Knots
are pretty. These are all the same, just the last one was tightened.
Man cannot live by bread alone, but hummus and carrots are probably sufficient.
plaited into my own hair this morning.
Inspired by a friend's recent post on learning to french braid her hair, I decided to do something fancier than usual to my hair. This is probably one of the more complicated braids that I've ever tried to put into my own hair. The pinning is actually totally unnecessary for the hairstyle to stay, but I am hoping that adding it will prevent it from loosening over the course of the day. I took the photos just so that *I* could see what it looked like in the end, and figured I'd post them once I'd gone to that much trouble. I think it turned out ok, all things considered.
Things I learned:
** All terminology is pretty much made up by me. This site would probably call it a classic dutch lace braid (that starts off as a regular dutch braid). In my terminology partial~=classic, half=lace, and reverse french=dutch.
in Foster City provides an alternative to climbing at Castle Rock.
Also, other pictures from my visit to San Francisco (tower in the Japanese area) and the Exploratorium (ice freezing, geyser things) no longer sufficient for their own post now that my phone has died and I've lost most of them (including all the ones with me in them...and the pretty geometric structures...and the random break dancer...). :(
Very, very sad.
is "sprinkled with unusual rock formations that are popular with rock climbers." My brother and I test this theory.
are amongst my favorite flowers. This one in the Kendall square roof garden was particularly special.
are amongst the bizarre and exciting things one can encounter while cooking. *chomp*
are going to be the best collectors items ever - cheap and easy to collect them all. Also, a pretty copper color. Win!
"(These images) provided by the US Mint show the newly redesigned one-cent coin (penny)... The obverse (heads side) will continue to bear the likeness of President Lincoln currently on the penny. The reverse (tails side) will reflect four different designs, each one representing a different aspect, or theme, of President Lincoln's life. The themes for the reverse designs represent the four major aspects of Abraham Lincoln's life include his birth and early childhood in Kentucky; his formative years in Indiana; his professional life in Illinois; and his presidency in Washington, D.C." - Associated Press/US Mint
