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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