A year (or more) in the life

This is amazing

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:24:53 GMT

Man paints walls a cream color, then decorates with $10 worth of Sharpies.

http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/532854.html

I could look at this all day.

Look what someone from Alabama can do..

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:18:04 GMT

http://www.sanfranmag.com/content/mona-brooks-photo-blog

Click previous to see a few more pictures. This photographer is my friend, Mona, from high school. We're having lunch tomorrow. I'm so proud of her! She had unbelievable access at the DNC and it shows in these pictures.

exploding whale

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:58:43 GMT

Nothing says fun like an exploding whale.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_t44siFyb4

The story behind the video can be found here:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/02/04/ntm.exploding.whale.cnn

ha, ha

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 18:14:02 GMT

we have heat!

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:36:28 GMT

I cannot recommend enough:

Cronen Plumbing & Heating
(303) 937-8369
2291 S Kalamath St
Denver, CO

We spoke to a tech named Terry, who did not want to come out to yet another emergency call. So he talked us through resetting the furnace, which worked! No charge! He told us this would have been a $500 charge if he'd come out. We have heat again!!!!

If you ever need heating, plumbing or A/C repair, don't hesitate to call them. Good karma goes a long way!

Vote for Cooper Green!

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:39:13 GMT

http://www.winanmri.com/

This is a legitimate contest where the winning hospital wins a new MRI machine. Cooper Green Hospital is the hospital in Birmingham, Alabama (my hometown) that takes everyone, regardless of their ability to pay. They DO NOT have an MRI machine and desperately need one. This would make a big difference in patient's lives.

I have a friend who works as a nurse in the ER at Cooper Green. The staff there struggles to provide the best care they can with extremely limited funds. Alabama is not a rich state, and Birmingham is definitely not a rich city. They get by with very little.

To vote, you need to watch the Cooper Green video all the way through. It's very cute (the staff is rapping/singing about their need for the MRI machine). You can vote once a day from any computer. You can vote through December 31st.

Who needs the Kwik-E-Marts? I do!!

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:11:07 GMT

Some 7-11's have been turned into Kwik-E-Marts to promote the upcoming Simpsons Movie. One is in Denver. Here is a link to a journal where someone took some pictures!

http://twenty-black.livejournal.com/106894.html

I'm going later this week. This is awesome!

There are only 12 Kwik-E-Marts around the country. To find one near you, go here:

http://www.7-eleven.com/kem.asp

this just confirms what I've thought for a long time

Tue, 08 May 2007 02:49:34 GMT

-- My thoughts - the kids should be followed for longer periods of time to see the rates of PTSD long-term.--

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/05/07/trauma.kids.reut/index.html

Childhood trauma widespread, study finds

CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- About two-thirds of U.S. children will go through a traumatic event in their childhood but few are likely to experience post-traumatic stress disorder, U.S. researchers said Monday.

The finding reveals a certain emotional resilience in children, but it also suggests that the way children process troubling experiences is different from adults, said William Copeland of Duke University Medical Center, whose study appeared in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

Copeland and colleagues conducted annual interviews with 1,420 kids at ages 9, 11, and 13 who were representative of the general U.S. population between 1993 and 2000.

By age 16, 68 percent of those studied had experienced at least one traumatic event, such as the violent death of a loved one, physical abuse by a relative, sexual abuse, fire, natural disaster or a serious accident.

"It was a little shocking to me that it was that high," Copeland said in a telephone interview.

Despite those numbers, he said few kids end up developing post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, which is characterized by reliving the trauma in some way, avoiding places associated with the trauma and feelings of irritability and being on edge.

About 13.4 percent of those who experienced a traumatic event developed some post-traumatic stress symptoms by age 16, but fewer than 0.5 percent met the criteria for the disorder.

But children exposed to trauma had nearly double the rates of other psychiatric disorders, such as depression, anxiety and conduct problems.

"What it says is kids do fine following trauma, but kids who have problems don't have the types of problems we think they are going to have," Copeland said.

In adults, PTSD usually occurs after a triggering event, such as war, rape, natural disaster or serious illness.

About 6.8 percent of U.S. residents will experience PTSD at some point, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Center for PTSD, which estimates 5.2 million U.S. adults have the disorder in any given year.

The most common at-risk group in adults are those serving in combat.

Copeland said the study suggests clinicians need to look at a wider range of symptoms when evaluating the effects of trauma in children.

"This may be more common than we thought, but it also seems like kids do OK after being exposed to trauma," he said.

"On the other hand, there's a wide range of things we need to keep our eyes on."

fuck this shit

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:30:38 GMT

Public post.

Michael and i broke up.

If you don't want to be my friend - defriend me.

I consider a friend someone who is concerned about my welfare. If this isn't you, go away.

Bye!

Damn right.

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:25:26 GMT

I read every night.

st patty's day

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:29:37 GMT

As someone with some Irish in me (thanks Mom!):

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

not really surprised - 'Scooter' Libby verdict

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:29:12 GMT

'Scooter' Libby found guilty on four of five counts.

I shot a man in Reno

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 22:06:32 GMT

And the comic can be found at:

http://xkcd.com/

pretty

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:33:44 GMT

https://www.mattermatters.com/search.asp?Mode=Product&ProductID=191

want.

so awesome

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:12:17 GMT

http://www.readymech.com/

I need a color printer...

This is so beautiful

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:07:15 GMT

Early this morning, either a meteor or some space junk came through the atmosphere around Colorado. Two of the local news channels caught it on video!

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/video/10669653/index.html

and

Click here for another video.

Borders

Thu, 28 Dec 2006 02:35:35 GMT

Borders is having a buy 3 get the 4th free DVDs sale. I bought:

Ghost World
Simpsons: Season 9
Castle in the Sky
Little Miss Sunshine

Michael got:

Memoirs of a Geisha
Sling Blade
Superman 2: The Donner Cut
Superman the animated series

For those who like anime, the Borders in Stapleton has a lot of good stuff.

This is cool

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 03:28:29 GMT

Want to turn a $3 pen into a $200 Mont Blanc pen?

http://www.instructables.com/id/EWAMSPFFCKEP2871N2/

This web site is so cool:

http://www.instructables.com/

friends cut

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 21:28:00 GMT

Many of you will understand why I've cut those that have been cut. It's something I decided to do last weekend.

Hey smoking friends

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:49:26 GMT

I just got this email from CU.

TO: Select CU Students

FROM: Psychology Department: Colorado Alcohol & Smoking Lab

SENDER: vyga.Kaufmann@Colorado.edu

DATE: 10/18/2006

SUBJECT: Cigarette Smokers: $60 for research participation!

To manage stress? To help you focus? To feel better? People smoke cigarettes
for different reasons and we want to learn more about it. Come participate in
our research study so that we can learn more about the different ways people
experience nicotine....and earn $60 for participating!
This is not a quit smoking study.

Call to hear more and to see if you can participate:
303-492-6900.

Contact: VRN Study Staff

If any of you are interested, give them a call. I have no other information other than what's in the email. Although this is legit and you will be paid.

Interests collage

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 03:31:28 GMT

Create your own! By ga_woo

Interesting blog

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 18:04:34 GMT

For those of you interested in the high country (coughStevencough), you might enjoy reading this blog:

http://runtrails.net/2006/july2.htm

It's a couple running the Colorado Trail. They've previously done the AT. They have some beautiful photos. Go back to see the beginning.

I found this while looking for personal experiences in Ouray.

Yum

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 23:15:57 GMT

Grey Goose and Ginger Beer make a fine drink!

Listen to this

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 00:22:44 GMT

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5613101

A photographer documents rural Alabama from 1961. He has an exhibit at the Smithsonian.

need yarn help

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 23:56:20 GMT

I've been searching the internet all day long, and I'm stuck.

I need to find someone that's selling Koigu KPM 2424 (taupe), 1239 (golden brown), 2332 (citron). I'm planning to make this:

http://www.interweavecrochet.com/2006/materials.asp#babette

I want to get back into creating. It makes me way more relaxed, and crocheting takes much less time. It's been a long time since I've seen something that pretty that's not knitting.