Anyway, I have some more lengthy blog updates for later this week, but until then, I'm quite content to keep looking at this photo and think about summer :-)
Photo from ffffound
Showing posts with label upper peninsula. Show all posts
Showing posts with label upper peninsula. Show all posts
Monday, June 01, 2009
Giugno! (June!)
I can't believe it's June already.. Should I mention that the heat was on in my house this morning? Yeah, that's crazy. Dear UP, when will you finally warm up? I suppose I can't complain too much because we've been able to enjoy the sun SOME days, just not nearly enough...
Anyway, I have some more lengthy blog updates for later this week, but until then, I'm quite content to keep looking at this photo and think about summer :-)
Photo from ffffound
Anyway, I have some more lengthy blog updates for later this week, but until then, I'm quite content to keep looking at this photo and think about summer :-)
Photo from ffffound
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Day 2--Snow on April 21
Yesterday I was unhappy, today I am dismayed. Seriously? AND it won't even stop snowing long enough to walk to and from buildings to cars and vice versa. I feel like Paddington Bear in a brown rain slicker -- but I wish it was yellow!
AND there is a winter storm warming in effect until 5pm.
According to the National Weather Service Office in Marquette, this is a new record for the area. On April 20th in 1982, 10.6 inches of snow fell. Yesterday we recorded 12.2. Go Team?
AND there is a winter storm warming in effect until 5pm.
According to the National Weather Service Office in Marquette, this is a new record for the area. On April 20th in 1982, 10.6 inches of snow fell. Yesterday we recorded 12.2. Go Team?
Monday, April 20, 2009
Today on campus...
I woke up this morning to this view outside my backdoor. Yes, I was a bit surprised, slightly saddened, and ultimately hoping I was still asleep. On Friday the temperature was 70 degrees and the sun seemed to be here to stay, but alas, we were punked.
The most interesting part of this snowy dusting, was walking on campus this morning. I got here at a time when most students were in their first class but there were still a few meandering about on the sidewalks. I noted, no one walked in a group and there was that all too familiar silence that snow seems to bring. Since we are a friendly community, I noticed that everyone I passed made eye contact with me, but no one muttered "hello," or "good morning." The look seemed to be somber disbelief... and that, my friends, was the mood on campus this morning..
The most interesting part of this snowy dusting, was walking on campus this morning. I got here at a time when most students were in their first class but there were still a few meandering about on the sidewalks. I noted, no one walked in a group and there was that all too familiar silence that snow seems to bring. Since we are a friendly community, I noticed that everyone I passed made eye contact with me, but no one muttered "hello," or "good morning." The look seemed to be somber disbelief... and that, my friends, was the mood on campus this morning..
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Tweetup, noun: A physical meeting for online users of Twitter
So recently I've been getting some flak from friends and people who don't understand my new obsession, twitter.
Twitter is a new-ish social networking, micro-blogging application. It allows you to make posts (160 characters or less) about your thoughts, interesting links, etc. People can "follow you" which means they can see when you post new things and you can choose whether or not to follow them back.
This "no-follow-required" system has its pluses and minuses but I have found it useful because I can follow CEOs of companies, big name marketers, magazines that I'm interested in, etc. And then I receive information about what they are doing, how they are doing it, and what their thoughts are on x, y, and z.
I post about graphic design findings, marketing/branding articles, greg's pictures, seo tips, etc. I tend to follow people with the same interests.
This weekend we had a meeting of fellow tweeters, the tweetup pictures associated with this post. A few people that I've already known about on twitter were there and I also had the opportunity to meet new people. It was a great time for social interaction and meeting people with the same interests as you is always entertaining. I would definitely do it again.
If you aren't on twitter and you would like to be, you can ask me any questions about it and definitely consider following me!
Twitter is a new-ish social networking, micro-blogging application. It allows you to make posts (160 characters or less) about your thoughts, interesting links, etc. People can "follow you" which means they can see when you post new things and you can choose whether or not to follow them back.
This "no-follow-required" system has its pluses and minuses but I have found it useful because I can follow CEOs of companies, big name marketers, magazines that I'm interested in, etc. And then I receive information about what they are doing, how they are doing it, and what their thoughts are on x, y, and z.
I post about graphic design findings, marketing/branding articles, greg's pictures, seo tips, etc. I tend to follow people with the same interests.
This weekend we had a meeting of fellow tweeters, the tweetup pictures associated with this post. A few people that I've already known about on twitter were there and I also had the opportunity to meet new people. It was a great time for social interaction and meeting people with the same interests as you is always entertaining. I would definitely do it again.
If you aren't on twitter and you would like to be, you can ask me any questions about it and definitely consider following me!
Friday, February 06, 2009
Three layers of yummyness!
The Irish Times in Laurium, Michigan is a fine establishment of refined taste and Irish mayhem. Sydney and Michael are in town for Winter Carnival so we stopped by after enjoying a fine Mexican dinner at Carmelita's. Sydney used to work at The Irish Times and a reunion of sorts ensued.
The establishment itself is tastefully decorated and the bar that you can see in the picture is artwork itself, done by a local artist. The artist also painted one of the walls and added the most interesting brick-like texture that appeared to "come out of" the paint. It's hard to describe but it appeared as if the wall was brick and just had a few spots left untouched. A very cool effect.
We spoke with the owner "McCormak" who came over from Ireland ages ago and told us about his Irish ancestry.
Overall, the night was great!
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