gURLfriends tag:www.coffeerooms.com,2008-08-29:/gurlfriends//83 2010-01-01T22:46:52Z Sharing the good stuff we find with all of our gURLfriends Movable Type Pro 4.25 Happy New Year from Coffeerooms! tag:www.coffeerooms.com,2010:/gurlfriends//83.5436 2010-01-01T22:44:51Z 2010-01-01T22:46:52Z May 2010 be your best year yet! Annie newyear.jpg]]> A Blue Moon for New Years Eve tag:www.coffeerooms.com,2009:/gurlfriends//83.5432 2009-12-31T18:27:38Z 2009-12-31T19:24:00Z "Once in a blue moon" is happening tonight. This is a good sign, right? Annie moon.jpgA New Year's Eve blue moon will be visible in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Africa (in Australia and Asia, the full moon does not show up until New Year's Day, making January a blue moon month for them). Blue moons happen every 2.5 years, but the last time one landed on New Years Eve was 1990.

The moon won't actually be blue, the term means it's a second full moon in one month. I'm not very superstitious, but I'm going to take this as a good omen for the new year, maybe even the whole decade.
]]> 20 Things tag:www.coffeerooms.com,2009:/gurlfriends//83.5423 2009-12-28T17:45:55Z 2009-12-28T17:52:32Z From Online Education, a graphic visualization of 20 things that happen in one minute Annie every minute
Created by Online Education ]]> Really Glad Tidings tag:www.coffeerooms.com,2009:/gurlfriends//83.5400 2009-12-23T18:22:17Z 2009-12-23T18:30:47Z Here comes Santa Claus, the Three Wise Men, the Holy Family and much, much more! Annie We have a neighbor who goes all out with Christmas displays in the yard. It's so over the top that I've had strangers ask me what's up with them (I don't know the homeowners, so have no answer to that question). Sadly, they are around the corner so this wouldn't work:
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]]> La Gioconda or the Mocha Lisa? tag:www.coffeerooms.com,2009:/gurlfriends//83.5347 2009-12-08T15:02:14Z 2009-12-08T16:00:35Z A recreation of the Mona Lisa, made with 3,604 coffee cups. Hey, why not? Annie
coffeemona.jpgIt only took three hours with a team of eight people.




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]]> Thank Goodness He Switched to Reindeer tag:www.coffeerooms.com,2009:/gurlfriends//83.5340 2009-12-06T20:41:22Z 2009-12-06T20:45:40Z In 1948, Santa used camels. Annie santa1948.jpg]]> Tim Burton at MoMA tag:www.coffeerooms.com,2009:/gurlfriends//83.5259 2009-11-13T17:55:09Z 2009-11-13T18:00:32Z See the video promo that Burton directed for the MoMA retrospective of his work, open now through April Annie ]]> Be Healthy! tag:www.coffeerooms.com,2009:/gurlfriends//83.5236 2009-11-08T22:26:51Z 2009-11-08T22:30:48Z A beautiful example of WPA poster art Annie healthy.jpg]]> Rare Parrot Tries to Mate with a Photog tag:www.coffeerooms.com,2009:/gurlfriends//83.4588 2009-10-08T23:21:20Z 2009-10-08T23:23:20Z Hilarious video of a rare parrot attempting to mate with a photographer. Ry http://www.artsanddafts.com ]]> Easiest Costume Ever tag:www.coffeerooms.com,2009:/gurlfriends//83.4587 2009-10-08T19:45:13Z 2009-12-10T12:50:29Z Mustache bandages. For Halloween? Annie Mustache-Bandages.jpg

This could be the easiest Halloween costume ever. Or maybe you need to go undercover for some reason. Either way, you're all set with with moustache bandages. Great anytime you need a disguise.
Available at Urban Outfitters
]]> I Could Use a Day at the Circus tag:www.coffeerooms.com,2009:/gurlfriends//83.4551 2009-10-02T13:52:52Z 2009-10-02T14:08:31Z The tiniest show on earth! Annie
Click to see the whole set of amazing photos of a Circus for your dollhouse friends.

Tight Rope Originally uploaded by ThePhotoChik

]]> The Longest Way 1.0 tag:www.coffeerooms.com,2009:/gurlfriends//83.4454 2009-09-07T22:35:45Z 2009-09-07T22:48:07Z A one year walk and beard grow time lapse. Annie

The Longest Way 1.0 - one year walk/beard grow time lapse from Christoph Rehage

November 9th 2007 - November 13th 2008
One year on foot - 4646km through China


Additional info by Christoph Rehage:
  • I never finished my original goal of walking to Germany. Instead, I walked for a year and roughly 4500km, passed the desert of Gobi, and then decided to stop walking for now.
  • All of the distance from Beijing to Ürümqi has been completed solely on foot, straight good old walking. There are instances where you can see me in the video sitting on a plane or riding a boat, but those are during breaks I had to take from walking, either to sort out bureaucracy issues or to take care of some personal things.
  • I had been planning this trip for over a year before I even started, and getting as far as I got was an experience for which I am very grateful.
  • Obtaining the necessary visa for a trip like this was not very easy, hence I had to go back to Beijing a few times to resolve some issues.
  •  The songs I used in the video are 1) Zhu Fengbo - "Olive Tree" and 2) The Kingpins - "L'aventurier" - visit the Kingpins website if you want to know more, they are very cool I think.
  • This is not a strict "1 pic a day" video, because I wanted to make it a bit more alive by adding some additional movement. Sometimes during the film you would follow me turn around, or something would happen in the background. I tried to capture these moments to make the video more interesting.
  • The core of this project is in fact my website  where I have posted my extensive travel diary, starting from day 1 (Nov 9th 2007) and describing every single day until the end one year later.
]]> RabbitRabbit tag:www.coffeerooms.com,2009:/gurlfriends//83.4424 2009-09-01T18:02:26Z 2009-09-01T18:10:53Z Happy New Month! Annie rabbitrabbit.jpgI'm not sure where the custom comes from, but Rabbit Rabbit and happy September! Back-to-school and cooler temperatures are welcome here.

Cutest bunny butts ever via meredith910 on flickr
]]> The Facebook Song tag:www.coffeerooms.com,2009:/gurlfriends//83.4299 2009-08-03T19:51:30Z 2009-08-03T20:06:16Z We laughed til we cried, then we laughed some more. Annie ]]> Panda Bread? tag:www.coffeerooms.com,2009:/gurlfriends//83.4258 2009-07-24T21:11:45Z 2009-07-24T21:49:16Z That's right, Panda Bread. Annie pandabread.jpg
That's right, Panda Bread. Or you might call it the cutest bread ever, no one will argue with you. If you are the baking kind, you might want to make some for your favorite cute bread lover. Here's a link to the recipe that I will never use. If you do, let us know if it tastes cute, too.
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