I had THE most wonderful time last week at the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque. I blogged all about it on our balloon site, Sonoran Star. Here are the pics from the photo gallery we put together. I’ve got a YouTube video coming, but I’ll probably wait until this weekend to start editing it. This was [...]
Since GoDaddy’s junked-out, crapola servers ate my blog post I just spent 30 minutes on, I’m now going to regurgitate the abridged version of the post I just lost. For my birthday this year, my wonderful husband bought me an iPad! 3G, 32gb of magically delicious Apple technology. Yeah, I’m a bit of a fangirl. [...]
Here’s tonight’s adventure in dining: Lebanese-inspired Lamb Wellington in a puff pastry with tzatziki sauce. Absolutely delicious, and fairly easy to make (after all the chopping and blending). ;) Lebanese-inspired Lamb Wellington, 4 servings, 8 pastries Lamb Filling 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 lb ground lamb 1 roma tomato, diced 4 green onions, diced 1 [...]
Every time we go somewhere and we see police, mall cops, or information guides on Segways, I always joke with Chuck about Operation: Grand Theft Segway. The only time I have illegal machinations is either in sushi bars (where I like to imagine doing a a smash-and-grab on the tako behind the glass and running [...]
testing something for work: stuff Vegas last weekend was fantastic. It was relaxing to have four days off in a row and not have to bring a computer (iPad doesn’t count). We ate like kings, and didn’t even get around to gambling even a penny. In “Old Vegas” you used to be able to toss [...]
This week I walked down the hall at work only to return to my desk where there was a box in my seat. I grabbed some scissors and opened it up and was thrilled to find a beautiful dozen roses sent to me from my wonderful husband. Red roses out of the blue — definitely [...]
Our German Shepherd gets a morning walk and an evening walk without fail, every single day. As a result, he’s the best behaved, easiest dog to handle. Chuck walks him in the mornings, I get the night shift. The walk is actually a great time to relax and live in the moment — something I [...]
I have recently realized that I am quite the little media consumer. Borrowing the iPad from work doesn’t help my cause, either. I have turned into a tech feed addict, always making sure I don’t miss the latest Mashable, Engadget, Gizmodo, or MacRumors post. I’m consuming far more than I’m creating. Time to tip the [...]
I absolutely love my iPhone 4 — it’s by far the best gadget I’ve ever owned. This past weekend I purchased a fantastic app called Camera+ and it has some amazing filters and borders to make your pics look great. The cloud pics were taken around 6:30am last Saturday when we were at the dog [...]
The Problem: When creating drop-down navigation, here’s a pro tip. Don’t add a tooltip! First of all, this navigation unnecessarily uses images as text for each of the main elements, while the sub-elements are all proper text. There is no valid reason for using images in this navigation scheme — in the end, everything is [...]
ASP.net UI/UX Developer by day, a million other hobbies by night. Attracted to shiny objects that need recharging. Passion for life, love, and sushi. Hot air ballooning, triathlon, running, hiking, books, dogs, graphic design and usability are just a few of my interests. Apple iPad/iPhone fangirl.