JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

Ted and I have had fun photographing these Red Emperor tulips which have begun to bloom in the past few days. The girls and I planted the tulips as partcipants with other teachers and kids in a Journey North project (see this map of tulips across the continent, and a few in Europe). My [...]

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now that I’ve caught up on Flickr and posted pictures, the first time since we lost our laptops.
Take a peek at everything from crocuses to Austin parking lots and SXSW panelists.
My camera doesn’t do well in low-light so most of my pictures from Austin are of architecture. I was fascinated to take a walk near [...]

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getting away for a fun weekend in Austin at SXSW and then coming home to cuddle with kids and husband…and discover that I have a computer I can use again at my desk, the twice-resurrected Thinkpad which had been my machine until my Powerbook arrived a year ago. Last night I caught up on [...]

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Alas, I’ve run out of Computer Time so I apologize in advance for my lack of linking in this post (will try to make up for it later)…but I want to make a quick post about SXSW. I leave tonight for Austin (red eye flight) and I am looking forward to getting away this [...]

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From an interview with E.L.Doctorow in Time magazine last week…(you have to pay to read it on-line)

Time: Are you surprised you’re still writing great books in your mid-70’s?
Doctorow: How old are you?
Time: Um, 36.
Doctorow: Ah, yes, well, that’s a 36-year-old question.

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Dave Winer tagged me a while ago…

Four Jobs I Have Had
1. Research assistant, immunology laboratory, studying the effect of stress
2. Milkshake mixer at a burger joint in Bellevue (no longer exists)
3. Watercolor artist, Arts and Crafts Fair (sold a painting!)
4. Volunteer coordinator at a 501(c)3 in [...]

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I have five children this week. No, I’m not announcing a pregnancy of twins or progeny from a previous life (rest assured that neither of these scenarios exist). A friend of mine needed a place for her younger two kids to stay this week somewhere close to Olympia. She’s a good friend, a bit ahead [...]

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I was so sorry to hear Joey deVilla’s dad died last week. Although I never met him, I admired him from the words Joey wrote about him on his blog. And who can’t love the photo of him from Joey and Wendy’s wedding? I’m so sorry he is gone and I am thinking of [...]

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Due to a number of reasons, including the loss of our laptops and our family’s calendar (three conferences for the two of us in three weeks), it has been difficult to read blogs, write posts and respond to email. My apologies. I am also preparing for SXSW this weekend and what attention and time I [...]

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