Lisa: rainy day

Nora, all kitted out in her rain gear. I think this is the last hurrah of the vampire "funny bink," too. My mom is throwing a party. Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayervar so = new SWFObject("http://www.db798.com/pictobrowser.swf", "PictoBrowser", "500", "500",...

Blake: One small step for man, a giant leap for Blakekind

Those who know me would not believe that I am actually blogging. But I think it is good for two reasons: First- If I am going to stay on top of technology and progression I should probably get over my...

Lisa: home improvement wishlist (the big one)

Since the motherboard on our furnace fried earlier this week and we unexpectedly had to get a completely new furnace installed, the items on my pre-baby house wishlist are seeming a bit more out of reach. So, I figure I...

Lisa: Tools of the Week

I consider myself fairly lipstick-impaired. During my formative years, the vast majority of my dress-up occasions involved playing the flute--an activity I cannot perform while wearing lipstick. It wasn't until I saw photos of myself singing with Voices as an...

Lisa: Glee, Gertie, and Grey Gardens

I hope the few of you who suffered through my long entry on vintage-y fashion aren't too sick of the subject. One page/idea just keeps leading me to another, and the internet is suddenly big and exciting again. 1) I...

Lisa: she said/she said

Arguments I have had with my daughter in the last week: Brains make you smart vs brains make you strong If we had another baby, would it be Nora's little brother, or Nora's son? Whether it's pirates or vampires that...

Lisa: happy birthday to me!

Blake planned an incredible Twilight birthday party for me with Sarah's help, complete with blood-red drinks, goody bags including glittery vamp-skin lotion, and a huge cake depicting a vampire/werewolf battle. Oh, and of course we saw the movie, which was...

Lisa: This is why we are married.

I admit it: I got sucked into the Twilight books AGAIN. I thought I was too good for that, but the new one is coming out in a few weeks and I couldn't fight it. (For the record, I have...

Lisa: headboard

The other day, I started vaguely considering a minor bedroom-revamping, and I priced some upholstered headboards online. That morphed into looking for instructions on making your own upholstered headboard, and then suddenly all the raw materials were at my house,...

Sarah: Sing, Sing a Song, Sing it Loud, Sing it Strong!

Our friend Jeremy wrote a song about us to the tune of "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid. Lisa declared it "a heartbreaking work of staggering genius." I would have to agree. Thanks, Jeremy! I want to be...

Sarah: Lately

Though you wouldn't know it from this blog, life has been somewhat interesting lately. Here's what I've been up to: Attending the Utah Democratic Legislative Gala with my parents. I pulled out my fanciest dress for the occasion. Afterwards I...

Lisa: a stake of truth

Blake: (Science talk) Lisa: ... Blake: Sorry for being a wonder killer. Lisa: You're like a non-wonder killer. You kill the wonder I wasn't even wondering about. Blake: I'm like a vampire slayer, but my stake is the truth! Lisa:...

Lisa: what to expect when you're expecting a vampire baby

Blake and I watched two episodes of Heroes last night, which brought up some very important issues that had to be resolved before we could go to sleep. 1. If you could have any mutant power, what power would you...

Lisa: two hearts that beat as one

Since Sarah and I are pretty much the same person, we've been sending each other text messages as mental notes to ourselves. Here's what we wanted to remember tonight: Add Fame and Rocky Horror Picture Show to the Netflix queue....

Sarah: Props

After making the unanimous decision among the group that props increased the quality of our girls nights, Mallory, Marci, Lisa, and I enjoyed a flurry of themed items. The cupcakes were supposed to be a Halloween-themed treat (did I mention...

Sarah: Does this mean it's "Fall City"?

Last Saturday I attended the Spring City Artists' Studio Tour as an excuse to hang out with my mom and dad. My parents have been working hard on their new house, and the improvements are really starting to show! Here's...

Lisa: We're bringin' Buffy back

Luckily, Sarah suggested we bring along a few props when we stopped at Crown Burger before heading to Darby's for the newly-reinstituted Buffy Night. If you look carefully, behind me in this picture you can see the guy who visited...

Lisa: Boston, Day 3

On Wednesday morning (March 22nd), after running, Janell and I took the bus (a 5-minute ride) to the convention center for the second day of our Early Literacy workshop. We left the workshop a bit early to see Nancy Pearl...

Sarah: A Long Awaited Return

My slacking over the summer was inexcusable, and I apologize. I would have posted earlier, however, but when you live in a college town, all internet providers get slammed with students signing up for service all at once. Because the...

Lisa: bored at work how to tell

More treasures from the referral-log trove: "psycho stalker tendencies how to tell" Do you wear all black? Own walkie-talkies? Is your name Lisa? "David Boreanaz diet" Mmmm. I must go on this diet posthaste. "pirate porn arrr matey" Hee. Heee...

Lisa: I can tell this is going to rock.

While I was working on the information desk today, I looked up a few things for myself, too: Checked out: Run Lola, Run Put on hold: All About Eve The Garden of the Finzi-Continis Living in Oblivion Lord Peter: a...

Lisa: I figured it out all by myself.

I know nobody was eagerly awaiting this quiz except me, but here you go: You are Rupert Giles, from "Buffy the VampireSlayer." What Type of Librarian Are You? brought to you by Quizilla...

Lisa: Librarian Video Collage

I want to make a video of clips from various movies and TV shows involving librarians. I'm not sure what the purpose of this video would be, but I suspect that the possibilities are endless (ha). A game played at...