Originally Posted By ludgateing

wowfunniestposts:  same kevin same what a funny blog Me with all of my food : (

wowfunniestposts:

 same kevin

same

what a funny blog

Me with all of my food : (

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I began my project! I got assigned homework by a wonderful quilt shop owner and I didn’t even take a class. This shop is also in Connecticut. I am on Long Island. Haha. I love it!

I began my project! I got assigned homework by a wonderful quilt shop owner and I didn’t even take a class. This shop is also in Connecticut. I am on Long Island. Haha. I love it!

Sewing my way to a new hobby!

David got me a sewing machine because I have been wanting to start a new hobby. Photography kind of died out for me for some reason. I know it will always be there, but I am just not into it anymore. I thought it was a phase and that I would pick up the camera and be back to where I was. However, that was not the case so I have been doing other creative things in the mean time.

Now, it is time for something I have always wanted to do but chickened out on. The thought of sewing was intimidating. I took home ec in middle school but I hardly remember anything I was taught. I remember loving it though. With my birthday tomorrow, David took note and bought me a Singer Heavy Duty (in which he rode his bike from CT with it on his back!). I love him because he supports me and pushes me to do things I normally would not do. Sometimes I get angry at him because he is so pushy sometimes! But sometimes, I am secretly happy that I have someone pushing me to indulge in my interests. I love him because of that.

Anyway, I am so overwhelmed with his sewing machine sitting on my desk. I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO BEGIN! I just came across this site that is an e-course in sewing for beginners. Their projects are adorable and it is very affordable. I will be enrolling tomorrow! A treat to myself for my birthday thank you very much. I hope I can make myself proud!

http://homeeconline.blogspot.com/

Check it out!

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Originally Posted By citymaus

some dutch cycling stats/facts

citymaus:

A population of just 16.7 million souls, owning close to 20 million bicycles. Virtually every Dutch person cycles, to a greater or lesser extent, be they young or old, rich or poor.

A few samples: 27% of all movements in the Netherlands are by bicycle. 80% of all Dutch cycle at least once a week. The average age for a child to cycle to school (or otherwise) independently is 8 years (which has the Dutch worried, as that used to be 6 years). On average, the Dutch make 14 million cycle trips a day, each covering 3,5 km on average. Per year, the Dutch travel well over 200 billion km by bike and the average distance pedaled per person is still rising. During rush hour, there are more people going from a to b (for all purposes) by bicycle than by car. Since 2007 the number of bike trips in Amsterdam is greater than the number of car trips. Amsterdam has a bike modal share of 60% in the downtown area, 38% in the greater city. The city of Groningen (the actual Cycle Capital of the Netherlands) has a modal split of over 60%. 40% of Dutch train commuters get to the station by bicycle. Train stations have a total of 200.000 bike parking racks. This is far from enough, as current and rising demand (over 10% each year) actually require a minimum of 400.000 racks.


a family cycle train. photo by amsterdamized.

read more: Bicycle Cultures Are Man-Made. amsterdamize, 21.11.11.

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Originally Posted By gjmueller

gjmueller: Confused in Class? A New App Can Help “If there’s something you don’t understand, just raise your hand and ask a question.” Almost every teacher says that line to her class on the first day of school. But when that professor’s in the middle of explaining a concept and everyone else looks like they understand, following that advice isn’t as easy as it sounds. Now a new web-based app called Understoodit wants to take the fear out of learning by allowing students to anonymously communicate confusion. photo via flickr:CC | Guudmorning!

gjmueller:

Confused in Class? A New App Can Help

“If there’s something you don’t understand, just raise your hand and ask a question.” Almost every teacher says that line to her class on the first day of school. But when that professor’s in the middle of explaining a concept and everyone else looks like they understand, following that advice isn’t as easy as it sounds. Now a new web-based app called Understoodit wants to take the fear out of learning by allowing students to anonymously communicate confusion.

photo via flickr:CC | Guudmorning!

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Really taking this serious. Now that I have a road bike and I feel more comfortable, I figured it was time to start setting goals and making things happen.

Ever since I graduated from college where I was playing a division I sport, I just kind of did runs/rides just to stay in shape and do something.

However, with a miserable commute where 2.5-3 hours of my day are dedicated to the car, my activity has just plummeted. And with a full time teaching job and grad school…time to myself is rare and I feel kind of lost. My regular days go from 5 am to 5 pm (nights dedicated to grad work, catching up on cleaning) and my grad school days go from 5 am to 10pm (nasty commutes).

Well now is the time that I am really training for something. Really going to prove to myself that it is possible to achieve more than I ever thought and it starts with goals:

Weekly Goals:
- Week of 4/30 - 50 Miles in the week (see above) COMPLETED (despite having the commute/work/grad school)
- Week of 5/7 - 60 Miles this week.

Long Term/Summer Goals - something to do, something to participate in.
1. Tour de Brooklyn - 18 miles. June 3rd
2. Tour de Queens - 18 miles. July 8th
3. Ride to Montauk (with David, on our own) - 76 miles. TBA
4. Ride to Cape Cod? with ferries! - 203 miles -TBA
5. Grand Fondo - Philly - 31, 57 or 102 miles - August 12 with David
6. NYC Bike Century Tour - 55 or 75 miler? - September 9th

All of this will include David of course, because he is the bike expert you know. He is the one who opened me to this.

I hope I make it. I really want to prove to myself I can do this. All of “this” starts with those small goals that will be hard enough to attain with such a busy schedule. But really….here goes nothing…..

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Originally Posted By fitnessdolly

@demdeez on a bike. Wait. No on a cannondale.

@demdeez on a bike. Wait. No on a cannondale.

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Originally Posted By heyyoushouldbuythis

heyyoushouldbuythis: Are these paperclips from the MoMA store completely precious or what? They would be perfect for teachers to use to distinguish their different classes. They’re only $5!

heyyoushouldbuythis:

Are these paperclips from the MoMA store completely precious or what? They would be perfect for teachers to use to distinguish their different classes. They’re only $5!

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