tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18732103337386985552011-07-07T18:28:31.729-07:00Anne-tastichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17137998587405993444noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873210333738698555.post-28273792998932340162009-06-04T10:35:00.000-07:002009-06-04T10:41:54.185-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SigGYr20zrI/AAAAAAAABIs/hI-DWzqrzHU/s1600-h/08_9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SigGYr20zrI/AAAAAAAABIs/hI-DWzqrzHU/s320/08_9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343527979034398386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SigGHIjm5gI/AAAAAAAABIc/UTQ-hb8NNsc/s1600-h/03_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SigGHIjm5gI/AAAAAAAABIc/UTQ-hb8NNsc/s320/03_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343527677500777986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SigGPkeIquI/AAAAAAAABIk/w7ZZeOWKzXY/s1600-h/09_10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SigGPkeIquI/AAAAAAAABIk/w7ZZeOWKzXY/s320/09_10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343527822432971490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SigF_DyzxsI/AAAAAAAABIU/-3w8wHA6DyA/s1600-h/11_12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SigF_DyzxsI/AAAAAAAABIU/-3w8wHA6DyA/s320/11_12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343527538783405762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SigGsxn0GAI/AAAAAAAABI0/b3yJiMx6QF0/s1600-h/05_6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SigGsxn0GAI/AAAAAAAABI0/b3yJiMx6QF0/s320/05_6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343528324179433474" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1873210333738698555-2827379299893234016?l=balconiesandfireescapes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>juliacsmithnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873210333738698555.post-39948719894395243642009-04-23T13:24:00.000-07:002009-04-23T13:57:33.966-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SfDU3FaQl7I/AAAAAAAAAE8/v8CDfTdMHwQ/s1600-h/IMG_3798.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SfDU3FaQl7I/AAAAAAAAAE8/v8CDfTdMHwQ/s320/IMG_3798.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327992401989506994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SfDUIFrC2OI/AAAAAAAAAE0/HPCFS319q6c/s1600-h/IMG_3977.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SfDUIFrC2OI/AAAAAAAAAE0/HPCFS319q6c/s320/IMG_3977.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327991594606057698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SfDVUJ9z-PI/AAAAAAAAAFE/VVpefhA9eJw/s1600-h/IMG_3974.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SfDVUJ9z-PI/AAAAAAAAAFE/VVpefhA9eJw/s320/IMG_3974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327992901428574450" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1873210333738698555-3994871989439524364?l=balconiesandfireescapes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Anne-tastichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17137998587405993444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873210333738698555.post-38644050302780719832009-03-23T17:45:00.000-07:002009-04-15T13:56:50.810-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/Scguj1fKvTI/AAAAAAAABB4/vDk2DjeWWIA/s1600-h/IMG_2969.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/Scguj1fKvTI/AAAAAAAABB4/vDk2DjeWWIA/s320/IMG_2969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316550553298976050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SeXevvCD8II/AAAAAAAABEY/2AqDqi5BNyo/s1600-h/25_24A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SeXevvCD8II/AAAAAAAABEY/2AqDqi5BNyo/s320/25_24A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324907046095810690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SeXdkH9p0-I/AAAAAAAABEQ/Ok6SWtjokrI/s1600-h/IMG_3183.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SeXdkH9p0-I/AAAAAAAABEQ/Ok6SWtjokrI/s320/IMG_3183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324905747118150626" border="0" /></a><br />It doesn't actually feel lamblike here today—still gray and chilly-rainy—but here's hoping.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1873210333738698555-3864405030278071983?l=balconiesandfireescapes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>juliacsmithnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873210333738698555.post-91972248186963999712009-03-19T04:04:00.000-07:002009-04-03T13:00:52.797-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/ScInHQkgAuI/AAAAAAAAAEk/utxdYE-Fupg/s1600-h/IMG_3561.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/ScInHQkgAuI/AAAAAAAAAEk/utxdYE-Fupg/s320/IMG_3561.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314853515911234274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/ScIpaqNk5VI/AAAAAAAAAEs/hIHfBMza98U/s1600-h/IMG_3646.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/ScIpaqNk5VI/AAAAAAAAAEs/hIHfBMza98U/s320/IMG_3646.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314856048235177298" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1873210333738698555-9197224818696399971?l=balconiesandfireescapes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Anne-tastichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17137998587405993444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873210333738698555.post-37440538583745723652009-03-18T14:15:00.000-07:002009-03-23T17:45:23.828-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/ScFm9cWi5wI/AAAAAAAABBI/tZeDH7vW5eM/s1600-h/IMG_3149.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/ScFm9cWi5wI/AAAAAAAABBI/tZeDH7vW5eM/s320/IMG_3149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314642241042704130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/ScFnVsBzIUI/AAAAAAAABBQ/4ZTfPgYW_u8/s1600-h/IMG_3140.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/ScFnVsBzIUI/AAAAAAAABBQ/4ZTfPgYW_u8/s320/IMG_3140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314642657567514946" border="0" /></a><br />3.10.09<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1873210333738698555-3744053858374572365?l=balconiesandfireescapes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>juliacsmithnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873210333738698555.post-40811122418494501722009-03-16T15:42:00.000-07:002009-03-16T15:48:10.116-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/Sb7W1jDXpfI/AAAAAAAAAEU/TjJyAAyekto/s1600-h/IMG_3645.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/Sb7W1jDXpfI/AAAAAAAAAEU/TjJyAAyekto/s320/IMG_3645.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313920825774548466" border="0" /></a><br />What are these, anyway?<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1873210333738698555-4081112241849450172?l=balconiesandfireescapes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Anne-tastichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17137998587405993444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873210333738698555.post-85842725393553928362009-03-12T14:02:00.000-07:002009-03-12T11:02:51.147-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/Sa9WC0nj-tI/AAAAAAAAA-0/ZW8s6iKgO8Y/s1600-h/IMG_2874.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/Sa9WC0nj-tI/AAAAAAAAA-0/ZW8s6iKgO8Y/s320/IMG_2874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309557092177410770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SblNx0vkSsI/AAAAAAAABAI/t-1rdTNpeIM/s1600-h/IMG_2908.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SblNx0vkSsI/AAAAAAAABAI/t-1rdTNpeIM/s320/IMG_2908.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312362753827293890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SblMV_IpEBI/AAAAAAAABAA/ZiRWrpUbA-Y/s1600-h/IMG_2894.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SblMV_IpEBI/AAAAAAAABAA/ZiRWrpUbA-Y/s320/IMG_2894.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312361176068853778" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1873210333738698555-8584272539355392836?l=balconiesandfireescapes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>juliacsmithnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873210333738698555.post-64621860088595018132009-03-10T11:58:00.000-07:002009-03-10T12:23:58.569-07:00One morning last week, I was inspired to try to photo-document my whole day and do a (fascinating!) "day in the life" entry. The cubicled reality of my daily existence kind of killed the inspiration, but here are some things I saw while it lasted!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/Sba5mIYXWlI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WC9uU9x4gjk/s1600-h/IMG_3599.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/Sba5mIYXWlI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WC9uU9x4gjk/s320/IMG_3599.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311636875265923666" border="0" /></a>subte socks<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/Sba5wuGPYEI/AAAAAAAAAEA/CZb2Kpl0WX0/s1600-h/IMG_3597.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/Sba5wuGPYEI/AAAAAAAAAEA/CZb2Kpl0WX0/s320/IMG_3597.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311637057189142594" border="0" /></a>yum!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/Sba5_gJr8HI/AAAAAAAAAEI/UxSN_OX8tyc/s1600-h/IMG_3595.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/Sba5_gJr8HI/AAAAAAAAAEI/UxSN_OX8tyc/s320/IMG_3595.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311637311143538802" border="0" /></a>om</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1873210333738698555-6462186008859501813?l=balconiesandfireescapes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Anne-tastichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17137998587405993444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873210333738698555.post-53434383651430750522009-03-04T19:57:00.000-08:002009-03-04T20:40:21.772-08:00February 11: For <a href="http://newsite.vday.org/">VDAY</a>, I went and heard Eve Ensler and Dr. Denis Mukwege speak about the <a href="http://spinthetruth.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/rape-is-cheap-eve-ensler-vday-and-violence-against-women-and-girls-in-drc/">crisis</a> facing women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/Sa9PN8hK-NI/AAAAAAAAA-U/DC-GSmZwRlY/s1600-h/IMG_2812.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/Sa9PN8hK-NI/AAAAAAAAA-U/DC-GSmZwRlY/s320/IMG_2812.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309549586695256274" border="0" /></a><br />February 12: <a href="http://everybodysinvited.wordpress.com/">Hannah</a> made cupcakes for Darwin Day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/Sa9RWSQEaQI/AAAAAAAAA-c/j-hHPfNqqwo/s1600-h/IMG_2817.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/Sa9RWSQEaQI/AAAAAAAAA-c/j-hHPfNqqwo/s320/IMG_2817.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309551928991312130" border="0" /></a><br />February 14: I had a Valentine's date with not one but <span style="font-style: italic;">eight</span> of New Jersey's finest bachelors.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/Sa9SnAhOhoI/AAAAAAAAA-k/3opBIEu7cUQ/s1600-h/IMG_2851.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/Sa9SnAhOhoI/AAAAAAAAA-k/3opBIEu7cUQ/s320/IMG_2851.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309553315800843906" border="0" /></a><br />February 15 (bonus) (unofficial): Unlimited Sushi Day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/Sa9UOi-icEI/AAAAAAAAA-s/Mqxz6rThTVI/s1600-h/IMG_2868.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/Sa9UOi-icEI/AAAAAAAAA-s/Mqxz6rThTVI/s320/IMG_2868.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309555094577115202" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1873210333738698555-5343438365143075052?l=balconiesandfireescapes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>juliacsmithnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873210333738698555.post-72206436098201800022009-03-02T11:43:00.000-08:002009-03-02T12:02:17.942-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/Saw5eiuJHsI/AAAAAAAAADo/PNX3PqQGfAw/s1600-h/IMG_3569.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/Saw5eiuJHsI/AAAAAAAAADo/PNX3PqQGfAw/s320/IMG_3569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308681257642172098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/Saw5r0C6s-I/AAAAAAAAADw/mtIRUw-HUkE/s1600-h/IMG_3567.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/Saw5r0C6s-I/AAAAAAAAADw/mtIRUw-HUkE/s320/IMG_3567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308681485631009762" border="0" /></a><br />Drink = Limonmenta, frozen mint lemonade. Divino.<br />Book= Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1873210333738698555-7220643609820180002?l=balconiesandfireescapes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Anne-tastichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17137998587405993444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873210333738698555.post-48530209316534560542009-02-19T07:26:00.000-08:002009-02-19T07:40:35.867-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SZ16-K8BbrI/AAAAAAAAA80/MsN7h1V7oR8/s1600-h/IMG0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SZ16-K8BbrI/AAAAAAAAA80/MsN7h1V7oR8/s320/IMG0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304531144618897074" border="0" /></a>Ditmars Blvd, a few blocks from my apartment.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SZ16XPyOy9I/AAAAAAAAA8s/i5XFiaE1JwI/s1600-h/IMG0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SZ16XPyOy9I/AAAAAAAAA8s/i5XFiaE1JwI/s320/IMG0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304530475905108946" border="0" /></a><br />Astoria Bagel Shop &amp; Deli.<br /><br />Anne, remember when we had bagels before you left, and you schooled me in true New York bagel consumption? I think I've finally committed to memory Lesson #1: You look like an amateur if you ask for it toasted. The bagel should be fresh enough that it's still hot.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1873210333738698555-4853020931653456054?l=balconiesandfireescapes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>juliacsmithnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873210333738698555.post-60395171471253143182009-02-17T09:51:00.000-08:002009-02-18T05:37:27.559-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SZsHNHhYIGI/AAAAAAAAACw/k89_18AEQ1s/s1600-h/IMG_3487.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SZsHNHhYIGI/AAAAAAAAACw/k89_18AEQ1s/s320/IMG_3487.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303840908097626210" border="0" /></a><br />A couple of weeks ago I spent the weekend in a small city called Rosario, with Elise and her friends Nick and Min Jee, who were in town from New York. We had planned to spend the weekend relaxing on one of the beaches along the Río Paraná, but the weather had other plans.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SZsLfxI41ZI/AAAAAAAAADI/5Okili9Q7ew/s1600-h/IMG_3481.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SZsLfxI41ZI/AAAAAAAAADI/5Okili9Q7ew/s320/IMG_3481.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303845626553357714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SZsKoD_iV9I/AAAAAAAAADA/OT53kViKA4Y/s1600-h/IMG_3469.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SZsKoD_iV9I/AAAAAAAAADA/OT53kViKA4Y/s320/IMG_3469.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303844669541734354" border="0" /></a><br />On Sunday the sun came out. Below, proof we made it to the beach, albeit briefly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SZr9v00rYII/AAAAAAAAACg/ZPNBo-0qoAo/s1600-h/IMG_3491.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SZr9v00rYII/AAAAAAAAACg/ZPNBo-0qoAo/s320/IMG_3491.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303830509257449602" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1873210333738698555-6039517147125314318?l=balconiesandfireescapes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Anne-tastichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17137998587405993444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873210333738698555.post-34805644035110887952009-02-16T19:28:00.000-08:002009-02-16T19:39:31.886-08:00Hannah and I went on a scavenger hunt at the Museum of Natural History.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SZovQhu5qdI/AAAAAAAAA6c/1euCWgJ-h2A/s1600-h/IMG0010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SZovQhu5qdI/AAAAAAAAA6c/1euCWgJ-h2A/s320/IMG0010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303603472161679826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SZovgNhXi4I/AAAAAAAAA6k/Jv9oWSs1B4A/s1600-h/IMG0012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SZovgNhXi4I/AAAAAAAAA6k/Jv9oWSs1B4A/s320/IMG0012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303603741614115714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SZov3R5k_yI/AAAAAAAAA6s/lS37Jlx3aKg/s1600-h/IMG0008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SZov3R5k_yI/AAAAAAAAA6s/lS37Jlx3aKg/s320/IMG0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303604137926393634" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1873210333738698555-3480564403511088795?l=balconiesandfireescapes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>juliacsmithnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873210333738698555.post-29925127816959080272009-02-06T04:44:00.000-08:002009-02-10T09:56:07.027-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SYwxIR3CPvI/AAAAAAAAACI/ilpsfEyamZc/s1600-h/IMG_3442.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SYwxIR3CPvI/AAAAAAAAACI/ilpsfEyamZc/s320/IMG_3442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299664879811182322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I moved in to my fully furnished apartment to find the kitchen lacking in some essential items (i.e. pot lids.) However, I have a juicer! Fresh squeezed OJ is a good way to start the day.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1873210333738698555-2992512781695908027?l=balconiesandfireescapes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Anne-tastichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17137998587405993444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873210333738698555.post-54358836088760527982009-02-04T19:01:00.000-08:002009-02-10T09:57:31.773-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcsupersmith/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 133px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SZDzpLbqCDI/AAAAAAAAA6M/KEJ-JPc6W3U/s400/dip+take+two.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301004650184050738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:arial;" >I still can't quite believe everything that happened in Washington, DC during the weekend of President Obama's inauguration. During an interfaith "MLK Shabbat" on Friday, Jan 16, the speaker told a weepy, cheering crowd to celebrate this victory all weekend, yes, but to think of this "not as the beginning of the end of all our hard work, but rather, the end of the beginning."</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;" >My camera broke on Sunday night, after my best friend's wedding (l) and the concert on the Mall (r), but before (among other things) a Ludacris/Nelly concert, the actual swearing in, and the balls. I managed to collect the images I do have into a couple of albums: one for the </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcsupersmith/sets/72157613521846022/">wedding</a><span style=";font-family:arial;" >, and one documenting the rest of the </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcsupersmith/sets/72157613516962378/">hullabaloo</a><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1873210333738698555-5435883608876052798?l=balconiesandfireescapes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>juliacsmithnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873210333738698555.post-55354677229198846782009-02-02T11:59:00.000-08:002009-02-10T10:19:43.027-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SYdR1SrMMbI/AAAAAAAAACA/K1DLcuLX4Yo/s1600-h/3238852469_be22ff3f3a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SYdR1SrMMbI/AAAAAAAAACA/K1DLcuLX4Yo/s320/3238852469_be22ff3f3a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298293462612586930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-family:arial;">the view from my balcony</span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1873210333738698555-5535467722919884678?l=balconiesandfireescapes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Anne-tastichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17137998587405993444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873210333738698555.post-8053335876885713542009-02-01T17:30:00.000-08:002009-02-09T11:44:22.771-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SYpgcvQLE5I/AAAAAAAAA5I/5iJt6FU1Us8/s1600-h/DSC_0013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SYpgcvQLE5I/AAAAAAAAA5I/5iJt6FU1Us8/s320/DSC_0013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299153958391714706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SYpg6SzBRBI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/fUwldu8NpMo/s1600-h/DSC_0002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o2dEyKFnAbg/SYpg6SzBRBI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/fUwldu8NpMo/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299154466149319698" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1873210333738698555-805333587688571354?l=balconiesandfireescapes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>juliacsmithnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873210333738698555.post-73786297974748414252009-01-30T11:54:00.000-08:002009-02-06T05:27:07.724-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SYNbNrCbbFI/AAAAAAAAABw/YmiEYVhXveU/s1600-h/dontsmoke.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 357px; height: 238px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vem4n87SS6E/SYNbNrCbbFI/AAAAAAAAABw/YmiEYVhXveU/s320/dontsmoke.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297177877167172690" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1873210333738698555-7378629797474841425?l=balconiesandfireescapes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Anne-tastichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17137998587405993444noreply@blogger.com0