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18/52 :: Desert Theater

2011-05-10T11:33:00.000-07:00

Last Friday I visited the Desert Theater Nursery with some clients for my landscape design studio. There are more photos from the visit over at Aeonium Design Studio's blog, but here is my photo from last week: 18/52May 6, 2011Canon Rebel XT

Disneyland Weekend

2011-05-04T17:15:00.000-07:00

Just got back from a wonderful bachelorette weekend to celebrate K's upcoming nuptials. We stayed at the Disneyland Hotel, hung out at the pool, went on oodles of rides, ate amazing food, watched some World of Color, and had a great time with each other. Here are a couple of photos (for my favorite one of the weekend check out my 17/52 Photo Post): I highly recommend the Bride Mickey ears -

17/52: Bride to Be

2011-05-03T15:11:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was K's bachelorette party at Disneyland. More photos to follow, but here is this past week's photo for my 52 Week Photo Project: 17/52May 1, 2011iPhone 4 (Hipstamatic)

16/52: Mellow Yellow

2011-04-22T15:08:00.000-07:00

16/52April 19, 2011iPhone 4

15/52: Sunrise in a Rose

2011-04-15T14:50:00.000-07:00

15/52April 13, 2011iPhone 4

14/52: Some Where Under the Rainbow

2011-04-09T17:49:00.000-07:00

From a most recent evening trip to Disneyland: 14/52April 7, 2011iPhone 4

New Etsy Business Cards!

2011-04-06T10:16:00.000-07:00

On Friday I received 2 sets of business cards from Moo.com. One for Aeonium Design Studio, and the other for my Rabbitwerks Etsy Shop. I am really excited for my new cards - I have photos on the front that reflect better my current trend in jewelry making (I'm kind of into the whole boho thing now a days) AND they reflect my new shop look/banner. They also include a repeat customer coupon code!

13/52: HD Kids Clinic

2011-04-03T23:15:00.000-07:00

Part of my new part time job (hey, I got a part time job - at the place where we wear orange aprons!) is to help run THD Kids Clinic. Its the first Saturday of every month and oodles of little kids, in their very own orange aprons, come to the store and build do-it-yourself craft projects. Its a total blast, and this week's photo op: 13/52April 2, 2011iPhone 4

12/52: Toys for Critters

2011-03-25T23:02:00.000-07:00

Earlier this week I headed down to the Tijuana Zoo with three of my fellow Shape of Enrichment volunteers to deliver some Boomerballs, garage door springs, burlap, bobbins, and faux logs. The animal toys were part of the Toys for Critters initiative that I'm starting up at The Shape of Enrichment, Inc. I'll write up a post soon about the day (as it was fantastic!), but in the mean time, here is

11/52: Spring Time in the Kitchen

2011-03-19T08:57:00.001-07:00

Tulips are one of my all time favorite cut flowers. Needless to say, when I see them in the store for the first time each Spring, I have a hard time not getting a bunch: 11/52March 14, 2011iPhone 4

10/52: Morning Coffee

2011-03-11T10:52:00.000-08:00

I started a Garden Shop on Etsy this week. I've only got 2 plant listings up right now, but that will change soon. Here is a look at my first posted item: 10/52March 9, 2011Canon Rebel XT

GOOD goes Tectonic

2011-03-05T15:44:00.000-08:00

As you may recall, I have a thing for GOOD.is infographics. Talk about an awesome way to graphically present a whole ton o' data in a clean and understandable way. Here is my latest favorite, "When Plates Collide", regarding earthquakes/plate tectonics: Source: GOOD.is Infographics Aren't infographics just the niftiest? Check out more, including the "United States of Unhappy Campers" and "The

9/52: Chocolate and Vino

2011-03-04T17:37:00.000-08:00

This week's photo comes from our weekly Ladies' Night outing. We went out for a slice of pizza and then next door for chocolate and wine. I LOVE drinking chocolate, so I wound up with the rosemary mint drinking chocolate with home made marshmallows: 9/52March 3, 2011iPhone 4

Disney Dream Portraits - New Set!

2011-03-03T16:20:00.000-08:00

I dig Disney, I dig photography, I dig photoshop, and I dig these things all rolled into one. So whenever a new set of Disney Dream Portraits comes out I get super excited! And today, was one of those days - with WDW announcing 3 new portraits - here are 2 of them: From Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs: Olivia Wilde as the Queen & Alec Baldwin as the Mirror on the Wall From The Little Mermaid:

Oscar Party!

2011-02-28T18:48:00.000-08:00

Last night, like many others, the Mohawk House hosted our very own Oscar party. Aside from good friends, and some seriously excellent food courtesy of my roommate Co, we've found the key to a good Oscar party is ... drum roll ... Oscar Bingo! Instead of ballots, we did bingo. The bingo cards were from Jessica at How About Orange and they made the show a lot more entertaining. We wound up

Gardening Itch

2011-02-27T10:16:00.000-08:00

I've been getting the itch to start our garden up again for Spring. We have one "Winter" garden going right now, but I just found these photos from our garden last Spring (links here and here) and I suddenly can't wait to plant tomatoes and herbs again! While we have a couple of weekends yet until we ramp up the garden, I'm still getting excited...

8/52: Meditation on the Racetrack

2011-02-25T20:51:00.000-08:00

Last weekend I took 8 of my closest friends out to my happy place: Death Valley National Park. We had an amazing three days of adventuring and many awesome photos were taken, but this one, from the Racetrack, is one of my favorites: 8/52February 21, 2011Canon Rebel XT

Wacky Wednesday: Wacky Kitty

2011-02-23T14:14:00.000-08:00

Some of you know my cat Bycx - she used to belong to some friends in SLO and she has since moved into my parents' house. They've sort of adopted her, and she rules the roost - so I've never had the heart to move her out of there and around San Diego with me. So while she's "technically" my cat, she's really just one of the family. At any rate. She's crazy. I don't know why, but she has developed

7/52: Heavenly Work

2011-02-18T13:53:00.000-08:00

I really do love my "job". Having my own landscape design studio means I get to run my own schedule. When I get tired of looking at plants on the computer or in stacks of books and print outs I head out to one of the nurseries that I specify from. And this is how I spent Wednesday afternoon - in my own version of heaven: 7/52February 16, 2011iPhone 4

Etsy Rocks my World - iPhone Style

2011-02-18T09:56:00.000-08:00

As any follower of my blog can tell you, I'm a huge Etsy fan/addict. Its a very supportive community for crafters, artists, and the like that I am proud to be a small part of. I not only sell jewelry there, but I buy supplies for my jewelry and I do a great deal of my shopping there. I buy purses, gifts for friends, buttons, laundry sachets and felted dryer balls, reusable sandwich bags, beanies,

6/52: Lawn Games and Building Blocks

2011-02-16T10:53:00.000-08:00

I know I'm a little late on last week's photo - so here is a belated Photo Friday post, lets call it Photo Wednesday: This is the second weekend this year where we have been lucky enough to spend an afternoon in Balboa Park playing lawn games and getting sun. I must admit, living in Southern California sure has its perks. Anyway, after a very intense (and a whole lot of smack talking) match C,

5/52: Friday night at the Local Bar

2011-02-04T22:19:00.000-08:00

Our local bar, really an Italian restaurant with a varied and fantastic beer selection, is a favorite stop for my roommates and I. Its less than a block away from our house (6 houses over and half a block South). On roommate nights we find ourselves walking over there, order scrumptious take away food and enjoying a beer while we wait for our food. This was Friday night's beer selection: 5/

Etsy Treasury! Put a Bird On It San Diego...

2011-02-01T12:51:00.000-08:00

... I'm having way too much fun putting together treasurys on Etsy. After watching Portlandia last night I really felt the need to do a "Put a bird on it" themed treasury. To make it a bit more challenging on myself I decided to feature items only if they had birds or feathers AND if the artists/crafters were part of the Etsy Artisans of San Diego County Team (@EASDCTeam) of San Diego Etsians.

Noogler!

2011-01-30T11:41:00.000-08:00

So the stars have aligned and my dad's company, eBook Technologies, was recently acquired by none other than Google!!! You may or may not know that I have a huge crush on Google - its kind of ridiculous really. From their awesome search engine, to Gmail / Gchat / Google Docs / blogger / Sketch Up, to their Google Doodles, to the Googleplex - its kind of ridiculous how much I dig this company and

4/52 : Saturday in the Park

2011-01-28T11:33:00.000-08:00

We spent part of last Saturday enjoying the 70° weather, in a lovely San Diego January. I took a lot of film shots of the group playing Kubb and Bocce, so we'll see how those turn out. But this is my shot of the week: 4/52January 21, 2011iPhone 4 - Hipstamatic

Etsy Treasury! Blind Lady Cycling

2011-01-28T01:02:00.000-08:00

So I'm racking my brain for a fun Etsy Treasury Challenge, when I check my twitter feed and see some posts from Blind Lady's 2nd anniversary celebration shenanigans... so here's an attempt to combine craft beer (Blind Lady style) with Etsy : I think it turned out pretty well. Its certainly pretty to look at!

And then there were four ...

2011-01-27T23:22:00.000-08:00

... on Sunday morning my sister's and my cockatiel Frosty didn't wake up. Its been a long road with this little guy (we've had him for 20 years - he was 23 years old), and the last couple of years have been pretty hard on him. I'll miss him dearly, but its probably for the best. Frosty the Snowbird Rest in piece little fella. I'll always remember you walking on the table and through our

3/52 : Light it up

2011-01-22T10:32:00.000-08:00

So this week I actually took a couple of decent photos on my iPhone. It was a hard choice, but I think 3/52 is this one, that I took at Downtown Disney the other night: 3/52January 14, 2011iPhone 4 Some runners ups: Balboa Theater Hipster Landscaping Arizona Highways

Newly Redone Online Portfolio!

2011-01-19T16:23:00.000-08:00

I am really excited about my newly redone portfolio. I think its a bit cleaner than my last one, but still shows my spunky personality a bit. There are a couple of screen shots below, but if you want to check it out visit www.azlynn.com, click 'My Resume and Portfolio' and log in (if you need login info. shoot me an email). Portfolio Splash Page Photo and Graphics Index Page If you want

2/52 - Runes & Cards

2011-01-14T11:13:00.000-08:00

Runes & Cards 2/52January 13, 2011iPhone 4

Mad Tea Party - My First Etsy Treasury

2011-01-12T09:51:00.000-08:00

I've been wanting to do this for a while - but I finally put together my first Treasury List on Etsy. I'm excited to do more of them, as its really just an excuse to scoot around Etsy and look at a lot of really crafty and talented folks' stuff. Want to browse these talented Etsians' shops? Go to the Treasury.

1/52 - Taking the California out of California Adventure

2011-01-07T17:33:00.000-08:00

Last year I really wanted to do a 365 project, but I'm not very good at stopping to take the time to do a worthy photo for a 365 project each day. This year I've decided to do a 52 week project - one photo per week. I'm not aiming to have an amazing photograph each week, and lets be honest, most of them will be from the iPhone (which, as I've said before takes pretty decent photos). To help keep

New Etsy Banner!

2011-01-06T17:19:00.000-08:00

I'm trying oh so hard to revamp my Etsy shop. I am not selling as many things as I'd like, some of my listings need some tag and photo help, AND I try to be productive with my procrastination (read - I should really be cleaning my house) - so a new banner and new avatar were on this afternoon's agenda. Here is my new user avatar: And my new shop banner: The bunnies are drawn in Illustrator,

Aufedersein 2010!

2011-01-02T11:47:00.000-08:00

2010 was a pretty insane year and the last few days I've been trying to think of a way to sum it up for a blog post and have been coming up sort of short. A drunken conversation with a friend on New Year's Eve sort of helped me put the last two years of my life into perspective for me... so here it goes. As I think everyone in my life knows - 2009 was an equally sucky and awesome year. 2009 was

Happy 2011!

2011-01-01T20:10:00.000-08:00

Adios 2010, and a happy 2011 to you all!!!!!!!!! We celebrated the clock turning over last night in style. Well, sort of. Taylore hosted a "Casual Fancy Dress New Year's Party" at her loft in downtown Long Beach. Not sure what a Casual Fancy Dress Party is? I'll let Taylore explain: "Another year has passed. A year of engagements, house purchases, promotions, small business startings, weddings,

Birthdays come but once a year...

2010-12-30T21:08:00.000-08:00

... and this year, like last, I'm trying to make it count for something a little more then just celebrating myself. Last year I was able to raise some money for The Shape of Enrichment, Inc. - a fabulous organization, which I have written about before, and I volunteer for a lot (it is my Mom's company, but still - wonderful group of people). This year I'm hoping to raise some more money, for a

We Fish Ewe a Mare Egrets Moose ...

2010-12-22T13:34:00.000-08:00

Hello all and happy holidays to you! Its been ages since I've done anything on this blog, for starters because I had yet to finish blogging from Taylore's and my trip, and then because life got a bit insane. So here I am - doing a quick holiday photo post. Its been a bit rainy and stormy here in San Diego, in case you haven't heard, so we've been keeping a low profile - but there have been

Eight days a week...

2010-10-18T12:11:00.000-07:00

With a final drive through what we could only call the "Jersey Shore" of Wales, we waved adieu to this beautiful and quirky country and drove back into England and into Liverpool. We got in late, but we were able to get beds in the YHA near the Albert Dock in Liverpool. After having some of the loudest hostel mates we set out the next morning to get our fill of all of the culture the city. We

Castells, Castles, and Brains?!?

2010-10-09T12:53:00.001-07:00

Late on Sunday afternoon we took off from Bristol and headed through Cardiff on our way into Wales. We stopped in Cardiff only for an hour and walked around - it's an absolutely lovely city (the capital of Wales)- with a lot of recent redevelopment - including a brand new stadium. We were too late to walk through Cardiff Castle (Welsh people are up to their necks in Castells - Castle in Welsh)

Hooligan Adventure P.1 - That one time we didn't set our alarm ...

2010-10-08T11:26:00.001-07:00

Hello fellow interwebs folk! This is the first installment of Taylore's and my trip and it takes us through Bath & Bristol! For a couple of reasons we wound up taking separate flights from LAX to LHR (but the same Metro ride - below). I got in after a totally uneventful flight (Taylore's flight was just "like an SNL sketch") a few hours prior to Taylore and picked up our car - a bright blue

Another Hooligan Adventure

2010-09-29T08:00:00.001-07:00

Fellow hooligan, Taylore, and I are headed to Scotland and England for a 3 week road trip tomorrow!!!We will be starting in London and working our way North to the Isle of Skye then across Scotland to Aberdeen heading South through Edinburgh and then back through England to Reading. In Reading we will be staying with my friends Salena and Joel before flying home from London!!!We will do our best

All You Need is Love

2010-09-15T20:55:00.000-07:00

Strange title for this post, but the song keeps popping into my head these past couple of weeks. As some of you may know my Uncle was diagnosed with Stage IV Glioblastoma multiforme (a type of brain cancer) last Thanksgiving. He is 55 years old, and with the exception of the cancer, healthy as a horse. Radiation treatments, surgery, and recovery have dominated the last 10 months of my Texan

New Threadless iPhone Case!!!

2010-08-14T11:52:00.000-07:00

I finally finally ordered and got my Threadless iPhone case!!! Last November, Threadless and Griffin teamed up to make iPhone cases out of Threadless t-shirt designs. I was super excited about it, as you may recall... Well, the elements aligned and my old iPhone case was ready to be put out to pasture and one of my favorite Threadless t-shirt designs was turned into a case! A credit card order

Comics and Idolatry

2010-07-29T16:02:00.000-07:00

I didn't go to Comic-Con this year, for various reasons, but I did go walk around downtown San Diego on Sunday with some friends and people watch (and of course eat at Cafe' Diem). I unfortunately missed the crazy Westboro Baptist Church people out protesting, and even more unfortunately I missed the Comic-Con attendees protest of the WBC protest. At the Comics Alliance link you can see images

Photo Friday - Shooting with the iPhone

2010-07-09T10:37:00.000-07:00

A fellow Etsian turned me on to this video on fstoppers about shooting a full fashion shoot with the "worst camera possible". Aside from the great joke about Olympus, and the entertaining phone call interruption, its a pretty insightful look at how to do great photography without the greatest camera. Of course you have to have a good shoot set up and lighting, but that kind of goes with out

The Last M. Night Shymalan Movie

2010-07-07T09:00:00.000-07:00

The Last Airbender may wind up being the last M. Night Shymalan movie I ever see. Before driving back to San Diego yesterday, a few of us decided to check out The Last Airbender. Quiet possibly one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made. Its a terrible terrible movie. I really would like to find a way to get my 8 bucks and 2 hours back. The concept is great - the world is made up of tribes of

Back and fighting off a cold

2010-07-06T14:23:00.000-07:00

I've been somewhat absent from my regularly scheduled life the last few weeks. We had a family reunion of sorts at my parents' house here in San Diego. The last couple of weeks have been incredibly exhausting but also incredibly awesome! With trips to the Zoo, Disneyland, the Del Mar Fair (yes I still call it that), and a family camping trip to Sequoia and King's Canyon life has been pretty jam

Photo Friday - I can has tie...

2010-06-18T13:42:00.000-07:00

Happy weekend everyone! I am starting mine off with this little gem - kind of gets my current feelings across related to that whole unemployment thing [from: I Can Has Cheeseburger]::

Wacky Wednesday: Inevitable Situation

2010-06-09T22:39:00.000-07:00

Today I was sent a fairly timely link by my friend K. Several discussions within our group of friends have occurred lately relating to protecting yourself in the event of either a) a home break-in, or b) a zombie attack. While a home break-in is arguably more likely to occur than a post apocalyptic zombie invasion I think the zombie alternative is far more entertaining to consider. Side note:

Quotable Monday: The Ignorant Tight-Ass Club

2010-06-07T17:39:00.000-07:00

I'm in the process of re-watching the entirety of one of my all time favorite shows, The West Wing. Aside from the fact that the characters on this show are, in my humble opinion, some of the best to have ever graced the small screen I am a huge fan of Aaron Sorkin and his fast paced dry wit. I'm only on Season 2 - so its possible you'll see more clips or lines in the future, but this is one of

Look at us being grown ups!

2010-06-03T11:47:00.000-07:00

Lately J and I have been realizing that while we (or at least I) may or may not be telepathic we are certainly growing up. Our first clue: showing up to S's birthday party with aprons (we were cooking and stuff, but still, aprons?). We've had a lot of other instances - this includes realizing that the characters on Glee are supposed to be born in the early to mid 90s, that our idea of a

Veggie Garden!!!

2010-05-20T15:04:00.000-07:00

As some of you may already know, a few weeks ago we got our Mohawk House veggie garden going. C made 2 awesome raised planter beds with lumber we had lying around in the back yard and J and I wound up buying a bunch of plants at the Cuyamaca College Spring Garden Festival. Now, just a few weekends later we're cooking with our very own home grown veggies! Planting list: 6 types of tomatoes (Early

Aeonium Design Studios

2010-05-14T09:01:00.000-07:00

So Aeonium has its own blog now - which is where I will try and be good about posting photos of plans and projects and writing about design things, garden type stuff, and other related items. So if you follow me and want to keep up with my so - to - speak professional life you can follow that at: http://aeoniumdesign.blogspot.com/. Thanks, and hope to see some of you over there!

Etsy Treasury!

2010-04-25T21:04:00.000-07:00

I was featured in an Etsy Treasury today for the first time!!! Here is the link: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4bd4a33aeeb78eef20578936

Finally...

2010-04-14T11:49:00.000-07:00

... commercials that make sense. I don't know if y'all have seen these commercials, but I think they are hilarious and refreshing. As far as the actuality of most womens' periods go - they are a lot more reflective than other commercials for menstrual products. Kotex uses footage from previous commercials and a lot of sarcasm to comment on how hush-hush our patriarchal society is about things

A Short History

2010-04-13T17:04:00.000-07:00

Recently I finished reading A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson and its really a great and fascinating book about the history of science and about the world in which we live. It touches on the beginnings of life, the beginnings of the universe, and all sorts of things. The book concludes with the following passage: "If this book has a lesson, it is that we are awfully lucky

Cork, Corks, and More Cork!

2010-04-08T09:06:00.000-07:00

Somebody's ears must have been burning or something a couple of nights ago. I'm working on a custom jewelry display/hanger for my friend N (I have some up on Etsy (check out the photo links on the right side of the page) and she wants something to put post/stud earring on built into the hanger. I wanted to experiment with recycling wine corks and incorporating them into the frame - an idea which

Shake, Rattle, and Roll

2010-04-07T11:25:00.000-07:00

Well Southern California got into the shaking action of 2010 with a bit of a bang Sunday with our very own grouping of earthquake events. With a 7.2M quake in Baja (the biggest earthquake I've ever felt) and a series of related events within minutes in Imperial County just Southeast of San Diego, its been a shaky couple of days. With Twitter and Facebook on everyone's phones, it blew my mind how

Tis the First

2010-04-01T09:17:00.000-07:00

So its April first, which means lots of really stupid people trying to do really stupid things and trying to get away with it. I know I'm not clever enough to come up with anything good, I don't own a huge company that I can rename after a city in Kansas, I don't have a boss who's office I can wrap in aluminum foil (well done Jn and Cb), and I don't have enough blog followers to have a band of

And the Beat Goes On

2010-03-26T11:07:00.000-07:00

As some of you may or may not know, I'm trying to get my feet on the ground and start my own landscape design business. I frequently think to myself that this is insanity. Outside of school, I haven't run an entire design project and my only solo built project is my parent's garden. Its overwhelming to me to think that I actually have the skills and talent to convert someone's yard into a play

Waves and Shakes

2010-03-02T08:48:00.000-08:00

I realize that I've been m.i.a. lately - my life has been a bit hectic, and I have not been finding much time to sit down at my computer. In relation to the recent earthquake in Chile I've added below a great animation regarding the tsunami done by NOAA. I was really frustrated watching the news on Saturday with their coverage of the tsunami. Media types (and I'd guess a great deal of their

Friends Hang Out Together

2010-02-14T15:30:00.000-08:00

I think anyone who knows me knows that I think Valentine's Day is a pretty lame holiday. Its a day full of pretty stupid expectations. If you love someone, why don't you show them that every day? Why do you have to cram it all in on one hallmark holiday? Isn't that what anniversaries are for anyway??? In college I used to give my closest single friends a single spring flower as a token of my

Cats go "Bing!"

2010-02-02T11:56:00.000-08:00

So a bunch of us went to see Eddie Izzard's Stripped Too: The Intimacy Tour on Saturday night in LA - and can I just say: FANTABULOUS! First off - I <3 Eddie. He's hilarious, intelligent (even if crap does come out of his mouth sometime), and seems like a pretty good natured guy. I've been a fan of his for a while, but this was the first time I got to see him live and it was totally worth the

Photos from Death Valley

2010-01-26T13:11:00.000-08:00

Got a few photos from Death Valley posted on Flickr, including this montage: Been super busy lately, and haven't really had a chance/had anything important to write about.

Haiti Destruction Mapping

2010-01-20T10:37:00.000-08:00

If you're like me and like maps then you might find this one interesting. Its a destruction map of Port-Au-Prince. Do yourself a favor and check out The Guardian's post for an interactive experience with the map.

Art Takes

2010-01-18T10:35:00.000-08:00

My friend E has started this fantastic collaborative art blog called Art Takes. Each week she gives her readers a theme and at the end of the week she posts all of the submissions. As an artist you interpret the theme and choose your own medium - its really fun, and this week I submitted my second piece for the theme Portrait of the Artist. I've been using it to get myself out and take goal

Haiti, Haiti, Haiti

2010-01-17T15:22:00.000-08:00

While on the way to Death Valley on Tuesday night I checked my e-mail right before going out of cell range and was stunned by the e-mail alerts piling up in my inbox from GDACS. Right underneath the small island nation of Haiti the Earth apparently felt it needed a good rumble. And then another. And then another. I read the geo/seismic data (that's all there was at that point) out loud to the

Focus!!!

2010-01-11T09:50:00.000-08:00

I feel like the last couple of days loads has been going on (at least in my head) and I'm having trouble focussing this morning. Mostly my energy for the last few days has been spent on my Etsy shop (www.etsy.com/shop/rabbitwerks) - making some new pieces, photographing said pieces, creating a lightbox, getting involved on forums, etc. I'm also in the process of setting up a supply shop for my

Get Happy, week 2!

2010-01-10T10:09:00.000-08:00

This is week 2 of A & M & my Happiness Project. You may remember from a previous post, this month's theme is "energy" and last week's goal was "get more sleep". Considering that the week started out with New Year's and then my birthday party and then my actual birthday all day and night at Disneyland, the "get more sleep" directive was actually hard to do during the first half of the week. I've

It's Complicated

2010-01-07T11:15:00.000-08:00

Three of us went to see It's Complicated last night - and I am going to have to add it to my list of movies that made me laugh *a little* too loud in the theater. It was chalk full of humor, well delivered lines, and fantastic characters. Meryl Streep is, as always, amazing! She plays against both Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin in such a natural, non manipulative way that I feel like any woman

Eat local!

2010-01-05T11:35:00.000-08:00

This chart is the product of collaboration between www.Good.is, Whole Foods and Always With Honor, two pretty spif sites and one pretty spif store. Anyway, its from the article "What to Eat" on Good.is and highlights fruits and veg that are in season in a few select states in the USofA during each season. This should help you if you live in one of these states and aren't sure which fruits and

The 3/50 Project

2010-01-02T09:53:00.000-08:00

Want to get a start on doing good this year? Help local businesses stay afloat! Check out The 3/50 Project and see how easy it is to support people in your community. Many people are starting their own businesses now or trying to keep the ones they have open, and obviously, every purchase counts.

Happy 2010!

2010-01-01T13:56:00.000-08:00

Welcome to 2010. May it kick some serious booty. While we weren't able to ring in the new year at the Buddhist bell as planned, and no bay fireworks (because the city of SD is lame) our evening was still nice and relaxing last night. I did get to send 2009 off with very yummy tequila shots with my parents, sister, and best friend A - so all in all a successful night. Many of you know that I am

See Ya Later 2009!

2009-12-29T12:08:00.000-08:00

My 2009 has, like many others', been full of ups and downs. Certainly on paper it looks like its been a lot of downs, including the whole lack of job situation, the ever present thoughts in my head (wtf am I doing with my life? where is my career going? do I even have a career? and (possibly my most thought question) how much would selling all of my stuff get me, and what far away country can I

Hi Ho Hi Ho

2009-12-28T22:36:00.000-08:00

I found this image in an old e-mail today from my friend D. Its from a collection of WWII propoganda posters and it makes me giggle. I am clearly easily amused.

Santa's takes a break from toys

2009-12-22T09:32:00.000-08:00

to rescue some beach goers in Australia. Also, apparently, Santa is only 15. Who knew? Maybe its like the whole Dread Pirate Roberts deal, where its the name that counts, not the person. Because who would be excited to get a chimney visit from Mr. Wesley Kringle? Here is the link.

Colbert, you make me laugh...

2009-12-21T15:32:00.000-08:00

For those who haven't yet seen the latest issue of Sports Illustrated, here is a photo from the cover shoot ( I think this is the one they used for the cover). I'm sure there is a great article in there talking about how and why he's sponsoring the US Speedskating team for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, but the cover is really all I need to know that I'm rooting for the Colbert Nation in

Mad Libs

2009-12-21T04:00:00.000-08:00

While waiting in line to see Avatar, Taylore and I were playing MadLibs on her iPhone (seriously, what the hell did I do while waiting in line for movies before my iPhone???). The following is our favorite one: VACATIONSA vacation is when you take a trip to some bountiful ADJECTIVE place with your sweaty ADJECTIVE family. Usually you go to some place that is near a/an oozie NOUN or up on a/an

Shelled Octopi

2009-12-18T11:10:00.001-08:00

Here is an amusing article (with AWESOME video) of octopi and coconut shells: Octopi Running with Shells Happy Friday, and holiday break!

One in Seven

2009-12-17T22:23:00.001-08:00

Did you know that one in seven people on this planet live in slum settlements?Designers around the world are coming together to help provide underprivileged people with homes with roofs, schools for their children, and clean water systems, but at this rate, by 2020 it is estimated that one in three people in this world will live in slums.I feel like now is a perfect time to highlight one of my

I'm back! cough cough

2009-12-15T23:35:00.001-08:00

ninacathedralOriginally uploaded by az.lynn Back from our family cruise to Mexico (a birthday celebration for my Grandma's 80th)! Other than getting bronchitis - as Taylore says, "What kind of cruise were you on?" - it was a fun 8.5 days, with loads of photos and some card playing and wine drinking.Slowly I'll get through these photos, although not too slowly, I'm making a dvd of our trip for

Oh NPH!

2009-12-04T22:51:00.000-08:00

NPH and Frosty the Snowman.A totally inappropriate mash up of NPH and Frosty the Snowman.Thank you CBS for making my day.

Things related to the XX persuasion...

2009-12-03T23:18:00.000-08:00

For some reason today I'm feeling like some crazed woman concerned with the well being of women around the world (actually, that is sort of my every day mode now that I think about it). I think its just the overwhelming number of feminist posts on Jezebel today - and considering its a site for women it seemed to be a heavier day than most.So here's what has been on my mind today, with the links

Urban parks need help!

2009-12-03T10:01:00.000-08:00

And you can help out by going onto the American Society of Landscape Architect's page here:ASLA Advocacy for Urban ParksThanks!

If Luke & Han had Facebook...

2009-11-30T22:06:00.000-08:00

This post is brought to you by Armchair Commentary - and my friend Amie.If Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and the gang were on Facebook a long time ago in a galaxy far far away if may have looked something like this!I AM SO IN!

Turkey Day!

2009-11-26T13:59:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving!Certainly this year has been one where I've been thankful to so many people for helping me get through a very difficult and frustrating time.All of you know who you are. Thanks to my family and friends for keeping me entertained, buoying my spirits, buying me the occasional drink or meal, and just generally being supportive and awesome.I appreciate all of you so much!Happy

Barbies and Burkas?

2009-11-25T13:53:00.000-08:00

Here is an interesting image, and an interesting awareness and fundraising campaign: barbie in a burka. I thought we'd seen most of it with her - but this one is sort of mind blowing/ironic/bizarre.

Chuck Lorre Makes my week

2009-11-24T17:06:00.000-08:00

Aside from creating the show The Big Bang Theory (which btw was AWESOME this week), which thoroughly entertains me every Monday night, Chuck Lorre is also the creative genius behind the vanity cards at the end of the show. Its the ultimate rant spot as far as I'm concerned. This weeks was my absolute FAVORITE and to be honest is the first vanity card I've seen that is so popular, here's the link:

Got my hair did...

2009-11-20T17:05:00.000-08:00

I got most of my hair cut off today. Its the shortest its ever been. Also, back to red again - its been two years, and I'm not gonna lie - I kind of missed it.This should be interesting.

iPhone + Threadless = Awesome

2009-11-19T10:54:00.000-08:00

Short little post here today.If you are an iPhone junkie like myself, or a Threadless junkie like myself, you should check out the link:Threadless and Griffin make iPhone Case magic!

Star Trek = super happy Az

2009-11-17T18:39:00.000-08:00

I've never anticipated a dvd release this much and I am certainly not disappointed. 6 months seems like a long time to wait for a dvd - but it was totally worth it. Star Trek on dvd was everything I wanted. I still need to watch the blue-ray version of the special features, for the additional 1 1/2 hours of extras not on the special edition dvd, but my thirst has been momentarily quenched by the

They say its your birthday...

2009-11-10T10:42:00.000-08:00

Today is birthday day. While one of my friends is celebrating his 26th birthday today, he's sharing it with the US Marine Corps' 234th birthday, Sesame Street's 40th birthday, and the stop motion animated duo Wallace & Gromit's 20th birthday.40 years ago today, Sesame Street aired its first episode! Back in the '60s educational television was a new idea and the Carnegie Institute provided the

Destruction of higher education in California

2009-11-07T11:34:00.000-08:00

An op-ed piece in the LA Times that struck a chord:"California's higher-education debacle:Watching the decline of the California State University system from within its boardroom mirrors the erosion of the California dream.For nearly six years, I have served on the Board of Trustees of the California State University system -- the last two as its chairman. This experience has been more than just

Jon Stewart Parodies Glenn Beck...

2009-11-06T17:21:00.000-08:00

... and I nearly fall out of my chair laughing!If you haven't seen it yet - here's 8.5 minutes of pure hilarity on The Daily Show last night!-------In other news: don't get into a discussion over the icthys symbol, skeletons buried at Masada, or the "Jesus family tomb" outside Jerusalem with the Turkish Catholic guy at the local post office unless you want to have a seriously awkward

Happy Guy Fawkes Day!

2009-11-05T11:41:00.000-08:00

Remember, remember the fifth of November,The gunpowder treason and plot,I know of no reasonWhy the gunpowder treasonShould ever be forgot.If you don't know who Guy Fawkes is: look it up!Even though I don't believe in blowing up Parliament, I do believe in citizens getting together and holding their governments accountable - and I know of no other day to better celebrate and recognize people who

Good Luck little Sharkie

2009-11-04T18:18:00.000-08:00

The Monterey Bay Aquarium released its 5th Great White Shark back in to the wild today.Congratulations to them (she's been living in their Outer Bay Exhibit for just about 2 months) and good luck to her! Check out the aquarium's Great White Shark blog for more details :)

Open Letters

2009-11-03T17:29:00.000-08:00

There is this great website called Open Letters to People or Entities Who Are Unlikely to Respond, that I was reintroduced to today by a friend. There are many fantastic letters to all sorts of things, a husband's pillow, J.J. Abrams, HBO, people with silly shirts.Here is my favorite: An Open Letter to my Doppleganger.

Tee hee

2009-10-23T11:59:00.000-07:00

My roommate knows me too well:

What's Up Maldives?

2009-10-20T18:24:00.000-07:00

The Maldives hosted their first underwater cabinet meeting yesterday. Its the first such meeting ever to take place underwater and was orchestrated by the country's President Mohamed Nasheed to bring some awareness to the country's current and future challenges that are mounting due to global climate change.Due to rising sea levels, the island nation will most likely find itself completely

Climate Change meet Art

2009-10-20T15:26:00.000-07:00

I first was officially introduced to installation art during my landscape architecture theory course at Cal Poly. Each fall for several years LA 320 students rubbed Cal Poly students' faces in the reality of the world outside our little hidden town. We erected these installations overnight and watched students interact with them by day. It was for many the most demanding, overwhelming, emotional,