JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

Best penguin trailer ever! declared Ariel - and she was right!

Some people don’t follow my advice when I dispense warnings, but please don’t click on the trailer link unless you are prepared to become addicted to adorable Antarctic adventures and Morgan Freeman’s voiceover. Although we’ve never taken the kids to the movies yet, we [...]

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It’s been hot here and I’ve been craving Tofutti!

Another cute way to stay cool is, of course, the sprinkler. I let the girls run around outside in it Friday afternoon, smashing grass underfoot with shouts that were equal parts fear and delight while the wave of water oscillated from side to side.

Last year I bought [...]

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Orange is Ted’s favorite color. When he told me, years ago, I was surprised. Orange?! Orange was for plastic pumpkins and popsicles that stained your face. Orange was warning signs for construction workers and florescent vests for crosswalk guards. It seemed artificial. Unnatural. Excessive.

Perhaps it’s the osmosis that comes with marriage. But I like orange [...]

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94.9 KUOW in Seattle will be broadcasting Christopher Lydon’s Open Source Radio programs Monday through Thursday from 9 to 10 pm starting tonight. I plan to try to tune in later to catch the first one. Scheduled guests for tonight, according to the show’s blog, include: David Weinberger and Dave Winer, in studio, and Doc [...]

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Via Katherine who got it from enoch in a long line of tag….

played Nintendo
refused a fresh raspberry
held a hummingbird
felt uncomfortable in hot weather
snorted spaghetti noodles (or snorted anything)
sung solo for an audience larger than a living room
cut my hair shorter than my chin
fallen in love with someone who wasn’t my husband
benchpressed my own body weight
run [...]

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While I’m in the meme mood, I’ll try Ilona’s: Good Things Come in Threes: I couldn’t answer some of the questions but here’s what I could do…

3 names I go by:
Julie, Mommy, secret nickname (not Jules, please)
3 screen-names I’ve had:
harrowme, multiple versions on my own name and initials
3 physical things I like about myself:
I’m healthy, [...]

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You scored as Cultural Creative. Cultural Creatives are probably the newest group to enter this realm. You are a modern thinker who tends to shy away from organized religion but still feels as if there is something greater than ourselves. You are very spiritual, even if you are not religious. Life has a meaning [...]

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We were introduced to this game yesterday while visiting friends who live on the beach

Notice the clam necks sticking out of the sand at low tide and

see how wet you can get when they spray

Elisabeth liked it, reaching her fingers into the clam burrows, hoping to touch one.

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From Tim Burlowski

Pick five of the following and then complete the sentences. then pass this little meme on to three more of your blog friends… no tag backs!
If I could be a scientist…
If I could be a farmer…
If I could be a musician…
If I could be a doctor…
If I could be a painter…
If I could [...]

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To compensate for the intensity of the past week, I thought I’d spend the weekend responding to some batons that have been awaiting my attention. The first one is
The Cube a fun game posted by amba who co-wrote two books on it, including this one.

Here are the questions. Add your answers to amba’s post and [...]

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