No, actually blogging is NOT on Tourism Vancouver’s 100 Days of Summer fun guide, although it should be – I’m having a BLAST! Okay, well I don’t have enough energy for full “blast” status right now… how about a hoot? Yes, I’m having a hoot.

July 30 – Cypress – Picnic in Cypress Provincial Park and enjoy the views of Vancouver, Mount Baker, the Gulf Islands, and Vancouver Island.

Photo credit: Mussels on Flickr – View from the top of Cypress Mtn Park

That’s a superb idea, I’ve never been to Cypress when it wasn’t snow-covered. 3,012 hectares for anything from hiking to a leisurely stroll. Being up there right now seems so appealing, maybe it’s because I haven’t left the house since 11 yesterday morning, that’s right…. yesterday hehe.

(Shout out to Travis Smith for the linkage and to Homemom3, OpenUp and Hummingbird604 – this is the home stretch!)

Blogathon: Post #47

I’m just scooping this right from John’s blog because he played it a little while ago and I can’t get it out of my head. It’s educational. Very educational.

In case you’re unfamiliar with the band, They Might be Giants, you may recognize their song stylings from Tiny Toon Adventures‘ “Particle Man” and “Istanbul (not Constantinople)“. Man, that was a fun show. But more recently, they sing the Malcolm in the Middle theme as well.

Blogathon: Post #46

Alanah sent this over to me. I’ve seen a couple makeup transformations before, including the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty mini-movie but this one’s just fun AND it comes with an animated .gif!

It’s time for the big reveal for our unretouched cover-image contest, and, well, our winner is the July cover of Redbook, on which country singer Faith Hill (and, on a separate cover, her hubby Tim McGraw) appeared as beautiful and accessible-seeming as usual…[Jezebel.com]

…[Here is] a point-by-point annotation (read: close-ups!) of just what Redbook editors/art directors found so abhorrent about an already-above-average 39-year-old country music star and mom to three that they had to retouch her into something more befitting the cover of Cosmopolitan. [Jezebel]

I find myself mesmerized by this, I keep looking at it… it won’t stop. She looks normal, then she looks plastic. Then she looks normal… no wonder women have issues with their body image. There’s no personal in-home ‘photoshop’ kit you can apply to your body in the morning before work. If there is, please let me know, but until then – things like this are just kinda wrong.

Blogathon: Post #45 – Sponsor me to keep going for the Surrey Food Bank

Ok, I’m not a racing or car knowing person at all, but these guys and gals (yes, gals!) were punching it up to 231 MPH in 6.5 seconds! Holy crap that’s fast!

What’s really rattling is to see someone nearly lose control out of the start. That even freaked my out a little bit. The light would go green, then the car would bolt off. 200 feet, hard swerve to the right, let up on the gas, quick pull to the left, correct it, and keep going. Of course, this was all happening in split seconds. I could never do this.

I also reeked of exhaust fumes when I got home. This is was working radio remotes can be like sometimes, and thankfully I remembered my earplugs.

Blogathon: Post #44

iChat with Duane:

duane: corinna gave me a big hug when I left last night
duane: I like hugs
duane: you and john don’t hug me
rebecca: im not a huge hugger… it just reminds me of high school girls that are fake and would hug their friends with 1 arm at lunch.. and after school… and before school. like what’s with that

duane: tell john I want a hug
rebecca: okay, but we see you all the time, is it necessary?
rebecca: john wants to know if you want a butt grab too
duane: yeah
duane: I’m just bugging you guys
duane: but john owes me a hug
rebecca: fine.

That’s is kinda how I feel right now, but I’m going to throw this one out to Duane, special little bit of 3am madness.

rebecca: john says bring HIM red bull
duane: for a hug

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