Monday
01Feb2010
Cupcakes Made with Beer?
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Monday
18Jan2010
Sakura Matsuri
While the cold weather continues to affect my bones, I look forward to the spring season and the annual Cherry Blossom Festivals (Sakura Matsuri) that are held in my neck of the woods: Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and New York City. Only a couple of months away, I think I will venture to the Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival of Greater Philadelphia this year. It will take place from March 5 to April 17.
NPR Video: "For only a few weeks each spring, the nation's capital blushes white and pink with flowering cherry blossom trees. From sunrise to sundown, NPR video producer John Poole gathered footage of this transient, vernal beauty."
Wednesday
13Jan2010
One Year In 120 Seconds by Eirik Solheim
One Year In 120 Seconds from Eirik Solheim on Vimeo.
This is an amazing video of a landscaped scene taken over a year's time and presented in 120 seconds.
Tuesday
08Dec2009
Phoenix - 1901
1901 collaboration video
PHOENIX | MySpace Music Videos
The latest hit from one of my favorite bands.
Sunday
06Dec2009
Admiring Awe
admiringawe.com
I just created Admiring Awe to showcase photos I take with my new Sony Cyber-shot® Digital Camera HX1 (DSC-HX1), which I received as an early birthday gift a couple weeks ago (Nov. '09). What a generous gift, I must say!
The DSC-HX1's been out for several months now, and I know there are more powerful cameras out there, but this incredible toy is high-tech enough for me and the perfect learner's equipment to take photography outside of my comfort zone.
I'm an amateur photographer in the novice sense. So any advice is hugely welcomed!
Hope to see you on my new site.
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Admiring Awe, Camera, Cyber-shot, Photography, Sony Thursday
05Nov2009
Daryl Hall - Live From Daryl's House
Hall & Oates is my favorite band of all time. In fact, the first cassette I ever owned was a Hall & Oates mix a friend made when I was 10 years old. Fast forward roughly 30 years later and I find one of the most entertaining shows on the Internet, Live From Daryl's House, starring Daryl Hall. Musical talents are invited to Daryl's home in upstate NY to jam on a few songs and talk over homemade cuisines and fine wine.
It "started with Daryl’s light-bulb moment idea of playing music with my friends and putting it up on the Internet." I can't believe I hadn't noticed this show, which is "fantabulous," until now. It may take a while to catch up on every episode since the show's debut two years ago but will be worth the time. I'm already entertained and inspired - I feel as if I am sitting among them while they play, eat, chat, etc. - and Daryl is definitely the hit of his own show.
Wednesday
07Oct2009
Morning Bike Trek
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There's nothing more exhilarating than a morning bike trek through the woods. I'm one with nature and my thoughts are free. Plus, I'm getting a good cardio and praying that I'm burning a good amount of calories during my one hour ride. To keep track, I just signed up at LIVESTRONG.com and will be recording my stats as often as I can.
Anyway, that's my usual routine. I kiss my daughter and wave to her as she rides off in her school bus then prepare for the 12-mile ride. For a bike ride, 12 miles may not seem sufficient enough. But what I find fascinating about
Wednesday
30Sep2009
Jupiter Sighting
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Click to enlarge.It didn't seem entertaining to anyone I shared this with on Twitter or Facebook. Generally, I'll get a response or two but this time, nothing. Perhaps I'm a little late in the excitement or it's that no one really cared, which I found quite amusing.
At around 6:30pm last night I noticed a bright star-like object just below the moon. My first thought was that it was an airplane. But it wasn't moving. Then I thought it could be a star. But if that were the case it was the only apparent star in the sky. However, it was just too questionably bright. I took a picture, uploaded the shot via PixelPipe, and asked if anyone had a clue. Since no one replied, I turned my attention to Kimiko, watched old episodes of the new Knight Rider on Hulu, then prepared for bed.
2011 Hyundai Sonata
I've recently become a huge fan of Hyundai's new line up, particularly since the Genesis was introduced. And just today, Hyundai unveiled its all new 2011 Hyundai Sonata at the LA Auto Show that is already impressing critics and auto enthusiasts alike. Other than the sleek, new design, I'm intrigued by Hyundai's first-in-class, direct-injection, high-tech, 198hp four-cylinder.
Retail sales are expected to begin in January - read press release on mibz.com.
See photos here and watch Car and Driver's blog video on this sexy vehicle here.