It occurs to me that I needed to weed out the silly old introspection and get back to why I set up this blog in the first place. So that's what I'm doing. I have 2 projects I want to "cover" and "report on" this year... actually more, and they are all environmentally focused. Inspired by the scat-a-gories from Tina's blog, I will attempt to get everything somewhat put into categories and then we'll see how it goes from there.
It also occurs to me that it's bedtime, so I'm signing off soon. Goodnight.
Monday, June 08, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
6th picture in the 6th folder of your computer files- and the story behind it...
OK, so Claudia has this fun exercise that is listed below:
THE RULES
1.Go to your Picture Folder on your computer or wherever you store your pictures.
2.Go to the 6th Folder, then pick the 6th picture in that folder.
3.Post that picture on your blog and the story that goes along with the picture.
4.Tag 6 other peoples that you know or don’t know to do the same thing and leave a comment on their blog or an e-mail letting them know you chose them.
Well, it just so happened that she- posing as a merry homemaker in my lovely apron, holding a homemade wheat-free pizza in my kitchen- is what popped up.
Even more interestingly, her picture from her blog and my picture from my blog were taken on the two times we went to Cassadaga together.
At the time she was baking the pizza, I was showing around a potential roommate who later dropped off the face of the earth- so I don't think she'll be renting from me.
We'd had our aura photos taken, which was fun. It was the day before the day before New Year's Eve (I think).
So if you're reading this blog, you've been tagged. Let me know if you participate in this exercise.
-Gabi
Stingrays in Migration
Ciao, ragazzi:
I got this in the form of an e-mail and wanted to share it. These are amazing pictures and really cool animals!
Yours,
Gabi
Mass Migration of Stingrays
Looking like giant leaves floating in the sea, thousands of Golden Rays are seen here gathering off the coast of Mexico. The spectacular scene was captured as the magnificent creatures made one of their biannual mass migrations to more agreeable waters.
Gliding silently beneath the waves, they turned vast areas of blue water to gold off the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula. Sandra Critelli, an amateur photographer, stumbled across the phenomenon while looking for whale sharks
She said: 'It was an unreal image, very difficult to describe. The surface of the water was covered by warm and different shades of gold and looked like a bed of autumn leaves gently moved by the wind.
'It's hard to say exactly how many there were, but in the range of a few thousand'
'We were surrounded by them without seeing the edge of the school and we could see many under the water surface too. I feel very fortunate I was there in the right place at the right time to experience nature at its best'
Measuring up to 7ft (2.1 meters) from wing-tip to wing-tip, Golden rays are also more prosaically known as cow nose rays.
They have long, pointed pectoral fins that separate into two lobes in front of their high-domed heads and give them a cow-like appearance. Despite having poisonous stingers, they are known to be shy and non-threatening when in large schools.
The population in the Gulf of Mexico migrates, in schools of as many as 10,000, clockwise from western Florida to the Yucatan.
Don't forget to share this with others! Let your friends enjoy the beauty of nature, too!
The Power of one's animal spirit is given at birth, This is the spirit you carry for life. The size or type does not designate your inner power, only the power you may be able to achieve in life, if you listen to what your spirit animal wishes, you will be provided with great things. Ignore it and fight it, and you will not succeed as it was intended.
By Unknown: Lakota-Legend
I got this in the form of an e-mail and wanted to share it. These are amazing pictures and really cool animals!
Yours,
Gabi
Mass Migration of Stingrays
Looking like giant leaves floating in the sea, thousands of Golden Rays are seen here gathering off the coast of Mexico. The spectacular scene was captured as the magnificent creatures made one of their biannual mass migrations to more agreeable waters.
Gliding silently beneath the waves, they turned vast areas of blue water to gold off the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula. Sandra Critelli, an amateur photographer, stumbled across the phenomenon while looking for whale sharks
She said: 'It was an unreal image, very difficult to describe. The surface of the water was covered by warm and different shades of gold and looked like a bed of autumn leaves gently moved by the wind.
'It's hard to say exactly how many there were, but in the range of a few thousand'
'We were surrounded by them without seeing the edge of the school and we could see many under the water surface too. I feel very fortunate I was there in the right place at the right time to experience nature at its best'
Measuring up to 7ft (2.1 meters) from wing-tip to wing-tip, Golden rays are also more prosaically known as cow nose rays.
They have long, pointed pectoral fins that separate into two lobes in front of their high-domed heads and give them a cow-like appearance. Despite having poisonous stingers, they are known to be shy and non-threatening when in large schools.
The population in the Gulf of Mexico migrates, in schools of as many as 10,000, clockwise from western Florida to the Yucatan.
Don't forget to share this with others! Let your friends enjoy the beauty of nature, too!
The Power of one's animal spirit is given at birth, This is the spirit you carry for life. The size or type does not designate your inner power, only the power you may be able to achieve in life, if you listen to what your spirit animal wishes, you will be provided with great things. Ignore it and fight it, and you will not succeed as it was intended.
By Unknown: Lakota-Legend
Monday, November 10, 2008
Hooray, a writing blog!
At the artists' meeting last week, they pointed out to me that I needed to put my writing clips online so that people could read them.
Therefore, wah-lah! Last night and today I went through my clips and blog articles and so on to find my writing samples from newsletters, newspapers and magazines. These articles, along with my writing CV, which took me a long time to compile, can be viewed at http://gabiswork.blogspot.com. There is a link to this site on the upper right hand side of this page.
At first, I thought pdf's would look better on the blog, but then I checked a journalist friend's blog and hers were all added as entries... Given that she's a career journalist, I figured I should take her lead on this.
It's nice to have this organized, and hopefully it will benefit me in the future when I apply to work as a freelancer somewhere.
Yours,
Gabi
Therefore, wah-lah! Last night and today I went through my clips and blog articles and so on to find my writing samples from newsletters, newspapers and magazines. These articles, along with my writing CV, which took me a long time to compile, can be viewed at http://gabiswork.blogspot.com. There is a link to this site on the upper right hand side of this page.
At first, I thought pdf's would look better on the blog, but then I checked a journalist friend's blog and hers were all added as entries... Given that she's a career journalist, I figured I should take her lead on this.
It's nice to have this organized, and hopefully it will benefit me in the future when I apply to work as a freelancer somewhere.
Yours,
Gabi
Monday, November 03, 2008
Artists in Ocala
Tonight, I met some local artists. It happened that I met one, named Merrill Anderson, through her mother Ann, who was introduced to me by Terry, a woman I met because she is my friend Cherie's friend's mom who happens to live in Ocala. Got that?
Before they scatter, I am capturing the websites and names below.
1) Merrill Anderson
no website yet but I'm encouraging her to start a blog
2) Sharon Crute, dynamic equestrian artist
www.sharoncrute.com
3) Jacqueline Schindehette (Jacqui), specializing in Florida landscapes in oil
www.floridalandscapes.com
4) Nancy Moskovitz, portrait and fine art painting
http://nancymoskovitz.com
5) Margaret H. Watts (Peggy), Landscapes, portraits, commissions, restorations
-currently working on a mural at Blessed Trinity Church
www.art-exchange.com
www.worldsbestart.com
6) Elizabeth Cumbess (Liz), fine art, illustrations, murals
-currently painting mannequins and they look really cool
www.ecumbess.com
I got to be like a fly on the wall and listen as they exchanged marketing ideas, talked about their newsletters, what's selling, what doesn't sell, who is doing what, how one art class went, and it occurred to me that we all need this type of group, no matter what we do for work or what line of work we're in- we need people to bounce ideas off of, to learn from others' mistakes and to compare notes. I had thought about getting people together to exchange notes on the job searches we're all doing, but several of my friends are so discouraged that this seemed impossible to get together.
BUT, it's given me new energy, and perhaps I can try again. Unfortunately, the pool of people I know who are unemployed in this area has grown a bit lately- but maybe we can help each other out.
For the moment, I'm going to check out these websites and be amazed, I'm sure, at what these talented people can do. They asked me if I can paint, and I said no, I admire people who can paint.
Before they scatter, I am capturing the websites and names below.
1) Merrill Anderson
no website yet but I'm encouraging her to start a blog
2) Sharon Crute, dynamic equestrian artist
www.sharoncrute.com
3) Jacqueline Schindehette (Jacqui), specializing in Florida landscapes in oil
www.floridalandscapes.com
4) Nancy Moskovitz, portrait and fine art painting
http://nancymoskovitz.com
5) Margaret H. Watts (Peggy), Landscapes, portraits, commissions, restorations
-currently working on a mural at Blessed Trinity Church
www.art-exchange.com
www.worldsbestart.com
6) Elizabeth Cumbess (Liz), fine art, illustrations, murals
-currently painting mannequins and they look really cool
www.ecumbess.com
I got to be like a fly on the wall and listen as they exchanged marketing ideas, talked about their newsletters, what's selling, what doesn't sell, who is doing what, how one art class went, and it occurred to me that we all need this type of group, no matter what we do for work or what line of work we're in- we need people to bounce ideas off of, to learn from others' mistakes and to compare notes. I had thought about getting people together to exchange notes on the job searches we're all doing, but several of my friends are so discouraged that this seemed impossible to get together.
BUT, it's given me new energy, and perhaps I can try again. Unfortunately, the pool of people I know who are unemployed in this area has grown a bit lately- but maybe we can help each other out.
For the moment, I'm going to check out these websites and be amazed, I'm sure, at what these talented people can do. They asked me if I can paint, and I said no, I admire people who can paint.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Ohhhh, YES! Another one!!!
People, you have no idea how much I enjoy the thought of myself and my friends at the beach together, enjoying some time off and fun. I've had a few vacations like that in my life and conveniently my Florida friends have chosen, over and over, to get married at the beach.
Next May, Jen and Jon will be married on Clearwater Beach at the Biltmore. Check out the website:
http://www.belleviewbiltmore.com/
Excuse me? You can't go wrong with a place like this. I am totally excited!!!
What an awesome way to spend a weekend, with friends, celebrating, on Clearwater Beach!!!
Brilliant! I can't wait.
Next May, Jen and Jon will be married on Clearwater Beach at the Biltmore. Check out the website:
http://www.belleviewbiltmore.com/
Excuse me? You can't go wrong with a place like this. I am totally excited!!!
What an awesome way to spend a weekend, with friends, celebrating, on Clearwater Beach!!!
Brilliant! I can't wait.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Camille's Restaurant
Please visit www.cammilleskeywest.com for more information about what I'm about to discuss... well, at least the food.
8/3/08 (travel journal excerpt, written at the bar at Camille's where I ate scrambled eggs with grits and drank cranberry juice, according to the receipt.)
I am ready to leave. 3 days here have kicked my ass. Last night we drank at the bar til 3 and the boys were in the pool- Eric trying to get women to pay attention to him and Joe throwing himself at a cute blonde girl named Erin. Deana and I hung out with one of the cuter husbands of the bride's friends, named Dominick. That guy was cool. He told us about how guys really think... but at the end of his commentary, he said, "You know, I'm just pulling this stuff out of my ass." But even so, I felt strangely comforted by his "wisdom." He enjoyed my story of sneaking out of the restaurant I was supposed to meet my grown-up date at after I discovered that the crazy drunk groomsmen had taken over the place. I was so covert with my hat and sunglasses, they never knew I was there. So stealthy...
At Camille's I met a bartender named Karis who is moving to Paris. (I know, it sounds like a song). We had this long conversation about the mortgage meltdown (she'd worked in the industry previously) and how she's ready for a change.
Quote from her: "This year sucks!"
It's funny how you can have real conversations with virtual strangers once in a while. This was one of those times. I was all philosophical with my "2008 is a year of beginnings and endings" observation, and she was like, "Yeah, I'm getting out of here! This BS needs to end!"
Then I thought about how antsy I was a few years ago to make some changes in my life, and what a long, strange trip it's been ever since.
And to think, all of that came out of me sitting down at the bar (where they serve breakfasts to singletons on Sunday mornings) and saying to her, "What is it with this town? How is it that every person who comes here has a Key West story 15 minutes after getting off the boat?"
So today, I had to write this blog. There is a receipt on my desk with the website for Camille's Restaurant that is fading fast, and I had to get this website on here before it faded away and I was left with a memory of walking to the CVS for, um, stuff a girl usually needs on a beach vacation if she isn't so lucky (quote from the journal: that they didn't have pantiliners at the resort was an OUTRAGE)and stumbling across a great restaurant with a sage waitress/bartender.
The food was great, by the way. I sent others from the party there after I returned.
So the receipt can fade away now. I know where to go for breakfast when I go back.
8/3/08 (travel journal excerpt, written at the bar at Camille's where I ate scrambled eggs with grits and drank cranberry juice, according to the receipt.)
I am ready to leave. 3 days here have kicked my ass. Last night we drank at the bar til 3 and the boys were in the pool- Eric trying to get women to pay attention to him and Joe throwing himself at a cute blonde girl named Erin. Deana and I hung out with one of the cuter husbands of the bride's friends, named Dominick. That guy was cool. He told us about how guys really think... but at the end of his commentary, he said, "You know, I'm just pulling this stuff out of my ass." But even so, I felt strangely comforted by his "wisdom." He enjoyed my story of sneaking out of the restaurant I was supposed to meet my grown-up date at after I discovered that the crazy drunk groomsmen had taken over the place. I was so covert with my hat and sunglasses, they never knew I was there. So stealthy...
At Camille's I met a bartender named Karis who is moving to Paris. (I know, it sounds like a song). We had this long conversation about the mortgage meltdown (she'd worked in the industry previously) and how she's ready for a change.
Quote from her: "This year sucks!"
It's funny how you can have real conversations with virtual strangers once in a while. This was one of those times. I was all philosophical with my "2008 is a year of beginnings and endings" observation, and she was like, "Yeah, I'm getting out of here! This BS needs to end!"
Then I thought about how antsy I was a few years ago to make some changes in my life, and what a long, strange trip it's been ever since.
And to think, all of that came out of me sitting down at the bar (where they serve breakfasts to singletons on Sunday mornings) and saying to her, "What is it with this town? How is it that every person who comes here has a Key West story 15 minutes after getting off the boat?"
So today, I had to write this blog. There is a receipt on my desk with the website for Camille's Restaurant that is fading fast, and I had to get this website on here before it faded away and I was left with a memory of walking to the CVS for, um, stuff a girl usually needs on a beach vacation if she isn't so lucky (quote from the journal: that they didn't have pantiliners at the resort was an OUTRAGE)and stumbling across a great restaurant with a sage waitress/bartender.
The food was great, by the way. I sent others from the party there after I returned.
So the receipt can fade away now. I know where to go for breakfast when I go back.
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