I don't know if many people have heard of Jedidiah, but they do awesome work and have some awesome stuff... Ryan sent me this video. It shows some of their work, some of their stuff and some of their values... Check it out:
http://www.vimeo.com/1408670
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Office Shower

Pictures here.
Moving

Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Sad Day

Tigers trade Pudge to Yankees for Farnsworth
CLEVELAND -- The Tigers traded catcher Pudge Rodriguez to the New York Yankees for pitcher Kyle Farnsworth on Wednesday.
Rodriguez, 36, is hitting .295 with five home runs and 32 RBI in 82 games this season. He is due to become a free agent at the end of the season. Brandon Inge becomes the Tigers' full-time catcher.
Farnsworth, 32, is a right-handed reliever who throws in the high-90s. He is 1-2 this season with a 3.65 earned-run average. He has been used strictly in relief by the Yankees, and has 11 holds in 45 appearances. He has 43 strikeouts in 44 1/3 innings.
Rodriguez's agent, Scott Boras, told the Associated Press that Rodriguez waived his no-trade clause to allow the deal to go through.
"Pudge has always wanted to play in New York and Detroit felt it needed a relief pitcher, so both sides were able to get what they wanted to some degree," Boras said.
The rest of the article here.
Cookbook

Easy Vegetarian:
Whether you are a dedicated vegetarian or just love your greens, this book offers lots of inspiration for deliciously fresh food - from a quick, tasty snack to a more glamorous evening meal. For Brunch try French Toast and Sautéed Tomatoes or Blackberry Buttermilk Pancakes. Scrumptious Appetizers and Snacks include Pesto-stuffed Portobello Mushrooms and Toasted Turkish Bread. There is a host of simple Soups and some fabulous ideas in the Cheese and Eggs chapter. All types of salads and accompaniments can be found in Salads and Sides, while Pizzas, Savory Tarts, and Breads are ideal for lunches or casual dinners. When you don't have much time, try some quick Pasta and Noodles, such as Simple Spaghetti with Capers and Olives. For ultimate comfort food make a risotto from the Rice chapter, or a dish from Beans, Lentils, and Chickpeas. For simplicity, try a One-dish Meal. Finally, round off a meal with a perfect Dessert - the selection includes tasty Crusted Lime Polenta Cake.
Can't wait to start flipping through and picking out some new recipes to try.
IKEA
Ryan and I went to IKEA last night to pick up the first round of furniture for our new place (okay, we got most of the big stuff, but may go back for what Ryan likes - knickknacks). We got a couch, footstool, chair, footstool, rug, 2 tables, and 2 lamps. I will hopefully be posting pictures of the furniture together and set up around the apartment (but since I am not sure when that will be I figured I would at least post a few pictures of what the pieces will look like :) ).







Anyway, I also wanted to comment on how EXCITED I was to see that IKEA was charging for plastic bags. As you probably all know (if you have been reading my blog for long enough), I am all for reusable bags and the like. Most of the stuff we bought was large furniture that was in easy boxes so we didn't need any bags for that, but for the slipcovers, lamps, light bulbs, etc we decided to grab one bag (and didn't even notice that they charged for it). When we were finishing up our transaction on the Self Service cash register it asked HOW MANY PLASTIC BAGS DID YOU USE? We put in 1 for the one we had and it charged us an extra 5 cents. I know that this might not be a big deal (I know I happily paid the 5 cents, hehe, more because I was pumped they were doing it rather than actually giving up the nickle), but I think that it will force people to actually think about how much they are consuming (and maybe change their habits with it). I just wanted to give a big KUDOS to IKEA. I know it is a small step, but hey, at least it is a step in the right direction!







Anyway, I also wanted to comment on how EXCITED I was to see that IKEA was charging for plastic bags. As you probably all know (if you have been reading my blog for long enough), I am all for reusable bags and the like. Most of the stuff we bought was large furniture that was in easy boxes so we didn't need any bags for that, but for the slipcovers, lamps, light bulbs, etc we decided to grab one bag (and didn't even notice that they charged for it). When we were finishing up our transaction on the Self Service cash register it asked HOW MANY PLASTIC BAGS DID YOU USE? We put in 1 for the one we had and it charged us an extra 5 cents. I know that this might not be a big deal (I know I happily paid the 5 cents, hehe, more because I was pumped they were doing it rather than actually giving up the nickle), but I think that it will force people to actually think about how much they are consuming (and maybe change their habits with it). I just wanted to give a big KUDOS to IKEA. I know it is a small step, but hey, at least it is a step in the right direction!
Space Shuttle Cafe

Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Little boys

Thank Goodness for Little Boys?
GOTTA LOVE LITTLE BOYS
Two young boys walked into a pharmacy one day, picked out a box of tampons and proceeded to the checkout counter.
The man at the counter asked the older boy, 'Son, how old are you?'
'Eight', the boy replied.
The man continued, 'Do you know what these are used for?'
The boy replied, 'Not exactly, but they aren't for me. They're for him. He's my brother. He's four. We saw on TV that if you use these, you would be able to swim and ride a bike.
Right now, he can't do either one.'
Flower
Article

Earthquake rocks Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A magnitude-5.8 earthquake has struck just east of Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake's epicenter was about 2 miles southwest of Chino Hills and about 5 miles southeast of Diamond Bar, the USGS said. Chino Hills is about 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.
The center was about 7.6 miles deep. In general, earthquakes centered closer to the Earth's surface produce stronger shaking and can cause more damage than those further underground.
Earthquake

Monday, July 28, 2008
Moving
We started moving my stuff in to our new place this past weekend. I have been taking pictures along the way. So far we have the empty pictures and some pictures from this weekend when I started unpacking some of my stuff. Ryan and I are planning on going to IKEA tomorrow night and buying some furniture (so people will actually have a place to sit) and then once we get that stuff in there will be more pictures. Check out the album so far if you'd like.
CONGRATS!


Black & White Twins

Black and white twins
When Kylie Hodgson gave birth to twin daughters by caesarean section, she was just relieved that they had arrived safely.
It was only when the midwife handed them over for her to hold that she noticed the difference between them.
Remee, who weighed 5lb 15oz, was blonde and fair skinned. Her sister Kian, born a minute later weighing 6lb, was black.
'Our two gorgeous little girls'
"It was a shock when I realised that my twins were two different colours," said Kylie, 19. "But it doesn't matter to us - they are just our two gorgeous little girls."
The amazing conception happened after two eggs were fertilised at the same time in the womb.
Both Kylie and her partner Remi Horder, 17, are of mixed race. Their mothers are both white and their fathers are black.
More of the article here.
Pony Dogs
As I was walking around the neighborhood last night I saw this woman walking two PONY DOGS! They are HUGE! She obviously doesn't know that I took the picture but I was so amazed. I have a problem walking wiener dogs and they pulling my arm off, I don't know what she would do if those dogs saw a rabbit and took off after it... THEIR LEGS ARE AS LONG AS HERS!
How sad
I'm alive
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Comic-Con

Comic-Con welcomes onslaught of geeks
More than 125,000 geeks are invading San Diego this weekend. The twist is, much of Hollywood will be here to woo those geeks. San Diego Comic-Con International kicks off Thursday at the San Diego Convention Center. The four-day convention, one of the largest held each year in the region, is much more than comic books. In the last few years, studios have used the event to launch movies and television shows. That's in addition to the hundreds of programs and sales booths focusing on anime and manga (Japanese animation and comic book novels), graphic novels (i.e., "Wanted" which was the basis for the new Angelina Jolie movie), science fiction and fantasy, and action figure collectables. Want to attend? The event is sold out ---- the first time in its history that all of the passes were scooped up before the convention ---- and a big part of that is because so many stars and creators from television shows will make appearances during the four days.
More on the story here.
The Irresistible Revolution

Description: Living as an Ordinary Radical
Many of us find ourselves caught somewhere between unbelieving activists and inactive believers. We can write a check to feed starving children or hold signs in the streets and feel like we've made a difference without ever encountering the faces of the suffering masses. In this book, Shane Claiborne describes an authentic faith rooted in belief, action, and love, inviting us into a movement of the Spirit that begins inside each of us and extends into a broken world. Shane's faith led him to dress the wounds of lepers with Mother Teresa, visit families in Iraq amidst bombings, and dump $10,000 in coins and bills on Wall Street to redistribute wealth. Shane lives out this revolution each day in his local neighborhood, an impoverished community in North Philadelphia, by living among the homeless, helping local kids with homework, and "practicing resurrection" in the forgotten places of our world.
Shane's message will comfort the disturbed, and disturb the comfortable . . . but will also invite us into an irresistible revolution. His is a vision for ordinary radicals ready to change the world with little acts of love.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Paul Frank Vespa?
Check out this Vespa I found... I emailed the guy about it... Hopefully it is still around because it would be the COOLEST!!




2001 Custom Paul Frank model ET4 150cc. Custom Pink Paint, matching helmet and silver leather seat. Made for trade show been sitting in garage for past 4 years. Only 285 miles. With trunk for more storage. Get your girl the ultimate present!!




2001 Custom Paul Frank model ET4 150cc. Custom Pink Paint, matching helmet and silver leather seat. Made for trade show been sitting in garage for past 4 years. Only 285 miles. With trunk for more storage. Get your girl the ultimate present!!
Quick Update

Tuesday, July 22, 2008
North Park

We believe the best way for a community effort to survive is for lots of people each to donate a little bit of time and energy to the project.
Participate in one of North Park’s biggest grass-roots community renewal efforts – help needed for pre-event activities, set-up, registration, info table, lunch hand-out, as well as for the actual Paint Out and Removal throughout North Park!
Sign up here.
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Dear Friends,
Last year I participated in the AFSP's 2007 Out of the Darkness Community Walk and once this year's information was announced I made sure to be one of the first to sign up. I hope to raise even more funds for AFSP this year and hopefully with your help will be able to meet my higher goal.
I will be joining with thousands of people nationwide this fall to walk in AFSP's 2008 Out of the Darkness Community Walk to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. I would appreciate any support that you give me for this worthwhile cause.
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is at the forefront of research, education and prevention initiatives designed to reduce loss of life from suicide. With more than 32,000 lives lost each year in the U.S. and over one million worldwide, the importance of AFSP's mission has never been greater, nor our work more urgent.
I hope you will consider supporting my participation in this event. Any contribution will help the work of AFSP, and all donations are 100% tax deductible.
Donating online is safe and easy! To make an online donation please go to the AFSP Community Walk site here (http://www.outofthedarkness.org/) and search for my name(Carlee Padot) in the Participant field on the left hand side of the page. You can then click the "Support This Participant" button on the page.
Thank you for considering donating to this wonderful cause!
Carlee
Support Me!
Family To Be
Got some pictures emailed to me this weekend and thought I would post them... Some pictures of my Family-To-Bo (even though since Ryan and I have been dating for almost 5 years it is like they are already family, but you get the idea, legally they will be family in a couple weeks).
Soon to be Father-In-Law and Hunter

Soon to be Nephew MJ

Soon to be Mother-In-Law and some ponies
Soon to be Father-In-Law and Hunter

Soon to be Nephew MJ

Soon to be Mother-In-Law and some ponies

Monday, July 21, 2008
Never Ending

Upper endoscopy enables the physician to look inside the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (first part of the small intestine). The procedure might be used to discover the reason for swallowing difficulties, nausea, vomiting, reflux, bleeding, indigestion, abdominal pain, or chest pain. Upper endoscopy is also called EGD, which stands for esophagogastroduodenoscopy (eh-SAH-fuh-goh-GAS-troh-doo-AH-duh-NAH-skuh-pee).
For the procedure you will swallow a thin, flexible, lighted tube called an endoscope (EN-doh-skope). Right before the procedure the physician will spray your throat with a numbing agent that may help prevent gagging. You may also receive pain medicine and a sedative to help you relax during the exam. The endoscope transmits an image of the inside of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum, so the physician can carefully examine the lining of these organs. The scope also blows air into the stomach; this expands the folds of tissue and makes it easier for the physician to examine the stomach.
Moms
No more swoosh

Michigan unveiled its new, authentic football jerseys yesterday that are both similar to, and remarkably different from, game shirts from years past.
Made by adidas, which contracted with UM on an eight-year, $60 million licensing agreement last year, the home jersey appears to largely stick with tradition. They're the familiar blue with solid maize numbers.
But a key difference in the Wolverines' road White jerseys is the maize stripe running from the neckline to the front of the shoulder and down the sleeve on the left and right sides.
More of the article here.
Your thoughts?? I like 'em!!
I'm back
Had an awesome visit back to Michigan... Glad to be back (because I get to move in our soon to be apartment this week)... Am soooo drained (very little sleep and lots of flying/ time change/ etc)... I will post more later, but trying to catch up on work I missed from Friday... Hope you had a WONDERFUL weekend too!!
Thursday, July 17, 2008
No Fossile Fuels?

Al Gore, one of the leaders of the Democratic Party, was noticeably nonpartisan in challenging the nation to wean itself entirely from fossil fuels and move to alternative energy to produce all electricity within 10 years.
Gore not only said he had had substantive conversations about global warming with Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, he also made a point of opening his speech in Washington by thanking Bob Barr, a former Republican congressman who is the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee.
"I appreciate your open mind and serious approach," said Gore, Bill Clinton's vice president for eight years, the 2000 Democratic nominee, and the Nobel Peace Prize winner last year for his work on global warming.
Gore's politically ecumenical approach is intentional. He said to solve such a huge, complex issue as climate change, US leaders must get outside the normal partisan framework.
More of the article here.
Wedding Site

http://www.theknot.com/ourwedding/CarleePadot&RyanMcClurg
No Smoking

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- A smoking ban affecting Carlsbad beaches and parks has been tentatively approved.
The Carlsbad City Council voted unanimously, with Councilman Mark Packard absent, in favor of the ban at its Tuesday night meeting.
If the ban is approved during a second reading scheduled for next Tuesday, it would take affect 30 days later.
The penalty for a first violation would be up to $100, according to Rachel McGuire, the city's communications coordinator.
Carlsbad would not be the first city in the county to pass such an ordinance. That title goes to Solana Beach, which passed its smoking ban in 2003 amid concerns over health hazards and litter. The city of San Diego has also banned smoking on its beaches.
Carlsbad would rely largely on voluntary compliance for enforcement, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.
The ban would not apply to the five miles of beach in Carlsbad that falls within the state parks system, the newspaper reported.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Californians
One Month!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Our First Apartment
I mentioned (I think) on Friday that I was heading up to Oceanside to check out an apartment with Ryan and meet the landlord (Ryan had met her a couple times already and since I will be moving in before him she wanted to meet me too). It is a 2 bedroom/ 1 bath and extra long garage. When Ryan first went and took pictures I wasn't that impressed, but when I got there it just felt so home-y and something that I could definitely see Ryan and I starting our married life in. It is 6 blocks from the beach, 4 blocks from the transit center, 4 blocks from the farmers market, etc. So when we went Friday we turned in our applications, paid the amount to have each of our credit checked, etc. The lady told us that Friday was a big day for showing, but that we were a step ahead because people had just taken the applications with them, but hadn't turned them in yet. Today the landlord called us and told us that we were APPROVED FOR THE APARTMENT!! Yay!! We are both super excited for our first place together!! Below are a few pictures (it is pretty bland right now, but I guess that is great for us to have a blank palate to work with).
Street view:

They have a ton of flowers, a couple tables/ chairs/ umbrellas set up, a BBQ for us to use:

All brand new appliances (within the last year or so):

Sink view (yay for no more steel sinks):

View of the kitchen from the living room (we are planning on using the bar to eat on, rather than setting up a dining room right away):

Living room (has a little patio outside, room for chairs and fire pit or flowers, etc):

Master bedroom (don't know why Ryan took a picture of the ground?) and closet:

Second bedroom (we will turn into Ryan's office area):

Bathroom (thanks for the toilet shot Ryan):
Street view:

They have a ton of flowers, a couple tables/ chairs/ umbrellas set up, a BBQ for us to use:

All brand new appliances (within the last year or so):

Sink view (yay for no more steel sinks):

View of the kitchen from the living room (we are planning on using the bar to eat on, rather than setting up a dining room right away):

Living room (has a little patio outside, room for chairs and fire pit or flowers, etc):

Master bedroom (don't know why Ryan took a picture of the ground?) and closet:

Second bedroom (we will turn into Ryan's office area):

Bathroom (thanks for the toilet shot Ryan):

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