http://www.matalie.net snapshots of life Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:10:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just in case you weren't convinced by my last post on the merits of why film still rocks: Color. Depth. Dimension. Richness. Swoon. http://www.matalie.net/2010/07/28/film-still-rocks/ More than 26,000 garden gnomes were sold on Ebay in Canada last year. I however, have spent my online auction money on something far more nostalgic: This is a Contax 645 AF Medium Format FILM camera. It shoots FILM. Remember that stuff? This Film is 3 times the area of regular ... http://www.matalie.net/2010/07/21/i-heart-ebay/ I don't know who Dylan is, nor why he is considered Daring. But Tequila and mexican chocolate, well those two mixed together sound mighty daring. This drink of the week is made possible because we just happened to have half a jug of leftover half-n-half. It was mighty tasty. Daring Dylan 1 ... http://www.matalie.net/2010/07/13/drink-of-the-week-daring-dylan/ Araiya showed me some amazing drawings she was working on this morning. I asked her to explain them: "This is when God came to rescue us by dying on a cross," she began. I got chills. "Go on, I want to hear more." I told her. "This is Jesus on the ... http://www.matalie.net/2010/07/12/this-is-when-god-came-to-rescue-us-by-dying-on-a-cross/ Seattlites experience extreme mood swings between overly bemoaning our 2 weeks of annual sunshine and then becoming Vampires hissing at the photons the moment those precious rays hit our lilly white skin. Just two months ago activists were petitioning our Mayor for a nude beach. Really? Seattle + nude beach? ... http://www.matalie.net/2010/07/06/instax-in-the-scorching-sun/ Yesterday we enjoyed some Canadian-ish inspired goodies. Like Poutine. Kind of. Despite it's lack of being true to tradition, it was yum. http://www.matalie.net/2010/07/02/happy-canada-day/ Here's what we've been indulging this week in the mixed cocktail department. And by indulging, I will re-remind you of the state of our bare-bones supply & randomly haphazard selection. We did however, invest in some Tequila & Triple Sec this past weekend, marking a third-ever trip to a Washington ... http://www.matalie.net/2010/07/01/drink-of-the-week-pink-paradise/ I coerced Matt into picking up these lovely Peonies at Pikes Place Market on Friday so I could bring them to my photography workshop & decorate the room. First off, they were supposed to be white. Araiya's first comment when he brought them home was 'but mom doesn't like pink'. ... http://www.matalie.net/2010/06/28/end-to-a-beautiful-weekend/ Over the last four weeks I've worked on a presentation for a Photography Workshop I'm teaching this Saturday. All the curriculum, diagrams, words, concepts I've made from scratch. It has been more than a year in the making. Now we are down to the wire. I've sat on the $20 ... http://www.matalie.net/2010/06/24/churning-stomach/ They say the way to a man's heart is through is stomach. I can attest to the existence of this elusive 6th Love Language- feeling love by means of Food. Surely it's obvious Matt feels cared for in many other ways, but there is utter enjoyment found in making special ... http://www.matalie.net/2010/06/20/daddys-day/