Hue’s post on the Chihuly exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco motivated me to edit more photos from my visit. I’ve added 12 new ones to my Flickr set.
can a night owl become a morning person?
I have loved every minute of having J home again — except when he woke me up at 6 AM because he was getting ready to go into work.
“We should really become morning people,” he said. “You get so much more done when you wake up early.”
“Uggggg,” I mumbled in response.
This summer, living alone and working from home, my average wake-up time was 10:30 AM. That’s because I usually wouldn’t climb into bed until way after midnight. I’m a night owl. Or part vampire. I feel the most creative when the moon is out. The past two months, it became habit for me to start writing the next day’s blog posts around 11 PM, and I’d stay up until I was satisfied with my work. And since I get a charge out of writing… well, I was usually up for a loooong time.
That’s not to say that I haven’t dreamed about what it’d be like to workout, shower, eat breakfast and read the entire NY Times before 8 AM. Heck, maybe I’d even get in a little bit of the Today Show before Hoda’s and Kathie Lee’s unwatchable hour.
Of course, living in Omaha, my dream would be even harder to make a reality. Most companies, including my previous one, open their doors at 8 AM rather than the more respectable 9 AM. Again, “Uggggg.”
So, is it possible for a night owl to reprogram herself into a morning person? More importantly, do I really want to start going to bed at 10 PM?
PS – Where can I get that nightlight?
(image via flickr)
congratulations, shawn
Congratulations to Shawn Johnson for winning gold on the balance beam. While she may not be as graceful on the beam as Nastia, her routine was rock solid and athletic. Truth be told, I was getting sick of Nastia winning everything, anyway. Shawn deserved her chance to shine, and yesterday’s event final was it.
Shawn, you’ve done Hy-Vee proud.
And now that swimming and gymnastics are over, I can finally start getting to bed earlier.
(images via New York Times)
getting creative with your mistakes
Check out my new CraftStylish post here.
gold, jade and shiny
Since Michael Phelps won his first gold at these Olympics, I’ve been curious about the material and weight of the medals. Are they solid? Plated? How much are they each worth?
I found many of the answers to my questions here (via Pret a Voyager). I had no idea that the reverse side of the Beijing Olympic medals are inlaid with jade. Did you?
The medals are 70mm in diameter and 6mm in thickness. On their obverse side, the medals adopt the standard design prescribed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) — a drawing that represents the winged goddess of victory Nike and Panathinaikos Arena, while on their reverse side, the medals are inlaid with jade with the Beijing Games emblem engraved in the metal centerpiece.
Noble and elegant, the medals are a blending of traditional Chinese culture and the Olympism. It gives the winners of the Games great honor and acclamation as recognition of their achievement.
The IOC has strict stipulation on the Olympic medals’ material, identification, weight, size and drawing. The medals for the champion and the runner-up are made of pure silver, and the champion’s medal must be plated with gold weighing not less than six grams each. For the first time jade is used for the Olympic medals. The design not only meets the IOC requirements, but also expresses praise and honor that the Chinese people cherish for the Olympic Spirit and the Olympic athletes.
(image source)
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