I miss NZ...

Came across this picture on satellite true and it made me miss New Zealand.

When my family was in New Zealand (late '98) we visited the Kelly Tarlton Underwater World/Aquarium. He was the first guy to develop the necessary technology for the walk-through tunnels often seen in aquariums today and seen in the picture above. It was so cool to see a giant stingray just 3 feet above your head!

from the wikipedia article on Kelly Tarlon's aquarium tunnel

It was also kind of weird to know that this tunnel was built in an long-unused sewage pipe in Auckland!

I love randomly scrolling through all the blogs I follow in Google Reader (something like 71 blogs) and seeing pics that remind me of life, of love, of the little things I like.

Compressed Movie Prints Show Film Moods

Check this out... I like the "Matrix" one. :) Click here for the original post 

True Colors: Compressed Movie Prints Show Film Moods

By Delana in Architecture & Design, Gadgets & Geek Art, Technology & Futurism

When you watch your favorite movies over and over, you might start to acquire the ability to recite every line. Every frame of the movie looks familiar and you can predict how the light will change with every scene. But would you recognize your favorites if they were smooshed down into single pictures? (Above: Requiem for a Dream)

(Blade Runner)

(V for Vendetta)

These impressive works of art were created by MovieBarCode, a website that takes every single frame of your favorite movies and compresses them single-frame pictures.

(Se7en)

(Princess Mononoke)

The resulting images are surprisingly lovely, like colorful bar codes with hidden stories to tell. All of the colors of each movie are expressed in the thin vertical stripes, making for some truly impressive new pieces of art.

(The Lion King)

(The Matrix)

It is even possible to tell the mood and overall feel of each film just by the color scheme in these abbreviated representations. Some are predictable, like the cartoons with plenty of bright colors and the overly-green Matrix. Some exhibit long stretches of the same scenery, such as in The Big Lebowski.

(The Big Lebowski)

(The Fifth Element)

The website has an impressive number of movie bar codes posted already, but the artist behind the site also takes requests for any that haven’t yet been created. Prints of the amazing works of art can be purchased from the MovieBarCode website.

REBLOG: "Royalty Demands Modesty"

This was written on the 29th by Heather Patenaude, the author of "Emotional Purity: an Affair of the Heart".

I rather like her take on the royal wedding... and Kate's dress. What do you think?

04/29/11 - Royalty Demands Modesty

Yesterday on the radio they were talking about the wedding dress of Kate Middleton. They were speculating about who made the dress and what it was going to look like. They said they knew one thing, "Her arms will be covered because Royalty demands modesty."

Yes, royalty demands modesty.

As Christian women we are daughters of The King, we are Royalty. We should be setting the standard of modesty, not stoop to the world standards. We should be distinctly different!

I hope others take notice of her beautiful dress and the simply way she honored her position as the new Duchess and maybe one day the Queen.

I also hope wedding dress designers take notice that not all brides want to wear strapless, which is pretty much all you find if you go wedding dress shopping. They need to give brides a choice. (Although you can have a wedding dress alter to make it "chapel ready" which would add straps or sleeves to a dress.)

Let's hope that Kate's dress sets a new standard in Wedding Dresses!