Holiday: Thanksgiving 2007

Thanksgiving celebrations this year involved nothing but family ... my family and his.

Daily Shots: Geoduck

11.21.2007

I was shopping around at the Golden Food Supermarket and I came upon some geoducks (pronounced "gooey duck"). The first time I ever heard of these saltwater clams was on that show Dirty Jobs and there were certainly no shortage of phallus related jokes.

My absolute favorite soy milk drink! I used to always drink this stuff when I was a little girl.

The Virgin Mary and the three wise men. Am I supposed to capitalize that? ... Anywho, everytime I see anything relating to the three wise men, I recall this one x-mas card that an old friend gave me:

"Do you know what would have happened if it had been three wise WOMEN?

1. they would have asked for directions

2. arrived on time

3. cleaned the stable

4. made a casserole

5. brought practical gifts and there would be peace on earth"

He so funny ... I wonder if it was original material or did he borrow it from another source?

Art: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

With a new camera comes a new found interest and appreciation for architecture and design. In all the times that I have been to Dallas against my will, I was always fighting to think of places to go and things to do. And now that that era of my life is over with, I discover this amazing place I want to visit! Fort Worth is home to the Modern Art Museum, a building that was designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. I guess I COULD have gone here but I wouldn't have had my camera yet so what's the point! Now that I have this wonderful camera, I'm constantly itching to find cool sculptures and other different things to photograph. I can not simply say "take a picture" anymore because that would just be an insult to my SLR.

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

3200 Darnell St

Fort Worth, TX 76107

General Admission: $10

*photos courtesy of themodern.org*

Oh Really?: Silly String

I'm not sure if I'm the only person that didn't know about this, but now I DO! The other day, a co-worker informed me about how our servicemen and women overseas have certain items that they need but aren't provided with. The norm being toothpaste, soap and other hygiene related things. One thing that I found interesting is that they also request SILLY STRING. There were several articles published awhile ago about how troops use silly string to detect any tripwires that may be in a room before they enter. Talk about masters of improvisation. Since the story aired, many people have shipped silly string over to the American troops. The only setback is that silly string is in aerosol cans and therefore will cost more to ship.

*photo courtesy of poy.org*