The day of Mon

I'm pretty sure I looked like a penguin this morning walking to work on the icy sidewalks with my mittens. You might be able to picture this too. Here's a cool photo of a picnic table.

Song of the morning: Get well soon  by Elaine

Listen, watch, and laugh here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUd8Qs_DAZ0

The only good thing about being sick is remembering how good you had it yesterday.

I ventured out to get some lunch and saw this cool balloon. I love when they are at this hovering stage, not enough helium to make it to the ceiling but just enough to stay afloat. Just hanging out, being a cool balloon.

Song of the morning: Australia by The Shins

http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Australia/2Ha3F5?src=5

Boldering for Birthdays

Happy Birthday Lauren!

Say hello to Lauren's cat Ozzie. I don't even like cats but this one is ok in my book, thanks to his dog-like attitude.

Song of the day: Do You Realize by The Flaming Lips

http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Do+You+Realize+album+Version+/2vlSsH?src=5

Watch out Wagner's, here I come!

What a way to start my drive home. Freezing rain on my car. Boo.

Dangit

Song of the day: Fans  by: Kings of Leon

Listen here: http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Fans/2OvDfu?src=5

Happy Birthday Mater!

This isn't a very meaningful picture, I just though these oil and vinegar cruets were cool.

Today's song isn't meaningful either, but I like it anyway: A Million Ways by OK Go

http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/A+Million+Ways/2zHAOq?src=5

The perfect compliment to my morning snooze session is always the snowblower right outside my bedroom window.

"There you go, having fun at work again."  As I run in circles around this tree to create a pattern with my footprints, while we are on a meter collection route. This is the life.

Song of the day: I'm Alright  by: Holy Water Buffalo

Watch and Listen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNTslkjtYL4

Haircut day

If I could cut my own hair, I would.

Song of the night: Little Red Corvette  by: Prince

Listen here: http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Little+Red+Corvette/2Y0nVa?src=5

How much peanut butter is too much?

Trick question - there is no such thing as too much peanut butter.

Dance to this one: Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Michael Bublé

http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Thing+Called+Love/1MSfmh?src=5

1.5 hours late for work? There's still time for breakfast.

I love these little breakfast carts in the city. I used to walk by them every day, now I only do when something goes wrong on my commute like today. $2 for a large coffee and a bagel. Not bad.

Song of the day: Is It Any Wonder by Keane

Http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Is+It+Any+Wonder/3a7GJ2?src=5

It's a brisk but beautiful morning here in Iowa.

February 24th just seemed like a great day to start riding my bike to work again.

  Song for this morning: Wake Me Up Before You Go Go  by: Wham!
Listen here: http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Wake+Me+Up+Before+You+Go+Go/3y3TVG?src=5

Yep, another day.

I do this 5 days a week, or 4 or 3....depends on how Mark and I feel. But the weather could always be worse, so that makes things better.

Song of the day: Cold Hard Bitch  by: JET

Listen here: http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Cold+Hard+Bitch/2z8GwD?src=5

You gotta accentuate the positives.

Positive messages for school kids in our dodgeball gym.

Song of the day: Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap

http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Sweet+Disposition/2uLGck?src=5

If I had a nickel........

This has become my favorite lunch. Nom nom nom.

Song of the day: Big Jumps  by: Emiliana Torrini

Listen here: http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Big+Jumps/2yOAAB?src=5

Thank you Mr President(s) for the day off.

This is how I spent my day, making myself sick with awesome greasy hamburgers. This place is pretty awesome, especially because it is virtually unchanged since its introduction in the 1937 World's Fair.

White Manna Hamburgers, Hackensack, NJ

I'm pretty sure I already know you like my song of the day, Victoria. I hope you enjoy hearing it again: Naked As We Came by Iron & Wine

http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Naked+As+We+Came/2v4Yj5?src=5

It was a run by fruiting!

This is among the most pathetic fruit bowls I've ever seen: an apple, three lemons, and an onion. At least Giuseppe won't get scurvy...

Song of the day: Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash

http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Ring+Of+Fire/2Uk2WL?src=5

Going to the beach or going to the gym?

Home gym.

Song of the day: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough  by: Michael Jackson

Listen and dance here: http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Don+t+Stop+til+You+Get+Enough/3a1zYO?src=5

Moving day for Jon

I love the character of old buildings and apartments.  I found this embedded in the window frame of his 100 year old kitchen:

"Bless my little kitchen Lord and warm it with your love"

Song of the day: Moth's Wings by Passion Pit

http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Moth+s+Wings/2NUrD0?src=5

Nothing holds a candle to the birthday boy...

...except for the birthday boy himself. Happy Birthday Giuseppe!

Song of the day is a blast from the past: Zoot Suit Riot by Cherry Poppin' Candies

http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Zoot+Suit+Riot/2z4pRD?src=5

Next song...next..next song!

Roses. My best friend showed up at my apartment and the night got a whole lot better.

Song of the day: Banana Phone  by: Raffi

Listen here: http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Banana+Phone/mbNxh?src=5

A day is a day is a day.

The winter is melting away. Is this for good? Probably not, but it really feels like spring. I love the snow, but change is good too.

Song of the day: My Name Is Jonas by Weezer

http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/My+Name+Is+Jonas/RJb1S?src=5

Day: ....something, yeah. It's a new day!

The night before the Snow Moon, doing my taxes and going to a movie by myself.

Things are good.

Also, I haven't unpacked yet, except for a pair of socks.

My song of the day: Where Is My Mind?  by: Pixies

Listen here: http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Where+Is+My+Mind+/1PtjhG?src=5

Day 39: A few days late, but we have a good excuse

On our way out of civilization! This is just the start of some awesome scenery on the drive to the Adirondacks.

Song for the day (which we heard a thousand times while driving): My Body by Young The Giant

linkster: http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/My+Body/3gjgNC?src=5

Day 38: Almost forgot you, Nalgene bottle #2.

Now get in there, along with just about everything else I own.

Song of the day: Airplanes by Local Natives

http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Airplanes/2CpC07?src=5

Day 38: Headache and fever and I can't find the playing cards. Dangit.

Oh Little Mailbox.....you're always empty.

Song of the day: The Dog Days are Over  by: Florence & The Machine

Listen here:  http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Dog+Days+Are+Over/21kxso?src=5

The definition of being snowed-in.

One cold ass at the bus stop. (The ass being mine)

Song of the day: Plasticities  by: Andrew Bird

Listen here: http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Plasticities/2vqRKp?src=5

Day 37: How long are we going for? A week?

Ok ok I'm not really bringing all this camping. This might be why they say not to go to the grocery store when you are hungry though...

Song of the day: Internet Killed The Video Star by The Limousines

http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Internet+Killed+The+Video+Star+explicit+/36czfQ?src=5

At what temperature do boogers freeze?

We landed on the moon!!!!   (Legos+excellent drawing skills+photography=awesome.)

Song of the day: Captain Planet  by Admiral Ink

Listen and reminisce here: http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Captain+Planet/3nAMLd?src=5

Day 36: Call my bluff.

Oh wait, you're actually calling? Yeah I've got nothing. Crap.

Song of the day is a fun one: Boy by Ra Ra Riot

http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Boy/3nq45F?src=5

Day 35: A lovely face for a lovely day

Smile for the camera....well, that will have to do.

Song of the day: Hummer  by: Foals  (chosen only for the name of the song)

Listen here: http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Hummer/2y1i3X?src=5

Day 35: Make Fun Of Life

Gorgeous shot - and check out those guns!

Today's song is silly like today's picture: Bad Romance (4-handed guitar) by Lady Gaga [covered by Patrick Goblet and Donovan Kirkpatrick]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEKp0Yu-HqU&feature=player_embedded

Day 34: Pick a foot, any foot.....

I love massage therapy school.

Song of the day: The Fake Headlines  by: The New Pornographers

Listen here: http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/The+Fake+Headlines/3g2Cn?src=5

Day 34: Go My Favorite Sports Team!

Yeah, I don't care that its superbowl Sunday, except that I got to see this contraption:

For the serious cupcake transporter. Also, please note only a single remaining cookie-brownie in the background, which was quickly eaten.

Song of the day: Howlin' For You by The Black Keys

http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Howlin+For+You/2Ow1Mc?src=5

Day 33: Laundro-time

A different kind of sink photo and some really happy soap.

Song/video of the day: Google Chrome, Japan

Listen and watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHZFsJKlsuA&feature=related

Day 33: C is for Cookie-brownie bars

Don't exactly know what made me want to make this, just really did. Hope they come out as good as they look on the box.

Song of the day is one I hadn't heard in a long time:

Into the Ocean by Blue October

LISTEN: http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Into+The+Ocean/mfedr?src=5

Day 32: That's a hell of a lot of snow!

Taken on my drive home. We've resorted to dump trucks to haul away the snow here in Iowa City.

Song of the day: Gold Guns Girls  by Metric

Check, check check it out, here: http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Gold+Guns+Girls/2uvPYv?src=5

Day 32: Gettin' geared up...

...get excited! Horray gear!

What a long week and I'm glad its over. I actually talked to my mother tonight and then heard this song on the tv three times, so I think it fits for the song of the day:

Mama Said by The Shirelles

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQlImg2bm28

Day 31: ...If I hear you say that you're cold one more time.....

Coolest almost rotten banana ever. What did I do to make you want to die so quickly?

Song of the day: Past in Present  by: Feist

Listen here: http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Past+In+Present/29El34?src=5

Day 31: Abominable Snowman Here We Come

Kevin from Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) is kickass - thanks for all the great tips, I could almost keep up with you on my sticky notes. High-five for winter camping and getting geared up.

Today's song is perfect for this blog: 1000 Miles Per Hour by OK Go

Click Me! http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/1000+Miles+Per+Hour/2AvKCC?src=5

Day 30: Happy Groundhog Day!

Attack of the killer pastacyclops! Ok that doesn't flow as well as pastasaurus does, but nevertheless not a single bowtie was spared.

In honor of Groundhog Day, the song of the day should be I Got You Babe (from the movie). But its not. It's Wake Up by Arcade Fire.

Enjoy! http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Wake+Up/2quphk?src=5

Day 30: Snow Boot?

I'm sorry car, you're not going anywhere.

Song of the day: Groundhog  by: Jack Reedy and His Walker Mountain String Band

Listen here ;)http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Groundhog/3psJio?src=5 : 

Day 29: February fool's day

Ok that's not a real thing, but why do we only have one of those a year?

Here's one of the best things about a cold winter night.

Song of the day: Penny On The Train Track by Ben Kweller

http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Penny+On+The+Train+Track/2uj4Nv?src=5

Day 29: Snow Day!!! Today and tomorrow!!!

Nom nom nom!!!

Here comes the Pastasaurous!

Song of the day: Hang Me Up to Dry  by: Cold War Kids

Listen here: http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Hang+Me+Up+To+Dry/1l7wOs?src=5