I apologize for the lack of exciting updates (or the lack of any at all) but in my boredom I happened upon an interesting find. If you have never heard of the Nazca Lines then I suggest googling it and taking a look at the pictures there. An ancient culture in Peru dug shallow ditches into geometric shapes, lines, and stylized forms of humans and animals. Each geoglyph is so large that the picture they form can only be seen if one is standing on a high hill or from the sky. There have been many explanations as to why the people created this glyphs; one of which is that they were created so that the gods in the sky could see them. One theory that goes along with this is that the ancient people of Nazca believed that during a solar eclipse the "Eye of God" was watching them. Since I have never seen a total solar eclipse I decided to look for some images of one so that I could get a feel for what the Nazca people would have seen. I found several images that all looked very much like this:Thursday, June 26, 2008
"Ojo de dios"
I apologize for the lack of exciting updates (or the lack of any at all) but in my boredom I happened upon an interesting find. If you have never heard of the Nazca Lines then I suggest googling it and taking a look at the pictures there. An ancient culture in Peru dug shallow ditches into geometric shapes, lines, and stylized forms of humans and animals. Each geoglyph is so large that the picture they form can only be seen if one is standing on a high hill or from the sky. There have been many explanations as to why the people created this glyphs; one of which is that they were created so that the gods in the sky could see them. One theory that goes along with this is that the ancient people of Nazca believed that during a solar eclipse the "Eye of God" was watching them. Since I have never seen a total solar eclipse I decided to look for some images of one so that I could get a feel for what the Nazca people would have seen. I found several images that all looked very much like this:
Is this not the coolest? It really does look like a giant eye in the sky. This is I thought that this was so awesome that I could not resist putting in on my blog. I hope everyone enjoys the nerdiness of this post.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
National Geographic Saves the Day
I am sorry that I haven't posted in a while but that is only because of the lack of noteworthy news that has become my life. Lately I have been working on home for an online class and looking longingly at travel websites and National Geographic photographs. While in my search I found something called My Minute on National Geographic and it is a video compilation of photographs that are sent to National Geographic. There are many categories and it's a fun way to see lots of photos in only 1 minute. These were some of my favorite ones so enjoy.
Travel
http://ngm।nationalgeographic।com/video/player#/?titleID=1539384746&catID=१३
Humor
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/video/player#/?titleID=1526603485&catID=13
Travel
http://ngm।nationalgeographic।com/video/player#/?titleID=1539384746&catID=१३
Humor
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/video/player#/?titleID=1526603485&catID=13
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Questions....
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? I don't think so. Well, I think I heard something about my parents getting the name from the President's daughter....would that have been Reagan?
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? I got a little teary a last week.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? yeah, I guess so.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Ham - it's the only lunch meat ;)
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? nope. Someday though.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I'm not sure. I think I'm friendly enough but being friends requires a certain amount of openness and I'm not too good at that.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM? absolutely not. Never in my entire life have I ever used sarcasm.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? As far as I know....
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? I always have wanted to, but I don't know what would happen when I actually was standing at the edge with nothing between life and death but a rope.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Life and those Quaker Oats squares. And probably O's. And Honey Bunches of Oats. And don't forget Grapenuts.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Not usually.
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Sometimes....until I arm-wrestle with Abby. Then I remember that I'm a weakling.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICECREAM? Moose Tracks. Or mint with brownie. But I must agree with Allyson that Chocolate Malty Crunch is very very good and may beat my selections.
14.WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Their temperament.
15. What is your favorite color? blue, but I'm starting to really like orange.
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? my awkwardness
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Cousins and friends.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? I think they're fun. Even if they are time consuming....so yes! everyone should post this.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Blue jeans and black high heels.
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? toast and peanut butter. Man, I'm hungry.
21. WHAT ARE YOU listening to RIGHT NOW? Some engineers mumbling about something and What If? by Coldplay.
22. If you were a crayon what color would you be? Orange
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? bread, freshly crushed coriander, the desert after it rains, apple scents, book stores, that one cologne from Banana Republic.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My mom (sad, I had to look that up).
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yes. I think it was Allyson so yes. Although there aren't too many people that I don't like so whatev.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? I don't like to watch sports. Unless it's a movie about sports and then it gets intense because you know the characters. I guess I like to watch people that I know play sports. I like to watch people I know play anything but basketball (no offense to anyone).
27. HAIR COLOR? Mine? or my favorite? My hair color is "dirty blonde" as my family says. Brunette as other people say. I would like to have dark hair and dark eyes but whatever.
28. EYE COLOR? My eyes are blue (like a fish, someone told me). I like striking eyes, whatever color they may be.
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yes, unfortunately. They're not bad, but it would be wonderful to be able to see without them.
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Greek/Mediterranean
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? I like thrillers with happy endings. However, those aren't my favorite types of movies.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? I watched Adventure in Babysitting with Maddie and Abby. Ah, what a classic.
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? A white button up with pink and brown stripes and a pink tank top.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer!! I used to say winter but that was before I lived in Provo. But Fall is my favorite.
35. HUGS OR KISSES? It depends on who is giving them. Usually, I would say neither.
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Tiramasu. But it's off limits so I'll go with Sis. Campbell's homemade oreos or chocolate cake with pastachio pudding. Or maybe mango sticky rice.
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND??????? Those with nothing better to do like me.
38. Least likely to respond??????? Probably someone I don't know like the president or something.
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? The Far Pavilions by MM Kaye. It's so good thus far! Don't be intimidated by it's 1000 pages though.
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I don't have a mouse pad here at work. I don't even have a mouse at home. But I guess if I had one it would be something awesome like Zelda or Finding Nemo or Star Wars or some Maya ruins....or whatever.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Didn't watch TV but we did watch a movie (see asnwer to 32).
42. FAVORITE SOUND? Ocean waves, little kids laughing really hard, a beautiful note of music, my parents whistling while they work, a car door shutting outside when you have been waiting for someone to come visit.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Neither. Well, if I had to choose then the Beatles I guess.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Greece!! Or maybe Turkey was farther.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I don't know. I would say the one talent that I told Maddie about while we were standing at the counter in the kitchen but judging from her reaction I guess people don't really consider that a talent. Um, I can play the piano and the cello.
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Heber City, UT. And I haven't been back since. Well, I'm sure I have, but I don't remember anything about Heber or Midway.
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO READING? whomever posts this it will be awesome...which means everyone had better do it.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? I got a little teary a last week.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? yeah, I guess so.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Ham - it's the only lunch meat ;)
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? nope. Someday though.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I'm not sure. I think I'm friendly enough but being friends requires a certain amount of openness and I'm not too good at that.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM? absolutely not. Never in my entire life have I ever used sarcasm.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? As far as I know....
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? I always have wanted to, but I don't know what would happen when I actually was standing at the edge with nothing between life and death but a rope.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Life and those Quaker Oats squares. And probably O's. And Honey Bunches of Oats. And don't forget Grapenuts.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Not usually.
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Sometimes....until I arm-wrestle with Abby. Then I remember that I'm a weakling.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICECREAM? Moose Tracks. Or mint with brownie. But I must agree with Allyson that Chocolate Malty Crunch is very very good and may beat my selections.
14.WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Their temperament.
15. What is your favorite color? blue, but I'm starting to really like orange.
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? my awkwardness
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Cousins and friends.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? I think they're fun. Even if they are time consuming....so yes! everyone should post this.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Blue jeans and black high heels.
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? toast and peanut butter. Man, I'm hungry.
21. WHAT ARE YOU listening to RIGHT NOW? Some engineers mumbling about something and What If? by Coldplay.
22. If you were a crayon what color would you be? Orange
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? bread, freshly crushed coriander, the desert after it rains, apple scents, book stores, that one cologne from Banana Republic.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My mom (sad, I had to look that up).
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yes. I think it was Allyson so yes. Although there aren't too many people that I don't like so whatev.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? I don't like to watch sports. Unless it's a movie about sports and then it gets intense because you know the characters. I guess I like to watch people that I know play sports. I like to watch people I know play anything but basketball (no offense to anyone).
27. HAIR COLOR? Mine? or my favorite? My hair color is "dirty blonde" as my family says. Brunette as other people say. I would like to have dark hair and dark eyes but whatever.
28. EYE COLOR? My eyes are blue (like a fish, someone told me). I like striking eyes, whatever color they may be.
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yes, unfortunately. They're not bad, but it would be wonderful to be able to see without them.
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Greek/Mediterranean
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? I like thrillers with happy endings. However, those aren't my favorite types of movies.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? I watched Adventure in Babysitting with Maddie and Abby. Ah, what a classic.
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? A white button up with pink and brown stripes and a pink tank top.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer!! I used to say winter but that was before I lived in Provo. But Fall is my favorite.
35. HUGS OR KISSES? It depends on who is giving them. Usually, I would say neither.
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Tiramasu. But it's off limits so I'll go with Sis. Campbell's homemade oreos or chocolate cake with pastachio pudding. Or maybe mango sticky rice.
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND??????? Those with nothing better to do like me.
38. Least likely to respond??????? Probably someone I don't know like the president or something.
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? The Far Pavilions by MM Kaye. It's so good thus far! Don't be intimidated by it's 1000 pages though.
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I don't have a mouse pad here at work. I don't even have a mouse at home. But I guess if I had one it would be something awesome like Zelda or Finding Nemo or Star Wars or some Maya ruins....or whatever.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Didn't watch TV but we did watch a movie (see asnwer to 32).
42. FAVORITE SOUND? Ocean waves, little kids laughing really hard, a beautiful note of music, my parents whistling while they work, a car door shutting outside when you have been waiting for someone to come visit.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Neither. Well, if I had to choose then the Beatles I guess.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Greece!! Or maybe Turkey was farther.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I don't know. I would say the one talent that I told Maddie about while we were standing at the counter in the kitchen but judging from her reaction I guess people don't really consider that a talent. Um, I can play the piano and the cello.
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Heber City, UT. And I haven't been back since. Well, I'm sure I have, but I don't remember anything about Heber or Midway.
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO READING? whomever posts this it will be awesome...which means everyone had better do it.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Argh! Just release it!
This is the book cover as there are no real movie posters out yet (see the trailer)
Excuse this somewhat angry and irritated post, but I had to rant about this somewhere and what are blogs for? The novel Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke, is one of my favorite books and when I heart that New Line Cinema was going to turn it into a movie I was so excited. The cast was great, the preview looked awesome, and the story is so original that it couldn't possibly be ruined. I first heard about the movie production in early 2006. The movie was projected to be released around Christmas time that year. However, the date was postponed until March of 2008. I was so frustrated that I would have to wait over a year for it but I've been patiently waiting and waiting. Somehow, the March date got lost in the void and the new date became sometime in May 2008. This is where I must thank that wonderful screen writers for their fabulous strike that made nobody happy except for their greedy little selves (okay, I don't really know anything about the strike - don't attack me for false information). Thanks to the writers' strike the production of Inkheart was further postponed and now the release date is set for sometime in January of 2009....
....stupid book.
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