http://www.amy-goodman.com dot com Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:46:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In case you missed the excitement at the Division Street Fair today -- here are a few highlights! http://www.amy-goodman.com/2010/07/division-street-fair-parade/ Started playing around with the Google Maps API this weekend which seemed a bit daunting until a coworker pointed me in the direction of the "static maps API." For those of you who can decipher what these markers refer to...isn't it funny how it's turned into something of a starburst ... http://www.amy-goodman.com/2010/06/map/ I almost never bake, and this was quite an undertaking for me. This will probably be a first and a last for me with this recipe -- but they did turn out good (how can you go wrong with all of that butter, sugar and chocolate?). You'll see how ridiculously decadent ... http://www.amy-goodman.com/2010/04/salted-caramel-swirl-brownies/ A friend was mentioning the other day one of the advantages of having actual prints is accidentally running across old pictures, whereas with digital images, you have to go looking for them. I agree -- it's easy to lose track and forget about old images, which ... http://www.amy-goodman.com/2010/03/randomly-rediscovered-snapshots/ Zoe's in the ICU. The house is hollow and empty without her and my heart is breaking. I'm really hoping she gets to come home soon. The images below are a handful of snapshots taken on our walks over the years. [flickr album=72157623523153434 num=120 size=Square] http://www.amy-goodman.com/2010/03/sweet-puppy/ This morning I was looking back at some video I took last year at the World Cup Dressage & Show Jumping last year in Las Vegas and I wanted to share. [flickr album=72157623540450062 num=42 size=Square] http://www.amy-goodman.com/2010/03/world-cup-dressage/ “My barn having burned to the ground, I can now see the moon.” “I'm standing on the moon, with nothing left to do, with a lonely view of heaven, but I'd rather be with you.” “The moon, like a flower In heaven's high bower, With silent delight Sits and smiles ... http://www.amy-goodman.com/2010/02/trying-to-lasso-the-moon/ Every year in February we get a nice break from winter with a burst of sunshine and warm temperatures. Yesterday, Shannon and I went for a walk around town; first to Stumptown Coffee, then through Laurelhurst Park, a stop at Staccato Gelato and then some smelling and shopping at The ... http://www.amy-goodman.com/2010/02/spring-teaser/ http://www.amy-goodman.com/2009/12/year-in-review2009/ After the first time with a live model in drawing class a few weeks ago, I felt beat-up, demoralized, and completely ridiculous. I was a little worried that I would have a similar experience tonight when I heard we had another live model ... but ... I kind ... http://www.amy-goodman.com/2009/12/last-night-of-drawing-class/