http://typewriter.blogsome.com my adventures and thoughts Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:45:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I’m in French-ville!! well, not quite. It just feels like I’m in French-ville. I’m in Ottawa. Sitting in a workshop for French-speaking people. It’s like lovely background music. Every so often someone says something about me (”Ka-trine”) and it makes me smile. my hotel room last night was fantastic! the bathroom doors: “oooo” and the ... http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/11/24/bonjour/ I’m *supposed* to be making zillions of cards tonight. somehow, I end up on looking at ways to completely redo my website. oh dear. So I went to Metro Hall for lunch today with a coworker and we passed by a film crew. They had a sign that said something ... http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/11/19/distracted/ Check out these shoes: hilarious. visit the dadada shop for more fun things… (including Helvetica t-shirts) This video is SOO good! mmm…. stop motion. yummy! http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/11/18/mmm-bread/ never underestimate the temperature of boiling water. so I unintentionally splashed some boiling water all over my hand. oopsy. turns out, boiling water is a lot hotter than I expected! my hand currently resides in a boil of ice water. ahhh sweet relief. sheesh. the pains I go through to make jello. http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/11/15/note-to-self/ I just came across this quiz from the BBC: Spot the Fake Smile genuine or fake? My score was 13/20 correct. http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/11/10/spot-the-fake-smile/ Imagine being the person at google who puts these doodles together. They’re so much fun. hehe, elmo. http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/11/10/the-whole-seasame-family/ 11.06.09 http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/11/06/goggle-doodles-delightful-surprises/ I’ve taken up making single serving strawberry cheesecakes. yummy yummy!! http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/11/05/mmm-cheesecake/ This quiz of 34 Random things (via Robot Love) 34 Randoms Things By me 1. Your cell phone: is out of battery. It’s currently recharging. 2. Your hair: Needs braiding! I didn’t feel like braiding all of it on Sunday so I only did part of it. I’ve been wearing it up ... http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/11/05/when-you-dont-have-much-to-say-do-a-quiz/ http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/11/05/cute-x2/ Google is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Sesame Street today. cute! So I’ve been slow with blogging lately. life is busy! (isn’t it always?) I imagine that I’ll get back to my regular blogging frequency sometime. …in the near future. http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/11/04/latest-google-doodle/ Happy Friday Friends! Here’s something fun: KPD was mentioned on the Hand Embroidery Network blog! (I LOVE them!) (link to the post) Enjoy the weekend! http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/10/30/happy-friday/ so I come home from work and I have all these grand ideas of what I’m going to accomplish in the next following hours. Tonight’s goal: Figure out what I’m going to do next year. … right after I check my email, respond to some messages, read a couple blogs, and do ... http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/lofty-plans/ I. love. this. (via Mandy - Thanks Mandy!) http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/10/22/wait-is-he-just-bugging-out/ hello there! I feel like it’s been a while, but it hasn’t! only 3 days! score. Here are three things: #1. I’ve decided that I want to open up an umbrella repair shoppe. in Vancouver. I’ll repair umbrella’s “while you wait” and it will be a nice coffee house atmosphere. While patrons’ umbrellas ... http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/10/08/interrobang/ SO exciting! okay, well actually, I’m not getting an actually ’scooter’, but rather an e-bike! I just heard about them on the news today! They’re now legal and available for ‘the rest of us’!! yay!! the only rule is that you have to wear a helmet! I imagine they’ll be popping up around ... http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/im-getting-a-scooter/ #1. This transparency from the Good website: “When is your next day off?” pretttty! #2. Have you heard of Sprint’s “Now” campaign? I LOVE it! link It’s so much fun! …and RANDOM! # of eggs being produced # houses being built # of post-its being made # of shopping days until Christmas # of people stuck in elevators…. http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/10/02/im-a-fan-of-these-things/ here are a few more pictures from my wanderings in Windsor: A house with a well: Modified bikes for sale: I’m a fan of this bus stop. No shelter needed. No bench. Just one lonesone seat. Old School CBC building: I was drawn to this building for some reason… it reminds me of the ... http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/09/30/more-on-windsor/ #1. Garbage Bin in Windsor: #2. What time is it? The time on my iPod is off. #3. A book I bought: “Little Bee” I bought it solely because of how pretty it is. That, and what the inside sleeve says: #4. Yesterday’s Google Doodle! isn’t it great?! I think it’s my favourite one. ... http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/09/29/odds-n-ends/ So I was in Windsor this weekend! I wasn’t really looking forward to this trip – it was going to cost me a lot of money, and I mean, it’s Windsor! But when I was complaining about the trip, my mom suggested that I should think of it as a sort of ... http://typewriter.blogsome.com/2009/09/28/fun-times-in-windsor-on/