the aawaken.ing http://www.aawaken.com/blog passions, ponderances, and peculiarities Tue, 18 May 2010 16:12:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en L-O-V-E http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=291 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=291#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 16:04:22 +0000 asp360 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=291

“Love is all that I can give to you…., originally uploaded by Catherine :].

Beautiful photo. I may have missed the blooming of my bleeding heart at home, so I was happy to see it on Flickr! The Flickr-er also referenced the song L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole.

L-O-V-E

L is for the way you look at me
O is for the only one I see
V is very, very extraordinary
E is even more than anyone that you can adore

Love is all that I can give to you
Love is more than just a game for two
Two in love can make it
Take my heart and please don’t break it
Love was made for me and you

L is for the way you look at me
O is for the only one I see
V is very, very extraordinary
E is even more than anyone that you can adore

Love is all that I can give to you
Love is more than just a game for two
Two in love can make it
Take my heart and please don’t break it
Love was made for me and you
Love was made for me and you
Love was made for me and you

]]> http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=291 Serenity http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=290 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=290#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:03:57 +0000 asp360 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=290

Unter mainer Laterne, originally uploaded by Postsumptio.

During a hectic day at work, this photo offered a brief window of serenity. That is the power of photography.

]]> http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=290 Turning Two http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=289 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=289#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:32:48 +0000 asp360 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=289

Birthday Party, originally uploaded by aawaken.

Ian had fun celebrating his second birthday! He enjoyed eating his cake one fingerful of icing at a time before digging into the rest. He’s a great little guy and the family had fun celebrating with him!

]]> http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=289 Life is Beautiful http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=285 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=285#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:29:36 +0000 asp360 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=285 The ultrasound of our baby felt like a miracle in itself. But to be able to share that with Ian and show him his little sibling was indeed a beautiful moment.

]]> http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=285 A Shimmering Castle http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=284 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=284#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:22:20 +0000 asp360 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=284

Art follows Nature, originally uploaded by *Mandana.

This is a beautiful, fanciful photo (as is the architecture)! I just wish there were a larger version of it.

]]> http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=284 Whitewater Rafting http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=283 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=283#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:00:28 +0000 asp360 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=283

Whitewater Rafting, originally uploaded by aawaken.

What fun to whitewater raft in the Rockies. If you’re like most of us, please remember: since a wetsuit doesn’t cover your ankles, you will get sunburned. Bad.

]]> http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=283 Jump! http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=281 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=281#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:38:54 +0000 asp360 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=281

Mongolian Flickrers jumping, originally uploaded by Ku-G.

I’m overdue for Flickr photo-blogging (photogging?  Fl’ogging), so here’s one that I found exciting!

]]> http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=281 Chicago http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=268 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=268#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 02:57:07 +0000 asp360 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=268 It was fun to visit Chicago over the weekend.  It was a getaway to celebrate the ending of grad school, which we’d been looking forward to for quite some time.

We snapped some great photos, so check them out!

]]> http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=268 Luke for Mayor http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=265 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=265#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 13:40:55 +0000 asp360 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=265 Our primaries are tomorrow in Pittsburgh and I got a kick out of mayor Luke Ravenstahl’s signage for the campaign. His slogan is “Getting it Done” (sophisticated, no?), so I made a version below that says what he was really thinking.

Luke's mayoral campaign signage

Luke Ravenstahl

]]> http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=265 Interesting Cartoon http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=262 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=262#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 01:56:06 +0000 asp360 http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?p=262 Here’s a cartoon for your edu-tainment. 50 years old, but even more relevant today in light of the “fundamental transformation of the United States of America” promised and now being delivered.

]]> http://www.aawaken.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=262