Author: sloanie

So amidst taking stills, I recorded a brief clip or 2 of the dancing, since stills don’t do dancing justice. Hope you’ll forgive the shakiness– I’m a complete novice at video and don’t have software to smooth that out just yet. Can you just tell how much she’s enjoying dancing here? She’s totally into it…

I love this girl. She was so adorable up there dancing. Though I think my favorite was the end of the whole program where they brought all the different groups out to bow. Addie’s group was the first out, so they had to stand there after their turn for several minutes while all the other…

Thanks for the ornament, Seesa! Speaking of which… pretty sure I need to watch the Phineas & Ferb Christmas Vacation episode. 😀

Here it is, November 11, and I’m editing photos from the trip to the beach in August. I’ve enjoyed the cold weather so far this year, and I’m looking forward to the holidays… but dang. Looking at these pictures makes me miss the beach and warm weather. Hehe, this guy didn’t love the beach. Not…

Yes, I’m back dating this post. I wandered around after work for a few minutes on the evening of October 19. I actually left the office early enough that there was still some light, and it was early enough that there were still some vibrant fall colors to be seen. Sadly, I haven’t made it…

I’ve kinda been jonesin’ for an iPhone 4S partially because it’s supposed to have such a great camera on it (for a phone camera). But I keep talking myself out of one. Today I talked myself out of one by realizing just how sweet a camera I already have with me most everywhere if I’d…

When Steve Jobs resigned in August of 2011, many nearly eulogized him. It started to sink in just how profound his influence and vision were. Stepping down as CEO meant his health condition was more serious than we might have guessed. There was a sense that the end was near for him, though we didn’t…

via Jonas Peterson

The following is a great example to me. This is Milton’s Glaser’s response to 9/11. He is the original designer of the famous and often copied “I ♥ New York” logo. “After the terrorist attacks of September 11th, the trauma and madness of the event stirred up all the fears about anihilation and uncertainty of…

I initially wrote a post about my experience 10 years ago. But, having been only involved emotionally and over long distance, I figure that story is less interesting and better suited for my journal. My perspective 10 years later– that’s more interesting to me. Because America has been through a lot since then, and I’ve…

There was a single reason why the passengers riding in *my* car stayed in Vegas overnight on the way to California. One of my passengers was Kato, and she insisted based on the fact that there are DUNKIN’ DONUTS IN VEGAS. And lets be honest. You really have to hit these donut places in the…

Camping at the beach is… barely camping. Most everyone had big inflatable mattresses in their tents, and so long as you have a canopy or awning of some sort to provide shade during the day, you won’t really miss a/c since it stays in the 70s and there’s always a cool breeze coming from the…