http://internethallway.com/emily My brain's randomness - visualized! Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:34:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm returning to you to today live from the Ocean County Mall Summer Festival in NJ.  I wish that was half as much fun as it sounded. My Mother-In-Law Sue has started her own importing and retail website.  To test the market and create interest in the site, we've signed up ... http://internethallway.com/emily/index.php/07/2008/26/saturday-at-the-mall/ Life has been pretty boring lately.   I'm still hunting down jobs with no luck.  I'm beginning to wonder if it's something about me that employers don't like.  I know the economy is bad, but there are jobs being posted online.  It's so frustrating to not even get called in ... http://internethallway.com/emily/index.php/05/2008/30/being-of-some-use-to-society/ Last Sunday night I had to make my first visit to the emergency room for myself in at least 10 years. It was nothing too major, I was washing dishes and managed to knock my super-sharp kitchen knife off the counter. Of course when it fell, it landed right ... http://internethallway.com/emily/index.php/05/2008/30/stitched-back-together/ Ben loves to quote the line from that Baz Luhrmann song “Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)”: “Do not read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.” I never quite subscribed to this philosophy.  I realize that not only are the models wearing gobs of makeup, their pictures are then edited ... http://internethallway.com/emily/index.php/05/2008/08/beauty-magazines/ I thought I would post some fun pictures from our jaunt into Philly this past weekend.  Sunday was Ben's birthday, and since he's such a scifi nut, we celebrated on Saturday by going to the Star Wars exhibit the Franklin Institute was hosting. It was a lot of fun, there were ... http://internethallway.com/emily/index.php/05/2008/08/in-a-galaxy-just-over-in-philly/ Our last big stop was the the Roosevelt Memorial. Located about opposite the Jefferson Memorial on the Tidal Basin, it's a massive, open-air memorial that is comprised of four outdoor "rooms." It is dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and to the era he represents. ... http://internethallway.com/emily/index.php/04/2008/29/roosevelt-memorial/ Eventually, we made it down to the Tidal Basin and to the Cherry Blossoms. Last year we walked from the north side of the Basin east to the Jefferson Memorial, then back. This year we went west and walked all the way around the basin back to the ... http://internethallway.com/emily/index.php/04/2008/29/the-tidal-basin-and-cherry-blossoms/ After we were done at the Museum, we headed down toward the Tidal Basin and the Cherry Blossoms. During our walk, we discovered The Tulip Library. The Tulip Library is near the north side of the Tidal Basin between the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial. It was established in ... http://internethallway.com/emily/index.php/04/2008/29/the-tulip-library/ Since no trip to DC is complete without at least one visit to one of the Smithsonian museums, we decided to hit the Air and Space Museum. I wanted to go to the National Museum of American History, however it's been closed since 2006 for renovations. The Air ... http://internethallway.com/emily/index.php/04/2008/24/the-smithsonian/ Behind the Arlington Memorial Ampitheatre, which I blogged about on Sunday, lies The Tomb of the Unknowns. This is not to be confused with the Tomb of the Unknown Solider. I always thought the Tomb at Arlington was known as the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, however is a name ... http://internethallway.com/emily/index.php/04/2008/22/the-tomb-of-the-unknowns/