her own eyes tag:her-own-eyes.org,2010-01-07://1 2010-07-14T02:19:52Z "A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes." - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Movable Type Pro 5.02 this is amazing. tag:her-own-eyes.org,2010://1.1593 2010-07-14T02:17:19Z 2010-07-14T02:19:52Z k8 http://her-own-eyes.org

]]> okay, okay, my hands are up already! tag:her-own-eyes.org,2010://1.1592 2010-07-06T14:36:33Z 2010-07-06T14:46:17Z alternatively titled: all pop songs really are the same. fine, fresh, fierce we got it on lock west coast represent now put your hands up so i put my hands up they're playin' my song the butterflies fly away i'm... k8 http://her-own-eyes.org alternatively titled: all pop songs really are the same.

fine, fresh, fierce
we got it on lock
west coast represent
now put your hands up

so i put my hands up
they're playin' my song
the butterflies fly away
i'm nodding my head like yeah

my heart, it pounds
yeah, you got me
with my hands up
put your hands up

somehow this morning all these songs were stuck in my head at the same time. or maybe the "put your hands up" line was stuck in my head and when i tried to figure out which song it was from, these all came rushing in at once. (now put your hands up! oh, oh, oh)

]]> award-winning earth day cake tag:her-own-eyes.org,2010://1.1591 2010-04-22T22:05:09Z 2010-04-22T22:10:56Z k8 http://her-own-eyes.org

]]> yosemite falls tag:her-own-eyes.org,2010://1.1590 2010-04-02T15:53:11Z 2010-04-02T16:08:09Z why yes, i did hike to the top of the highest waterfall in north america. oh, nbd, just an elevation gain of approximately the tallest building in the world. (picture by aarti)... k8 http://her-own-eyes.org

why yes, i did hike to the top of the highest waterfall in north america. oh, nbd, just an elevation gain of approximately the tallest building in the world. (picture by aarti)

]]> whatever you like tag:her-own-eyes.org,2010://1.1589 2010-02-26T19:44:41Z 2010-02-26T19:53:40Z this is a follow up to the cross-genre cover post. apparently the video for anya marina's "whatever you like" features daniel vosovic AND andy from weeds!... k8 http://her-own-eyes.org this is a follow up to the cross-genre cover post.

apparently the video for anya marina's "whatever you like" features daniel vosovic AND andy from weeds!

]]> saw this shirt at zara yesterday tag:her-own-eyes.org,2010://1.1588 2010-02-25T19:39:13Z 2010-02-25T19:47:53Z perfect.... k8 http://her-own-eyes.org freaklove.png

perfect.

]]> A brief history of February 24 tag:her-own-eyes.org,2010://1.1587 2010-02-24T17:26:00Z 2010-02-24T05:26:44Z 1582 Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian Calendar. 1803 SCOTUS decides Marbury v. Madison, establishing judicial review. 1836 Winslow Homer is born. 1877 Ettie Rout, 'the wickedest woman in Britain,' is born. 1955 Steve Jobs is born. 1956 Judith... k8 http://her-own-eyes.org

1582 Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian Calendar.

1803 SCOTUS decides Marbury v. Madison, establishing judicial review.

1836 Winslow Homer is born.

1877 Ettie Rout, 'the wickedest woman in Britain,' is born.

1955 Steve Jobs is born.

1956 Judith Butler is born. "Gender is a kind of imitation for which there is no original."

1968 "Miss Bell, you have made the greatest astronomical discovery of the twentieth century." Observation of a Rapidly Pulsating Radio Source is published in Nature.

1970 National Public Radio is founded.

1999 Lauryn Hill becomes the first woman to win five Grammys in one night for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (Beyoncé topped her this year with six).

]]> stillness is the move tag:her-own-eyes.org,2010://1.1586 2010-02-23T17:50:55Z 2010-02-23T18:07:44Z SOLANGE KNOWLES covers "stillness is the move" by DIRTY PROJECTORS mixed with "bumpy's lament" by SOUL MANN & THE BROTHERS which you might recognize from such songs as "xxplosive" by DR DRE and "bag lady" by ERYKAH BADU. (via bitch)... k8 http://her-own-eyes.org SOLANGE KNOWLES covers "stillness is the move" by DIRTY PROJECTORS mixed with "bumpy's lament" by SOUL MANN & THE BROTHERS which you might recognize from such songs as "xxplosive" by DR DRE and "bag lady" by ERYKAH BADU. (via bitch)

]]> why does the brain work like this? tag:her-own-eyes.org,2010://1.1585 2010-02-02T19:39:51Z 2010-02-02T20:38:02Z goal: log into library account. step 1: try at least 4 different variations on what i think my password might be. step 2: give up trying to remember and click "forgot my password." step 3: check e-mail and find link... k8 http://her-own-eyes.org goal: log into library account.
step 1: try at least 4 different variations on what i think my password might be.
step 2: give up trying to remember and click "forgot my password."
step 3: check e-mail and find link to reset password.
step 4: before resetting password, try logging in one more time. IT WORKS.

goal: obtain stopwatch so i no longer have to count running intervals off in my head.
step 1: dismiss iphone as viable stopwatch option because i don't want to carry it with me when i run.
step 2: run for a week without stopwatch because keep forgetting/being too lazy to get one.
step 3: finally make the effort to go to walgreens for stopwatch. they don't have it.
step 4: cross street to cvs. no stopwatch.
step 5: return home and start looking on amazon.com for stopwatch. some wristwatches come up, in addition to the ones i was picturing that i'm pretty sure we used to use in gym class in elementary school.
step 6: realize i HAVE a wristwatch lying around that probably has a stopwatch function.
step 7: find watch. figure out how to work stopwatch feature. go for run.

]]> just a couple of macbooks tag:her-own-eyes.org,2010://1.1584 2010-01-24T17:29:12Z 2010-01-24T17:32:29Z k8 http://her-own-eyes.org

]]> important blogular announcement tag:her-own-eyes.org,2010://1.1583 2010-01-17T22:23:50Z 2010-01-18T00:14:55Z we have moved into the future. not only is there, as you may have noticed, this stylish new look, a.k.a. movable type's "microblogging" theme, BUT now you can confirm your non-roboticness (a.k.a. "human-ness") when you comment through the magic of... k8 http://her-own-eyes.org we have moved into the future.

not only is there, as you may have noticed, this stylish new look, a.k.a. movable type's "microblogging" theme, BUT now you can confirm your non-roboticness (a.k.a. "human-ness") when you comment through the magic of CAPTCHA. and not just any CAPTCHA, but reCAPTCHA! now not only are we preventing spam, but we are contributing to the betterment of society (i.e., helping to digitize books).

so START COMMENTING. it's good for you and everyone else.

]]> andré discovers the wonders of youtube tag:her-own-eyes.org,2010://1.1582 2010-01-15T16:13:12Z 2010-01-15T16:57:03Z i borrowed american teen from a local library (sidenote: i recommend it. it even features a text-message breakup!). after the movie had ended, i don't know what came over me. perhaps i was just so excited about having an actual... k8 http://her-own-eyes.org i borrowed american teen from a local library (sidenote: i recommend it. it even features a text-message breakup!). after the movie had ended, i don't know what came over me. perhaps i was just so excited about having an actual dvd (usually we watch things on the internet). for one reason or another, i clicked over to the special features and started watching "hannah blogs." i guess hannah must have had a pet rat because as she's talking all of a sudden a rat starts climbing all over her. and i'm like ... uh where did that come from.

but i wasn't the only one who noticed! suddenly andré perked up and started paying attention to what was happening on-screen. tyler and i looked at each other. despite living with lauren "tv queen" biscombe, andré had never shown a particular interest in televised entertainment. but next thing we knew, he had repositioned himself to get a closer look at the screen. (a front row seat, if you will.)

hannah could only blog so much, so eventually we ran out of rat footage. but this is, after all, the twenty-first century, so we clicked on over to youtube to search for rat videos. and naturally, youtube did not disappoint. andré could not get enough.

this particular video was called "Rats are Friends, Not food" (subtitle: "A cat and a rat having too much fun").

maybe you had to be there, but because i was, let me tell you: there is nothing more HI-LARIOUS than a cat watching videos of rodents on youtube.

]]> fashion really is cyclical tag:her-own-eyes.org,2010://1.1581 2010-01-08T04:09:48Z 2010-01-08T04:32:11Z in virginia this fall, i was leafing through family photo albums at my gram apple's. i picked out some of my favorite pictures and used her new scanner (! that i had set up myself, thank you very much) to... k8 http://her-own-eyes.org in virginia this fall, i was leafing through family photo albums at my gram apple's. i picked out some of my favorite pictures and used her new scanner (! that i had set up myself, thank you very much) to preserve them for posterity (or as long as these computer-contraptions stick around).

looking closer at this picture of the younger versions of me, my little brother, and assorted cousins, i realized i HAVE THOSE SHOES.

exhibit a:

exhibit b:

i don't even remember the original versions, but they must have stuck around in some dusty corner of the subconscious because i somehow managed to repurchase them 10+ years later.

now i'm paranoid that every item in my closet is an attempt at recreating my childhood wardrobe. except that red sweater my oma knit me when i was little. that i know is actually from my childhood and i do still wear it.


]]> netflix ships on saturdays! tag:her-own-eyes.org,2009://1.1580 2009-12-19T19:23:44Z 2009-12-19T19:33:38Z i am taking a 5 hr, 47 min train ride on tuesday, leaving before the mail comes. so if i wanted a dvd to watch on the train, i'd need it to arrive in monday's mail. unfortunately by friday (yesterday)... k8 http://her-own-eyes.org i am taking a 5 hr, 47 min train ride on tuesday, leaving before the mail comes. so if i wanted a dvd to watch on the train, i'd need it to arrive in monday's mail.

unfortunately by friday (yesterday) i still hadn't mailed back the netflix movie i had out. friday morning i did a little research to see if there was any way possible to mail it friday and get a new one by monday.

netflix says: "We receive rental returns Monday through Friday (and Saturday in some areas)."

hm, that's nice, but is my area one of those areas? a little further research, and the verdict was unclear.

well, folks, i'll tell you. this morning i got an email saying that my movie had been received and just now i got the email saying that my movie had been shipped. (!!)

me + the stepford wives (1975) (i picked the longest movie in my queue) + amtrak = new bff

]]> more things i ate tag:her-own-eyes.org,2009://1.1579 2009-12-11T22:18:28Z 2009-12-11T22:34:10Z (lauren.) tuesday: pasta with pesto sauce + garlic bread. i used this recipe for the pesto sauce and chopped everything by hand(!). it was delicious, if i do say so myself. oh, and i substituted romano for parmesan on recommendation... k8 http://her-own-eyes.org (lauren.)

tuesday: pasta with pesto sauce + garlic bread. i used this recipe for the pesto sauce and chopped everything by hand(!). it was delicious, if i do say so myself. oh, and i substituted romano for parmesan on recommendation of the internet.

wednesday: aloo matar. my all-time favorite indian dish, as laid out in this recipe. the recipe isn't perfect (calls for onions and turmeric, but doesn't list either in the ingredients list), but it did the job. also i dropped a BUNCH of frozen peas on the floor. i'm still waiting for my big break as endearingly clumsy romantic comedy star. i would be great.

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