If you need a good laugh... listen to this one ;)

Give it about 2 minutes and you will be cracking up.

Danger Woman

The Machine is Us/ing Us

This video is a deep thinker. My grad school days taught me to think this way -- to ask questions like "How do we know what we know?" and "What is our place in the world?" It's like a damn matrix. This guy Michael Wesch is brilliant, an anthropology professor who has been dubbed the "explainer."

Ahh spring

I just love spring and although your pups in snow pictures were great. I prefer the weather that goes with these pics...

ps- Have you ever thought about doing a snapfish book of Justice and Libby pictures? It would make a great coffee table book!

my next bold move

I'm starting up another blog. Lord knows why. It's not like I don't spend enough time on line now I'm adding another site to that list!

This one's gonna be different. It's going to be about food. Yeap, nothing but food. Cooking it namely.

Check it out:
http://youarewhatyoueatorreheat.wordpress.com/
And let me know what you think.

Straight out of the camera

I finally took my actual film in to Wolf Camera to be transferred over to a disc. These pictures have been waiting to be developed ever since the big Snow Storm of '09 took place. Yeap a whole two weeks. and it's been killing me! Usually I'm not too terribly impressed by the quality of photos I've taken, but this time, I'm pretty pleased with the outcome. Lately, I've been snapping away on our new digital camera. This would be it. Or something similar to it:




But for the big snow day, I opted to go old school and use my little old slr. Here's what came of it:

Justice. How pensive does he look? Bet he's wondering how he can eat the snow.

Libby. She's probably thinking that she'd be more comfortable on the bed. Where it's warm.

Hold on just. a. minute. She's starting to get into this whole snow thing.

By the way, if you click on this picture you can see little Libby's teeth. My heart is melting...

The trees in our yard. Okay, our neighbor's yard.

And Justice again...anticipating the big snowflake bite!

That was a good day. The dogs had a blast and I took some fairly decent shots of the whole thing. Maybe it's time to start falling in love again with my favorite little SLR.

-k.

My sweets

I don't think I've posted any pictures of my munchkins in quite some time. So, here's just a friendly reminder of what the kids look like...

Sweet, right?

And here's how it went..

Well, I'm done with the little cake bites and this is how they turned out in a bit of a picture story...

And by the way, my little cupcake bites (and photos for that matter) don't remotely resemble the picture below. Oh well. Guess I better start working on my photography asap. Oh yeah, and the baking too.

Watch out....

In my attempt to become a domesticated lady, I'm attempting to make these right now...

Thanks to this incredible new site I discovered via Pioneer Woman, called Bakerella. You'll notice it's one my of latest site additions over in the right hand column. Obviously, I am not making these for me (although you know I'm DYING to try just one!).

I'm going to take pictures while I'm making them so you can see how well the attempt goes or just how miserably I fail. Either way, this should be a blast! I swear, I will be a baker yet! Finally, I can shove that in Sister's face! ha ha! Kidding, kidding! Okay, not really.

Hope you're having a nice, relaxing, and rainy Sunday.

k.

Did I happen to mention that I'm nuts?

I thought it would be a good idea if for this year's Lent I gave up desserts. Not chocolate, not pastries, not ice cream....DESSERT. Yes my friend, that encompasses it all. I'm not sure if you know just how taxing this has been on me physically and emotionally considering I live with a man who must have some form of sugar coursing through his veins at any given moment of the day. For instance, this is what we have lying around the house at this very moment:
To say I'm dying is an understatement....

So let me just say, that I am counting down the days until Easter when I can tear into treats like these:

Say a prayer.....
:)

New Dishes, Serious Bargain

Check out our new Denby Jet Stripe dishes! It's been a secret wish of mine to get new dishes, and by that I mean real plates, etc. I have to admit, we were shopping in Bed Bath and Boredom, and came across these on the clearance, 75% off lowest price, odd mix of junk table. I had seen Denby stoneware before and really liked them, (the patterns yes- but also because they are not made in China). The story from the store was that they were no longer going to carry this particular pattern and the remaining stock had dwindled down such that they put out the final pieces a couple of weeks ago. We scored 5 dinner plates ($7 ea.), 7 salad plates ($7 ea.), and 8 bowls ($5 ea.) for a total of about $125. We got the cream/grayish bowls. So you should google and check out the regular prices. Let's just say, we bought over $500 dishes for $125. I LOVE it once every five years when you totally luck up and score on something you've had your eye on. We made add some later but for now, I am counting it as the perfect birthday gift! With no official gift registry ever in sight; it unofficially felt very official. Know what I mean?

Here's a little blurb:

Denby has been making the highest quality dishes for almost 200 years in England, and their market has expanded far beyond Europe. High firing vitrifies the stoneware, making it durable and chip resistant. Glazes will not craze or crack and cannot absorb foods or fluids, each glazed and fired by skilled craftsmen.

With Denby, you can drop the formalities when you get together with friends — just relax and enjoy yourselves. Distinctive designs and great colors help you create just the right atmosphere and it is so practical and durable that it really is hassle-free. Denby stoneware is safe for use in the oven, microwave, freezer, and dishwasher.

more fun with paint... . net

I know I'm going a little crazy with this, but it's just so much fun. So here's what I did. I took a depressing picture of a tombstone at Oakland Cemetery and made it creepy. What do you think? Oh...and do you think you'll ever check this thing again?

fun with paint(.net)

Since I don't have photoshop, I found a fun alternative...that's free. It's called paint.net.

The first photo is the straight out of the camera shot:

It's not bad. Nice color, nice angles, right?

Well, this is what happens when you soften it, brighten it, and give it a whole lot more punch:

It's a totally different shot.

I'm officially in love. Now if I only had photoshop to really go all out!

My very own Warhol

My very own Warhol
Originally uploaded by kmslat

I think I found a new addiction. In your free time you should check it out. It's all courtesy of bighugelabs.com

I'm in the mood to blog.

My mosaic
Originally uploaded by kmslat

And this picture is the reason why. Thanks to thepioneerwoman.com I came across a site called big huge labs and was able to create a mosaic. I think I'm in love! And the best part is that I'm not on Facebook right? That's what I call a win win.
:)

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

My addiction

While I'm thinking about it, I have to pose this question...and no it's not the question of the day. Why am I addicted to Facebook? I mean really? At first it was fun trying to "reconnect" with old friends, blah blah blah, but now, it has just become kind of an addiction. There's no real value in it now. If I want to talk, communicate with someone, I can just email them or physically write them a letter. After all, everyone on that soul-sucking site posts every minute detail about themselves. It's very easy to track someone down outside of Facebook. Right? Right?? So why do I insist on checking it multiple times a day? I mean honestly, how many people can "friend" me, post a message on my wall, or send me some inane request in the span of 4 hours? The answer is... not many. So why do I spend so much of my life on the god forsaken website?? Why can't I pick up a book instead? Throw the ball with Libby and Justice? Fold laundry? Wash clothes? Spend time with Ashley? Sleep?? The answer is...I'm addicted. Yes, I have my first real addiction. It doesn't make me more intelligent. It most certainly doesn't make me thinner. It doesn't actually make me more social. It does however, suck the life right out of me. So having made all of these facts a little bit clearer to myself, I think it's time to officially back away from the computer and go enjoy the rest of this night with my sweet husband...and of course Justice, Liberty, and Gus.

Thanks for suffering through my rant. :)

Question Of The Day

How do we make this site more interesting?

With pictures maybe?

Just a thought.

Discuss amongst yourselves...oops, I mean yourself..Wait, that didn't come out right.

ps. I'm thinking this should be a permanent feature of 377southpopestreet.

Happy Valentine's Day...and a random thought.

Happy Valentine's Day.

Or maybe I didn't have a random thought. Who knows? Oh well, I hope you have a nice long weekend. That is, if you aren't working on Monday, which I am not. YEAH! Love three day weekends. They are THE BEST.

How about this for a random thought...my friend Craig just moved up to New York. He's started a new blog for this new adventure. I've linked it up on the right hand side over there --->

It's called little peach in the big apple. If you ever get a chance to check it out, do. It's hysterical. Makes me wish I had fun adventures to write about, but alas, I do not. You on the other hand, ahem. But I'll leave that for another time. :) I guess I could write about the cleaning I'm doing around the house, but let's be honest, that wouldn't even interest Martha Stewart. So I'll just close out now and again, wish you a Happy Valentine's Day.

Hope to see you soon!

k.

This one leaves me speechless...

And completely in awe.

I can't embed this one since it's clearly not an American site...you'll see why.
Anyway, watch the entire thing and you'll see why I'm so incredibly amazed.
http://fun.mivzakon.co.il/flash/video/2344/2344.html