tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47967139372315111732024-03-05T09:20:10.986-08:00StariGazersA work in progress...Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.comBlogger195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-13806242735612404322012-02-04T23:17:00.000-08:002012-02-04T23:19:39.109-08:00For the Music Lover: Mississippi John Hurt<iframe width="420" height="275" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jjsIz_5e9hA?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-2440821061344162112012-02-04T08:59:00.000-08:002012-02-04T09:02:23.403-08:00Aurora Australis Time Lapse<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Tmh3Lu6XVPM?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="285" width="460"></iframe>Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-6838189991901978732012-01-16T12:58:00.000-08:002012-01-16T13:02:57.074-08:00Herman Cain on Bill Maher's "Real Time" January 13, 2012<iframe width="460" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YYcqDJkzdgA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-81316310414168666052012-01-16T10:51:00.000-08:002012-01-16T13:02:35.794-08:00Just for Laughs<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xwXq9SeBi9k" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="255" width="460"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="460" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XnLnx00r6GM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="460" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ItXKGyO6cRA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="460" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NQEaGqWCllI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-7773312316436314892011-12-27T19:51:00.001-08:002011-12-27T19:51:42.569-08:00<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhYJSjVKO_E&feature=youtu.be">Epic </a>Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-59785372385129891602011-12-27T18:43:00.000-08:002011-12-27T19:06:17.432-08:00Epic Hike<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzZiN0djH45wt96-Mek9FUtEHRtYLqP2ADPa7lWanBst9yQw42WPUw76iELaH2IHZGqwR8fc8Aw69i51pUwsw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-41106106117055629902011-10-05T11:20:00.000-07:002011-10-05T11:44:36.480-07:00Gone Hiking...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLU2j0hcJTzusWcSZa6YCcxQK64a2BkGcaNJB0Q4-8dcGxgp-rQ5jSZjnpSRYJP1kAFwJTgByerL_JBDSlsc5Fc9lbuODKBGsA5HITzQidhhV3sIkCx8ZO2A5lHCBntojHuyTwTSlOd9QF/s1600/IMG_20110825_073618.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOc6wNtyT8tiIXJHhyphenhyphen41wJ21F6U-z-jbhqt37hmWFhTsln9P3hqh2hxaLvwuOszB4yRHDKvOW0kquH5LEx40VI8KwvkDq31tZgxescTOr2IBcYIKTzcf80gexZ3PTxP1JuAV9Ef-6q1AJ/s320/IMG_20110825_072727.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660076912052339810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CqfcZPXrYt7T2nN5Usg4hpztTENsnD3lfbhiIRXKCDNhhoLZEjLmOkvsgKRUjKUXabL_0FjKvQo7osp-pXaWRgvM-qkxiNqYW5Y4toI0zP4eppS_AFJbtSsb98Fkn989kWTKQv5m-89n/s1600/IMG_20110825_080824.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CqfcZPXrYt7T2nN5Usg4hpztTENsnD3lfbhiIRXKCDNhhoLZEjLmOkvsgKRUjKUXabL_0FjKvQo7osp-pXaWRgvM-qkxiNqYW5Y4toI0zP4eppS_AFJbtSsb98Fkn989kWTKQv5m-89n/s320/IMG_20110825_080824.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660076934958143698" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbx2Jni9gzZUM8vNB_eRQi1RA2ghKEJoey0EZlWHYQvdQbg-5p5vP6Jw8U3bdSSovXgFeOB_25pncLtu8HC4V2aM-3-xuW8urmzQ_MN8_6oGQ0k41CRR8P4V63xytNkQRu0sJGcaBdf8l/s1600/IMG_20110825_080749.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 337px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbx2Jni9gzZUM8vNB_eRQi1RA2ghKEJoey0EZlWHYQvdQbg-5p5vP6Jw8U3bdSSovXgFeOB_25pncLtu8HC4V2aM-3-xuW8urmzQ_MN8_6oGQ0k41CRR8P4V63xytNkQRu0sJGcaBdf8l/s320/IMG_20110825_080749.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660076933501559074" border="0" /></a><br />We went for a hike to the top of Griffith Park the other day and here are some of the pictures we took :)<br /><br />xoxo<br />OliviaStarigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-26493203902535937352011-09-22T14:18:00.000-07:002011-09-22T14:20:04.048-07:00Nice Lazy Dayoffs :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXDa9Z9kxyyaAcCRCtT5P9hv__lMOkJyrRlugcpvjyULYQ8WPNfUoZRE1ieE5grCwC1kOKno8H81DJ4OqOKnhcq5bWrGFbtoPYBakrFCFWkTCgTUwDOyO8GBhjkdtI4cgNYVPWQRmpeOa/s1600/lazy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 445px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXDa9Z9kxyyaAcCRCtT5P9hv__lMOkJyrRlugcpvjyULYQ8WPNfUoZRE1ieE5grCwC1kOKno8H81DJ4OqOKnhcq5bWrGFbtoPYBakrFCFWkTCgTUwDOyO8GBhjkdtI4cgNYVPWQRmpeOa/s320/lazy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655296686215906994" border="0" /></a>There's nothing like a good day off :)<br /><br />xoxo<br />OliviaStarigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-41186475895315712822011-09-19T13:28:00.001-07:002011-09-19T13:33:36.393-07:00Etrade Baby :)<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Fmw23Ad9aLM" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="460"></iframe>Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-18282040365729586412011-08-31T12:59:00.000-07:002011-08-31T13:22:20.491-07:00At The Top<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTebUadDy4iSEARZjCoPIP7J9aI07iL6S3-kCiQKHe9WSfIVxI1YVKJUZMJSiozsW_RVbyeX24d-JTWQNGru3B6VBlp1b_ObJOnGE7MSnUSgGNfny9BWoe12v3z8xF0XUlOmbISiaiHTfF/s1600/IMG_20110825_194700.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 347px; height: 463px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTebUadDy4iSEARZjCoPIP7J9aI07iL6S3-kCiQKHe9WSfIVxI1YVKJUZMJSiozsW_RVbyeX24d-JTWQNGru3B6VBlp1b_ObJOnGE7MSnUSgGNfny9BWoe12v3z8xF0XUlOmbISiaiHTfF/s320/IMG_20110825_194700.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647113956472009090" border="0" /></a>Yay! I got to go up to the top of the Sears tower the other night and it was a lot of fun :)
<br />It's a gorgeous view of the city at night even though these blurry pictures don't do it justice...
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<br />Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-39874366680123877462011-08-28T12:09:00.000-07:002011-08-28T12:32:00.634-07:00Videos to Chillax VicariouslyHere are a couple of videos that helped me (at least mentally) cool off on this warm summer day. Enjoy!
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<br />While we're out on the tech job Andrew and I find a lot of cool places to eat like Shamrocks and Rocco's Italian Sandwiches, plus thanks to the Yelp app on our phones (which helps navigate us to delicious spots) we are always informed about all the specials and discounts going on at the different locals.
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<br />Today we stopped by this Japanese place for lunch called Asaka Grill Express on our way through Ranchos Palos Verdes.
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<br />I ordered the BBQ Chicken Burger with a side of fries and Andrew got the Teriyaki Salmon with brown rice and Macaroni and Cheese.
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<br />We also ordered some tasty appatizers:
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<br />These Crab Rangoon were stuffed with some sort of flavored cream cheese -- very tasty especially with the sweet and sour sauce!
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<br />So if your ever traveling through RPV (Ranchos) you should stop by and see how delicious the food is for yourself :)
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<br />xoxo
<br />Olivia
<br />Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-42981764673334708522011-08-26T11:17:00.001-07:002011-08-26T11:24:40.523-07:00Jumbo's Quote of the Day!<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXcREhCnJD0ey01xieNoDQuINiVbqgkdsrph_MMY26ClfyN2eQl995WyTyhLMHR46gLrpSLQODQg-n_GYXsFiEuc3CxnKgMP67GvzATmgQ2NPkPFcNFLljfbWmmKvhayK0y4jqfnRWaJL/s1600/monkeys_think.jpg" alt="[monkeys_think.jpg]" border="0" />
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<br />Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-83598294163907774052011-08-18T21:14:00.000-07:002011-08-18T21:24:54.556-07:00Jazzy MusicThese are two of my favorite songs from the Diana Krall station on my Pandora, enjoy:
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<br />My Ship by Nancy Wilson
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<br />Cry Me a River by Diana Krall
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<br />And this one is nice too :)
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<br />xoxo
<br />Olivia
<br />Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-75922193723045177262011-07-24T07:03:00.000-07:002011-07-24T07:33:46.093-07:00Poet's Respite: Claude McKay's, If We Must Die<span style="font-size:130%;"><br />If we must die, let it not be like hogs<br />Hunted and penned in an unglorious spot,<br />While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs,<br />Making their mock at our accursed lot,<br />If we must die - oh, let us nobly die,<br />So that our precious blood may not be shed<br />In vain; then even the monsters we defy<br />Shall be constrained to honor us though dead!<br />Oh, Kinsmen! we must meet the common foe;<br />Though far outnumbered, let us show us brave,<br />And for their thousand blows deal one death-blow!<br />What though before us lies the open grave?<br />Like men we'll face the murderous, cowardly pack,<br />Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!</span>Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-58051246557989928042011-07-23T15:28:00.000-07:002011-07-23T15:55:25.071-07:00For the Music Lover - Facundo Cabral<object height="349" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xD3G6eM3tPI?version=3&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xD3G6eM3tPI?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="349" width="425"></embed></object><br />May 22, 1937 - July 9, 2011Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-17893245272082374782011-07-16T07:12:00.000-07:002011-07-16T07:23:30.687-07:00Click on image to enlarge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7Mk5RroLzGj63Lbl5PLTL4i2MXOwwLHA4B7lAHFjPs5rNE3sjTIW4FzAAXQcCV8krh_OiU5Mox9-tGO1iAaEe2aMPIljWqrHmanlErzKM9G7GHivXfFCkAdwh566cyv4zouY1RWOe6-m/s1600/Obama+Scare.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7Mk5RroLzGj63Lbl5PLTL4i2MXOwwLHA4B7lAHFjPs5rNE3sjTIW4FzAAXQcCV8krh_OiU5Mox9-tGO1iAaEe2aMPIljWqrHmanlErzKM9G7GHivXfFCkAdwh566cyv4zouY1RWOe6-m/s320/Obama+Scare.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629953001263727362" border="0" /></a>Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-46851824535013451482011-06-26T21:55:00.000-07:002011-06-26T21:59:14.675-07:00Lazy Jane<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5111/5875464885_fbe5e8fccc_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 436px; height: 693px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5111/5875464885_fbe5e8fccc_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is kinda how I felt when I woke up this morning...<br />Just one of those lazy, lazy Sundays :)<br /><br />xoxo<br />Olivia<br /></div>Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-57800354687388247592011-06-16T22:49:00.000-07:002011-06-16T23:15:13.989-07:00Blogiversary Adventures: Our Baby Blog Turned 2!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5112/5841101647_a7ba7a8c72.jpg"><br /></a><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2646/5841100589_6cd748a83d.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 381px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2646/5841100589_6cd748a83d.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Early this month Sarah and I celebrated our second year blogiversary!<br />S & O Productions turned two years old on June 1'st and thanks to Andrewski we managed to have a nice blog birthday party :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2567/5841648686_74ac1622c9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 447px; height: 335px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2567/5841648686_74ac1622c9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>{yep that's our awesome-possum chauffeur}<br /></div><br />The original plan was to go eat ice cream and stuff ourselves with sweeties and candies...but by the time we got to our destination (<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/">Cold Stone Creamery</a>) we were starving for food!<br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2435/5841101371_d6af55b611.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 429px; height: 326px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2435/5841101371_d6af55b611.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />So we toddled along to <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.johnnyrockets.com/noflash.php">Johnny Rockets</a> and had a deeeeeelicious hamburger with crunchy french fries and onion rings!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/5841649022_6479e274d8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 454px; height: 340px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/5841649022_6479e274d8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5112/5841101647_a7ba7a8c72.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 454px; height: 340px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5112/5841101647_a7ba7a8c72.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>{Yes, that hamburger is cut into two pieces because Sarah & I are too much of weak-sauces to handle burgers of our very own}<br /></div><br />The waiter was really cool he drew faces for us out of ketchup -- totally neat right?! Not to mention he informed us of the "endless fries" perk they have going on at Johnny's :D<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3501/5841102081_6bd831dfcf.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 437px; height: 328px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3501/5841102081_6bd831dfcf.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>{He made three faces because he didn't want us to fight over who got the awesome ketchup doodles}<br /></div><br /><br />As you might be able to tell, it was a hoot and a half :)<br />Maybe Sarah and I weren't able to finish all of our ice cream after all those never ending french fries and onion rings, and maybe we didn't succeed at stealing Andrew's YUMMY coffee moca milk shake while he looked the other way...but it was still a blast!<br />Thanks for coming along with us Cuz-cuz!<br /><br />Here's looking forward to many more happy blogiversaries!<br /><br />xoxo<br />OliviaStarigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-78705700585709351552011-06-02T05:04:00.000-07:002011-06-02T05:05:13.141-07:00For the Music Lover: Sarah McLachlan - Angel<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/i1GmxMTwUgs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-58173675184009165742011-06-02T04:47:00.001-07:002011-07-16T07:21:12.522-07:00Mother's Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgOK2OxVS3NjjZDe_EbWVNUjthgvFz84d72yvUpLpwExmWgQoqdA224tU8i9oNHP9wBjK6wWKTMKpjbdnA0vEh5OSxbPVvB9SxNL0df_DDxpaz4LRkjagp0eqtJQyJq3jPQWTCT141q9F/s1600/mom+dad+heart.png"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 417px; height: 461px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEUUFx3ifwhyJM9y6_AvmT_qhI9c5Cpj_1jVNAvfeIEtadWX1I8dT8HumXmhoj83LTE2pXHAY1z3ommYGbamKsfJ39y0lSGzaftALtwUqyAalPXjEVDqgg49naY8TN_m6qHTSwWIKmFmV/s320/momsday2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619074129121533010" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Matthew treated us all to one of his newly found Indian restaurants for Mother's day, and it was a blast :)<br /><br />We ate tikka masala (say it with me...tika-ma-sala), ginger chicken, lamb pasandar, lamb biryani, garlic naan and some funky little cracker type bread and tasty dips.<br />Mom got a free henna tattoo for being a mother it looked pretty swell...still hasn't washed off (should she start to worry?).<br /><br />And then we went to see the movie THOR <--- <span style="font-style: italic;">Awesome movie!</span><br /><br />Bet your mother's day wasn't as fun as ours :D<br /><br />xoxo<br />Olivia<br /></div>Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-25922092476214550632011-05-30T16:06:00.000-07:002011-06-02T04:29:11.958-07:00Just for Sweethearts<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OV7u4GwDM20" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="280" width="490"></iframe>Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796713937231511173.post-89255514093563244952011-05-29T12:46:00.000-07:002011-05-30T04:05:06.085-07:00Camera wanted!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcl0ZG0dJzmtYPg0XZ7h3Qe4udhR0-5uMmtrOswg4SNSCof-9YED8D1WblLIkCVQlOcLSJMHme1oHgAjWlulh7EFZuu-jivgsZ-1bBcNQkHR-U0vE7WNQOVDtkembaAmyWs2hfbYsJHgt5/s1600/canon2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcl0ZG0dJzmtYPg0XZ7h3Qe4udhR0-5uMmtrOswg4SNSCof-9YED8D1WblLIkCVQlOcLSJMHme1oHgAjWlulh7EFZuu-jivgsZ-1bBcNQkHR-U0vE7WNQOVDtkembaAmyWs2hfbYsJHgt5/s320/canon2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612229738136459922" border="0" /></a>Just when I'd begun to truly enjoy my old low quality camcorder, and just adventured into playing with it's different settings and manual mode it died. It was old after all, 6yrs old (that's 200 in technology years :), and it had lived a good long life. I suppose it was just time for me to move on.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFe_gtXAOmdoUMz-1UFhs3jRbL8TRFE_0DZV3YUvZPNxat_eo9FWar7RBNIjRnen20oclVcAN0vrXENW1DHXrFzak1I4z8b-MCia902IO_gcfCghhhPM5HL5vk5uiz-m2Uq0VXkOm5DvGz/s1600/canon3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFe_gtXAOmdoUMz-1UFhs3jRbL8TRFE_0DZV3YUvZPNxat_eo9FWar7RBNIjRnen20oclVcAN0vrXENW1DHXrFzak1I4z8b-MCia902IO_gcfCghhhPM5HL5vk5uiz-m2Uq0VXkOm5DvGz/s320/canon3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612229751037627554" border="0" /></a>Which leads me to spending my weekend researching the web thoroughly for a good replacement cam. My how things have changed since 2005! Cameras have not only advanced technologically but now you need to learn an encrypted code of Geekie gibberish to understand them.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6vtjLBJaRNNHeTJ3S5UxLklzrUXW-RSBcvgB4_t-h_2yNitrwzQlQzKnO__1L5eZhv31xtPf9E8VHdHXKsYCQCAF9o_nkBXGKiTBi9muOzIVQtB94T0Yo1CF2DxM84T_59fODn_WrWr3/s1600/canon1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6vtjLBJaRNNHeTJ3S5UxLklzrUXW-RSBcvgB4_t-h_2yNitrwzQlQzKnO__1L5eZhv31xtPf9E8VHdHXKsYCQCAF9o_nkBXGKiTBi9muOzIVQtB94T0Yo1CF2DxM84T_59fODn_WrWr3/s320/canon1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612229745052673218" border="0" /></a>Since I've never really shopped for a camera before, this is a new experience and it's kinda exciting. I never understood how people (mother) could get addicted to researching electronics. But once you start you can't STOP!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Hhke6_kt34gALO6ZhBhq-0LRtoeDihMWGPb6QE3CaIQ14yqtITY98CkJ3AMAu2h2JgbI41UQ-UKfSvwVjXEOLOaBAb0URY7-gY68ygm9EiM3tnPUkRnszl_GzcRoJEVgMe8fY5psdWXw/s1600/canon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Hhke6_kt34gALO6ZhBhq-0LRtoeDihMWGPb6QE3CaIQ14yqtITY98CkJ3AMAu2h2JgbI41UQ-UKfSvwVjXEOLOaBAb0URY7-gY68ygm9EiM3tnPUkRnszl_GzcRoJEVgMe8fY5psdWXw/s320/canon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612229745994473362" border="0" /></a>I'm looking forward to the moment when all this researching pays off and I'm sitting in the living room with a pair of scissors in hand cutting open the box to find my own little Canon baby tucked in bubble wrap.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSg0AIxSGxClUCrP8FAiDAzNwL8TpxJSnizzMg0Nu3dCahpdVhgmAdU3p0nBujog3A5v4oaoJfag3UyyqrqR4IPx6sELSZ0j74lJUDIX9zp0Fdv4UHcRzYrqlhMySNqp3ACI3T9Fabw58/s1600/canon6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSg0AIxSGxClUCrP8FAiDAzNwL8TpxJSnizzMg0Nu3dCahpdVhgmAdU3p0nBujog3A5v4oaoJfag3UyyqrqR4IPx6sELSZ0j74lJUDIX9zp0Fdv4UHcRzYrqlhMySNqp3ACI3T9Fabw58/s320/canon6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612229757771408978" border="0" /></a>And then my adventure into the manipulation of the manual setting and exposure begins and a beautifully filmed cinema follows...*oh sigh*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQ-_41PBsUtyctdbLgxjY2LfJzDPJOWib_vzq6HOGn7RBC2l8PcJqoFqMzYYBKquiVwEK13K0iWcbTvKghyphenhyphenW-3HQp0ttuQAWY4MbyQrGIvKmtVMZ0zIKAlo_nHMPG0aW8FxLZqROMhS1B/s1600/canon5.jpg"> </a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Xoxo<br />Sarah<br /></div>Starigazershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602568842199241694noreply@blogger.com0