Once we got to the nature refuge, we were in awe of the beauty. We were still in the New York City limits, yet everywhere we looked we saw all kinds of plant life, birds and water.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
New York City? - Outdoor Adventures
Once we got to the nature refuge, we were in awe of the beauty. We were still in the New York City limits, yet everywhere we looked we saw all kinds of plant life, birds and water.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Random Fun Fact #5
*http://phoenix.about.com/cs/weddings/ht/marriagelicense.htm
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Pink eye
The doctor gave me a prescription and said I could go to work the next day, which I did and stayed busy with everything that piled up while I was away. I'm looking forward to finishing with the drops so I can start wearing my contacts again. I feel ridiculous in these glasses because I bought them just for before bed and picked out the cheapest pair. The experience has inspired me to really get a move on buying new ones. I've been meaning too for a long time anyway.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Random Fun Fact #4
-American Museum of Natural History, Horse exhibit
Friday, August 8, 2008
Book Review: Stiff
Author: Mary Roach
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (May 2004)
My rating: ****
I picked up this book based on the recommendation from a friend. It was surprisingly funny and very informative. Roach, who is a columnist for Salon and Reader's Digest, provides interesting details about what happens to human cadavers from burials to ballistics testing. I often found myself laughing out loud at Roach's wit and unique point of view; I was also struck at the way she tempers gory details with both humor and respect. She shows reverence for human life and death while sharing fascinating and well researched facts. I highly recommend this book, unless you have a weak stomach :-)
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Random Fun Fact #3
*Stiff by Mary Roach
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Random Fun Fact #2
Answers
1) Brooklyn, NY (will also accept New York City as an answer)
2) Leah, Tracey, Krista, Celia, Laura (I have other friends that I would accept as possible answers, but these are the closest)
3) Macmillan and Gap (or Mesa Public Schools)
4) No
5) Michael or Mike
Bonus: Arizona State University or Campus Crusade, Fall 2002
6) Mom and Dad are both living in Scottsdale, AZ
7) Reading, running, watching movies, scrapbooking, painting pottery
8) 27
9) Arizona State University
10) Shawn
Bonus question: Shawn and Parker, both because we mutually realized the other person wasn't "the one"
Monday, August 4, 2008
Random Fun Fact #1
* Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
I'm getting married! Are you invited?
As my fiance and I prepare and plan for our wedding next year (May 23, 2009), we're trying to keep it as fun as possible. He recently sent me a link to this CNN article: "Should you be invited to my wedding?" I thought it was pretty funny. Though I would never base our guest list on a serious inventory of people's answers, I wanted anyone out there who is interested in giving the quiz a try just for fun a chance to take it. I will post the answers in the next blog so you can see how you do.
1) Name the city I'm living in now.
2) Name at least two of my closest friends.
3) Name my current employer and my past employer.
4) Do I have any kids?
5) Do you know the name of my fiancé? Bonus question: Where and when did we meet?
6) Do you know where my parents are and whether they are still alive?
7) Name at least two of my hobbies.
8) How old am I?
9) Where did I go to college?
10) Name my last boyfriend before this engagement. Bonus question: if you can name the last two and why we broke up. If you get the bonus question right, that might automatically get you in.
Scoring helps determine whether you get invited.
If you score 50 percent or below, you definitely are not getting invited.
If you score barely over 50 percent, you are on the waiting list. If someone who scored better than you cannot attend, you might get an invitation. This barely acceptable person who might be invited may get you a great gift because of their guilt for scoring so low.
If you score over 60 percent, you get an invitation.