Hey all, Blogger wouldn't let me add more pictures, so I started a new blog, http://discoveringbeyondbloomability.blogspot.com/. And that seemed to solve the problem nicely.
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Friday, September 7, 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Rang De Basanti Dance Party
Last night my husband and I went to the Rang De Basanti/Jai Ho! Bollywood Dance Party at Chop Suey 1325 Madison St. It was so much fun! I got a henna tattoo on my hand.
It would probably be darker, but henna darkens with body heat, and my hands are usually cold. At the party they gave dance lessons, but I was waiting for my henna to dry, so I just watched and enjoyed the music. Before we left my husband ordered us some virgin margaritas. They were okay. I wanted a virgin mojito, but it seems like no bartender outside of Florida knows how to make them. Or has mint on hand. Luckily, I make a mean mojito and margarita, so I can make them at home.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Most Recent Read: Replay
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/sharon-creech?before=1315522054
Reading Replay reminded me Sharon Creech is an incredible writer. Her writing is all about dynamic relationships between friends and family, which encourage the reader to examine his or her own life. I need to reread some of my favorites, Bloomability, The Wanderer, Walk Two Moons, etc.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
More Shenanigans and Whale Watching
More Pacific Science Center!
My husband looking through a periscope!
Oh no! They all got shrunk! Oh wait, the table is big.
I held a cockroach!
Pike Place Market!
Beecher's Cheese! So much cheesy goodness! Yum!
A craft-tag-along-buddy conscientious store
Zeeks! But this time we tried a new pizza. Daily Bite to follow.
Deception Pass from the water
Minke Whale!
Another picture of a minke whale!
Whitney Studied on the boat. Go Whitney Go!
Monday, August 13, 2012
Pacific Science Center: a Visual Tour (Aka Oodles of Pictures)
My husband's two sisters are visiting us for a couple days, so we have been showing them around Seattle. Today we went to the Pacific Science Center and Saw the Tutankhamun exhibit. It was incredible! The whole area is climate controlled. The air was like a winter day, exceptionally dry but fresh. The entire wing of the museum was crawling with security guards and staff. Moreover, alarms kept going off when individuals would get too close to the artifacts. I spoke to one of the museum workers, Diana I believe it was, and asked if she ever touched the statues when no one was looking. She said "heavens no, I would get fired so fast!" I mentioned that at the museum in Cairo, where the artifacts are on loan from, you could rub your hands all over the statues and no one would care! Diana said I know, but it is in an American museum so there are guards everywhere. She mentioned that it is even harder at the Pacific Science Center because there are so many children and most of the exhibits are hands on. But patrons have been really good about not touching the statues and other artifacts.
The King Tutankhamun Exhibit: The Golden King and Great Pharaohs
This Cartouche Desk has my favorite color, desert turquoise
Sarcophagus for Prince Thutmose's Cat
My erudite husband appreciating the exhibit
Sarcophagus for Prince Thutmose's Cat
Akhenaten is my husband's (and my) favorite Pharaoh.
"[Akhenaten] is especially noted for abandoning traditional Egyptian polytheism and introducing worship centered on the Aten, which is sometimes described as monotheistic or henotheistic. An early inscription likens the Aten to the sun as compared to stars, and later official language avoids calling the Aten a god, giving the solar deity a status above mere gods. Akhenaten tried to bring about a departure from traditional religion, yet in the end itwould not be accepted" (Akhenaten).
It is incredible the ancient paint still remains
Plus, Akhenaten looks awesome.
So Much Ancient Bling!
"You chose poorly!"
Golden Diadem, Earring and Necklace
The biggest earring ever
Scarab Beetle Pectoral "All these parts of the pectoral are symbols. The scarab stood for the sun god, Re-Kheperi. The Egyptians saw the scarab beetle rolling balls of dung (its food) across the ground, and this reminded them of the sun traveling across the sky. So the pectoral shows the sun god rolling the sun across the sky. The wings show that it is flying" (Scarab Pectoral).
Could you imagine cracking through the wall and seeing King Tutankhamun tomb. You can see the look of wonder on his face. Literally an anthropologist's best day E V E R.
My Sister-in-Laws, Hayley and Whitney
Cat Face!
A 3,000+ year old Egyptian board game, that looks surprisingly like a wii remote
Egyptian Board Game
Could this be the original blue man?
This Mini Sarcophagus held Tutankhamun's heart.
I believe this sarcophagus is gold, inlaid with blue lapis lazuli, red carnelian, and turquoise (Scarab Pectoral).
This is one of Tutankhamun's earrings, of which he had at least six pairs. It is surprising that most of women's fashions started with men. Examples include, tights, hats, wigs, high-heels, and earrings.
This fan was surrounded by fossilized ostrich feather dust
Another Scarab Pectoral
"Ancient Egyptians believed that gold was the skin of the gods? When Howard Carter discovered King Tut's mummy in 1923, golden covers adorned his fingers and toes. The gold pieces were to protect the king's body from magical danger" (Pacific Science Center).
Awesome Golden Shoes
Whitney learning at the Science Center
My Husband
My Husband, and two sisters on the "hamster wheel"
Whitney on the high-rise bicycle
My husband and two sisters got shrunk for a bit
My husband and Whitney making music
Whitney and Hayley wanted to try the Tornado tunnel, but it wasn't working so they just took a picture inside
Butterfly!
Blue Butterfly
Black and Blue Butterfly
More Butterflies
A butterfly landed on a girls hand nearby
Works Cited
"Akhenaten." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 14 Aug. 2012. Web. 13 Aug. 2012. .
"Pacific Science Center." King Tut: The Exhibition. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Aug. 2012. .
"Scarab Pectoral." Scarab Pectoral. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Aug. 2012. .
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