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Onward to Glory!

Jul 1, 2014 | Bright Ideas, Current Events, Food, Travels | 0 comments

Heading out to Seattle for PaizoCon but we left a few extra days for site seeing. I’m most excited about seeing the original Starbucks!! There is also a Starbucks concept store in the area too but its a bit hidden – I will sniff it out though.  I’m sure there is other stuff to do as well (space needle, troll statue, yada yada yada)

 

A couple weeks ago a found a Reddit thread on what the Starbucks Baristas like to drink when they are working.  This isn’t that “secret menu” bullshit (which doesn’t exist BTW) There were some good suggestions but my favorite was getting a Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher made with black tea instead of water.  It cuts the sweetness a bit and makes the drink less “mouth coating”.  It’s probably my #1 favorite drink right now.

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Through the looking glass

Apr 18, 2014 | Bright Ideas, Current Events, Tech | 2 comments

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Yup, I got a Google Glass – and I couldn’t be more excited about it!! I have so many ideas in my head of what I am going to do – and I won’t lie, most of them involve the kitties….

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I just got it today but I have spent pretty much the whole day playing with it – so much so I ran out the battery!  The obvious things are to take pictures and movies on it, but it can also send messages, make phone calls, play music, post to Facebook and YouTube and of course play games.  It’s still technically in beta so there isn’t much “Glassware” (that’s what they call the apps) yet.

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Taken #ThroughGlass !

One of the apps I got was a compass – now it will make sense when you give directions like “go west on Main St”!   I also got an app that will translate signage by looking at it – no more confusion here:

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I also got a field trip app that will tell you interesting information about the sites you are visiting. And another that will check your calendar for upcoming appointments then display an instant dossier about the people I am  meeting. I’ll be like a spy!  There are also fitness and food apps. I plan on trying to use this a lot more to post things here too.  I can’t say enough how excited I am about this!!

Roses are red, Brutus smells like poo

Apr 17, 2014 | Bright Ideas, Fashion | 6 comments

I try to always have fresh flowers in the house but I usually don’t get Roses because for the price they don’t last add long as other options. With Easter coming up though there are lots of flowers on sale at Jewel so I got this pretty bunch for a deal.

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This gave me some inspiration for fun nails. I found these nail art stickers at Jewel as well. You just wait for the color to (mostly) dry, place the stickers where you want them, then put on a top coat. It’s a great easy way to get fancy nails without much effort or skill.  I did each nail a bit different too, which I think gives it a more hand-crafted look (pun intended)!

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And no, none of this helps Brutus smell any better. His poo-aura conquers all!

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A stuning episode of Cosmos

Apr 5, 2014 | Bright Ideas, Current Events, Philsophy, Politics | 0 comments

I am a bit behind on the new episodes of Cosmos and took some time to catch up this weekend.  Episode 2 is one of the best presentations of evolution, mass extinction, and life that I have seen.  It is clear, concise, and factual and (I think) a much watch.  This is the type of things we should be use to educate children.

Check Out Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Some of the Things That Molecules Do on Hulu

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