pacman cupcakes

pacman cupcakes
Originally uploaded by hello naomi

this is so awesome.

Jay and I

Jay and I
Originally uploaded by Got Jenna

He was the bestest friend I ever had.

Maverick

Maverick
Originally uploaded by Got Jenna

TODAY
updated 9:59 a.m. ET, Tues., May. 20, 2008

Television executives seized the idea long ago: American families value where they plant their roots. The Cosbys had Brooklyn. The Cunninghams, Milwaukee. The Simpsons, Springfield. But fathers face reality when they're not in prime time. They want to raise their children somewhere safe, where they can attend good schools with favorable student-teacher ratios, above-average test scores and respectable budgets. Plenty of museums, parks and pediatricians also contribute to a good quality of life, whereas multihour commutes, expensive houses and divorcing friends and neighbors do not. Best Life editors used these categories and data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Center for Education Statistics, the FBI, the American Association of Museums, the National Center for Health Statistics and the American Bar Association to evaluate 257 cities. Here are the best — and worst — places to raise a family.

1 Honolulu, Hawaii — Schools spend almost $9,000 per pupil, unemployment ranks less than half the national average, and you can play on the island of O'ahu's 125 beaches.
2 Virginia Beach, Virginia
3 Billings, Montana
4 Columbus, Georgia
5 San Diego, California
6 Des Moines, Iowa
7 Minneapolis, Minnesota
8 Madison, Wisconsin — Madison has a high number of pediatricians per capita.
9 Colorado Springs, Colorado
10 Santa Rosa, California
11 Wichita, Kansas
12 Los Angeles, California
13 Corona, California
14 Austin, Texas
15 Stamford, Connecticut
16 Omaha, Nebraska
17 Naperville, Illinois
18 Fort Wayne, Indiana
19 Springfield, Illinois
20 Boise, Idaho
21 Manchester, New Hampshire
22 South Bay Area, California
23 New York, New York
24 Fontana, California
25 Louisville, Kentucky
26 Plano, Texas
27 Oceanside, California
28 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
29 Sacramento, California
30 Ann Arbor, Michigan
31 Reno, Nevada
32 Las Vegas, Nevada
33 Lincoln, Nebraska
34 San Bernardino, California
35 Grand Rapids, Michigan
36 Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina — Median value of a home: $202,733
37 Kansas City, Kansas
38 Fremont, California
39 Buffalo, New York
40 Berkeley, California
41 Cambridge, Massachusetts
42 Kansas City, Missouri
43 Waterbury, Connecticut
44 Syracuse, New York
45 Phoenix, Arizona
46 Albuquerque, New Mexico
47 Akron, Ohio
48 Boston, Massachusetts
49 Escondido, California
50 Fairfield, California

Maverick

Maverick
Originally uploaded by Got Jenna

Parents forget baby at airport and fly to destination
by Abha Malpani May 14th 2008 @ 12:40PM
taken from http://www.gadling.com
I'm still trying to get my head around how this was possible: a couple and two grandparents FORGOT their 2-year old whilst trying to catch a flight from Vancouver to Winniepeg in Canada.

With only 10-minutes left for boarding, the family was running towards the gate, and apparently each of the 4 adults thought that the baby was with one of the other three.

HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? Were they running so far from each other not to notice the absence a child? Also, their child is 2-years old, if you are adults running to catch a flight, surely you'd take him in your arms -- couldn't they see that no-one was running with a baby!? AND, even if you are not sitting together on the flight, how can you not realize that one of you is missing!? What world are you in!? This stuff is only allowed to happen in movies!

Anyway, the good news is that Air Canada took control of the situation well: they found the child, figured out who he belonged to, and put him onto another flight to regroup him with his family.

I think this is inexcusable and such families shouldn't have children at all.

Honey

Honey
Originally uploaded by JunkByJo

I was wondering what the point of a honey dripper was. Especially compared to a spoon.


Taken by JunkByJo on flickr
I finally found out what it is and these are pretty good reasons I guess.



From: pinkfreud-ga on 14 Aug 2006 10:37 PDT

If you're speaking of the kind of honey dipper that has grooves in it,
its advantage over a spoon is that it is less likely to drip. The
honey wraps around it as you twirl it, and it's less messy than using
a spoon.

Subject: Re: Purpose of a (wooden) honey dipper?
From: dops-ga on 15 Aug 2006 11:50 PDT

I wonder if it might also have something to do with the antibacterial
properties of wood...

Subject: Re: Purpose of a (wooden) honey dipper?
From: qed100-ga on 15 Aug 2006 13:09 PDT

Now let us consider, not a honey dipper, but rather, a honey *wagon*.

The purpose of a honey wagon is to sell those bacon-lettuce-tomato
sandwiches, which are strangely delicious, despite the toasted bread
being conspicuously soggy, and being entombed within a nearly
impenetrable barrier of convoluted handiwrap. A side purpose is to
sell cans of Coke which are invariably not *quite* cold enough.

Subject: Re: Purpose of a (wooden) honey dipper?
From: madscientistsc-ga on 01 Sep 2006 11:30 PDT

Two words - surface tension. The grooves allow the honey (with a high
surface tension) to be pulled in while they are horizontal, but flow
out when they are vertical. I've seen both plastic and wood, so I
would guess there is no particular advantage to the material, other
that what is cheap to make.

Subject: Re: Purpose of a (wooden) honey dipper?
From: reptilerescueca-ga on 13 Sep 2006 00:14 PDT

The purpose of the wood over metal and plastic is because both metal
and plastic will degrade slightly while in the honey, this degrade
causes either a metalic tast and off coloration to the honey in the
case of metal. Or a slight discoloration of the honey with some
plastics, also many plastics are not as durable over time.
Also being wood it is more porus and will take on the flavor of the
honey instead of imparting its own flavor to the honey. Wood lasts
longer and does not chemically harm the honey in any way, this is why
wooden honey dippers have been used for generations.
Modern plastics do not degrade as much as older plastics did and most
likely would not cause a problem with the honey. But when honey
dippers were first used the only alternative was metals that would
change the taste and character of the honey.

So happy to see you.

So happy to see you.
Originally uploaded by Got Jenna

SO, after being awake with Maverick for a million hours, fussy uncomfortable, and squirmy etc.. He FINALLY falls asleep!
After about 20 mins and waiting until he was really asleep, I give in to temptation and eat something. I am ravenous because of this wicked crash diet BTW.
I finally decide it's perfectly fine to go and devour a small bit of food in the kitchen but only if the baby stays asleep. I decide on cereal as a reward. I am physically moved by the sight of the cereal so much so, that I have to leave the room and gets mike's camera and take a picture. (The pictures are below)
After I finally get all situated and I'm so hungry I decide I want more to eat and I'm hitting things and opening things and dropping stuff in the kitchen...Maverick is sleeping.
I sit down to eat and every SINGLE time I take a bite he makes a small noise but doesn't cry. I get up and check on him... then I stop checking on him and start chewing quieter and slower as if he can hear that from two rooms away.
PFFT. LIke that is going to do anything.