Jun 20, 2011  •  In Art/Design, Geek, Parenting, Personal, Toys

anaPad: An Analog iPad

I’ve always said that even if we do end up getting an iPad or a Motorola Xoom (we still haven’t decided which), I would be reluctant to let our kids play with such an expensive device. Then there’s the imagination factor. As much as I am a geek and technophile, it always makes me a […]

Jun 20, 2011  •  In Aerin, Blogging, Personal, Pregnancy

Winner of the BB Cream Giveaway

Thank you to everyone who entered my BB Cream Giveaway! Without further ado, the winner is… According to my spreadsheet, #31 corresponds to commenter Ruth, who wrote: I will be contacting Ruth via email shortly to work out all the details. A huge thanks once again to everyone who entered…and please stay tuned for more […]

Jun 19, 2011  •  In Art/Design, Funny

A Comical Father’s Day Ad

We are currently at my parents’ where I am helping my mother prepare my famous galbijiim (Korean braised short ribs). I wanted to share a photo of Claire I took earlier today in celebration of Father’s Day, but I am not able to process RAW files on my parents’ laptop. 🙁 As such, here is […]

Jun 17, 2011  •  In Baby, Claire, Parenting, Personal

Tips for Finding a Good Nanny

Today was not a good day for me. I experienced perhaps my worst case of nausea since becoming pregnant and spent the majority of the day sitting on the bathroom floor (with my phone and Comang to keep me company), gagging and vomiting what had to be mostly stomach bile. I managed to slowly consume […]

Jun 17, 2011  •  In Art/Design, Funny, Twitter, Web

U.S. Cities According to Twitter

Did you know that 66% of Twitter users don’t list an actual location on their profile? And while I assume that most seem to do this for privacy reasons, there is also the fun factor (such as “Justin Bieber’s Heart”). InboxQ has sifted through various geotagged tweets in order to bring us a map of […]

Jun 16, 2011  •  In Aerin, Claire, Personal

Family Resemblances

When Claire was first born, no one could really say who she looked like — there were moments here and there when she looked like J’s father, and flashes when she resembled me…but no definitive comments of “Ohmigosh she looks exactly like ______!” as you see with many other babies. One of the few pictures […]

Jun 16, 2011  •  In Art/Design, Photography

Rosa de Agua

Your eyes aren’t deceiving you — the picture below really is a water rose. Photographer Fer Gregory describes how he created the stunning image: To take this picture I made a basic “rose” shape out of a plastic bottle, I taped it to a twig and then I placed them upside down to pour the water […]

Jun 15, 2011  •  In Funny, Web

The Past vs The Present

Times, they are a-changin’! Via The Daily What. P.S. — Gotta love the little detail on the last panel! You may also like: 13 Reasons Why Humans Are the Cutest Animals Website of the Day: Sad Animal Facts Mr. Men, Millennials Edition 3 Things I Found on the Internet Today