The Guild BTS

After hanging lights, I finished my first behind the scenes piece for the DVD of the second season of The Guild. This first piece is the only piece that will play on MS Video after they air the fourth episode. I think it turned out pretty good and both Felicia (creator) and Kim (producer) enjoyed it, which is what is important. I brought the hard drive with the quicktime of the piece over to Felicia's. We chatted for about 15 minutes and then I was on my way home to try and enjoy the last remaining few hours of my long weekend. All in all a very fun and Christmasy extended weekend.

Christmas Lights

On my last day of my four-day weekend I was able to put up our Christmas lights on our house. I got up early around 8am and started to sort through the stands of lights. I was amazed at how many of the strands were half-out and unusable. Luckily we bought some a few days after Christmas last year so I had some back up lights. So I climbed onto the roof and started to hang lights. Last year I wanted to write Merry Christmas on the roof but didn't have enough lights but this year I had plenty. I am happy with the results and I think I'm going to add a few more lights to the garage and front door area but for the most part it's very Christmasy at our place.

Christmas Shopping

Today Harry and I finally were able to get out and start our Christmas shopping. Well we really started a few weeks ago but only online buying. Today we actually went out to the stores and man were they busy. So many people and a ton of traffic... I think we lasted about four hours before Harry and I looked at each other and said "we are done". Both of us don't like crowds and there were some big crowds. But we did manage to get a bunch of stuff. This year is going to be a lighter year but we enjoy giving and will give what we can... tomorrow I'm putting up Christmas lights.

台灣當前社會運動的困境與突破－蔡丁貴(全程影音檔)

Source: 海洋之聲 & 台灣大地文教基金會





講者：台灣教授協會會長 蔡丁貴教授
講題：台灣當前社會運動的困境與突破
時間：2008年11月29日（六） 14:00 ~ 17:00
地點：台灣大地文教基金會總部
(台中市西區自治街155號6樓之2，紐約資訊大樓，台中市文化局斜對面)

台灣人必須學會組織戰，面對兩個支那黨（共產黨與國民黨）的夾殺，才能抵抗外來政權的入侵
氣憤與疼惜都是愛國的力量
因此要形成聯合陣線

馬統幫的利益多是少數人把持的

有比較，才會有感動
台灣與非洲的比較
台灣綠油油，非洲黃土飛揚

要必排斥別人
尊重別的團體的想法

剪刀理論
要有議會與革命2條線並行
要合在一起，才能剪得動

台灣人不要再當奴隸了
當在台中國人的奴隸已經很糟了
當在中國的中國奴隸會更糟

台灣人現在面對的對手
比美麗島時更危急
美麗島面對的是一黨，中國黨
現在台灣人面對的是兩黨，中國黨&共產黨

美國說，中華民國的政府不代表台灣人民

美麗島是先鎮後暴還是先暴後鎮？

人權---天賦人權的權利
主權---人民對土地的所有權
公民權-選舉、罷免、創治、複決

公民投票設定成沒有投票的都是反對該議題的


====
他
是美國康乃爾大學的博士
自10/25彼一暗，就在立法院絕食抗議
他堅持台灣人用自己的力量，在街頭捍衛祖國ㄟ土地
「修公投、改選制」是避免人民被出賣、被奴隸ㄟ兩項法寶，
阿貴決心，屬於台灣人民的權利一定要還給台灣人民 !

相關連結：

台灣教授協會
【video】向蔡丁貴教授及靜坐群眾致意
自燃（Burning Oneself So Brightly）

鑽石台灣－－動畫：瑰麗多采的土地

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台南縣楠西鄉江家古厝

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位於台三線台南玉井、楠西間的江家古厝，是目前公認保存相當完善的傳統閩南式農村聚落。它其實是台灣農村建築史的縮影，農村建築形式在這保存完整。即可見農村早期之「土角厝」、「竹編厝」、「紅磚厝」、「洗石子厝」，這些正是江家古厝的魅力所在。

　　江家古厝顧名思義是個以江姓宗族為首的聚落，除了少數入贅異姓族人外，大多是江姓宗親，江家古厝至今已有三百年歷史，現仍住有七、八十戶江姓族人。古厝佔地共3.5公頃，除了閩南文化建築外，這裡的風光聽說是出奇的好，原因是前有風水池，後有鹿陶洋山，古厝建築有一特色，那就是向左右發展。傳統建築上稱「四進三院」，包括祖師堂、神明廳、公廳（公共空間）、拜亭。

　　子孫屋舍則是從中軸線向兩邊發展，後因飽和才再向前延伸，於是乎有了目前的規模，稱之十三條護龍，可說是台灣農村發展史上相當大規模的發展。

Christmas Decorating

Well as tradition with me it's the day after Thanksgiving so now I have permission to decorate my house. Today I did the living room and dining room. This is my favorite time of the year and I love putting up as much stuff as I can. Next up are the lights on the house.

台灣動物百科 － 螞蟻

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螞蟻

螞蟻的身體分為頭、胸、腹三部份。頭部的主要構造有口器、眼
睛和觸角。螞蟻的口器主要由一對大顎及其他五對構造所構成，螞蟻
利用大顎來搬東西和捕捉獵物；眼睛則是由許多小眼睛所構成的複眼
。

螞蟻和蜜蜂一樣，是一整個大家族住在一起，我們稱之為社會性
的昆蟲。螞蟻視力並不好，主要都是靠觸角摸一摸、碰一碰和聞味道
來和同伴溝通，哪邊有食物，哪邊有危險。

雌蟻和雄蟻交配後，雌蟻的翅膀會掉下來，然後找個適合的地方
產卵，成為蟻后，蟻后的體型是家族裡最大的，牠什麼事都不用做，
只負責產卵，繁殖後代。雄蟻和蟻后交配後，雄蟻就完成牠的工作，
沒多久就會死掉。


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Thanksgiving

Today Harry and I went to my Mom's for Thanksgiving. Along with my brother and sister-in-law, grandmother and step dad's sister and boyfriend. Traffic was horrible and it took us nearly 2 hours to get down to Newport Beach. But once there is was a good day and an excellent Turkey dinner.

One of My Artwork that I have been working on.

Hannya Mask - Idea of Hori Mouja

Media - Pencil,Marker and Oil Pastel on Drawing Paper

2 Koi

Hello all....

Its been awhile since I have updated anything in here... Been busy with life ( Even though it sucks most of the time ) and new projects. Well, anyway, did this piece a day ago. Enjoy !

挺台灣的店：台南市阿堂鹹粥

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阿堂鹹粥是台南人早餐常去的地方，吃鹹粥配油條再來一片煎魚肚，食畢後力氣十足，再展開一天的工作．台南有許多小吃都是全台首創，只此一家，別無分號．阿堂虱目魚粥，湯頭燉以鮮雞，再加海魚熬煮三’四個小時而成，我每回去，阿堂的兒子認得我，都偷偷的給我加些料，偏偏我這人少量多餐，總得交待米飯少一些，那米是生米熬煮而成，不是直接以熟飯下湯．

煎或蔭汁虱目魚與滷香腸等，是小菜，佐以鹹粥，味道更加難忘，這店天天客滿，我總是選在早上十二點鐘打烊前正好趕上，食畢，再到對街去，下大道青草茶來一大杯，心涼脾肚開，乃有風乎舞雩，詠而歸之喜悅．住在台南，我經常不照三餐進食，餓了就吃，總是以小吃為主，咖啡也少喝了，喜歡喝本土的青草或紅茶，這樣的生活，愜如也！

台南的小吃商家最近很不爽，馬英九把台灣的經濟搞得物價飛漲，人民苦不堪言，對阿堂老店來說，雖然生意照舊，但利潤卻薄了許多，阿堂給我一大碗，叫我吃飽一點，好有力氣去罵這個九劉政府．

延伸閱讀：
台南市阿憨鹹粥

台南市內行人會去的青草茶店－－下大道青草店



台南市西門路一段728號

More Guildie Goodness

Today is the premiere of the Second Season of The Guild.

This season is sponsored by MSN, Sprint and XBox Live. You can watch all of season one (about 40 minutes) and the first episode of season two here.

I have been doing alot of behind the scenes videotaping (as you know if you read my blog on a regular bases) and I'm very proud of being part of The Guild family. Of course most of my work won't be seen until the Season Two DVD comes out but I do have a few things that might be released before hand. I am also taking all the still photos of the BTS and those are starting to show up on the main website www.watchtheguild.com.

Please support this great webseries, Felicia Day (creator/writer/actress) is the sweetest person you can ever met and deserves all the success she gets.

Rock on Guildies!!!!!

3rd Pass on BTS The Guild

Today I was able to cut in the opening credits and tweak some of the audio for my BTS The Guild piece. It looks great, going to send it one more time to Felicia and Kim just in case they want to make any changes. Then on this coming Friday I'll uprez it and output it.. Once BTS piece down.. many more to go. They are so much fun to work on I can't wait to see what else I can come up with.

More DVD Screeners

Over the past few days I have gotten a few more DVD screeners. Of note I got Wall-E and Kung Fu Panda, both we saw in the theater but really enjoyed them. We actually watched Wall-E on Sunday... but today I got The Dark Knight, which is awesome since I haven't been able to get to the movies to see this one. So I'm very excited to sit down this weekend and check it out. I love getting these screeners as this past year I have been so busy and we haven't had many chances to get to the movies so I love getting movies I haven't seen yet.. let's hope I get many more.

2008客家MTV大賽佳作獎--天空落水

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發行公司:寮下文化
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names have been changed to protect the *guilty*

i started this blog this morning, fully intending to share just one story. six hours later, new developments have unfolded and the story gets twice as good.

story #1:

(background: i have a history of attracting the attention of the dudes who front as upstanding mormons but are closet drunks. in most cases, i jump ship when the pieces come together. this time included. i seriously jumped ship.)

a couple weeks ago i was sitting in a meeting with a lady who lives along one of the roads we're widening. she arrived at our office with a file full of project information. on top of the file was a sticky note. it had our office's address and phone number written on it, along with the date and time of the meeting. old people, you know, are frugal... it looked like she had re-used the same sticky note from another occassion, because also on that note was the name and phone number of a dude i know who fits the criteria in parenthases above.

my eyes got big, i immediately became distracted with thoughts like, "why in the world would this little old lady have his phone number?!" what a random connection between my personal life and my work life.

i sent mr. man a text message asking if he knew this old lady. no response. no response. no response.

until sunday night. weeks have passed, by the way. what's the point of replying at this point? and how does anyone even remember to reply to a text that old? ... anyway...

our convo:

mr. man: no i don't know hilda.
aubry: whoa, delayed response. well, there's a old lady out there with your number.
mr. man: weird! what are you doing?
aubry: right now? driving home from st george
mr. man: fun what were you doing there?
aubry: family stuff.
mr. man: when will you be home?
aubry: i just left. three or four hours... why?
mr. man: wondering what you wetegonna do. (yes, it really was that convoluted)
aubry: what i'm going to do or what we're going to do?
mr. man: either.
aubry: uhh... since when did we hang out? i'm unpacking and going to bed.
mr. man: since now.
aubry: convenient timing. i can't
mr. man: you can't?
(2 second delay... but i had already starts to replyto this text...)
mr. man: bf?
aubry: right, i can't.

although i didn't intend to lie to him about whether or not i had a boyfriend, i think that's the message i sent.

who cares, right?

story #1.5

i call my mom on monday night to share this story with her, like all good daughters should.

our convo:

rebecca: wow... that guy's persistent. kind of nice though...
aubry: nice?! what are you talking about?
rebecca: well, it's always nice to get attention from a boy.
aubry: are you kidding me>!(*&^%$$#$%^ mom, he was DRUNK!!!!! if i'm going to get attention from a boy, the least i can ask is that he remembers it in the morning! there's nothing nice about attention from a drunk. he's useless. i don't have time to deal with a mess like that. if i want a boy, i want him in a practically perfect state, like me...
rebecca: dr. laura would be so proud right now.
aubry: write her a letter.

story #2

(in an e-mail to my mother...)

i just went to donate blood and had one of those "positive-attention-from-boys" moments that puts the drunk dudeto shame:

dan - the guy who took my blood, looks like kelly ripa's husband, mark consuelos or something... - was working between two people. i was directed to sit in the far chair, with my right arm exposed for blood sucking. the kid next to me looked like he was about 22 years old and DORKY. looked like a classic video game nerd. greasy hair, kind of gangely, and wore one of those flammable rayon shirts with dragons on it. oh, and white socks. dan started the pressure cuff on mr. dork-face's left arm and said, "oh shoot, it doesn't look like you have a very good vein here... i'm going to have to use your other arm." dork-face gets all scared and nervous. dan does a very diplomatic job at explaining his options. dork-face freaks out, stands up and says, "uhhh... just deal with her. get back to me. i have to think about this." after more of the same, dork-face leaves.... it's just too much to deal with. weird.

dan comes back to me. "sorry about that, that was weird," he says.

"yeah, i thought he was going to tell you that he relies pretty heavily on his right hand for his world of warcraft battles," i said.

"uhh, i'll be honest - i thought the same thing. but, did you see his shirt? it was cool. there were dragons all over it! i haven't seen that since the mid-nineties," dan says.

yada yada yada... where did you go to school? oh, really... my sisters went there... i looked in your chart, it looks like we're kind of the same age, yada yada yada.... did you see the vampire movie? isn't it a chick flick? i should start telling girls i'm deeply attracted to their blood, but love them enough to control myself... yada yada yada.

then another donor comes and sits in the other chair. dan has to deal with the both of us. he's getting her all prepped right as finish up. i quit squeezing the ball in my hand... i've done this before... i know when it's okay to stop. all the while, dan's prepping her - ya know, doing the iodine thing, etc. - but talking to me. among other things, he says, "you can stop squeezing now."
i said, "yeah, i stopped when i heard the beeping."

"oh, really... looks like you know what you're doing... like you've been here before. i guess you already know how this goes. i'll just do my job," he says, all sassy-pants like.

and then. AND THEN...

dan says, "do you ever have a song stuck in your head that is ironic for all the right reasons?"

"sometimes. not right now... but i'm guessing you do..." i say.

"yeah, i do! it's 'i want you" by marvin gaye....weird huh?" he says.

"yeah, kind of ironic."

so.... "when will you be home? i want to hang out... i'm a mad drunk" is nothing like smooth dawg dan.

that's the kind of boy attention girls appreciate. even if it doesn't materialize.

tell dr. laura that.

family home evening. with real families.

chris + linsey, dave + lauren (and wes!), and i have started a little monday night family home evening tradition as of late.

last night was my turn to host. dave + lauren had never been to my house before (never seen the pink bathroom!) so this was an extra special treat.

after dinner, we settled to watch the jazz game. wes got to wandering... and before i knew it he was asking for a paper towel. and then... began dusting my entertainment center.

i'm inviting them over more often.

(mexican) family time.

last weekend was spent in st george with my mom's family. two sets of grandparents, three aunts and uncles, TONS of cousins... and lots of new babies!

i, of course, was charged with the responsibility of organizing the family photos... here are some highlights.

the lone representatives of the bennion family.

cousins.

robin, seth, aubry, danielle, melissa, ben, ryan.

isaac, carrie, erin, robin, sterling.

(with many missing...)

brothers and sisters.

greg, rebecca, christina, and larry.

the whole gang.

月光光

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* 完成日期 ： 2008/1/22 上午 10:59:11
* 導演 ： hr studio
* 製作團隊 ：

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擬透過舉辦各種型態的講座、演講、工作坊及實際參訪，談述228相關及延伸議題，期許大家能在既有的豐富歷史、資料文件等研究基礎上，進一步建立社會學、心理學、文化研究、文學、藝術學…等探討面向的多元228。

八、相關訊息公告
舉凡培訓課程之內容、師資及上課時間，及其他任何「228之友」相關訊息，均隨時公告於本會網站；相關訊息如有異動，以最新公告為準。

代貼：大師阿明台南北門井仔腳潟湖黑腹燕鷗十一月最新影像

在 TaiwanYes 尋找更多像這類的影片。


井仔腳ㄟ厝部落格
黑腹燕鷗過境台灣北門井仔腳
今年數量比上一年來的更多

格主阿明於今年9月21日至今天11月9日止約50天時間
為捕捉黑複燕鷗群集精采畫面
清晨、黃昏守候井仔腳潟湖
觀看著一批批來了又去的燕鷗身影
內心總有萬分的感動

先整理一些畫面PO上網分享

[影片中不配音樂、保持原音
讓大家聆聽黑腹燕鷗鳴叫聲]

阿明部落格
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!mrhqNZCARU_.5HnG8iQ-/article?mid=1423

延伸閱讀:
挺台灣的店:台南鹽鄉民宿
台灣動物百科 － 八色鳥 [八色鶇]
探索福爾摩沙之觀鳥
台灣動物百科 － 青背山雀 [綠背山雀]
台灣動物百科 － 綠繡眼 [青笛仔、青絲仔]

don't aim to be perfect
aim to be better each time.

never stop learning.

Rest and Notes

Today I pretty much rested. I still wasn't felling 100% and I had done some running around and really shouldn't have. I had planned to do some Christmas shopping and get out all our Christmas decorations but once I was on the couch it was hard to get off.

I did get an email from Felicia saying how much she loved my BTS piece and had only one note about adding the show's opening credits to the beginning. Whoo hooo.

【影音】台灣文學的視野－鄭邦鎮

這場號稱是120分鐘的演講
光是錄音檔就有147分鐘

全場爆滿、值回票價

請聽錄音檔


全程影音檔 (海洋之聲提供)


從1987年，鄭邦鎮教授進入靜宜大學中文系
30年來聯考排行榜掉車尾的始末談起
在報到率低、轉出率高的情況之下
如何提高在學滿意度？

鄭教授自創所謂的「滷蛋理論」
外加「台灣文學」，以增加中文系的特色

也談到如何在大中國意識的統派環境之中
推廣台灣文學相關系所領域
以及經營「台灣文學館」的用心



延伸閱讀：
大地照片走廊－台灣文學的視野－鄭邦鎮（陸續新增中）
大地點播站（mp3）
Stickam 錄影檔（第一段、第二段、第三段）
全程清析版錄影檔（趕工中）
《2008飛揚台灣系列講座》台灣文學的視野－鄭邦鎮
國家台灣文學館

整理： Aries

寶島曼波

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* 導演 ： 彈頭頭

【影音內容介紹】

以復古手法結合童趣，搭配經典老歌曲"寶島曼波"釋放出台灣特有的地方特色，將各地最能代表台灣的元素，加上拼貼效果，營造出不同的趣味性，讓國際人士也能自助旅行，遨遊台灣，推廣台灣文化及觀光，在國際舞台上站上一腳，創造出特有的“影像“台灣。

寶島曼波 葉啟田

作詞：葉俊麟　作曲：洪一峰

2nd Pass on the BTS The Guild

Today I was finally able to work on the notes that Felicia and Kim gave me and cut in the directors interview as well. After a few hours I am very pleased with the results. I can't really talk about what it is as it's all very top secret but I do know it's a companion piece for Episode 4 of season two.. it will also be an extra on the Season two DVD. Now I get to send it off to Felicia and Kim for final notes.

Picture is of Sean (Director), Me, and Jared (Gaffer) looking tough... well trying to anyways.

林山田教授逝世一週年追思紀念研討會

時間：2008年11月23日(拜日)下午13:00~17:00
地點: 台大法學院國際會議廳(徐州路21號)
主辦單位: 台灣教授協會, 陳定南教育基金會, 台灣國民會議




延伸閱讀
[故鄉月] 尚武精神 冒險精神 團隊精神 - 台灣社會亟待培育的三大精神
[綠色年代影像館] 悼念林山田教授.
[陳定南教育基金會] 林山田教授紀念專輯
[PeoPo公民新聞] 林山田專題 傾力投社運
[阿貴部落格] 悼念林山田教授 - 身先士卒、鞠躬盡瘁
[自由電子報] 向林山田教授道別、致敬
[尋找夢想的天空] 林山田談馬英九

Gourmet Food And Wine Expo

One of the most fun events of the year - and god help us, they have a free media area - the Gourmet Food And Wine Expo is back at the Metro Convention Centre.

As the gallery of my new drinking buddies above attests, this show is an unparalleled opportunity to sample over 1200 fine wines, beers and spirits from around the globe. The Gourmet Food And Wine Expo is for everyone, from the novice to collector, who wishes to experience wines from nearly every wine-making region worldwide.

I personally managed to sample France, California, Spain, Niagara (on multiple occassions), Italy, Chile, and Australia (ahhh ... Australia :)

Offerings range from the top sellers of wines, beers and spirits at the LCBO to the hidden gems that are only available through Canada’s top wine agents by consignment or private order.

As with the annual Beer Festival in the summer, take the TTC to the Convention Centre because you just know, with all the wonderful beverages on hand, you'll be trying out more than a few samples. Let the TTC handle the driving and you are free to make the most of the day.

Visitors can also sample gourmet food products and signature dishes from Toronto's best restaurants.

Nov. 20 - Nov. 23 Metro Convention Centre, S. Building , 22 Bremner Blvd. Admission: VIP Preview night (Nov. 20) $35, General Admission $15

curly girl.

i think the mail man hates me. i check my mail once a week, if that, and my box is always stuffed SO full, it takes me a couple loads to the car to get it all.

the problem is - aside from the occassional magazine, it's never anything that great. mortgage statements, a gas bill, shopko ads. i mean, what's the motivation?

this morning, however, i found this little gem in my mailbox... all the way from ithaca, ny. thanks, robin.

you see, we ran into these sweet things in jackson, wy this summer. i bought one for robin, she bought one for me... and we planned to send them to each other. to my surprise... this was my lucky day.

they're all so charming. can i have one of each?

Pushing Daisies Cancelled

I was so bummed to hear that ABC in all its wisdom cancelled Pushing Daisies. I guess it's not a surprise as this is a very unique and one of a kind TV series and there is nothing else like it on TV... so of course it had to be cancelled. In it's first season last year it was a modest hit and a fan favorite. Unfortunately the writers strike ended it's first season with only 9 episodes and ABC never repeated it during the break so it disappeared for nine months. The second season has been great it seems the audience never came back. At least we got 13 episodes this season and since the producer said they ended it on a cliffhanger he plans to continue the story via comic book or maybe even a movie.. so Pushing Daisies may be gone from the airwaves, it's not the last will see of this wonderfully whimsical world.

Feeling Better

Today I am feeling better, I had another rough night last night as my body was so achy and I couldn't find a good position to sleep in. I did go into work around noon and that was a mistake. You know how you feel better so you start to do your normal stuff but you really aren't better and should rest... well I made the mistake of thinking I was better.. got home around 5pm and rested the rest of the day..

12/21(拜日) 台灣聖山 － 理性與感性之旅一日遊

活動主旨：台灣國聖山生態教育園區踏青，團結台灣派網友，發揮台灣意識。

活動日期：2008年12月21日（拜日）
集合地點：台灣大地文教基金會（台中市西區自治街155號6樓之2）
集合時間：上午8：30
出發時間：上午9：00
結束時間：晚上19：00（回到台中）
交通方式：遊覽車
費 用：600元／大人；300元／國小以下（經費不足部分，由基金會補貼）

報名專線：04-23723710　
網路報名：tati@taiwantt.org.tw
（請寄姓名、聯絡電話、生日、身分證，以便保險等作業）
報名日期：即日起至12月15日（一）止

備 註：遠到參加一日遊的朋友，可安排前一晚免費住宿，人數有限，請盡早報名

活動行程：
09：00 中投公路逍遙遊→09：30 萬佛寺→10:40 921地震教育園區→12：00 聖山燒烤、焢窯→14：00 聖山淨山活動→16：00 祈福儀式、大合照→17：00 台灣國餐廳「巷仔內」→18：30 Happy Ending

行程特色：全程都有導覽義工做深度的解說，讓大家更瞭解台灣這塊土地上所發生的人、事、物。

提醒：
1. 怕蚊蟲叮咬者，請著長袖長褲，或自備防蚊液。
2. 請自備防曬、雨具、個人慣用藥品。
3. 請著輕便球鞋和服裝。
4. 本會的交通路線。

延伸閱讀：
【Video】台灣派聖山一日遊 （含玉山公民記者打廣告紀實）
何謂聖山淨山活動
充滿應化神蹟－台灣國聖山淨山活動志工誌
尊者的最珍貴口訣─苦修
2007玉山網友台中霧峰921地震教育園區之旅

來去逛夜市 新年快樂篇

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導演 ： Stoneberry 石頭草苺 說到台灣 最不能錯過的當然就是豐富多樣的夜市小吃拉~ 來去逛夜市偶動畫小組這次推出了新年快樂篇 , 希望用偶動畫傳達出台灣夜市純樸 、旺盛的生命力 , 也希望讓觀賞者感到輕鬆愉快的心情 最後也祝大家新年快樂~ Stoneberry 小組至上最高的敬意給生活在這個土地的每個人 組長 張元婷 組員 吳翰林 ... 林晨筑 楊淑妃 袁嘉謙

last birthday post... i promise!

so, you know how your favorite stores send you coupons for your birthday? not even your favorite stores, but anybody you've ever given your e mail address to (coldstone, sephora, rubios, buca di beppo, loehmann's, gap, and dsw to name a few)...

this year, by far, my favorite has been anthropologie's birthday treat.

it came in a cute little brown envelope. hand addressed, i might add. it didn't spit out of a machine along with the other 45,000 november birthday anthro-ites.

the front says, "so..." right up my alley. dot dot dot. how did they know?

and inside... BUTTONS!... and COLOR!... and THREAD! oh, my!

ka-yoot!

(the back side of this card says: "this little gift is for you and only you, and cannot be turned into chocolate, flowers or cash." sassy)

Food Poisoning

So about 10pm last night I wasn't feeling so hot. I felt as though I was going to throw up and my stomach was being ripped apart. I knew something was wrong and because it came on so fast I realized that it must have been food poisoning. Harry and I had the same dinner (I made Chicken and rice) and he was fine so I'm thinking it was the Jack in the box I had for lunch. All I know is that I was in major pain and there was nothing I could do to stop it. I slept on an off getting up over and over to run to the bathroom thinking I was going to throw up.. well nothing happened. I had taken several baths to sooth my stomach. I had not eaten all day and had no desire too.

Well today I called into work and told them I wasn't coming in as there was no way I was able to stand for more then five minutes. Finally around 10am after another bath I was going to make my self-vomit. I knew that once I got this stuff out of my stomach I would start to feel better. Well I got out of the bath and was about to stick my finger down my throat when it happened. Four times in a row.. I hadn't thrown up in six or seven years and it's such a horrible feeling.

But once it was over I started to feel better and I even had a few spoon full of tomato soup, which my wonderful husband made for me. Slowly I started to feel better.. not great but better.. I hope to feel better tomorrow.

黃昏的故鄉。根

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* 導演 ： 南見 ... * 製作團隊 ： 【影音內容介紹】 ［故鄉］ 這個名詞看似簡單明瞭。但對生活在台灣的這一代，卻成了一個尚未定義的名詞。這塊土地，從過去歷史上的殖民統治；到現在資訊發達的年代所接收的外國文化；在新舊文化的衝擊之下；導致了生長在台灣的這一代，仍然少了一份歸屬感。這一次我們以黃昏的故鄉這首老歌為平台；邀請到了民歌手林博智老師，ＭＣ小人以及ＭＣ RAY共同製作這一次的音樂；希望以不同的角度來探討這一次的主題。在討論的過程中；CD不斷的重覆黃昏的故鄉這首老歌；隨著腦海裡模糊，斷斷續續的畫面；來自不同家庭；不同觀念，甚至不同時代背景的我們；卻同時紅了眼框。一直到今天；我們仍然不知道那天彼此腦海中浮現的是什麼樣的畫面但我們知道，那天我們流下的淚；是溫暖的。 作詞：小人；RAY 作曲：黃昏的故鄉(原曲改編) 編曲：林博智；RAY 音樂製作人：RAY 導演,攝影,剪接,燈光,製作：川崎南見(簡弘倫) 攝影大助,燈光,場記：魏海威

a super sweet thing.

itunes genius.

brilliant!

i entered "be be your love" by rachael yamagata and got this sweet playlist:

where i stood - missy higgins

breakable - ingrid michaelson

gravity - sarah bareilles

come home - onerepublic

all i need - mat kearney

9 crimes - damien rice

sky - joshua radin

unlike me - kate havnevik

knife going in - tegan and sara

you and i both - jason mraz

the special two - missy higgins

madly - tristan prettyman

wonderwall - ryan adams

landed - ben folds

she doesn't get it - the format

she says - howie day

on the radio - regina spektor

sideways - citizen cope

the way i am - ingrid michaelson

to be alone with you - sufjan stevens

bottle it up - sarah bareilles

brighter than sunshine - aqualung

almost lover - a fine frenzy

kindly unspoken - kate voegele

of course, it only works if you have a good selection to choose from!

it's perfect for a mellow, sit-at-your-desk-and-think-about-your-crazy-life day like today.

27. part iii.

oh, oh, o-oh.

i don't know where to begin. nkotb. donnie, danny (no one ever really liked him, did they?), joey, jon, and jordan. heart throbs.

saturday night was completely dedicated to my childhood. nostalgic. not to mention - the essence of boy band mania. and, true to my word, i made t-shirts for jen, lara, and myself.

aubry: donnie, i'm hangin' tough for you
lara: jordan, you've got the right stuff, baby
jen (sassy pants): joey, i'm old enough to make out with you now

there's a slight chance that i lost my voice screaming. slight chance. another slight chance that i felt 13 years old all over again.

you know they're good shirts when strangers ask to take pictures of you.

choreographed dance moves. and still so good after 18 years.


my main man, donnie. so bling-y.

ever wondered what 30,000 30 year old women look like?

(you should hear what they sound like...)

so glad to have had lara there with me... she brought the old school tapes.

donnie wore a shirt that said "i love mormon girls". made me swoon. also - a direct quote: "everybody knows that if you're looking for a good woman, you've got to go to utah." word.


that joey really is so cute. too bad he belongs to miss jen.

this is not a posed picture. this really is how i found jen while joey was doing his solo performance. if you look hard enough, you'll find tears.

my donnie performed cover girl. so perfect.

donnie's going on the fridge.

very boyz ii men...

boston, baby.

also noteworthy... natasha bedingfield and lady gaga. great openers. we had the back up dancers' moves down. we were practically profesh.

and... not to be overlooked... david archuleta was in attendance. such a patron of the arts. miss jen's eagle eye caught him and his posse walking across the floor to exit the building. girls swooned.

27. part ii.

friday night's white trash poser party was pretty much perfection. white trash. layton + chuck-e-cheese = white (and brown) trash. good thing i didn't really dress up as a mexican...

the crew. you've got a snowboarder, a sports fanatic, a republican, a granola environmentalist, and all types of plain ol' white trash!

we even had to play white trash birthday games. what would i do if i didn't have lara by my side?

she was a republican... just for me.

he really did startle me.

i have a big bubble, alright?...

thank you, thank you, thank you miss jen, for putting together a fab party. so trashy. and thanks to jen and ed for the hello kitty coin purse and the light up microphone that you won for me with all your tickets.

oh, and thanks to ryan for the killer Sandy City Public Works baseball hat. i have a growing collection of safety orange.

27. part i.

amalia arranged birthday lunch for mo and i on friday. we had a big crowd, so we hit up red robin... they always fit us in. i happened to be free lunch friday, so no one paid.

the crowd started to dwindle, but mo and i still had a birthday cake to eat. no plates, no knives... just two forks and two birthday girls.

i know better not be friends with boys with girlfriends.

last wednesday brought me to the hotel cafe tour - girl edition (or something like that). unfortunately, my camera battery was dying, but i managed to snap a few.

thanks to brooke, for the concert tix - what a birthday treat.

we stood up front, not five feet from the microphones. we were thisclose. here's proof.



another treat? seeing kate havnevik (all the way from norway) perform live. her songs play during all the crucial moments of grey's anatomy. denny's death, the time meredith holds the bomb... crucial, crucial moments. and it's perfection every time.

unlike me

kate havnevik

i could go on and on about how great everyone else was... sassy meiko, bubbly lenka, soulful rachael, rockin' thao, and ka-razy hip hop emily. what a night.

meiko's broken string.


emily wells, meiko, and thao nguyen

kelly, brooke, and meeeee.

i DID feel slightly out of place - the performers were all sporting their mini's, crazy colored tights, and fantastic boots. where was the memo?

it was a great night. great music. great company.