rumba- not your mothers juice

sam has gotten me 'addicted' to RUMBA energy juice, which i plan to make use of this weekend.

i hate crap like red bull and monster cause it's just a bunch of crappy chemicals meant to unnaturally boost your energy level- it's not natural for your body.

but then sam introduced me to RUMBA, which is 100% juice, and gosh darn it- i like it.

i still don't like unnaturally boosting my energy, since you really should get your energy from good food, healthy hydration and exercise, but for once in a while when i've stayed up late, or for a weekend like this one, i'm all for it. =)

plus, i like the taste of it.

who knew?

coming up- my no sleep weekend

so sierra bravo (a web development company) is putting on the F1 overnight website challenge- they're pairing 11 non-profit organizations with 11 web development teams to create 11 websites in one sleepless weekend.

sound like fun?

i thought so!! =)

so i joined my friend erika's team...

this weekend, i'll join two copywriters, one information architect, two graphic designers, and two developers to create a website for... well, to be honest, we have no idea who. we'll find that out on saturday morning!!

we're going to stay up all night making this thing happen, why?

well, i like the idea of volunteering for something great that will be over almost immediately. no ongoing commitment, since i'm plagued with over-commitment-syndrome but can't get enough commitment, apparently.

other great reasons peeps are doing this-
for the non-profits, they wouldn't get a website otherwise
to win (one team will be judged as MOST successful and get bragging rights)
to beef up their portfolio
to prove to themselves that they can stay up all night
to do something great while having fun
to get tons of free red bull

so anyway, wish me luck. i may, or may not, make it out alive...

heater destruction

the heater in the house is/was over 50 years old. it was pretty neat to watch cronstrom's rip it out to replace it. here are some cool before.n.after pics:



btw, cronstrom's was pretty fantastic. i would really recommend them to anyone who is planning to have heating/cooling work done on their home. they were recommended to us and i'm very glad we went with them.

boston... again.

sam and i went to boston for work again and we had tons of fun. we stayed over the weekend and did some sight seeing that we never had time for before.

we checked out:
kings chapel
three different graveyards (i really love those)
the north church
the south meeting house
the waterfront
uss constitution
mike's pastry- omg, the mousse cake and the fudge cake are simply amazing

check out the pics...



there's a lot of pics, so if you don't get through them all, make sure to check out the panaramic pics i took- i think they're the best:
http://flickr.com/photos/squakk/2281083062/sizes/o/in/set-72157603954080611/
http://flickr.com/photos/squakk/2280292871/sizes/o/in/set-72157603954080611/
http://flickr.com/photos/squakk/2281083118/sizes/o/in/set-72157603954080611/
http://flickr.com/photos/squakk/2281083162/sizes/o/in/set-72157603954080611/
http://flickr.com/photos/squakk/2281083194/sizes/o/in/set-72157603954080611/
http://flickr.com/photos/squakk/2281083206/sizes/o/in/set-72157603954080611/

the blog will live...

not only did folks tell me they would miss my blog, people also reminded me that i should blog for my own reasons and if people decide to read it, then, cool!!

i'll be adding some new blogs as soon as possible... stay tuned, and thanks for the feedback!

love ya all!!

here's a video link sam just sent me, which involves a kitty. i haven't seen the video yet, but i'm sure it's wonderful. sam is afraid the kitty will get eaten, so be warned, maybe there will be blood (but i don't think so). i'm gonna go watch it now...

only two people care if i blog

so i heard from two of my readers (thanks jj and tracy) about whether or not i should keep blogging or hang it up.

that's a bit discouraging, but hey, it's the truth, right?

if you've been holding back your opinion about my recent post, please feel free to share. i'd hate to assume no one is interested based on a complete lack of response or something.

no sense of humor? really?

what i love about this...















...is that it tells me i am smart and also as dry as a wooden board.