tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70378108243365062452024-03-06T01:41:14.959-06:00Cookie Tuesday!Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-55896019125834364162009-04-15T23:27:00.002-05:002009-04-15T23:29:10.284-05:00Hello Brian.Pre-Chicago Blogotron:<br /><br />Melanie (http://socksandrocks.blogspot.com/), Cherish (http://bittersweetlane-cherish.blogspot.com/) and myself (I'm not doing this) are going to Chicago on Friday for Melanie's birfday!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />I have no pre-photos for this because it has not happened yet.Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-32952365856009511062009-03-04T23:56:00.013-06:002009-03-06T10:46:39.407-06:00Back from the Dead, Part DeuxHello to those that supply me with girl scout cookies.<br />Hello to those that don't understand what I just said.<br />HELLO WORLD!!!<br /><br />So, I'm going to school, I'm going to work, I'm eating, I'm sleeping, I'm going to bars, I'm trying to drink more water, I'm in the studio a lot, I fixed the buttons on my brown jacket, I need to clean my room and my feet are cold.<br /><br />Anyways,<br /><br />Pictures!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJk3Mexh-WjP4b5Y6pepTc6N36-yDoA7qkOZglSdWmfrBu0r7xhiUvqFAG1t4JONj94Esm1Z3hGbpEyZhbfgsv_yJ0Uctbp42idNcTCLkghbRHCEjsAOMSOxJ_Xqlz7HC8oPdskW1VHs/s1600-h/IMG_4173.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-2jQmuIupX0C9wI3ICSw2_aPIWxZSdAcIVaFBaAnnMBVfRHZx7D9jRs236r2VoFhMoTBZed3aMLCUk_43ah3TDFfaUOtipRM_tGn-ELLkbusqr4Bk8_D_DXHaMB_m_JOttKjnodsSoI/s400/IMG_4257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309579420461848114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here is a picture of some beautiful, delicious, and seriously dense homemade pizza (made not by me):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKGakiUvQXWSHn2YuZtr5Q4saTxwcs-FIL0hDH8KWnhyr5SIfDreFBR1YfxpoUkmINrWoU1fYWWdw-JpVKMS-zEwhuUsoA9_1fZdG4GSrhwIIEonDXhm7mMgTYba-XafZiQLdBTZaVIc/s1600-h/IMG_4217.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKGakiUvQXWSHn2YuZtr5Q4saTxwcs-FIL0hDH8KWnhyr5SIfDreFBR1YfxpoUkmINrWoU1fYWWdw-JpVKMS-zEwhuUsoA9_1fZdG4GSrhwIIEonDXhm7mMgTYba-XafZiQLdBTZaVIc/s400/IMG_4217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309583782587346866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And here is my best attempt at making a football shaped loaf of french bread for the Superbowl:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAybk3ckb97K3vX2N9nDV8XHLoSSyIRSbdF8MX562xAqM9-3lWLF_wpwL1K0_1aUIafOaKvD2THr3ZI4UPlm3PMxweB0Fi-LwzgGrkoYVpWGSEqYtuudNZiZQwiMd46Hz4QUTv8VcybWk/s1600-h/IMG_4033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAybk3ckb97K3vX2N9nDV8XHLoSSyIRSbdF8MX562xAqM9-3lWLF_wpwL1K0_1aUIafOaKvD2THr3ZI4UPlm3PMxweB0Fi-LwzgGrkoYVpWGSEqYtuudNZiZQwiMd46Hz4QUTv8VcybWk/s400/IMG_4033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309579880294637826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I promise not to be such a stranger. I also promise to help old ladies cross streets. Peace out bitches!Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-65259088780844922652009-01-07T20:50:00.000-06:002009-01-08T11:15:30.091-06:00Back From The Dead.After finishing the semester, getting through the holidays, working a butt load, and finally getting some sleep.<br />And after uploading 463 photos a few days ago, then uploading 202 of those to flickr and of course titling, tagging, and organizing those...<br /><br />I am finally ready to blog!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />So, life update:<br /><br />-I finished my first semester back with one A (drawing), two Bs (french and history of rock & roll) and a B- (biology)<br />-On Monday, the 12th, I start spring semester. I'm significantly more excited about this one:<br />-Advanced Drawing (Naked People)<br />-Painting<br />-Photography<br />-Ethics<br />-Social Psychology<br />-I'm working a lot less this month which is good for my sanity and sleep schedule but bad for my bank account.<br />-On May 19th I will be flying to Hawaii for 5 days to visit my brother. HAWAII FOR 5 DAYS. I'm fairly excited about this, obviously. HAWAII.<br />-One of my roommates, Cherish, is broken and the other one, Melanie, is illin' right now. 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Jealous? I bet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qoa5_59JYTbI4Ns0Ly3DHOgC_5H6F0lBFSTeCdX8kgRQRSQWHZ9tA_OJrvKtK4FNzWQ-Wm3ZUuczIJsV59PDtjZ4-EiVF85g-5NwyzYQAkHjK8WmnifbiDY4Tg_NGp0GPENDrgjAqlY/s1600-h/IMG_3654.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qoa5_59JYTbI4Ns0Ly3DHOgC_5H6F0lBFSTeCdX8kgRQRSQWHZ9tA_OJrvKtK4FNzWQ-Wm3ZUuczIJsV59PDtjZ4-EiVF85g-5NwyzYQAkHjK8WmnifbiDY4Tg_NGp0GPENDrgjAqlY/s400/IMG_3654.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288724671853782194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4wlHGq81_CzbJrbVMoKHmABz01ig4a41dycEM16QdGyCAI4ClhCi8hqujNxIGybA-pkOeuVe_voYpY5W8fJ58JUIoWehYed5lI9cY91gWmgrBfHoKJ3zgYYGoT2XddmiztgE4wHDeVg/s1600-h/IMG_3655.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4wlHGq81_CzbJrbVMoKHmABz01ig4a41dycEM16QdGyCAI4ClhCi8hqujNxIGybA-pkOeuVe_voYpY5W8fJ58JUIoWehYed5lI9cY91gWmgrBfHoKJ3zgYYGoT2XddmiztgE4wHDeVg/s400/IMG_3655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288724667293108514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbappwEmgbzKTnEwdIOUuTTeESSXFenyQTlrwi6URMcSHFUhWnYjIG4qh7p-IpWY58v_imN01i9hwnqSj7JXMcCc919mwMnFIs7sZ9qMVaFO7CnVSPx2BkmfAZkQhyphenhyphenZWu3d5JsXd4DuU/s1600-h/IMG_3656.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbappwEmgbzKTnEwdIOUuTTeESSXFenyQTlrwi6URMcSHFUhWnYjIG4qh7p-IpWY58v_imN01i9hwnqSj7JXMcCc919mwMnFIs7sZ9qMVaFO7CnVSPx2BkmfAZkQhyphenhyphenZWu3d5JsXd4DuU/s400/IMG_3656.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288724653125605986" border="0" /></a>Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-36041169661418275142009-01-07T19:02:00.003-06:002009-01-07T19:07:54.603-06:00Less than shiny, not very new anymore Macbook!The time had come to devirginize my compy:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIADCs5YN-vXu4HUFUrZ01xBF2cMtxJVY1bNdsvPpHvnh7dvqnbwsu7VtGZqfnOUSrQGIFzBCPAeeDfZYCI61VbL8rd9avFDPZ3oCkIyRfuQ__V4PSGR4gYtZ_XjSzDQwmxvekRzdoyQ/s1600-h/IMG_3686.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIADCs5YN-vXu4HUFUrZ01xBF2cMtxJVY1bNdsvPpHvnh7dvqnbwsu7VtGZqfnOUSrQGIFzBCPAeeDfZYCI61VbL8rd9avFDPZ3oCkIyRfuQ__V4PSGR4gYtZ_XjSzDQwmxvekRzdoyQ/s400/IMG_3686.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288723234307753954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Besides, don't we all just want peace among the robots and the dinosaurs? OBVIOUSLY YES.Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-89629388344498554272009-01-07T18:57:00.002-06:002009-01-07T19:01:23.330-06:00Cherish's Birthday was 8 Million Years Ago!!!!And here are pictures from it!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5v7WEeuAkSEr-gm4OQieeN62VwDvUk_o6-us2rq8qJttt0U9zKnYx7JnZERG1Wc1-XWcfO59KXB7pIP2Vaq9Z6VbcJ64x7x5Ejsh5fcapYkEL4v20_WSXVUjs5lmuMzJxs9xd_aPBNeE/s1600-h/IMG_3524.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5v7WEeuAkSEr-gm4OQieeN62VwDvUk_o6-us2rq8qJttt0U9zKnYx7JnZERG1Wc1-XWcfO59KXB7pIP2Vaq9Z6VbcJ64x7x5Ejsh5fcapYkEL4v20_WSXVUjs5lmuMzJxs9xd_aPBNeE/s400/IMG_3524.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288721161405328674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLytYzHeQNwreqwFC2aZPob5Qm9-YwH_Mxb4O9wsBDSmSPSZZ3xH-DXMq_DFGim1s75MoVHItTUezGCFcZWomqEvBQGh7xsWEtFClSV6M8Etr_gKuSZYKAIBm2k0161XAi6vwedvLcY8g/s1600-h/IMG_3521.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLytYzHeQNwreqwFC2aZPob5Qm9-YwH_Mxb4O9wsBDSmSPSZZ3xH-DXMq_DFGim1s75MoVHItTUezGCFcZWomqEvBQGh7xsWEtFClSV6M8Etr_gKuSZYKAIBm2k0161XAi6vwedvLcY8g/s400/IMG_3521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288721152377904418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDKCb-pu7kDxPZ0Hnje2bgK04lUY8wbrHNuw90al3e8oCtl-fZkhJuas38wvojX7nu6xogdwK6MewfypTXJBHhgpuO6CAMbsYks_K1LrUA40EeBrcnpUzg2i_bOE3dpEFkpMJWCpQgH4/s1600-h/IMG_3529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDKCb-pu7kDxPZ0Hnje2bgK04lUY8wbrHNuw90al3e8oCtl-fZkhJuas38wvojX7nu6xogdwK6MewfypTXJBHhgpuO6CAMbsYks_K1LrUA40EeBrcnpUzg2i_bOE3dpEFkpMJWCpQgH4/s400/IMG_3529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288721172854056626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For her birthday I made a chocolate cake with peanut butter cream cheese frosting and some chocolate sprinkles for a little extra jazziness. I also, of course, put an accurate number of rather exciting candles on it. Then came fire.Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-17265291589730041662008-12-02T15:42:00.004-06:002008-12-02T15:48:33.553-06:00Eyeballs.Our final project in my drawing class is this:<br />Choose 5 drawings we have done in class and finish them.<br />Make 5 entirely new drawings of whatever we choose.<br /><br />For the 5 new drawings I decided to draw some of my photographs. In theory this seemed like a most excellent idea considering I lack any ability to pull stuff right out of my head. (Also, that would hurt.) In practice this is making my eyeballs explode. Actually choosing 5 photos out of my 7,000?<br /><br />Here is the one I have picked so far:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilj8AaOIXFlbebeBX9nklYWfY6t4zEpKUd-66G7Y7U4ZWseXOz3YMR2vUHRqCX3-jx5rFGcvSuvLU9_zoLixJoeAn_8uipjKIVwXMYTJw5T1JA_QI37VoQg4ympIuVartweKhZ0Lda4nc/s1600-h/IMG_3056.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilj8AaOIXFlbebeBX9nklYWfY6t4zEpKUd-66G7Y7U4ZWseXOz3YMR2vUHRqCX3-jx5rFGcvSuvLU9_zoLixJoeAn_8uipjKIVwXMYTJw5T1JA_QI37VoQg4ympIuVartweKhZ0Lda4nc/s400/IMG_3056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275312127733154658" border="0" /></a>I started this drawing in class today and proceeded to smudge charcoal all over my shiny white macbook. Awesome.<br /><br /><br />Here is another I'm 90% sure I'm going to pick:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ec2iEZZpNvorFO8KgJ1oQxIf_IM6KEivRPeX-bW5p2fjkyvIZ1XttlSQcHboUdBkksV8lOjWyUQhIw2d9ZQo3ifsCXnb9velFk8phC_PSUQ_jyW1uCc7Pswfe0zMqnmJLLGq9cKBb70/s1600-h/IMG_2580.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ec2iEZZpNvorFO8KgJ1oQxIf_IM6KEivRPeX-bW5p2fjkyvIZ1XttlSQcHboUdBkksV8lOjWyUQhIw2d9ZQo3ifsCXnb9velFk8phC_PSUQ_jyW1uCc7Pswfe0zMqnmJLLGq9cKBb70/s400/IMG_2580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275312492325041570" border="0" /></a><br />I'm trying to choose photos that have a lot of clear detail and are not lame.Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-50808878201094467462008-11-19T22:27:00.005-06:002008-11-19T22:34:55.346-06:00Eeeeevil.Okay, so picture Mr. Boots here with goggles and a lab coat. Halloween next year, buddy! Evil Scientist!<br /><br />Cherish is doing some sort of experiment and has called upon Mr. Boots to bring her her test tubes and lab coat. I'm pretty sure her experiment involves embroidery thread, though. So, whatever experiment involves embroidery thread AND test tubes makes me a little nervous. I want no apart in this!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbAW9_qe67UloSvvd0jH1dQWnUsbcVDscEZV5i6snrb_FD70dJfpr9eaHoLL-Fu7aNEn4S7KAv0GgUGtZwXLhVvVPZcFngwGljXI2YmZJE3zJHVEy3Cm3-yBIiqts8ICng-0fbBkBVfM/s1600-h/IMG_2486.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbAW9_qe67UloSvvd0jH1dQWnUsbcVDscEZV5i6snrb_FD70dJfpr9eaHoLL-Fu7aNEn4S7KAv0GgUGtZwXLhVvVPZcFngwGljXI2YmZJE3zJHVEy3Cm3-yBIiqts8ICng-0fbBkBVfM/s400/IMG_2486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270593473183045586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWNbIfanrIYm_Y6zBWzOujybc15euiWhzMv7yo1k__MPm639BECKB2N25ZsK3Y4JEfU2111DdP4qKKu9a_afJ0W-tajvJYZQlqpuGnwBYKlbS0bvvmWyNtNBfrtiSpcq1xI2VlB7nOdM/s1600-h/IMG_3149.JPG"><br /></a>Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-23788873756941949012008-11-18T20:38:00.004-06:002008-11-18T21:00:12.364-06:00So, about that stick...In art class today we had to attach a sturdy drawing utensil to the end of our stick then pair up with someone and draw their portrait holding the opposite end of the stick.<br /><br />This task was unreasonably upsetting.<br /><br />I am aware that I have control issues, my teacher even pointed it out today, so that's part of why I freaked out today but it's obviously more than that. I've been sincerely starting to burn out lately, especially in my drawing class. My teacher is seriously excellent and partially to blame. I mean, he teaches as though we are all artists, and he brings up excellent topics relating to our artistic growth which has made me get a little emotional lately.<br />I'm having a hard time figuring out what I want with my art and where I want to go with it, as in how I want to develop my personal style. I don't really know how <span style="font-style: italic;">I</span> draw. I've been trying to figure it out but I've just been having a fucking hard time dealing with it.<br /><br />At one point in class today I was getting so frustrated trying to figure out where to go with my drawing that when my piece of charcoal broke in half at the end of my stick I threw my stick on the ground and walked away.<br />This is me seriously overreacting and having a mini-breakdown.<br /><br /><br />Oof. This emotional crap is boring me. I'm hungry.Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-61072313227963664182008-11-17T21:19:00.008-06:002008-11-17T22:15:46.824-06:00Fort Polio and other things.1. Here's my sort of kind of portfolio:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YTyBYfTot1_KpVg1fYXCPCuixFvLzzhC7p-TDAyoufiDFd83uPA8L-YpsI9R7oeR-lAmi13HC1Bl6_BFqfEWmBT5ax0rbLwHj5wvUm8CP7qZBUf9ge7YC-zvTbqfToJ3Y95BmK81PUk/s1600-h/IMG_7313.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YTyBYfTot1_KpVg1fYXCPCuixFvLzzhC7p-TDAyoufiDFd83uPA8L-YpsI9R7oeR-lAmi13HC1Bl6_BFqfEWmBT5ax0rbLwHj5wvUm8CP7qZBUf9ge7YC-zvTbqfToJ3Y95BmK81PUk/s400/IMG_7313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269834832954543714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbhQDS1mCzIUsX89LNoYqllvBA-BoptcIEVU92DImjsxgnsDj0CZ2QvSD3uyynHQtkVmbVBtPt7Q0wpK4Ram6uXsp_R4fo3mUWnyGfC3_f-hY9N4iVn4ZedB3uaxU0EMcVhtDjHGV5QU/s1600-h/IMG_2530.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdBQYim-nZqOYp9ZKR2lrpoXuDhv_8cNez-ZgztuTmA2IIMT2JO6Uf6IqdrRq2gTddvCTmkkmSfe47n3Z4NTBXEloZUG0SBEY8YL49yGABS3AGzhF9LGEzmrK_mMnV8hGnc6gBYGjto4/s400/IMG_3066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269832250874617698" border="0" /></a><br />2. I'm a little embarrassed by how much I enjoy doing inventory at the shoe shop.<br />3. So, I haven't uploaded too much recently because I haven't taken too many photographs lately but any feedback <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/26772733@N05/">over here on my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">flickr</span></a> would be truly appreciated! I actually mean this!<br />4. I need to make a stencil of something, ANYTHING, for my drawing class tomorrow. For class last Thursday we were supposed to bring in:<br />-A stick the length of our right leg<br />-A few sheets of different colored paper<br />-A stencil of something<br />Most of the people in my class brought none of these things so we did another stick related activity but now tomorrow is our actual stick, etc drawing day. And I did in fact make a stencil for class last week but my teacher told me to make a new one that wasn't so half-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">assed</span> and actually had something to do with my drawing aesthetic. So here I am, trying to think of how the fuck to do this. Last week the dude that sits next to me in class busted out his fucking nuts stencil and I'm supposed to compete with that? No, actually, it's drawing class so I'm not supposed to compete with that but I can't help but want to. Then his drawing was also fucking nuts. Ugh.<br />5. We're watching <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">kare</span>11 right now and they're doing this story about a guy who drives trucks to construction sites and has a duck as his friendly copilot. This is really bothering me. I'm sick of this fucking duck. WHY IS THIS STORY REAL AND ON THE NEWS?<br /><br />Stupid ducks and stupid stencils.Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-64699952640954197352008-11-06T21:23:00.002-06:002008-11-06T21:34:36.851-06:00HOLY FUCK.<div class="alertHeader alWarning"> <p><b>Blizzard Warning for Pennington Co Plains, SD
<br /></b></p><p><b>until</b> 11 pm MST, Thu., Nov. 6, 2008</p> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> if(typeof wxtools == 'undefined') {var wxtools = {};wxtools.log = function(message) {document.getElementById('log_target').innerHTML = message + '<br />' + document.getElementById('log_target').innerHTML;}} /** * Constants all up front where you like 'em */ // Enable logging events wxtools.MapPane_debug = false; // Standard tile size wxtools.MapPane_tileSize = 256; // The extents of the world, square Mercator style wxtools.MapPane_minLong = -180; wxtools.MapPane_maxLong = 180; wxtools.MapPane_minLat = -85.051111; wxtools.MapPane_maxLat = 85.051111; // URL's to know wxtools.MapPane_seriesList = 'http://gima.weather.com/TileServer/jserieslist.do?count=1'; wxtools.MapPane_tilesPath = 'http://g.imwx.com/TileServer/imgs/'; wxtools.MapPane_tilesPathHash = ['http://g0.imwx.com/TileServer/imgs/','http://g1.imwx.com/TileServer/imgs/','http://g2.imwx.com/TileServer/imgs/','http://g3.imwx.com/TileServer/imgs/']; wxtools.MapPane_iconsPath = 'http://i.imwx.com/web/common/icons/'; wxtools.MapPane_transparentImg = 'http://image.weather.com/web/common/transparent.gif'; // All the little graphics that go in the frame wxtools.MapPane_icons = { radar:{name:'radarLegend.png', height:18, width:173}, sat:{name:'satLegendCloud.png', height:28, width:173}, ussat:{name:'satLegendCloud.png', height:28, width:173}, dewpoint:{name:'dewLegend.png', height:28, width:173}, temp:{name:'tempLegend.png', height:28, width:173}, windspeed:{name:'windLegend.png', height:28, width:173}, interact:{name:'interact_icon.png', height:48, width:62}, twc:{name:'twcLogo.png', height:35, width:35}, ve:{name:'logo_powered_by.png', height:29, width:93} }; wxtools.MapPane_frameBuffer = 11; wxtools.MapPane_updatedWidth = 190; // Arrays used for formatting date/times wxtools.MapPane_months = ['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sept','Oct','Nov','Dec']; wxtools.MapPane_hours = ['12','1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9','10','11','12','1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9','10','11']; // Array of bitmasks used to translate tile coordinates <--> tile names wxtools.MapPane_bitmasks = {}; for (var i = 1; i < type="text/css">'); document.write('.MapPane{position:relative; top:0px; left:0px; overflow:hidden; border: 1px #000000 inset;}'); document.write('.MapPane_TileSets{position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px;}'); document.write('.MapPane_Tiles{position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px;}'); document.write('.MapPane_Tile{position:absolute; margin:0px; padding:0px;}'); document.write('.MapPane_Frame{position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px;}'); document.write('.MapPane_FrameElement{position:absolute; margin:0px; padding:0px;}'); document.write(['.MapPane_Updated{position:absolute; margin:0px; padding:2px; width:',wxtools.MapPane_updatedWidth,'px; height:11px; background-color:#000000; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:9px; font-family:Arial; text-align:center;}'].join('')); document.write('</style>'); /** * MapPane_Point * this class abstracts logic related to storing and manipulating a lat/long or x/y location */ wxtools.MapPane_Point = function(x, y) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('Point(' + x + ',' + y + ')'); this.x = x; this.y = y; }; // These really need to be in Math!!! Do you hear me W3C? wxtools.MapPane_Point.toRadians = function(degrees) { return degrees * (Math.PI / 180); }; wxtools.MapPane_Point.toDegrees = function(radians) { return radians * (180 / Math.PI); }; // How far is one point from another on the globe wxtools.MapPane_Point.geoDistance = function(pt1, pt2) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('Point.geoDistance(' + pt1 + ',' + pt2 + ')'); var p1R = new MapPane_Point(MapPane_Point.toRadians(pt1.x), MapPane_Point.toRadians(pt1.y)); var p2R = new MapPane_Point(MapPane_Point.toRadians(pt2.x), MapPane_Point.toRadians(pt2.y)); var theta = Math.cos(p1R.y) * Math.cos(p1R.x) * Math.cos(p2R.y) * Math.cos(p2R.x); theta += Math.cos(p1R.y) * Math.sin(p1R.x) * Math.cos(p2R.y) * Math.sin(p2R.x); theta += Math.sin(p1R.y) * Math.sin(p2R.y); theta = Math.acos(theta); return theta * 6367.3951; }; wxtools.MapPane_Point.prototype = { // make a new point just like this one clone: function() { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('Point.clone()'); return new MapPane_Point(this.x, this.y); }, // move this point by the given amount offset: function(dx, dy) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('Point.offset(' + dx + ',' + dy + ')'); this.x += dx; this.y += dy; }, // are these the same point? equals: function(toCompare) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('Point.equals(' + toCompare + ')'); return (toCompare.x == this.x) && (toCompare.y == this.y); }, // make a new point this-v decrement: function(v) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('Point.decrement(' + v + ')'); return new MapPane_Point(this.x - v.x, this.y - v.y); }, // make a new point this+v increment: function(v) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('Point.increment(' + v + ')'); return new MapPane_Point(this.x + v.x, this.y + v.y); }, // eye-friendly description of the point toString: function() { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('Point.toString()'); return "(x=" + this.x + ", y=" + this.y + ")"; } }; /** * MapPane_MercatorProjection * this class handles all conversions between lat/long and the equivalent x/y coordinates * for a Mercator projection with the defined contants */ wxtools.MapPane_MercatorProjection = function(width, height, minXY, maxXY) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('MercatorProjection(' + width + ',' + height + ',' + minXY + ',' + maxXY + ')'); this.width = width; this.height = height; this.minXY = minXY.clone(); this.maxXY = maxXY.clone(); this.minXY.y = MapPane_MercatorProjection.mercatorY(minXY.y); this.maxXY.y = MapPane_MercatorProjection.mercatorY(maxXY.y); //alert("Debugging for Daniel:
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This allows requests to be // issues simultaneously by multiple map placements without collision. The hash keys are // the element id's of the map placement that made the request wxtools.MapPane_overlayTasks = {}; // The function that gets called when the series list script gets parsed. It pulls the data // from the callback and the above hash and sends them over to the function that actually // renders the overlay (and then cleans up all this temporary data) wxtools.MapPane_overlayTiles = function(id, serieslist) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('overlayTiles(' + id + ',' + serieslist + ')'); var task = wxtools.MapPane_overlayTasks[id]; var timestamp = serieslist.seriesInfo[task.series].series[0].date; MapPane.drawOverlay(id, task.center, task.width, task.height, task.level, task.series, task.transparency, timestamp); wxtools.MapPane_overlayTasks[id] = null; delete wxtools.MapPane_overlayTasks[id]; var head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; var script = document.getElementById('serieslist_include_' + id); if (script) { head.removeChild(script); delete script; } }; /** * MapPane * a static class (meaning you never create an instance object of type MapPane) that can render static map * placements directly into a page. It supports 3 methods for doing this: * 1. draw - uses document.write to insert the map directly into the page whereever the script is placed * 2. create - returns a DOM element that can be inserted into the page wherever you wish * 3. getSource - returns a String that you can write into the innerHTML of some page element */ wxtools.MapPane = function() { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('MapPane()'); }; with({ // create a new projection for this level getProjection:function(level) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('MapPane.getProjection(' + level + ')'); //alert("Zoom Level = "+ level); var layer_width = Math.pow(2, level) * wxtools.MapPane_tileSize; var top_left = new MapPane_Point(wxtools.MapPane_minLong, wxtools.MapPane_maxLat); var bottom_right = new MapPane_Point(wxtools.MapPane_maxLong, wxtools.MapPane_minLat); return new MapPane_MercatorProjection(layer_width, layer_width, top_left, bottom_right); }, // generate a properly formatted timestamp string getTimestampPresentation:function(timestampStr) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('MapPane.getTimestampPresentation(' + timestampStr + ')'); if(!timestampStr) return ''; var year = Number(timestampStr.substr(0,4)); var month = Number(timestampStr.substr(4,2)) - 1; var day = Number(timestampStr.substr(6,2)); var hour = Number(timestampStr.substr(8,2)); var min = Number(timestampStr.substr(10,2)); var utcDate = new Date(Date.UTC(year, month, day, hour, min)); var timestampPresentation = ['Updated ',utcDate.getDate(),' ', wxtools.MapPane_months[utcDate.getMonth()],' ', utcDate.getFullYear(),' ', wxtools.MapPane_hours[utcDate.getHours()],':', ((String(utcDate.getMinutes()).length==1)?'0':''),utcDate.getMinutes(),' ', (utcDate.getHours()>11)?'pm':'am',' Local Time'].join(''); return timestampPresentation; }, // returns the url of the given tile getTileURL:function(tileName, tileSet, timestamp) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('MapPane.getTileURL(' + tileName + ',' + tileSet + ',' + timestamp + ')'); if (tileSet.length == 1) { // this is a Microsoft tile var number = tileName.substr(tileName.length - 1); return ['http://',tileSet,number,'.ortho.tiles.virtualearth.net/tiles/',tileSet,tileName,(tileSet=='r'?'.png?g=15':'.jpg?g=1')].join(''); } else { // this is a Ginsu tile // get the last character in the tileName and use it as the Hash key var hashKey = Number(tileName.substr((tileName.length - 1),1)); return [wxtools.MapPane_tilesPathHash[hashKey],tileSet,'/',timestamp,'/',tileName,'.png'].join(''); } }, // computes the quad-encoded tile name getTileName:function(tile, level) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('MapPane.getTileName(' + tile + ',' + level + ')'); //alert("Debugging for Daniel: "+tile + " " + level); var digits = ''; var bitmask; var digit1; var digit2; for (var i = level; i > 0; i--) { digit1 = wxtools.MapPane_bitmasks[i] & tile.x; digit2 = wxtools.MapPane_bitmasks[i] & tile.y; digits += ((digit1 == 0?0:1) + (digit2 == 0?0:2)) } return digits; }, // returns the coordinates of the tile which contains the given geolocation getTilePosition:function(tileXY, level, width, height) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('MapPane.getTilePosition(' + tileXY + ',' + projection + ',' + maxCoord + ',' + min + ')'); var x_coord = Math.floor(tileXY.x / wxtools.MapPane_tileSize); var y_coord = Math.floor(tileXY.y / wxtools.MapPane_tileSize); return new MapPane_Point(x_coord, y_coord); }, // determine the top left tile needed for this viewport getMinTile:function(centerXY, width, height, level, projection) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('MapPane.getMinTile(' + centerXY + ',' + width + ',' + height + ',' + level + ',' + projection + ')'); var offset = new MapPane_Point(width / 2, height / 2); var minXY = centerXY.decrement(offset); var minTile = this.getTilePosition(minXY, level, projection.width, projection.height); if (minTile.x < x =" 0;" y =" 0;" maxcoord =" Math.pow(2," offset =" new" maxxy =" centerXY.increment(offset);" maxtile =" this.getTilePosition(maxXY,"> maxCoord) maxTile.x = maxCoord; if (maxTile.y > maxCoord) maxTile.y = maxCoord; return maxTile; }, needTransparency:function() { var pos = navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE "); if (pos == -1) return false; var version = navigator.userAgent.substring(pos + 5); return (((version.indexOf("5.5") == 0) || (version.indexOf("6") == 0)) && (navigator.platform == ("Win32"))); }, makeTransparent:function(img) { var src = img.src; if ((src.indexOf(wxtools.MapPane_transparentImg) == -1) && (src.indexOf('png') != -1)) { img.runtimeStyle.filter = ''; img.src = wxtools.MapPane_transparentImg; img.runtimeStyle.filter = 'progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src=\'' + src + '\',sizingMethod=\'scale\')'; } }, // create a new image tile DOM element getTile:function(tileName, tileSet, top, left, timestamp) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('MapPane.getTile(' + tileName + ',' + tileSet + ',' + top + ',' + left + ',' + timestamp + ')'); var tileURL = this.getTileURL(tileName, tileSet, timestamp); var newImage = document.createElement("img"); newImage.src = tileURL; newImage.className = 'MapPane_Tile'; newImage.style.top = top + 'px'; newImage.style.left = left + 'px'; newImage.style.width = wxtools.MapPane_tileSize + 'px'; newImage.style.height = wxtools.MapPane_tileSize + 'px'; if (this.needTransparency() && timestamp != null) this.makeTransparent(newImage); return newImage; }, // create a new set of positioned image tiles wrapped in a parent DOM element getTiles:function(center, width, height, level, tileSet) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('MapPane.getTiles(' + center + ',' + width + ',' + height + ',' + level + ',' + tileSet + ')'); var projection = this.getProjection(level); var centerXY = projection.project(center); var minTile = this.getMinTile(centerXY, width, height, level, projection); var maxTile = this.getMaxTile(centerXY, width, height, level, projection); var tiles = document.createElement('div'); tiles.className = 'MapPane_Tiles'; tiles.style.width = width + 'px'; tiles.style.height = height + 'px'; for (var pointX = minTile.x; pointX <= maxTile.x; pointX++) { for (var pointY = minTile.y; pointY <= maxTile.y; pointY++) { var tileName = this.getTileName(new MapPane_Point(pointX, pointY), level); var top = Math.floor(((pointY * wxtools.MapPane_tileSize) - centerXY.y) + (height / 2)); var left = Math.floor(((pointX * wxtools.MapPane_tileSize) - centerXY.x) + (width / 2)); tileClip = this.getTile(tileName, tileSet, top, left); tiles.appendChild(tileClip); } } return tiles; }, // create an icon image DOM element getIcon:function(name, top, left, width, height) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('MapPane.getIcon(' + name + ',' + top + ',' + left + ',' + width + ',' + height + ')'); var icon = document.createElement('img'); icon.src = [wxtools.MapPane_iconsPath,name].join(''); icon.className = 'MapPane_FrameElement'; icon.style.top = [top,'px'].join(''); icon.style.left = [left,'px'].join(''); icon.style.width = [width,'px'].join(''); icon.style.height = [height,'px'].join(''); if (this.needTransparency()) this.makeTransparent(icon); return icon; }, // create the frame elements wrapped in a parent DOM element getInterface:function(width, height, overlay) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('MapPane.getInterface(' + width + ',' + height + ',' + overlay + ')'); var path = wxtools.MapPane_iconsPath; var icons = wxtools.MapPane_icons; var interfaceElement = document.createElement('div'); interfaceElement.className = 'MapPane_Frame'; interfaceElement.id = 'MapPane_Frame'; interfaceElement.style.width = width + 'px'; interfaceElement.style.height = height + 'px'; var ratio = icons['ve'].width / ((width / 2) - (wxtools.MapPane_frameBuffer + (wxtools.MapPane_updatedWidth / 2))); var twc = {height:icons['twc'].height,width:icons['twc'].width}; var ve = {height:icons['ve'].height,width:icons['ve'].width}; var dewpoint = {height:icons['dewpoint'].height,width:icons['dewpoint'].width}; var temp = {height:icons['temp'].height,width:icons['temp'].width}; var windspeed = {height:icons['windspeed'].height,width:icons['windspeed'].width}; if (ratio > 1) { if(overlay == ""){ twc.height = twc.height / ratio*10; twc.width = twc.width / ratio*10; ve.height = ve.height / ratio*10; ve.width = ve.width / ratio*10; dewpoint.height = dewpoint.height / ratio*10; dewpoint.height = dewpoint.height / ratio*10; temp.height = temp.height / ratio*10; temp.height = temp.height / ratio*10; windspeed.height = windspeed.height / ratio*10; windspeed.height = windspeed.height / ratio*10; }else{ twc.height = twc.height / ratio; twc.width = twc.width / ratio; ve.height = ve.height / ratio; ve.width = ve.width / ratio; dewpoint = dewpoint.height / ratio; dewpoint = dewpoint.height / ratio; temp = temp.height / ratio; temp = temp.height / ratio; windspeed = windspeed.height / ratio; windspeed = windspeed.height / ratio; } } interfaceElement.appendChild(this.getIcon(icons['ve'].name, height - (ve.height + wxtools.MapPane_frameBuffer), wxtools.MapPane_frameBuffer, ve.width, ve.height)); interfaceElement.appendChild(this.getIcon(icons['twc'].name, height - (twc.height + wxtools.MapPane_frameBuffer), width - (twc.width + wxtools.MapPane_frameBuffer), twc.width, twc.height)); // interfaceElement.appendChild(this.getIcon(icons['dewpoint'].name, height - (dewpoint.height + wxtools.MapPane_frameBuffer), width - (dewpoint.width + wxtools.MapPane_frameBuffer), dewpoint.width, dewpoint.height)); //interfaceElement.appendChild(this.getIcon(icons['temp'].name, height - (temp.height + wxtools.MapPane_frameBuffer), width - (temp.width + wxtools.MapPane_frameBuffer), temp.width, temp.height)); // interfaceElement.appendChild(this.getIcon(icons['windspeed'].name, height - (windspeed.height + wxtools.MapPane_frameBuffer), width - (windspeed.width + wxtools.MapPane_frameBuffer), windspeed.width, windspeed.height)); return interfaceElement; }, // generate the innerHTML text for a new set of positioned image tiles wrapped in a parent container getTilesSource:function(id, center, width, height, level, tileSet, overlay, transparency) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('MapPane.getTilesSource(' + center + ',' + width + ',' + height + ',' + level + ',' + tileSet + ',' + overlay + ',' + transparency + ')'); var projection = this.getProjection(level); var centerXY = projection.project(center); var minTile = this.getMinTile(centerXY, width, height, level, projection); var maxTile = this.getMaxTile(centerXY, width, height, level, projection); var tiles = ['<div class="MapPane_Tiles" style="width:',width,'px; height:',height,'px;">']; for (var pointX = minTile.x; pointX <= maxTile.x; pointX++) { for (var pointY = minTile.y; pointY <= maxTile.y; pointY++) { var tileURL = this.getTileURL(this.getTileName(new MapPane_Point(pointX, pointY), level), tileSet); tiles.push('<img src="',tileURL,'" class="MapPane_Tile" style="', 'top:',Math.floor(((pointY * wxtools.MapPane_tileSize) - centerXY.y) + (height / 2)),'px; ', 'left:',Math.floor(((pointX * wxtools.MapPane_tileSize) - centerXY.x) + (width / 2)),'px; ', 'width:',wxtools.MapPane_tileSize,'px; ', 'height:',wxtools.MapPane_tileSize,'px;" />'); } } tiles.push('</div>'); return tiles.join(''); }, addInterface:function(id, width, height, overlay) { wxtools.MapPane_interfacesToAdd[id] = { width:width, height:height, overlay:overlay }; }, // initiate a request for series list information that, when returned, will trigger rendering of the ginsu layer addOverlay:function(id, center, width, height, level, overlay, transparency) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('MapPane.addOverlay(' + id + ',' + center + ',' + width + ',' + height + ',' + level + ',' + overlay + ',' + transparency + ')'); // store the data needed to the rendering task wxtools.MapPane_overlayTasks[id] = { center: center, width: width, height: height, level: level, series: overlay, transparency: transparency }; // create the script source include for the data request var head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; var script = document.getElementById('serieslist_include_' + id); // this should never happen, but just in case... if (script) { head.removeChild(script); delete script; } script = document.createElement('script'); script.id = 'serieslist_include_' + id; script.type = 'text/javascript'; script.src = wxtools.MapPane_seriesList + '&function=wxtools.MapPane_overlayTiles&id=' + id; head.appendChild(script); } }) { // return a DOM element that can be inserted into the page wherever you wish wxtools.MapPane.create = function(latitude, longitude, width, height, level, tileSet, overlay, transparency) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('MapPane.create(' + latitude + ',' + longitude + ',' + width + ',' + height + ',' + level + ',' + tileSet + ',' + overlay + ',' + transparency + ')'); if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE ") == -1) { width -= 2; height -= 2; } var center = new MapPane_Point(longitude, latitude); var projection = getProjection(level); var id = 1000 * Math.random(); var node = document.createElement('div'); node.id = id; node.className = 'MapPane'; node.style.width = width + 'px'; node.style.height = height + 'px'; var tilesets = document.createElement('div'); tilesets.className = 'MapPane_TileSets'; tilesets.style.width = width + 'px'; tilesets.style.height = height + 'px'; tilesets.appendChild(getTiles(center, width, height, level, tileSet)); node.appendChild(tilesets); node.appendChild(getInterface(width, height, overlay)); if (overlay) addOverlay(id, center, width, height, level, overlay, transparency); return node; }; // return a String that you can write into the innerHTML of some page element wxtools.MapPane.getSource = function(latitude, longitude, width, height, level, tileSet, overlay, transparency) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('MapPane.getSource(' + latitude + ',' + longitude + ',' + width + ',' + height + ',' + level + ',' + tileSet + ',' + overlay + ',' + transparency + ')'); if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE ") == -1) { width -= 2; height -= 2; } var id = 1000 * Math.random(); var center = new MapPane_Point(longitude, latitude); var node = ['<div class="MapPane" id="',id,'" style="width:',width,'px; height:',height,'px;">', '<div class="MapPane_TileSets" style="width:',width,'px; height:',height,'px;">',getTilesSource(id, center, width, height, level, tileSet, overlay, transparency),'</div>', '</div>']; addInterface(id, width, height, overlay); if (overlay) addOverlay(id, center, width, height, level, overlay, transparency); return node.join(''); }; // use document.write to insert the map directly into the page whereever the script is placed wxtools.MapPane.draw = function(latitude, longitude, width, height, level, tileSet, overlay, transparency) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('MapPane.draw(' + latitude + ',' + longitude + ',' + width + ',' + height + ',' + level + ',' + tileSet + ',' + overlay + ',' + transparency + ')'); document.write(this.getSource(latitude, longitude, width, height, level, tileSet, overlay, transparency)); }; wxtools.MapPane.addInterfaces = function() { for (var id in wxtools.MapPane_interfacesToAdd) { var mappane = document.getElementById(id); mappane.appendChild(getInterface(wxtools.MapPane_interfacesToAdd[id].width, wxtools.MapPane_interfacesToAdd[id].height, wxtools.MapPane_interfacesToAdd[id].overlay)); wxtools.MapPane_interfacesToAdd[id] = null; delete wxtools.MapPane_interfacesToAdd[id]; } }; // handle incoming series list response wxtools.MapPane.drawOverlay = function(id, center, width, height, level, series, transparency, timestamp) { if (wxtools.MapPane_debug) wxtools.log('MapPane.drawOverlay(' + id + ',' + center + ',' + width + ',' + height + ',' + level + ',' + series + ',' + transparency + ',' + timestamp + ')'); if (wxtools.MapPane_interfacesToAdd != {}) this.addInterfaces(); var projection = getProjection(level); var centerXY = projection.project(center); var minTile = getMinTile(centerXY, width, height, level, projection); var maxTile = getMaxTile(centerXY, width, height, level, projection); var tileContainer = document.getElementById(id).firstChild; var tiles = document.createElement('div'); tiles.className = 'MapPane_Tiles'; tiles.style.width = width + 'px'; tiles.style.height = height + 'px'; for (var pointX = minTile.x; pointX <= maxTile.x; pointX++) { for (var pointY = minTile.y; pointY <= maxTile.y; pointY++) { var tileName = getTileName(new MapPane_Point(pointX, pointY), level); var top = (((pointY * wxtools.MapPane_tileSize) - centerXY.y) + (height / 2)); var left = (((pointX * wxtools.MapPane_tileSize) - centerXY.x) + (width / 2)); tileClip = getTile(tileName, series, top, left, timestamp); tiles.appendChild(tileClip); } } if (transparency) { tiles.style.MozOpacity = (100 - transparency)/100; tiles.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=' + (100 - transparency) + ')' tiles.style.opacity = (100 - transparency)/100; } tileContainer.appendChild(tiles); var frame = tileContainer.nextSibling; frame.className = 'MapPane_Frame'; frame.style.width = width + 'px'; frame.style.height = height + 'px'; var updated = document.createElement('div'); updated.className = 'MapPane_Updated'; updated.style.top = (height - 26) + 'px'; updated.style.left = ((width / 2) - (wxtools.MapPane_updatedWidth / 2)) + 'px'; updated.innerHTML = getTimestampPresentation(timestamp); var icons = wxtools.MapPane_icons; var legend = getIcon(icons[series].name, wxtools.MapPane_frameBuffer, width - (icons[series].width + wxtools.MapPane_frameBuffer), icons[series].width, icons[series].height); frame.appendChild(updated); frame.appendChild(legend); }; } wxtools.MapPane_interfacesToAdd = {}; if (window.addEventListener) { window.addEventListener('load', wxtools.MapPane.addInterfaces, false); } else if (window.attachEvent) { window.attachEvent('onload', wxtools.MapPane.addInterfaces); } // Alias the MapPane classes to global names outside of the wxtools context var MapPane_Point = wxtools.MapPane_Point; var MapPane_MercatorProjection = wxtools.MapPane_MercatorProjection; var MapPane = wxtools.MapPane; </script><div class="alContent"><style type="text/css">.MapPane{position:relative; top:0px; left:0px; overflow:hidden; border: 1px #000000 inset;}.MapPane_TileSets{position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px;}.MapPane_Tiles{position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px;}.MapPane_Tile{position:absolute; margin:0px; padding:0px;}.MapPane_Frame{position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px;}.MapPane_FrameElement{position:absolute; margin:0px; padding:0px;}.MapPane_Updated{position:absolute; margin:0px; padding:2px; width:190px; height:11px; background-color:#000000; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:9px; font-family:Arial; text-align:center;}</style> <p class="alIssuedBy">Rapid City, SD
<br /> 8:08 pm MST, Thu., Nov. 6, 2008</p> <p class="alNarrative"> ... BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... </p><p class="alNarrative"> THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. </p><p class="alNarrative"> NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING WILL GIVE WAY TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCING VISIBILITIES. LITTLE TO NO NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. </p><p class="alNarrative"> A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS AN EXTREME WINTER STORM WITH SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... STRONG WINDS... AND DANGEROUS WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
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<br /></p><p class="alNarrative">So, my Whitman clan is celebrating christmas this weekend in SoDak. Mom, Chuck and I were supposed to leave at 8 am tomorrow morning. A slight wrench has been thrown into the works in the form of a FUCKING BLIZZARD that has closed I-90 from Mitchell into Wyoming.</p><p class="alNarrative">My grandpa is an expert at weather and roads. His credentials: truck driver, avid weather channel watcher. My grandpa's theory is that given the direction the storm is heading in and the way the winds are blowing it should be clear enough for us to head out around 10 am tomorrow. </p><p class="alNarrative">
<br /></p><p class="alNarrative">As Melanie said, my family will be having a white christmas this year.
<br /></p></div>Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-87313135657462982932008-11-04T07:10:00.003-06:002008-11-06T10:45:58.697-06:00SERIOUSLY,VOTE A BUNCH.<div>Actually, vote just the once.</div><div>I guess we should stick to the rules.</div><div><br /></div><div>I will probably bloggitybloggityblog this evening when I get home from class around 8:30 and can finally devote myself to ravenously watching and reading everything about any results. Hopefully it will be joyous blogging. FINGERS CROSSED.</div>Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-77201627260096915672008-11-03T20:10:00.001-06:002008-11-06T10:45:47.077-06:00ZOMBIE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyDEw8y-awOJROUOh2KoPYwjcAc-mxOVpxw3zFYhjXgsY3l7_tRVnApAW10Kqg_tbs9M3PO7CgjXjSCjFSyYVTQZ88qFb09OHz0Lo0U-ERgUWyMQxMc0H3zjt_fhBzlFS6n9P_uDaoOs/s1600-h/IMG_3190.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyDEw8y-awOJROUOh2KoPYwjcAc-mxOVpxw3zFYhjXgsY3l7_tRVnApAW10Kqg_tbs9M3PO7CgjXjSCjFSyYVTQZ88qFb09OHz0Lo0U-ERgUWyMQxMc0H3zjt_fhBzlFS6n9P_uDaoOs/s400/IMG_3190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264619117644542242" border="0" /></a>Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-46643704581222249182008-10-30T16:35:00.001-05:002008-11-06T10:45:32.285-06:00I'm back and not necessarily better than ever but certainly not worse.<div>YO!!! I finally uploaded the several bajillion photos sitting patiently in my camera waiting for the arrival of my new macbook. So, here goes:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Q0YGc_V_UwLO-UxmSv2REHxXp1nx94vrp-8IdwXnhWlxXepNZHoclmHBcjZ2hcRVQiGpxoy6ibW7QY0bCMRVXNVPNY3_ax_Oip95fJw8P5fgH8SM_Gtjvmbh_mm6_Gh0qXIlesdmffM/s400/IMG_2853.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262671018996975794" border="0" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjx9W7kuzVGyiM8dtAQCZgm-h3m2ybf7OvxfWAOqRDSSkbX3l8L-YKGfA22kJs9aGw2VIK0Ke3PLTrPww02hxP3b8oVVwkGYLYrBRd5K_hGbd5mcAHe6q5HBlBDVXNClWBjdFmt89R_s/s1600-h/IMG_2868.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjx9W7kuzVGyiM8dtAQCZgm-h3m2ybf7OvxfWAOqRDSSkbX3l8L-YKGfA22kJs9aGw2VIK0Ke3PLTrPww02hxP3b8oVVwkGYLYrBRd5K_hGbd5mcAHe6q5HBlBDVXNClWBjdFmt89R_s/s400/IMG_2868.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262673555151470658" border="0" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFr4k1vWiB9BxKfdsjk3506sd3SGgt5XKTEtYT_Zsxgh_8bh2kGvD1sqFPY4um3AaGT8nK8HqgWCGmw4WGcxDVi2M7E2-AUQILKL2c-gwtcmLwlhsDVMnb9t5h_8ozB8HW1flh5z7u3Zw/s1600-h/IMG_3055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTncXI1ziXHLkGNGlTX2NWZqo6HRWem4CjzlTpfJBwfot0VezdjE0jXz9vnuintBl8ika2iFG9WfY6UqUV1rwT2aSdEb4yvtYeEQ6hQxUOaxJd4856SlJJBIH0kysQu78SGCewQFmrug/s400/IMG_3044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262671962220982978" border="0" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7FVB5vsFGFZsG9QQcgxFIBhdnD4LITB7-m9W5ohRnfeBNhmMsvC-lQoQuZtFPFzE7h4YVmfFG9iPZ-vev34i07-tQlIagu1eLT1jOKWdI-kgGq0YKCfU0KhpB4jdbEqUKobig3lvrOI/s1600-h/IMG_3005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7FVB5vsFGFZsG9QQcgxFIBhdnD4LITB7-m9W5ohRnfeBNhmMsvC-lQoQuZtFPFzE7h4YVmfFG9iPZ-vev34i07-tQlIagu1eLT1jOKWdI-kgGq0YKCfU0KhpB4jdbEqUKobig3lvrOI/s400/IMG_3005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262671973518912898" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifP0QzRw-Z1ebOrwB1YaumTvdmS7WZTdjY54v78IAPM1w3p0v7XOuJ1lvS2KlyYTKdS3t10cVjTDjUugrD1IwIujWDj5KeJ6UOi82f1hEzH_UbetiHdLAGgJJP4pk5IPaFYQZ9SOng0M/s1600-h/IMG_2902.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifP0QzRw-Z1ebOrwB1YaumTvdmS7WZTdjY54v78IAPM1w3p0v7XOuJ1lvS2KlyYTKdS3t10cVjTDjUugrD1IwIujWDj5KeJ6UOi82f1hEzH_UbetiHdLAGgJJP4pk5IPaFYQZ9SOng0M/s400/IMG_2902.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262671020451544610" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Something exciting: Tomorrow is Halloweeeeeeeeeeen!!!!!!!!!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;">This weekend I will post photos of Melanie & Cherish's pumpkins as well as mine if I get around to carving it. I'm going to be a bloody mess of a zombie tomorrow and I'm baking cookies. I will post photos of both my undead self and my undead baking as well.</div><div style="text-align: left;">DRESS UP tomorrow! It's super fun and you totally want to even if you won't admit it.</div>Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-86791668636884451882008-10-22T20:56:00.006-05:002008-11-06T10:45:18.416-06:00WARNING: This might be lame.Right now I am blogging about a dream I had last night. This is probably going to bore you but I have been thinking about this dream all day long and I must blog it before I forget it! There is no other choice!<div><br /></div><div>Let me set the stage:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>A commune on an island a ferry ride away from the mainland of a coastal state (I am skeptical that this island is actually in existance).</div><div>A large tract of land housing vegetable gardens, chicken coops, wildflower fields, wheat fields, fruit trees, berry bushes, and a small brewery.</div><div>Built into a large hillside is a three story home. Inside this home are lots of fantastic mid century modern pieces of furniture, heavy oak kitchen tables and counters, lots of vintage stylings and approximately 12 bedrooms decorated to the taste of the inhabitant.</div><div>To be sure, there are additional buildings however the only one my brain can seem to</div><div> remember is the stylish but cozy home where we drank our tasty smoothies and housed our library.</div><div>For breakfast there are delicious smoothies and scrambled eggs.</div><div>For lunch there are sandwiches with freshly baked bread surrounding just-out-of-the-garden vegetables.</div><div>For dinner there are courses of fresh salads, home-made pastas, vegetable stir-fries, and rustic fruit desserts.</div><div>There are windmills and solar panels providing all the energy needed to commune.</div><div>In this commune are several dozen people all living together, drinking smoothies together, reading classics together, growing shit together and generally being all cooperative. Not only are they being all cooperative they are also having lively and enjoyable conversations. These</div><div> people who are having interesting conversations while hanging out by the chicken coop drinking home-brewed beer are, for the most part, people I know in my real non-dream life.</div><div><br /></div><div>SERIOUSLY.</div><div><br /></div><div>We are all hanging out in a commune, picking wildflowers and drinking tasty beer. We are having exciting conversations, reading books, making fucking tasty smoothies, and sitting in attractive furnishings.</div><div><br /></div><div>WHAT THE FUCK.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>When I explained this dream to Melanie and Cherish Melanie reminded me of a previous commune dream I had with people I know in my non-dream realm. However, there are a couple of key differences between these commune dreams:</div><div>1. In my most recent commune dream there was no spaghetti throwing by catty bitches.</div><div>2. In my most recent commune dream we were all way more stylish.</div><div>3. In my most recent commune dream we lived in nice bedrooms with decent furniture and cool lamps, not dorm-ish style rooms with institutional cinder block walls and ugly composite board desks.</div><div>4. In my most recent commune dream we had a fucking brewery!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I'll be honest, this commune was actually pretty sweet. We were all friends who did nice things for one another and said nice things to each other. Everything ran as smoothly as you could hope, we all shared the responsibility as well as the spoils. We had a motherfucking brewery, yo!</div><div>I have no problem with fresh fruits and vegetables, tasty beer and attractive furnishings. I don't have any plans in the works filed under 'Communes I'm thinking about joining" but something could have been misfiled, I guess.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLObU6WTvefQiIFMJQI6ma1TEyv_CCqUW86B3Y1BPNwj_YPbAiImb_MGGafU2qd_Uih25XF2IDkcD582RfpfcLtdy5I9UJ7H-AJH6kXJQCHm0Z30bdzMr6OATtrdRYoINvSkpWf4_AkpQ/s400/IMG_2774_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260188919570172162" border="0" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh man, I bet the skies are always blue in our beer filled commune world.</div>Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-60426929710864268292008-10-21T14:23:00.006-05:002008-11-06T10:45:07.151-06:00I'm Back! (And Better Than EVER)What you see here are words that have been typed on my brand spanking new macbook. I am pretty sure the words are shinier, right?<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Anways, after being the lamest blogger in history for the last several months I will now be turning it all around! So, be prepared for really, really, ridiculously fucking huge and massive awesomeness to come, okay?</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a taste:</div><div>(Taken with photo booth, a brand new to me feature!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The cover of my graphic novel:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCOYagMmEbNG5AIXeQvA0rLTVphkbw6wKMztVvfIqTBMWfTPdIE_P8GT_XTSy9ccNHeIcprng8F9sbeyLS2_LHoE5e2HYDC1ZzGTRwzzHoMinlqC35Yvdva0spzhk8HkxzQUCd5iJ3IM/s400/Photo+48.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259690849310919250" border="0" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">The best part is that I am totally looking at the title. It's not really there, because this graphic novel doesn't exist, but if it did? Oh man. Totally the cover.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And what every other person ever who has photo booth probably did immediately:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnvYRequMAn3FS-W6e1IVWYoxlXUnW09W3jcWTRr4uuereiqQ6BEYAVQIsY5DKU0wIeQajwt2tcZhJjo3y1WS0RGEufcCpYMvOabfee2PjsdAL043hMumuLkqTV8-4unRqwbvPtzWIS4/s400/Photo+11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259691989406236482" border="0" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I know, I know, I'm sorry but how could I not?!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyways, these are boring because they are just me in front of an institutional wall. There will be way more exciting photos to come as soon as I upload the bajillion photos I have on my camera right now. That will be better.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Peace out dudes!</div>Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-25369701530833022572008-10-13T08:34:00.003-05:002008-11-06T10:44:48.017-06:00Broke Down Computer.My laptop has cracked up. So, for the time being, I am using Melanie's and/or library computers at school. What this means is that I won't be uploading pictures for the time being making it much harder to be a wicked awesome blogger.<br /><br /><div><div></div><br /><div>Dark days are ahead.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3012/2705047824_f8ba9382c6.jpg" border="0" /></div><p align="left"> </p></div>Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-2059951377638286292008-09-26T21:27:00.004-05:002008-11-06T10:44:28.082-06:00Prez.So, who else is watching the debate right now?<br />(Probably, hopefully, a lot of you.)<br /><br />1. John McCain is older than dust.<br />2. His smugness is driving me crazy.<br />3. Obama's voice is very soothing, making me a little less angry about Raisin McCain's bitch face. Thank goodness.<br />4. I should start keeping a Reagan Reference tally. Geez.<br />5. McCain isn't flexible, he can't even lift his arms! Cherish refuses to vote for someone who can't raise their arms. I think this is fair.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBL6VNbaJ5H-qnhugXtQbSiVWAifggxdEORwmIwW3VFHrmQp9GuqbWSpnO7QC282J7XfnrbZxxtWX-CUad34luJhE6E362dmBRg1w9-wPN3qYrlLRsjtmJPy2rMKanSvy_3KrnTPeppHw/s1600-h/IMG_2758.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBL6VNbaJ5H-qnhugXtQbSiVWAifggxdEORwmIwW3VFHrmQp9GuqbWSpnO7QC282J7XfnrbZxxtWX-CUad34luJhE6E362dmBRg1w9-wPN3qYrlLRsjtmJPy2rMKanSvy_3KrnTPeppHw/s400/IMG_2758.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250524027200618194" border="0" /></a>Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-27317780040043491812008-09-08T13:59:00.000-05:002008-09-08T14:00:00.894-05:00Living in a collage.My first order of business is a matter of clarification: Cookie Tuesday is dead and buried but this blog is not! I like to listen to myself talk (read myself write?) way too much to let that happen. My ego needs the sweet caress a blog brings.<br /><br />My second order of business is a matter of excitement!: I finally started hanging things up in my room and it is awesome! I feel like I live inside of my collage. I also have cleared out nearly all of the bins and boxes taking up 1/3 of my bedroom space. This too is exciting but not nearly as exciting as finally having my little Clint Eastwood photo that I rescued from Goodwill for 99 cents up on the wall along with my Night of the Living Dead poster and the old records my brother and I painted. Now prepare yourself for way too many pictures of my room:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/2834482471_f32a8095bf.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/2834482471_f32a8095bf.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/2835317918_a150e6d943.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/2835317918_a150e6d943.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Ugh. These photos are fucking grainy. It was at night, right around 9:15 according to the eight million clocks featured in a number of these photos, and my overhead light is obviously sub-par. My camera really isn't this shitty, honest! But my walls really are green, honest!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/2834483697_60bb101854.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/2834483697_60bb101854.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>It should be known that I like clocks far too much. A result of that love is the accumulation of at least 8 clocks. It's not so bad spread out in this new place but in my last little studio? My apartment ticked. Oh! This is also the only photo I have of my new curtains, and it is only sort of a photo of my curtains. But they are awesome. My moms sewed them for me. The top of this one looks weird because I have it folded up above my AC unit, normally it looks even more awesome than this. And, obviously, my room would include a little Johnny Cash. OBVIOUSLY.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/2834479925_0ee97e4f5a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/2834479925_0ee97e4f5a.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Did I mention that I have slopey walls on two sides of my room? This proved to be a bit of a decorating challenge but I feel like I triumphed. On this side at least. The other side is above my bed so my plan is to hang up a nice fabric panel. (P.S. Check the X Files poster! I am proud of that cheap ebay find for sure.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/2834488681_ef8060c690.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/2834488681_ef8060c690.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This is one of my favorite clocks! Oh, I do love clocks. Also, my first license plate. That fish hanging on the hook will probably not stay there, that would be too ridiculous, but for now he has a home there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3078/2834486101_ce9900a596.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3078/2834486101_ce9900a596.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A little dresser view. Another one of my favorite clocks, a mini tray from a certain Cape Cod road trip and in the cubby below the mirror you can see my most ridiculous necklace featuring a cow behind a half-door. This half-door actually flips open to reveal a farmer milking said cow. It was my grandpa's.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2082/2834484867_e3b70821e9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2082/2834484867_e3b70821e9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A small sub-section of my hat collection, these are some of the more practical hats. Also some of Melanie's artwork!!!! (Upper right).<br /><br /><br />My third order of business is a matter of excitement as well, although a little bit lamer than the last: I got a job!!! This is indeed a good thing. I was nearly to the point of putting on that red light. It's 3 blocks away which is also a good thing. And I will have a source of income which is sincerely a GOOD THING. I have very few skills so I lucked out pretty seriously.<br /><br />My fourth order of business is, naturally, a matter of excitement!: I am making a few cookies today for some very special people at my former place of employment. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNML25WwADwjHyWpxqIU0I6RXjJB2YrJLULYUfcLTc0uecqh12im_IjbJhVu5JgHYrPPW2d9V3YdyfRyi7cc6HjwdzdWkxn7cNqys1FltIZGYAGfNoh0PODKilLHQHaQuxrQ5joQAXYus/s400/IMG_2692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243724686399182274" border="0" /></a>Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-63894394554689171452008-08-28T17:27:00.001-05:002008-09-06T19:51:27.783-05:00Peace out mofos!I'm moving on up. Or out. I'm not sure I'd say unemployed student is up from steadily employed pseudo-adult. But I finally got a piece of the pie!<br /><br /><br />I started school on Monday. These are my classes:<br /><br />Exploring Biology: Insanely frantic liberal professor. I enjoy him because he is funny and we have very similar views. I imagine this class might be uncomfortable for any serious republicans or religious folks, though. He yells about a lot things.<br /><br />Drawing: We had to do two drawings of some sunflowers my teacher brought in on Tuesday, one on black paper and one on white. My white drawing ended up looking fairly boss but I totally fucked up my black drawing. When I was about halfway into totally fucking it up my teacher came over and told me these things: stop second guessing myself, stop worrying so much, stop drinking so much coffee. It was pretty constructive advice except for the last bit.<br /><br />History of Rock & Roll: Nerdiest teacher ever!!! We had to go around the whole class and say our name and desert island album but he set it up in the most ridiculous way possible: Imagine you're on a plane! In order to get to your destination you must fly over some tropical island region! While flying over said region the plane starts to crash! As the plane is ripping to shreds you manage to grab your iPod but your clumsy fingers delete all but one album! Because your fingers are clumsy but also intelligent the one album they didn't delete is this...! Also, tell everyone your name.<br />When I was telling this to Melanie she said it sounded like something I would say. Which is probably true.<br /><br />French: Bonjour! I learned some Frenchy things.<br /><br />Blah blah blah.<br /><br /><br />Anyways!!!<br /><br /><br />RIP Cookie Tuesday. These Shasmabons were my swan song:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfVBEjHJLJK98wn0l6QwOL2tk-J6ZwbV4YqZ43Wox3BZ96vxTu1z3VWaEM0YsyOdVqtLCfyaQRhyphenhyphenkC79e-qmqGzpgLDg9UWds-onPwa1YBSeAOsRVfmVywuHrtYBcIn75tEG1yw9eVfs/s1600-h/IMG_2685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfVBEjHJLJK98wn0l6QwOL2tk-J6ZwbV4YqZ43Wox3BZ96vxTu1z3VWaEM0YsyOdVqtLCfyaQRhyphenhyphenkC79e-qmqGzpgLDg9UWds-onPwa1YBSeAOsRVfmVywuHrtYBcIn75tEG1yw9eVfs/s400/IMG_2685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239410464386558722" border="0" /></a><br />Oh, how delicious you are Shasmabons. Oh, how you make me feel crazy when people ask about you name and I explain that it's a unicorn name.<br /><br />I went to an X Files party a few weeks ago. It was awesome. I made Black Oil Worm Cupcakes:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpdWkKcUff8_fLCEtmcV2zXj3H1f5HAQA3kX_fFG1RfvaowEqq8vXCQT7agjKepShhg6GWfaFpSopCpOH2rU2YEp9BnQdzPGSoPisoBrhE2Qe_Cea5Y2Uws0_MnvNNFJbL-i3EyTjebE/s1600-h/IMG_2418.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpdWkKcUff8_fLCEtmcV2zXj3H1f5HAQA3kX_fFG1RfvaowEqq8vXCQT7agjKepShhg6GWfaFpSopCpOH2rU2YEp9BnQdzPGSoPisoBrhE2Qe_Cea5Y2Uws0_MnvNNFJbL-i3EyTjebE/s400/IMG_2418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239338518158279826" border="0" /></a><br />And Alien Macaroons:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GD3YJrtPNESXi0j7udhUDIKSjfdrhB8C2dhbuH6jS0eO4r3TbuhVrCrVMN5APAtJjOKZH2ATQCUo7vuKJ6tYEkpF3-HDSUTBXQmCFg-T7FDP5zU-9XxBRtsMdbcoSU7f43Swo7ouViw/s1600-h/IMG_2420.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Maybe that storm last night killed it? Either way I'm okay with it. Autumn means my birfday!!! Hi ho Silver awaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy!Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-25896615181296895092008-07-30T06:22:00.009-05:002008-12-09T06:53:08.291-06:00Love Letter to St. PaulI have compiled a photographic love letter to St. Paul. This is instead of packing for my move to Minneapolis. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDvc9pFooqm72G7MgkQiHgYuGRG1jtKeEMz8cXnyClpw3_zQUI8jaouBzjmvxRJqFyAPfHoORoduTM6y0H6JcqTphZt6pmM9Inx9BxjOh_kqZSTLQFzdCIuJKBb8SdK_eJ2Uwj3xKLew/s400/IMG_0749.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228768600950724066" border="0" /></a>Oh St. Paul, I think Whitney Houston said it best, "I will always love you."Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-30008329173978675932008-07-26T14:44:00.007-05:002008-12-09T06:53:10.390-06:00Walker on the Green!Approximately one million years ago Melanie, Cherish, Calvin and I played a little game I like to call mini golf at a little place I like to call The Walker.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4v_wicC1n7CnNsT2CLUQZRyvPKSwZPVccn9ej7DxDimOwaklUssxYKxgYOl2Q5oMBIYEhss29gRGVaR5WwlcqAXXJNe9GvVlXn5PiPRz75Jg-D9xIrxNzHHzScKe3zPFfYPjPFNrL1PA/s1600-h/IMG_2334.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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The Franklin Freeze.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/2664393669_536ab5832f.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/2664393669_536ab5832f.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozf1qfaDCnh-bqef_rH4R9YJJ0mhyphenhyphenCu4WkthMFJC1hMXBar8xBvOfuFk1rb52X1PrsGEe_viim96rxz0ItJOfwlJMarvPmN4gmPHEw2tP89Vs2B_BdOrOg6lN5b_ToojQ3iGRwneZMpI/s1600-h/IMG_2386.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozf1qfaDCnh-bqef_rH4R9YJJ0mhyphenhyphenCu4WkthMFJC1hMXBar8xBvOfuFk1rb52X1PrsGEe_viim96rxz0ItJOfwlJMarvPmN4gmPHEw2tP89Vs2B_BdOrOg6lN5b_ToojQ3iGRwneZMpI/s400/IMG_2386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227415764439268546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/2665222332_3ed5e0d3b4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/2665222332_3ed5e0d3b4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I got black cherry soft serve on a cake cone and it was bitchin'. In case you were wondering.Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-36933640135219623652008-07-13T15:02:00.006-05:002008-12-09T06:53:11.709-06:00French and non-French things.Hey! I actually made cookies last week!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyLbW7Q-GJVTAS1RcLcYn0tEbzfiL6RkHq_3a0BfdFqGowIEm3rpCKvp1o1Foy_XJo9GJimvR3YrBc1XNFrY0sdlEW855P0cCY0sXTqZ5wuUhJxxesIMpE7aoHRhoJES5fb8OgXKr28M/s1600-h/IMG_2292.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyLbW7Q-GJVTAS1RcLcYn0tEbzfiL6RkHq_3a0BfdFqGowIEm3rpCKvp1o1Foy_XJo9GJimvR3YrBc1XNFrY0sdlEW855P0cCY0sXTqZ5wuUhJxxesIMpE7aoHRhoJES5fb8OgXKr28M/s400/IMG_2292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222593010349500274" border="0" /></a>Shortbread thumbprints with cherry preserves. I don't particularly love shortbread but I do love things that are easy. And these cookies are.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEeW_5qYEFSvXe_k4-7mjI6OJUEyQTRZ7o8rYcngUt3ouFLASXoLUSVIdYybUIrcK_Mg6gKTIGX9AHhG3ZIuUmq7rIGyttIKZZ4rihLutCnejbzI2RTNd8p9Z-89w6DsxWYxK75xfC2w/s1600-h/IMG_2295.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEeW_5qYEFSvXe_k4-7mjI6OJUEyQTRZ7o8rYcngUt3ouFLASXoLUSVIdYybUIrcK_Mg6gKTIGX9AHhG3ZIuUmq7rIGyttIKZZ4rihLutCnejbzI2RTNd8p9Z-89w6DsxWYxK75xfC2w/s400/IMG_2295.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222593020834566034" border="0" /></a><br />Then I made some french bread and whole wheat no knead bread...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgankpn3C7JRh8box2JvBh_XgFZ_jleylgMrwPItPeRZTrmg1WZoj3-mn-JBEQW6zbgIWDVdOhgURjQNEtfmoFhJvykQmS6rt0prFRYfduEW4dJNdhJ44pk4EHCMoj49mZ9qwAynzbD6rY/s1600-h/IMG_2313.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgankpn3C7JRh8box2JvBh_XgFZ_jleylgMrwPItPeRZTrmg1WZoj3-mn-JBEQW6zbgIWDVdOhgURjQNEtfmoFhJvykQmS6rt0prFRYfduEW4dJNdhJ44pk4EHCMoj49mZ9qwAynzbD6rY/s400/IMG_2313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222592363805787842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdTxxdML86NJn1GLngE6uxQy51hyphenhyphenR7YNs6r9iZIktDqaXKowERBwDMhGadXlpyobf9fbw2Vf_xtDGnOzRAjYIlo3O3khXGAwO-jljoyOfHnx54Mh0HCLDy1cjN0xFJ_STixLvVS0LDjg/s1600-h/IMG_2307.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdTxxdML86NJn1GLngE6uxQy51hyphenhyphenR7YNs6r9iZIktDqaXKowERBwDMhGadXlpyobf9fbw2Vf_xtDGnOzRAjYIlo3O3khXGAwO-jljoyOfHnx54Mh0HCLDy1cjN0xFJ_STixLvVS0LDjg/s400/IMG_2307.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222592353810849698" border="0" /></a>...for our Bastille Day celebration!<br /><br />Bonjour delicious crepes that Melanie crafted!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WnMNlx6tOxnPpTTz9qopydEMFWvnZ6UITSFAzs8WhvnlXrZ1SPPT-BbB20Sods_7x9EAXZnybGBuqWdbcsr8sisq8amRHdynr1CXvZup4MWIF3B1AzBFtF60cATTINJnrLfjG-M49eU/s1600-h/IMG_2315.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WnMNlx6tOxnPpTTz9qopydEMFWvnZ6UITSFAzs8WhvnlXrZ1SPPT-BbB20Sods_7x9EAXZnybGBuqWdbcsr8sisq8amRHdynr1CXvZup4MWIF3B1AzBFtF60cATTINJnrLfjG-M49eU/s400/IMG_2315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222593648899332898" border="0" /></a>And these ladies are quite obviously French.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvqNzrs_yxo2Ovz0QOGOf_K_fk0g1uyrgotYiBCQhFDIWYtQiCMlwolFOPkVTbxZpSqnv4vfqfu3pFjk_th43Nh17d2a3peKwy_wcfTUDwBMHMdxiOGuRbgeLKoC2qECXUrmJIiaRVt4/s1600-h/IMG_2331.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvqNzrs_yxo2Ovz0QOGOf_K_fk0g1uyrgotYiBCQhFDIWYtQiCMlwolFOPkVTbxZpSqnv4vfqfu3pFjk_th43Nh17d2a3peKwy_wcfTUDwBMHMdxiOGuRbgeLKoC2qECXUrmJIiaRVt4/s400/IMG_2331.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222593652602666754" border="0" /></a>I will warn you of this: Never put a beret on when your hair is still wet. When you eventually un-French yourself that evening your hair will look like something was living in it and had made a nice little nest of a home for itself.Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037810824336506245.post-39529303852435087412008-07-09T23:57:00.001-05:002008-12-09T06:53:20.476-06:00This has nothing to do with cookies.I haven't uploaded any photos I've taken in the last few weeks, including coooookies, because I am full of lazy bones. 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You wait until they've chewed and declared them yummy then you exclaim that they are, in fact, way too healthy for them to even be cookies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmuxJJLZZRWEQTC5GQegQ0rWEQoSk1zwpeY_6dv1xgJX5cRZdCLvQvONFEG70JjNWKI60rQXAskCfIMVST3l5nolJNxK-c9PCnORC11c5xarRc1s-gPpfOt8Gp6NQJ7qG472-Sbj7yms/s1600-h/IMG_2176.JPG"><span id="formatbar_Buttons" style="DISPLAY: block"><span onmouseup="" class="on down" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);" id="formatbar_CreateLink" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" title="Link" style="DISPLAY: block" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);"></span></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215662922176266738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmuxJJLZZRWEQTC5GQegQ0rWEQoSk1zwpeY_6dv1xgJX5cRZdCLvQvONFEG70JjNWKI60rQXAskCfIMVST3l5nolJNxK-c9PCnORC11c5xarRc1s-gPpfOt8Gp6NQJ7qG472-Sbj7yms/s400/IMG_2176.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Oh! Also, this past weekend was the glorious ChuckFest at my cabin. I took at least one million photos. Then I uploaded a significantly pared down selection to my <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/verybestof/">flickr!</a>Laura Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804951959870323456noreply@blogger.com0