Archive for May, 2008

May 30 2008

David Bowie on Extras

Published by Jennifer under TV

I don’t watch “Extras” but I did see this bit with David Bowie and it was just tooooo funny!

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May 29 2008

Time is of the Essence

Published by Jennifer under Miscellaneous F, Piano

Back when I was going to college, there was this bizarre guy there - didn’t fit into any social niche whatsoever (which is typically appealing) - in fact, the best words I can think of to describe him are “disheveled” and perhaps “disquieting.”  Anyway, once a friend of mine told me that he was in [...]

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May 23 2008

Donnie Darko 2: Don’t Even Think About It

Published by Jennifer under Movies

Apparently there is going to be a sequel to Donnie Darko… before you get too excited about it, know these things:

Original director Richard Kelly has nothing to do with it (that alone should make Donnie Darko fans run screaming)
The storyline revolves around little sister Samantha Darko taking a road trip and having flashbacks (that just [...]

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May 22 2008

Just Like Hemingway

Published by Jennifer under Familia

Just like Hemingway. He showed me anyway. You can be a hero, all you have to know is what to say.
Unfortunately, I don’t always know what to say… but I do have a penchant for words and that’s why I was delighted to discover Hemingway in my family tree!  He’s not in the direct line, [...]

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May 22 2008

Embarking on a New Adventure

Published by Jennifer under Familia

My family and I will be preparing for a big change this week - my husband gave his notice at his job and will be staying home while I go to work!  He will be a stay at home dad and take over all of the cooking and cleaning, some of the work on our [...]

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May 13 2008

How do you get to Carnegie Hall?

Published by Jennifer under Music, Piano

…practice, practice, practice!
The old joke couldn’t be more true, though.  Since I started taking piano lessons again last Thursday, I’ve realized that as much as I love to play, despite that love I can still fall into the pitfalls that only self-discipline can cure.
I hear all these beautiful songs and I want to play them [...]

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May 12 2008

Herman Op Den Graeff

Published by Jennifer under Miscellaneous F

Continuing with my Royal Blood post, I’ve been investigating Herman Op Den Graeff and who his parents are and came across a very helpful page on RootsWeb from Kevin Sholder that offers some useful things to study.   His studies are unique because as opposed to other researchers of this matter, he delves into the locations involved.
The locations are [...]

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May 12 2008

Creating a Genealogy Site

Published by Jennifer under Familia

…not blog.  No - a genealogy blog is not in the ‘wurks.’
After I couldn’t find any WordPress genealogy plugins, I started blogging about a line of my family tree in a separate family tree blog that I created.  Then, after only three generations took several painstaking hours of my time to write out, I decided [...]

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May 11 2008

Wow - This is Going to be Big!

Published by Jennifer under Blogging, Familia

Ok, as I mentioned in my last post, I’m planning on blogging on my family tree.  I was all ready to do that right here until I thought about how I would really need to categorize each family line separately.  And I don’t know that I want this blog to have all of those family [...]

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May 11 2008

Creating a Genealogy-Friendly Blog

Published by Jennifer under Blogging, Familia

I’ve decided that since this blog is all about me and my life, it would be the best place to post all of the genealogy information that I’ve gathered.
In the past few weeks I’ve visited relatives and gathered a wealth of photos and information about my family (and I still have more people to contact [...]

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