-14850-image-1001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334772471544384610" border="0" /></a>"Until everyone is free,<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">no one</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">is."<br /></div>The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-31349046072852637512009-05-09T01:11:00.003-04:002009-05-09T01:16:34.517-04:00Pictures, please!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ICnUQJIgyzur94KPFsrQDnCYUtkiPEgr8-MN6Leh2X9LCUmbgo37MOemr_8cCeOY5YNe0XozvWkYlR1RFSOOHvW1Lccgt-Q9_RBBYL0B4WfSl3HAKPzPaRgKsyzgHwA5bR5jN_51s03G/s1600-h/3288426936_8a94494965_o-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ICnUQJIgyzur94KPFsrQDnCYUtkiPEgr8-MN6Leh2X9LCUmbgo37MOemr_8cCeOY5YNe0XozvWkYlR1RFSOOHvW1Lccgt-Q9_RBBYL0B4WfSl3HAKPzPaRgKsyzgHwA5bR5jN_51s03G/s320/3288426936_8a94494965_o-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333688421299511186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJGEu3Plz7g1vx_9WiL4SWsyE43XGGE0vdX0-PibztfiG2XInz7yUVWObpwflkLwGdRb4Gp0dbPFfiF9Vh7KhmQuoQJQclrRvWvTmSI9jqhi4Sqkp3xQpYuTa_LCsIbLHflKrXBDvMI0y/s1600-h/Recent+2008+from+Camera+069-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJGEu3Plz7g1vx_9WiL4SWsyE43XGGE0vdX0-PibztfiG2XInz7yUVWObpwflkLwGdRb4Gp0dbPFfiF9Vh7KhmQuoQJQclrRvWvTmSI9jqhi4Sqkp3xQpYuTa_LCsIbLHflKrXBDvMI0y/s320/Recent+2008+from+Camera+069-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333688417651550242" border="0" /></a><br />I was terribly sad to learn that not only are Polaroid instant cameras not being produced anymore, but they and their film are extremely expensive! That's why I love <a href="http://www.poladroid.net/">Poladroid</a>, which I found online last night! I LOVE it! :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZjyOJRR2IDvghgGJJjB3YRtEG2LreMFyzOF92FyPDjeWfzPnn8oyBOx1DYOkAxkXsWHyMVJif8ATtostP4GjFWP5uxgqXb6rwWE88kIQ7oYG7IjObEsgC9KWis4bMfPLjJiq9mQqIvUp/s1600-h/Recent+2008+from+Camera+141-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZjyOJRR2IDvghgGJJjB3YRtEG2LreMFyzOF92FyPDjeWfzPnn8oyBOx1DYOkAxkXsWHyMVJif8ATtostP4GjFWP5uxgqXb6rwWE88kIQ7oYG7IjObEsgC9KWis4bMfPLjJiq9mQqIvUp/s320/Recent+2008+from+Camera+141-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333688417297613746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLwX3yk8ZT3wU7nLMhVVfpHFESoYGWFcCqJm7qUetXxsXjIhGGK05MdKx8ZHZDGM3od8vpCswENusA1A417wyfaHQ8jmUTILow7F1ueb4m_ZYMzGrLYeLpNeTCX_005tHC_i_0dDEfHaR/s1600-h/redshoesmaryruffle-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLwX3yk8ZT3wU7nLMhVVfpHFESoYGWFcCqJm7qUetXxsXjIhGGK05MdKx8ZHZDGM3od8vpCswENusA1A417wyfaHQ8jmUTILow7F1ueb4m_ZYMzGrLYeLpNeTCX_005tHC_i_0dDEfHaR/s320/redshoesmaryruffle-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333688414746571762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDykQrDvV8wglGshd4B9tVpUZmMi8G6X3KfUyySGxmuD9V5uhcGix75vVd7t80Bl5j1gDtX06HyZkrx3KpSL8Wnir-jtv0e5AnoPEzuBwpFOthQttHYo-BcufSiY_K-a1SFfgry_btw7fI/s1600-h/Jelly+Craigslist+Jacky+009-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDykQrDvV8wglGshd4B9tVpUZmMi8G6X3KfUyySGxmuD9V5uhcGix75vVd7t80Bl5j1gDtX06HyZkrx3KpSL8Wnir-jtv0e5AnoPEzuBwpFOthQttHYo-BcufSiY_K-a1SFfgry_btw7fI/s320/Jelly+Craigslist+Jacky+009-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333688409261697474" border="0" /></a>The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-68464620935977104892009-05-08T00:39:00.002-04:002009-05-08T01:27:40.311-04:00Today I love...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGp7kkk625AkPY6HwlsQ4XlE1HzXngplRzXFG8LHi3cb7pLJnyd_FghQ6DyfrtlTLNV_actzCIrWm8Yg1kJi_oJcJnwnCKnSZ2u3SDzWcb28nibSDM_LCxTIsUUhJdET2p1Y2SgimrdAZ2/s1600-h/Recent+2008+from+Camera+069-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGp7kkk625AkPY6HwlsQ4XlE1HzXngplRzXFG8LHi3cb7pLJnyd_FghQ6DyfrtlTLNV_actzCIrWm8Yg1kJi_oJcJnwnCKnSZ2u3SDzWcb28nibSDM_LCxTIsUUhJdET2p1Y2SgimrdAZ2/s320/Recent+2008+from+Camera+069-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333320239086532562" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">...being good to my love, James.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...shrinky dinks.<br />...abs made stronger by crunches.<br />...a new episode of "The Office".<br />...a low-key day at work.<br />...texting my sister & best friend.<br />...wearing shorts.<br />...happy customers.<br />...ambitions.<br />...creativity.<br />...polaroids.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiv0qrMJd6hKq2yeDEWByDhijWImDQ6Wg3uQ2DF8vrc0sEvhES2gyMdnsgPvLRNME6lGX1A8Z-Eo9nQRvr2c2so-lYTyRmRpfPqDaNhlQZZgGaB6cuka9Inc2ie-Gw5t-cbwNwUU7yXHRA/s1600-h/Jelly+Craigslist+Jacky+009-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiv0qrMJd6hKq2yeDEWByDhijWImDQ6Wg3uQ2DF8vrc0sEvhES2gyMdnsgPvLRNME6lGX1A8Z-Eo9nQRvr2c2so-lYTyRmRpfPqDaNhlQZZgGaB6cuka9Inc2ie-Gw5t-cbwNwUU7yXHRA/s320/Jelly+Craigslist+Jacky+009-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333320241642372450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">{what do YOU love today?}<br /></div>The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-60013356790268491602009-05-06T00:16:00.009-04:002009-05-06T00:36:55.434-04:00Sipahhhhh!<div style="text-align: center;">I'm dedicating this blog to straws, wonderful straws [because I use them everyday, for every drink, and love them so!]:<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivS4zsPPNKlGnWNjb3yrZCfY2b_v-Z-0n_kn7-g1VTXYr8dTQSRQPlmCkbrnLa9I5jzSWTxqXN_lJT-NMcOlc6FEesOPnjtm9PLNnJv2Cc_raO5pD8AsU39NnU9Izq2KPfkdzTvtHhL6RJ/s1600-h/43662.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivS4zsPPNKlGnWNjb3yrZCfY2b_v-Z-0n_kn7-g1VTXYr8dTQSRQPlmCkbrnLa9I5jzSWTxqXN_lJT-NMcOlc6FEesOPnjtm9PLNnJv2Cc_raO5pD8AsU39NnU9Izq2KPfkdzTvtHhL6RJ/s320/43662.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332561539258599922" border="0" /></a>Awesome <a href="http://www.birthdayexpress.com/Luau-Party-Supplies/42058/PartyKitDetail.aspx">party parasol straws</a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxjudx0d87_XvwUd3J9kyUTikoRgvMOQdAo9HhLWzTH55jEOMiw0V_ZEihzoAX_ih1U1EKxQkFnDMbZ-J6p0rZZcV7jTuoQud_Uki1mBrpwQ-jORCKeKFUhZpZ2sRon2XYuFsPoDQMPcx/s1600-h/Drinking-Straw-Glasses_0479DAF7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxjudx0d87_XvwUd3J9kyUTikoRgvMOQdAo9HhLWzTH55jEOMiw0V_ZEihzoAX_ih1U1EKxQkFnDMbZ-J6p0rZZcV7jTuoQud_Uki1mBrpwQ-jORCKeKFUhZpZ2sRon2XYuFsPoDQMPcx/s320/Drinking-Straw-Glasses_0479DAF7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332560976828768722" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Double functionality: <a href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/CCEF362B/ACDF7DD2/Drinking-Straw-Glasses">drinking glasses</a>!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HE24CtOyFvs94ucLUkmMo2MVPS8WdBnxs3Mr44kYlyQfqp2HU7MzOOI6XBK8tmxgGwWBrkAgul4UKmjcnPyyjE-8uOZO3kjI-lQUFrzM0fBTRW8Kfgi6mdlB1j24S_8MozQjtTvA2a6t/s1600-h/straws.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HE24CtOyFvs94ucLUkmMo2MVPS8WdBnxs3Mr44kYlyQfqp2HU7MzOOI6XBK8tmxgGwWBrkAgul4UKmjcnPyyjE-8uOZO3kjI-lQUFrzM0fBTRW8Kfgi6mdlB1j24S_8MozQjtTvA2a6t/s320/straws.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332563662148284466" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Go green with <a href="http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/98/1/">straw furniture</a>!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIeY6MfDXLIr5m5ErFzPR5vk7Ib3acFrMNGREOAK_m-OAw8cWyYc7lbL33Lg_3cfjS7rQNaki5pdKzbq4hY8UdpAdVhEymLK3I3sIiA0fKIHNHnxD8IuPjcuzKyk1Dwil6seXF7uwNLV1/s1600-h/upimg6_Crazy-straw_77166.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIeY6MfDXLIr5m5ErFzPR5vk7Ib3acFrMNGREOAK_m-OAw8cWyYc7lbL33Lg_3cfjS7rQNaki5pdKzbq4hY8UdpAdVhEymLK3I3sIiA0fKIHNHnxD8IuPjcuzKyk1Dwil6seXF7uwNLV1/s320/upimg6_Crazy-straw_77166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332560313483660866" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.sz-wholesale.com/p/Plastic-Drinking-Straws/Crazy-straw-77166.html">Crazy straws with logos</a>; who doesn't love to customize?<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfrO1tbMv5N0wTktwd9jjg2bnHdDxwvjOo0zGLiqg4T42HHwgVY0grRMhhIQL7zJQxkZ0AlBwvjEm3oSzfMbx2aekWN-0FJ24iH4ZMoIO82mFRjVTxTiyhpNqYGcKWFUnw1_htfEQZ4rE/s1600-h/strawz_straws.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfrO1tbMv5N0wTktwd9jjg2bnHdDxwvjOo0zGLiqg4T42HHwgVY0grRMhhIQL7zJQxkZ0AlBwvjEm3oSzfMbx2aekWN-0FJ24iH4ZMoIO82mFRjVTxTiyhpNqYGcKWFUnw1_htfEQZ4rE/s320/strawz_straws.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332560311485783090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Build your own <a href="http://thedailydairy.com/2008/07/constructible-straws-the-drinking-erector-set/">unique straw creations</a>!<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jB7nNG6lBO_k-Jtn0FtjHsBQhPMYurO6xcS_Z8w-X9RKbXaZY7XXwflOmh2HQvEA5OyWr6MauIyK_2x7l9U3TezyIyRHSZyDelRsGr7Od4giAFmirvSaj4FKMMFA4Q66lQ_VC8yITr3n/s1600-h/straw-pendant-light.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jB7nNG6lBO_k-Jtn0FtjHsBQhPMYurO6xcS_Z8w-X9RKbXaZY7XXwflOmh2HQvEA5OyWr6MauIyK_2x7l9U3TezyIyRHSZyDelRsGr7Od4giAFmirvSaj4FKMMFA4Q66lQ_VC8yITr3n/s320/straw-pendant-light.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332560305902285410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Do you like this <a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/suck_the_light_fantastic_10864.asp">bright idea</a>?<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexRw23hB1H4N9tuHjg1IsGG3Y0nPXr24bYTw6mk0NypmT0QC3oQWsR6PUYVDsg3fl-rkvwdFSbcU6Jh7apU1e0y6kU5Uai7e2G6v55_Ds2-5eRAFzL1JJTaL7dgs9nP7aUfgy2VGB5O0X/s1600-h/sipahh-straw-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexRw23hB1H4N9tuHjg1IsGG3Y0nPXr24bYTw6mk0NypmT0QC3oQWsR6PUYVDsg3fl-rkvwdFSbcU6Jh7apU1e0y6kU5Uai7e2G6v55_Ds2-5eRAFzL1JJTaL7dgs9nP7aUfgy2VGB5O0X/s320/sipahh-straw-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332560308674179986" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.sipahh.com/au/parents/whats_sipahh.html">Delicioso</a>!<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgkDQpJpCSl95eUbVfeWIcLeIyk_i7HUsSL94CWm8fl7aVhI94tcqa-bzq1t0YvNO87vuSOxGbH_MWX69DpR9LcJffnY3lEUf7Rivaw1upk5LVTo-CE1FA93iFAJRugELwgxIpsg1wWuG/s1600-h/bart-straw2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgkDQpJpCSl95eUbVfeWIcLeIyk_i7HUsSL94CWm8fl7aVhI94tcqa-bzq1t0YvNO87vuSOxGbH_MWX69DpR9LcJffnY3lEUf7Rivaw1upk5LVTo-CE1FA93iFAJRugELwgxIpsg1wWuG/s320/bart-straw2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332562395611417458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy this <a href="http://skateandannoy.com/2008/08/27/dont-have-a-cow/">Bart straw</a> with a Squishee!<br /></div>The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-64297209435741673462009-05-05T20:24:00.004-04:002009-05-05T20:40:13.572-04:00Agradecimiento ("gratitude", anyone?)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIoz0Cqvz27Wwc4dbChf4k0tU8Mu2yEXVyjOcyVWDv5vhf7U-XeLAbsCWMxSCojljVqRxaBeWaFF2byHuMTJEzHDDq5g1CiGrepradFvkAyXIfqbMGfOOBgadkJO6K2Bvhj98e-qiItY9/s1600-h/;alkjf.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIoz0Cqvz27Wwc4dbChf4k0tU8Mu2yEXVyjOcyVWDv5vhf7U-XeLAbsCWMxSCojljVqRxaBeWaFF2byHuMTJEzHDDq5g1CiGrepradFvkAyXIfqbMGfOOBgadkJO6K2Bvhj98e-qiItY9/s320/;alkjf.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332503606313485778" border="0" /></a><br /><ul><li>James' willingness to drive me to Universal Studios & Ikea today (he never complains)<br /></li><li>At the Men in Black ride, the guy let James & I ride together--even though we got in the "Single Rider" line</li><li>I actually had a decent score on the MIB ride (167,000 because I got the bonus at the end!) :) I am very proud of this because I STINK at video games usually!</li><li>There was hardly anyone at the parks = I walked right on to the Hulk, Dueling Dragons, & Spider-Man<br /></li><li>I overcame the urge to spend over 3 bucks on one tiny bucket of cotton candy</li><li>The Simpson's Ride--those jokes NEVER get old!</li><li>Drink refills for 79 cents</li><li>Spending the day with my love</li><li>Craft time at home!</li><li>No work today</li><li>Getting stuff done (like phone calls & bills)<br /></li><li>Looking forward to "Fringe" later on tonight...</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;">**What are <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">YOU</span> grateful for today??? :)<br /></div>The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-74721174184162656672009-05-05T00:50:00.006-04:002009-05-05T01:17:01.698-04:00i.n.s.p.i.r.a.t.i.o.n.<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltVAY9VOZfVaM-XX6CBZOBqV2t-0U442Cl92prTfaiuB02xLiMpEXWq5Yfx3LHAawZbeXzGEN3-GjyDBlBeIm_JfODxImFFkARmclzCm0eKDYU5H2ORin4UABkod8Ogz5k0VgVH1KGtRq/s1600-h/20090217055724_wootee_web+by+camellie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltVAY9VOZfVaM-XX6CBZOBqV2t-0U442Cl92prTfaiuB02xLiMpEXWq5Yfx3LHAawZbeXzGEN3-GjyDBlBeIm_JfODxImFFkARmclzCm0eKDYU5H2ORin4UABkod8Ogz5k0VgVH1KGtRq/s320/20090217055724_wootee_web+by+camellie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332202092124082370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >[image courtesy of <a href="http://www.camellie.com/">camellie</a>]
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">from </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2009/04/want-to-make-friends-eight-tips-for-making-yourself-likable.html">The Happiness Project</a><span style="font-style: italic;">:</span></span>
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<br />1. <strong>Smile</strong>. Now, this is no shock, but studies do show that the amount of time you smile during a conversation has a direct impact on how friendly you’re perceived to be. Also, people mimic the expressions on the faces they see, so if you smile, you’re more likely to be smiled at. (Scientists have identified 19 types of smiles, by the way.) <p>2. <strong>Be easily impressed, entertained, and interested</strong>. Most people get more pleasure from wowing you with their humor and insight than from being wowed by your humor and insight. </p> <p>3. <strong>Have a friendly, open, engaged demeanor</strong>. Lean toward people, nod, say “Uh-huh,” turn your body to face the other person’s body. Don’t turn your body away, cross your arms, answer in monosyllables, or scan the room (or look at your Blackberry! I have seen this happen!) as the other person talks.</p> <p>4. <strong>Remember trait transfer</strong>. In “trait transfer,” whatever you say about other people influences how people see you. If you describe a co-worker as brilliant and charismatic, your acquaintance will tend to associate you with those qualities. Conversely, if you describe a co-worker as arrogant and obnoxious, those traits will stick to you. So watch what you say.</p> <p>5. <strong>Laugh at yourself</strong>. Showing vulnerability and a sense of humor make you more likable and approachable. However, don’t push this too self-deprecation too far – keep it light. You’ll make others uncomfortable if you run yourself down too much. I met a guy who kept saying things like, "I'm an idiot," "I have the most boring job ever," etc. He was trying to be self-deprecating, but it was hard to know how to respond to that kind of comment from a stranger.</p> <p>6. <strong>Radiate energy and good humor</strong>. Because of the phenomenon of “emotional contagion,” people catch the emotions of other people, and they prefer to catch an upbeat, energetic mood. Even if you pride yourself on your cynicism, biting humor, or general edginess, these qualities can be conveyed with warmth.</p> <p>7. <strong>Show your liking for another person</strong>. We’re much more apt to like someone if we think that person likes us. Look for ways to signal that you enjoy a person’s company. When I call my daughters’ pediatrician with some health question, she always says “Hello!” as if she’s genuinely thrilled to hear from me, and I’ve really noticed what a difference it makes on my feelings of warmth toward her.</p> <p>8. <strong>Try to remember the person’s name</strong>! If you can’t remember it, here are <a href="http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2007/06/this_wednesday__1.html">some tips</a> for coping with the situation.</p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRpvpZAbdHrY1Spab0jJl0075DsMjTt1pVV0tOvBfW5OyhXpQMI5iofKeOYgAbiAL6Nv_iFOI3uMz2cPX81fuOJyFEBKOUTDbCiuLkz2blalqQwfHOzu1lrCR9FI0K3sU7N-zPJQyIFYQ/s1600-h/beard+of+love.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRpvpZAbdHrY1Spab0jJl0075DsMjTt1pVV0tOvBfW5OyhXpQMI5iofKeOYgAbiAL6Nv_iFOI3uMz2cPX81fuOJyFEBKOUTDbCiuLkz2blalqQwfHOzu1lrCR9FI0K3sU7N-zPJQyIFYQ/s320/beard+of+love.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332202199225232050" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">[i used this image the other day but it's so cute i thought it deserved a second appearance!]</span></span>
<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">*******</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">[In love with <a href="http://www.storypeople.com/storypeople/Home.do">Brian Andreas</a>]</span></span>:</p><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/PIXIEP%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Georgia; panose-1:2 4 5 2 5 4 5 2 3 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;color:black;" >If I was a spider princ</span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;color:black;" >ess, she said, I would spin webs the color of sky & catch drops of sunlight to give to children w</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;color:black;" >ho watch too much TV & then everyone would remember to come outside to play. If </span> <span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;color:black;" >I was a spider princess, she said, things would be different.
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<br /><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;color:black;" >::my favorites::
<br />a collection of what makes other bloggers terribly h</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;color:black;" >appy:</span><b><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:13;color:black;" >
<br /></span></b><ul><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/PIXIEP%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 268435456 0 0 -2147483648 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} span.apple-style-span {mso-style-name:apple-style-span;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:897665364; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:-1155504956 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; font-family:Symbol;} @list l1 {mso-list-id:1403912555; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:982293314 -630394818 32788584 34007208 584349440 -648271132 -1062847644 -1065473476 -1412528388 -675406682;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --></style></ul><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><ul><li><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/PIXIEP%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"><span style="font-size:100%;">eating outside on the patio</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">late night phone calls from far away best f</span> <span style="font-size:100%;">riends
<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">back rubs from husband</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">vacuum lines in the carpet</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">a treat to eat during lost</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">running through the sprink</span> <span style="font-size:100%;">lers</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">warm summer nights spent outside</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">fresh flowers on the mantle
<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span>discovering new cities</span> </li><li><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><span style="font-size:100%;">post-workout burn (makes my blood feel clean<o:p></o:p></span><!--[endif]-->
<br /></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">pretending to have a british accent<span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">coloring outside the lines</span></li><li><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><span style="font-size:100%;">reading my journals from years ago, i wrote some funny things back in the day<o:p></o:p></span><!--[endif]-->
<br /></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span">getting cards in the mail</span></span> </li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span">eating cotton candy <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><span style="font-size:100%;">getting caught singing my heart out in my car <o:p></o:p></span><!--[endif]--></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">wearing husbands sweatshi</span> <span style="font-size:100%;">rt</span><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWBPgNNWvaaMlfZ3aJ_Aj9ReFLzGEXcOG3BmoVT6v2DGuVOQZZOX2cNNg1akOsf1DJ1FJWuG07QYyvuweNr-e1wQOimYjgXVBK2qVnEOD-vYGVOA7EzT4heJQrNxe_hStl3n-kRH-RoR3/s1600-h/david-garibaldi-anniversary-song.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWBPgNNWvaaMlfZ3aJ_Aj9ReFLzGEXcOG3BmoVT6v2DGuVOQZZOX2cNNg1akOsf1DJ1FJWuG07QYyvuweNr-e1wQOimYjgXVBK2qVnEOD-vYGVOA7EzT4heJQrNxe_hStl3n-kRH-RoR3/s320/david-garibaldi-anniversary-song.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332202690441446146" border="0" /></a></p></li></ul><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">[image: <a href="http://www.garibaldiarts.com/Official_Website_for_Artist_David_Garibaldi.html">David Garibaldi</a>]</span></span>
<br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 268435456 0 0 -2147483648 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} span.apple-style-span {mso-style-name:apple-style-span;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:897665364; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:-1155504956 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; font-family:Symbol;} @list l1 {mso-list-id:1403912555; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:982293314 -630394818 32788584 34007208 584349440 -648271132 -1062847644 -1065473476 -1412528388 -675406682;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {mar</style><ul> </ul><b><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:13;color:black;" ></span></b></div>The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-40201600400626852542009-05-05T00:43:00.002-04:002009-05-05T00:50:35.624-04:00I love you more than...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RkcOewquF6U1b92NnS04reThWxjAKyMcOz-CYHKytqtIks8ekR_CWaY7NdEq_o5jPSv7yLSulUTClMrFOcxt9-CE4JSd0onxa3vBbrb7q5dCEbyQtSsZ72oTZuGMtw0HiwSA8JmWaign/s1600-h/jelly+belly.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RkcOewquF6U1b92NnS04reThWxjAKyMcOz-CYHKytqtIks8ekR_CWaY7NdEq_o5jPSv7yLSulUTClMrFOcxt9-CE4JSd0onxa3vBbrb7q5dCEbyQtSsZ72oTZuGMtw0HiwSA8JmWaign/s320/jelly+belly.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332197610623108834" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">...a pyromaniac loves fire.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://iloveyoumorethanblank.com/">http://iloveyoumorethanblank.com/</a><br /></span></div>The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256471755567430816.post-35963835879353069692009-05-02T01:58:00.002-04:002009-05-02T02:00:28.786-04:00Lovers & Fighters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcZEwmXs9YacZ8C28c3Skhi3bBdCCjCC2ygxwtynf2S8HEv8HAF5n3ZqR2jWvTUxSOdwrhT9rCl-uL0EC8ZhlfKOG55pvfOoau4Tl6yAphPd_egNjzQCwlkzFeilv1xrWeWy2k8L63ikU/s1600-h/via-vi.sualize.us-11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcZEwmXs9YacZ8C28c3Skhi3bBdCCjCC2ygxwtynf2S8HEv8HAF5n3ZqR2jWvTUxSOdwrhT9rCl-uL0EC8ZhlfKOG55pvfOoau4Tl6yAphPd_egNjzQCwlkzFeilv1xrWeWy2k8L63ikU/s320/via-vi.sualize.us-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331102276588976610" border="0" /></a><br />"<br />i love her…<br /><br />…so i fight for her. it is what lovers do. there is no dichotomy: lover or fighter? it is lover/fighter both. i fought to get her, so i fight to keep her while i’m with her. i do not understand those who fight only to get back what they have lost. you should have been fighting all along.<br />"<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">[from wonderful </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://iloveherellipsis.tumblr.com/">ellipsis</a><span style="font-style: italic;">]</span>The Confetti Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430534438769538783noreply@blogger.com0