The Five

Here are my 5 favorite things in the whole world:

1. Friendship

2. Wind

3. Mountains

4. Music

5. Lying in sun-dappled areas of the living room floor on a lazy weekend afternoon.

And now you know.

Lymbyc Systym vs. NASA

I was inspired some time ago by the Apollo documentary "In the Shadow of the Moon." I have since wanted to produce some small tribute to this great masterpiece of a film by using public domain footage made available by NASA. The only problem, however, was that until recently I hadn't found music that I felt could lend credence to the narrative complexities that lie within this subject matter. Enter Lymbyc Systym, one of my new favorite bands. They create masterful works of alternative instrumental art. I knew when I heard the song "Teddy" off their latest album Shutter Release that I had struck gold and simply had to make something Tyler-style out of it. I chose to link the two together because I feel that the thematic overtones support each other well, and that the two pieces work together in a uniquely complementary way. So, without further ado, here is Lymbyc Systym vs. NASA:

Favorite Eateries

I like eating food. Here are a few of my favorite places to consume nutritious heaps of sustenance:






















And lastly, my mother's kitchen.

Flight

Lately, I've started taking flying lessons in this plane:
















Photo by Glenda Quiring

Anyhow, I was supposed to go up today for my third lesson, but I called my instructor right before I left and he said the weather was too bad. Boo hoo.

Interesting...

Google Analytics is a wonderful thing. I've been tracking all my blogs with Analytics, and I get to see how often people visit my pages, where the visits come from, and what means people use to find my stuff. The interesting thing is that about a third of my traffic comes from the Canadian town of Whistler. Granted, I really don't have much traffic to speak of, so I'm guessing it's the same person each time. I don't even think I know anyone from Whistler, or why someone from there would be so intent on what I have to share, but I am interested. Dear Whistler friend, if you should so desire, shoot me a line sometime. I believe my email is readily accessible from this page somewhere. Or, you could just hit me up with a comment. Either way, I'd like to know who you are. Whether I already know you or you are a total stranger to me, it's nice to having someone reading the things you write. And with that, I'm gone.

BTW, check out using Analytics for your sites here.

Food

I'm trying to be healthier. I bough an app for my iPod Touch that lets you track your food and water intake, weight, and exercise, and I'm using it. I'm also trying to get more sleep than I did this past school year (ha!). It's pretty ok, because I feel better when I eat good, real food at lunchtime at work, and then I have nice suppers that are made well and consist of good foods. I just need to get way more active. Good thing I have sisters that like doing fun stuff! While I was driving to work today, this one girl on a bike didn't know whether to go behind me or in front of me to cross the street, so she just waited while I turned left at my leisure. I felt like a jerk.