2013 09 24 THE ART OF ROWING

ONE OF THE PERKS OF ROWING IS BEING ABLE TO WITNESS SOME OF THE NATURAL PAINTINGS FROM THE SKY.  NO NEED TO DODGE TREES, OR STAND ON TOP OF THE BUILDING IN ORDER TO GET THE FULL VIEW.  ALL WE HAD TO DO WAS GLIDE ON THE WATER, AND FEEL THE SLIGHT BREEZE WHILE STARING INTO THE OPEN SPACE ABOVE US, WITH THE CANVAS AS THE SKY ITSELF.

THIS WAS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE VISUAL TREASURED MOMENTS DURING PRACTICE.

PHOTO CREDIT: COACH JASON

PHOTO CREDIT: COACH JASON (W/ EDITS)

2013 09 20 TJ MAXX FINDS FELIX THE CAT SUITCASE

RANDOM DAY OF GETTING OUT AND FOUND FELIX THE CAT STARING AT ME AS I ENTERED IN THE TJ MAXX ON INTERNATIONAL DRIVE.  I THOUGHT THIS WAS SUPER CUTE AND THE COLORS CAUGHT MY EYE.  THAT WOULD MEAN THAT IT WOULD DEFINITELY STAND OUT IN BAGGAGE CLAIM!  

HOWEVER, THE EXTERIOR IS REALLY THIN AND FLIMSY.  A FEW ROUGH HANDLING AND TOSSES CAN AMOUNT TO SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR.
WITH THE SALE PRICE OF $99, $79, OR $69.....I COULD JUST WAVE BACK AND KEEP THE PERFECT IMAGE IN MY HEAD.

($99, $79, $69)

2013 09 13 ORLANDO FLORIDA IS BOILING HOT

IT IS MUY HOT!  THIS IS COMING FROM CAR THAT IS SITTING UNDER SCORCHING SUN SINCE THE GARAGE IS TOO LAZY TO ORGANIZE ITSELF!  

I COULD PROBABLY ROAST SOMETHING IN THE CAR.

BUT THAT COULD BE ME.

DAYS LIKE THIS MAKES ME "NOT" ENJOY THE OUTDOORS.  IT IS SUCH AN 

I LITERALLY RAN BACK IN THE HOUSE AFTER ERRANDS TO SHOWER.

SUCH A PROCESS TO ENDURE ALONG WITH THIS.

1.  PUT SUNBLOCK ON

2.  LEAVE THE HOUSE

3.  DUCK IN SHADES WHEN POSSIBLE

4.  RETURN HOME

5.  SHOWER OFF THE SWEAT!

2013 09 03 NEW TRIP PLANS TO ASIA

SO ITS OFFICIAL.
JUST BOOKED MY FLIGHT TO ASIA FOR LATE OCTOBER AND I AM STOKED! PASSPORT IS GOOD THROUGH 2015, SO BETTER MAKE SOME USE OF IT NOW.
EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NEVER OFFICIALLY TRIED AIRBNB, I MAY HAVE TO ACTUALLY TRY TO GO THROUGH THEM THIS TIME AND HOPEFULLY BE SUCCESSFUL! 

THIS WILL BE MY SECOND TRIP TO ASIA AND HAPPY TO NOTE THAT I WILL BE VISITING NEW COUNTRIES IN ASIA.  WHERE AM I GOING?  HONG KONG AND MAYBE THAILAND!
THE LAST TIME I WAS IN ASIA, I VISITED MAINLAND, CHINA THROUGH A TRAVEL AGENCY TOUR GROUP.  THEY HELPED WITH MY VISA.  THANK GOODNESS A VISA IS NOT NEEDED IN HONG KONG NOR THAILAND.  CHINA IS RUNNING SOME $99 TOUR/DEAL PROMOTIONS WHERE HOTEL, FOOD, TRANSPORTATION AND TOUR GUIDE ARE PROVIDED.  BUT I FIGURED, ITS TIME TO HIT SOME NEW "HAPPENING" AREAS.

TOOK A FEW DAYS TO COMPARE FLIGHTS AND THROUGH A FAMILY FRIEND, RECOMMENDED A TRAVEL AGENT.  I WAS SUGGESTED TO ASK FOR THE "BULK RATE" WHEN SPEAKING TO THIS TRAVEL AGENT IF I DID NOT CARE TO COLLECT REWARD POINTS.   I ALSO NOTICED THAT YOU CAN ALSO HAGGLE WITH THEM TOO! ABLE TO KNOCK OF $42 OFF A TICKET COMPARED WITH WHAT I WAS SEEING ONLINE.  FLYING UNITED AIR.    SEARCHING THIS FLIGHT 50 DAYS BEFORE THE FLIGHT DATE AND THE CURRENT RUNNING PRICE FOR THIS PRICE IS $1112 PER TICKET ON THE UNITED AIR SITE.

ALSO REMEMBERED THAT I STILL HAVE THIS UNIVERSAL POWER PLUG ADAPTER THAT I BOUGHT FOR MY SPAIN TRIP.  HOPEFULLY I CAN STILL USE THIS UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC PLUG IN HONG KONG AND THAILAND!

2013 06 30 ORLANDO RESTAURANT MARLOWs TAVERN AND ATMOSPHERE

MARLOW'S TAVERN WINTER PARK

Address: 1008 S Orlando Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789

Phone:(407) 960-3670

Hours:  Friday hours 11:30 am–12:00 am 

MARLOW'S TAVERN

MY FIRST VISIT TO MARLOW'S TAVERN WAS INTERESTING. THE SET UP WAS TRICKY. DID NOT CIRCLE THE ENTIRE BUILDING TO REALIZE THAT THERE WERE TWO ENTRANCES.  IT WAS HARD TO TELL WHICH WAS THE MAIN ENTRANCE. AND, WE WERE PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK.  

WHILE WAITING FOR FRIEND IN PARKING LOT AND NOT SEEING HIS CAR, I WENT INSIDE TO PEAK AND DID NOT REALIZING THAT THE PARKING LOT SANDWHICHED THE RESTAURANT.

SO, WE WERE BOTH WAITING AT THE PARKING LOT AT THE SAME TIME ON OPPOSITE ENDS WITH THE RESTAURANT IN THE MIDDLE.  (IT WAS ENTERTAINING BECAUSE FOR A SECOND I THOUGHT I WAS IN THE WRONG RESTAURANT.) WE COULD HAVE JUST WAITED INSIDE. HA!

THE DOOR HANDLES ARE SOOOOO CUTE.
I THOUGHT THE OTHER SIDE WOULD HAVE A FORK HANDLE, BUT NOPE, ALL SPOON.

INSIDE WAS NICE AND DARK WITH HIGH COMFTY BOOTHS TO SIT IN.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT WAS SO DARK AND THE LIGHTS THAT WERE SHINING DOWN ON EACH TABLE WERE SO STRONG THAT IT WAS HARD TO READ THE MENU WITH THE GLARE.  I WAS CONSTANTLY SHIFTING MY MENU TO DODGE AND GET LIGHT AT THE SAME TIME.  OH BOY!

               

NOTICED THAT THEIR "WALL DECOR" WAS FULL OF BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE RESTAURANT.  THE RED CEILINGS ARE BRILLIANT, GIVING IT THAT RED MOODY GLOW.  I ALSO LOVE THE SPLASH OF RED THAT ARE SPORADICALLY ACCENTUATED ABOVE THEIR DROP DOWN LIGHTS. MODERN CHIC!

2013 06 30 ORLANDO FOOD FINDS AT MARLOWS TAVERN

MARLOW'S TAVERN WINTER PARK

Address: 1008 S Orlando Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789

Phone:(407) 960-3670

Hours:  Friday hours 11:30 am–12:00 am 

DROPPED IN MARLOW'S TAVERN IN WINTER PARK ONE FINE, YET RAINY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  OVERALL, THE FOOD AND SERVICE WAS GREAT.

  

Location : 1008 S. Orlando Avenue (17-92) Winter Park, FL 32789

AND FOUND GREAT FOOD, LOW LIGHTING ATMOSPHERE, AND SOME FUN CHEERY STAFF INCLUDING ONE OF THEIR CHEF THAT STOPPED BY THE TABLE TO GREET AND INTRODUCE  NEW FOOD THAT I DID NOT EVEN SPOT ON THE MENU.

STARTED OF WITH LIGHT APPETIZER OF THEIR HUMMUS ($6.00).

PRETTY AVERAGE HUMMUS.

Grilled, Toasty Pita Points, Crisp, Fresh Veggies and Marinated Feta ($6.00)

THE STEAK CAME OUT AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF: IT LOOKED PRETTY TINY.  LATER, A CHEF CAME OUT TO GREET US FOR WHATEVER REASON.  PERHAPS HE KEPT ON SEEING MY CAMERA FLASHES FROM HIS OPEN KITCHEN.  HE TOLD US THAT THIS IS A REALLY GOOD PRICE FOR THIS SIZE OF "CENTER CUT FILET".  DID HE READ MY MIND OR IS THAT A POPULAR QUESTION ASKED BY CUSTOMERS?

Grilled "center Cut" Filet - crispy wild mushroom potato cake, baby broccolini, garlic tomato fondue, harvey's bristol cream, scented veal jus and crumbling gorgonzola ($19)

THEN COMES MY PLATE.  WHERE EVER I FIND SHRIMP AND GRITS, I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO TRY AT LEAST ONCE.  EVEN AFTER EYEBALLING THE MENU MULTIPLE TIMES, MY DECISION ROLLS BACK TO.....SHRIMP AND GRITS!

Shrimp & Grits - white cheddar grit cake, spinach, tomato, shallot and sauce beurre blanc ($15)

I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER TRIED GRITS IN CAKE FORM, NOR WHITE CHEDDAR. WHITE CHEDDAR GRIT CAKES WERE DEFINITELY DIFFERENT.
DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THE GRITS WERE IN CAKE FORM AND THAT PIECE WAS BROKEN OFF UNTIL THE CHEF WHO CAME OUT TO GREET US, POINTED IT OUT.  YOU CAN TASTE THE WHITE CHEDDAR BUT IT WAS NOT STRONG.

THERE WERE A DECENT AMOUNT OF SHRIMP, GIVEN THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO FLUFF IT UP.  I SORT OF WISHED THE PLATE WAS STEEP TO GIVE THE ILLUSION OF A HUGE $15 PLATE OF FOOD.  OR, MAKE THICKER GRIT CAKES.

I THINK THIS CHEF CAME OUT TO CHAT WITH US MORE THAN 3 TIMES.

AFTER DISCOVERING THAT WE'VE NEVER TRIED THE JALAPENO GRITS, HE CAME BACK WITH A LITTLE SAMPLE PLATE.  THE SAMPLE PLATE WAS AS BIG AS THE PLATE OF HUMMUS.  I OVER LOOKED THIS ON THE MENU.  OF COURSE! BECAUSE THEIR SIDE ITEMS WERE LITERALLY LISTED VERTICALLY ON THE SIDE OF THE MENU! I'M REALLY GLAD HE MENTIONED ABOUT IT.

IT WAS GOOD THOUGH.  WAS NOT SPICY LIKE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.  INSTEAD, IT JUST HAD A HINT OF JALAPENO FLAVOR TO IT (WITHOUT THE SPICE).

REALLY SURPRISED THAT THIS JALAPENO GRITS IS A SIDE ITEM.

IT SEEM LIKE IT SHOULD BE SERVED AS MAIN DISH WITH SOME SORT OF BEEF.

Jalapeno Corn Grits - nora mills stone ground grit cakes with a hint of jalapeno

I WONDER WHAT I WILL BE TRYING NEXT TIME, BECAUSE THERE WILL BE A NEXT TIME.  THERE IS ONE ON INTERNATIONAL DRIVE.  HOPING TO HAVE SAME TYPE OF PLEASANT AND VIBRANT STAFF AT THE I-DRIVE LOCATION AS WELL.  UNTIL NEXT TIME.....

2013 06 19 ORLANDO KOREAN GROCERY STORE WOO SUNG FOOD MART

Woo Sung Oriental Food Mart

5079 Edgewater Dr, Orlando, FL 32810

(407) 295-4077

KOREAN GROCERY STORE IN ORLANDO!  I'M SURE THERE ARE A FAIR AMOUNT HERE BUT  I MADE IT AN AGENDA TO DROP BY THIS ONE AND EXPLORE!  I'VE ALWAYS PASSED BY THIS GOING TO CREW PRACTICE ON LEE ROAD BUT NEVER MADE ANY ATTEMPTS TO GO IN.  IT IS RANDOMLY PLACED IN THIS BARE SHOPPING CENTER, SO IT HAS NEVER REALLY BEEN ENTICING TO DRIVE INTO. BUT RECENTLY THE INCREASE IN CURIOSITY WITH THE KOREAN CULTURE HAS MADE ME EXPLORE.

5079 Edgewater Dr, Orlando, FL 32810
(407) 295-4077

OFF EXPLORING I GO !

COLORFUL, NEAT, SETTINGS.  THEIR PRODUCT PLACEMENT IS QUITE UNUSUAL.

DID NOT GET MUCH. BUT SNACKS ARE DEFINITELY NEEDED FOR THE ROAD. CHOMP!  IT TASTED LIKE AN OTHER SHRIMP CHIP, BUT ON THE THICKER SIDE.

2013 05 03 ORLANDO PHOTO EVENT IS GETTING STARTED

SNAP LOCATION FOR THIS YEAR:
1427-A Alden Rd, Orlando Fl 32803

THE ANNUAL SNAP EVENT IS GETTING READY TO START.
READY?  SET?

PARKING SPOTS ?

WHAT WOULD THE EMPTY WAREHOUSE TURN INTO NOW?

PEEKABOO!!!!!

2013 03 31 KPOP INSPIRED GLITTER EYE MAKE UP

THANKS TO KW, I HAVE INVESTED ENERGY TO KPOP. KOREAN POP MUSIC THAT IS.......  I HAVE NOT REALLY BEEN EXPOSED TO THE KOREAN ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.  ONLY IN THE BACK OF MY MIND KNOW THAT THERE IS A HUGE POPULATION OF KOREAN AMERICAN DANCERS IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.  

DOING RANDOM SEARCHES ON YOUTUBE LEAD TO MY CURRENT FAVORITE KPOP GROUP, GIRL GENERATION AKA SNSD.  THEIR GLITTERY EYE MAKEUP IN THEIR MUSIC VIDEOS IS EYE CATCHING.  HECK,YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE EYE GLITTER IN THEIR CONCERTS FROM MILES AWAY. I LIKE HOW THE LOOK IS A SETTLE AND NATURAL SPARKLE GLITTER.  NOTHING OVER THE TOP BUT YET A SETTLE ENTICING GLIMMER. EVERYTHING THAT I'VE SEEN HERE ARE ALWAYS ON EYE LIDS.

FROM OTHER SITES

AND NOW I'M HOOKED.  IT ONLY TOOK ME A FEW GLANCES TO BECOME OBSESSED WITH FINDING MAKE UP THAT CAN PRODUCE THE SAME LOOK.  I DON'T WEAR MAKE UP AT ALL BUT HAVE MY COLLECTION OF ITEMS OVER THE YEARS JUST TO PLAY WITH FROM TIME TO TIME. I DON'T NORMALLY USE IT HENCE HAD NO CLUE WHERE TO LOOK.  

THROUGH OTHER BLOGS AND YOUTUBE I FOUND SOME NOTING THAT LIQUID GLITTER EYELINER WORKS.  THERE WAS ONE SITE THAT POINTED OUT THAT YOU CAN RE-CREATE THIS LOOK BY USING URBAN DECAY'S 24/7 COLOR CALLED EL DORADO.  IT WAS A BIG WHOPPING $18 FOR THIS LIQUID LINER.   I FOUND A SITE THAT GAVE THE PERFECT SAMPLE COLOR PALETTE ON SKIN(WWW.TEMPTALIA.COM). 

WITH THIS INFORMATION.  I WAS ON THE HUNT FOR GOLD SHIMMER!  ULTA WAS NEARBY AND UPON EXPLORING, I ALSO FOUND SIMILAR PRODUCT WITH THE NYX BRAND!  I WAS STOKED BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSE TO ONLY $5.  INITIALLY I PURCHASED 2 FROM NYX (CRYSTAL GOLD AND CRYSTAL SILK).  ALTHOUGH I DID NOT BUY THE ONE FROM URBAN DECAY, I DID SAMPLE SOME ON MY HAND AND NOTICE THAT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, URBAN DECAY LASTS LONGER.  IT LASTED A FEW DAYS WITHOUT ME SCRUBBING IT OFF WITH A BRILLO PAD.  AND THE NYX ONE PEELED OFF WITHIN THE SAME DAY.  IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE IT WAS SHEDDING A STRIP OF GLITTER OFF MY SKIN.  




THE ONE FROM URBAN DECAY LAST LONGER.  IT SHOULD, IF THE RETAIL PRICE IS AROUND $18.  IT COVERS THE SKIN WELL, LEAVING NO EMPTY SPOTS REVEALING THE SKIN.  I THINK OF IT AS MORE OF A METALLIC SHIMMER.

THE ONE BY NYX HAS LARGER GLITTERS AND COVERS LESS AREAS OF THE SKIN WHEN APPLIED.  IT ALSO DOES NOT LAST THROUGH OUT THE DAY.AND THE THICKER APPLICATIONS CAUSES IT TO PEEL/SHED.  BEING THAT I'VE ACTUALLY BOUGHT THE NYX ONE DUE TO THE PRICE, I ACTUALLY APPLIED IT UNDER MY EYE AREAS AND THE GLITTERS EASILY GOT IN MY EYES.  IT STINGS!   I WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE EYELINER.  DID NOT PUT ANY ON MY EYE LIDS.  I FOUND THE BEST WAY TO APPLY IS TO HOLD THE BRUSH PARALLEL UNDER YOUR EYES AND LIGHTLY STAMP THE GLITTERS INSTEAD OF SWEEPING THE IT ACROSS YOUR SKIN.  THIS WAY, IT GIVES A CONSISTENT DEFINED SPOT OF SHIMMER INSTEAD OF HAVING THE GLITTER SPREAD OUT ACROSS YOUR SKIN.

A FEW ROUNDS OF VISITS TO ULTA WAS NECESSARY SINCE THEY WERE HAVING A 40% OFF NYX PROMOTION UNTIL 4/19/13!  WHAT A COINCIDENCE THAT THERE WAS A SALE GOING ON DURING MY OBSESSIVE GOLD GLITTER HUNT!  IT WAS ALMOST LIKE GOLD SHIMMER WAS CALLING FOR MY PURCHASE WITH AN ENTICING SALE!





UPON WANDERING TARGET ONE DAY, I ALSO FOUND GLITTER EYELINER FROM ELF FOR ONLY $1.  IT DIDN'T HURT TO SPARE A DOLLAR TO THROW IN MY GOLD GLITTER COLLECTION.  THE LIQUID EYELINER FROM ELF HAS LARGER GLITTERS AND THE COLOR IS MORE OF A DARKER GOLD COMPARED WITH THE NYX THAT I BOUGHT.  THE BRUSH IS LARGER AS WELL, BUT THE COMBINATION OF THICKER BRUSH AND THICKER GLITTER AND GEL CAUSES IT TO BE A LITTLE SLOPPY WHEN APPLYING. (BUT.....I STILL LIKE THE PRICE).  OVERALL, THE ELF PRODUCTS ARE ON THE LOWER END OF THE SCALE.  

 

 

E.L.F WEBSITE

(FROM LEFT TO RIGHT)

ELF ESSENTIAL LIQUID EYELINER  #4210/COPPER  $1

NYX   GLAM  SHADOW STICK #GSS12 PINK RUBY       $2.69 (AFTER 40% DISCOUNT)

NYX   GLAM  SHADOW STICK #GSS09 24 KARAT          $2.69 (AFTER 40% DISCOUNT)

NYX   GLAM  LIQUID CRYSTAL LINER  #LCL101 CRYSTAL GOLD $4.49 (B4 DISCOUNT)

NYX   GLAM  LIQUID CRYSTAL LINER  #LCL104 CRYSTAL SILK    $4.49 (B4 DISCOUNT)

NYX   GLAM  SLIM EYE PENCIL  #933 GOLD SHIMMER  $2.09 (AFTER 40% DISCOUNT)

2013 04.05 WHY NO PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWED OF MALL BUILDINGS

LIVING IN ORLANDO AND WHIPPING OUT A CAMERA ON THE STREETS (NO MATTER IF IT IS A POINT AND SHOOT, YOUR CELL PHONE, OR A DSLR) IS TYPICAL WHERE YOU BLEND IN THE MASSIVE TOURIST THAT FLOCK IN EVERYDAY.  I GUESS THAT IS NOT THE CASE WHILE I WAS VACATIONING IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA'S SOUTHPARK MALL (PART OF SIMON PROPERTY GROUP) I WAS STANDING IN THE PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF THE CONTAINER STORE ENTRANCE, PARTIALLY INTRIGUED BY THE LIGHTING THAT WAS REFLECTED ON THE BUILDING DURING THAT TIME OF DAY AND THE BEAUTIFUL CHERRY BLOSSOM TREES BETWEEN THE PARKING LOT AREA AND THE MALL.   THE MIXTURE OF CONFUSION, THE DISGUSTED LOOK ON MY FACE PROMPTED HIM TO TELL ME THAT I COULD TAKE THE PICTURE IF I, OR SOMEONE I KNEW WAS IN IT.  HIS REASONING WAS THAT IF YOU CAPTURE YOURSELF OR SOMEONE YOU KNEW WITHIN THE PICTURE ALONG WITH THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING, IT BECOMES YOURS. STILL TRYING TO RATIONALIZED THAT IN BETWEEN THE SUN GOING DOWN PROMPTED ME TO JUST NOD SO THAT HE COULD BE ON HIS MERRY WAY. GOT MY SHOT!OR! IF YOU HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT   BUILDINGS CAN BE PHOTOGRAPHED AND WHICH YOU CAN NOT! THIS IS SUCH A NEAT CHART, BUT ARE YOU KIDDING ME ?



----------------------------------WHERE MEMBERS OF SECURITY FINDS IT NECESSARY PULL OVER IN THEIR SECURITY CAR TO TELL ME ABOUT THEIR SO CALLED "DO NOT PHOTOGRAPH THE MALL" POLICY.  I HAVE YET TO LOCATE A DOCUMENT THAT CLEARLY SUPPORTS THIS STATEMENT ON THEIR WEBSITE.  EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME, THERE WAS A POINT IN TIME OUT OF CURIOSITY I WAS IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER IN NUMEROUS HOURS RESEARCHING THIS TOPIC AND READING TONS OF BLOGS FROM THOSE THAT HAVE HAD THE UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE(S).  ALTHOUGH I ONLY HAD MY CANON G9 POINT AND SHOOT, THE MALL SECURITY SLOWLY DROVE IN FRONT OF ME TO EXPLAIN THAT THERE WAS A POLICY AGAINST PHOTOGRAPHING MALL PROPERTY.I DON'T THINK I WANTED TO BE ENTERTAINED WITH ANOTHER NONSENSE REASON FROM HIM.   WHAT WOULD THE WORLD COME TO IF CAMERAS WERE BANNED IN PUBLIC?THERE ARE NO DEFINED FACES IN THIS SHOT, I DON'T HAVE FULL GEAR OR CREW FOR A COMMERCIAL SHOT.  SO WHATS THE PROBLEM?UNLESS THIS BUILDING HAS COPYRIGHTS.......FROM WIKI"Freedom of panorama, often abbreviated as FOP, is a provision in the copyright laws of various jurisdictions that permits taking photographs or video footage, or creating other images (such as paintings), of buildings and sometimes sculptures and other art which are permanently located in a public place, without infringing any copyright that may otherwise subsist in such works, and to publish such images. Panorama freedom statutes and/or case law limit the right of the copyright owner to take action for breach of copyright against the creators and distributors of such images. It is an exception to the normal rule that the copyright owner has the exclusive right to authorize the creation and distribution of derivative works. The phrase is derived from the German term Panoramafreiheit ("panorama freedom").

THESE WERE THE SITES THAT I CAME BACK TO READING AGAIN AFTER THE INCIDENT: 
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/14/criminalizing-photography/
http://lifehacker.com/5912250/know-your-rights-photography-in-public
http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm
http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2010/09/the-death-of-street-photography-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/

2013 03 29 GOOGLE DISMAY

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
NOW THEY ARE TAKING OUT THE GOOGLE READER?
WHAT ELSE ARE THEY GOING TO GET RID OF?

RESEARCHED ON WIKI AND FOUND THIS :
Google Reader is a content application and platform provided by Google that is an aggregator of content served by web feeds. It was created in early 2005 by Google engineer Chris Wetherell and launched on October 7, 2005, through Google Labs. Google Reader grew in popularity to support a number of apps which use it as a platform for serving news and information to people. On March 13, 2013, Google announced that Google Reader will be closed on July 1, 2013, due to declining usage.


THE OPTION GIVEN TO RETRIEVE YOUR DATA IS THIS:

LAST TIME, I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED WHEN THEY REMOVED THE GOOGLE BOOKMARKS.

WHAT ELSE ARE THEY GOING TO REMOVE?

2013 02.27 ZOMBIE APP

ITS TOO EARLY FOR HALLOWEEN, BUT NEVER TO EARLY TO BE ZOMBIE-FIED! EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT TOO KEEN ON THE EATING HABITS OF A ZOMBIE, NOR THE ROTTING OF THE SKIN.....LOOKING AT THE PHOTO OF YOURSELF IN ZOMBIE MODE IS PRETTY NEAT!  

THANKS KW FOR MAKING ME A ZOMBIE WITH YOUR APP.

THIS IS THE "WALKING DEAD. DEAD YOURSELF APP."

ME

ERICA

KW                          

KW

KW

FLOYD

2012 12.24 ETHNIC ICE CREAM FINDS AT INTERNATIONAL FOOD CLUB

INTERNATIONAL FOOD CLUB

Address: 4300 L B McLeod Rd, Orlando, FL 32811

Phone:(321) 281-4300

Hours:  Friday hours 9:30 am–7:00 pm

BACK IN DECEMBER I MADE MY 2ND TRIP BACK TO THIS GROCERY STORE THAT IS HIDDEN IN THIS AREA THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE GUESSED TO BE AN ETHNIC GROCERY STORE.  

  

ONE OF THE ITEMS I PICKED UP OUT OF CURIOSITY WAS THIS ICE CREAM/SHERBET WITH RICE NOODLE.

ROSE WATER INFUSED SHERBET WITH RICE NOODLES WAS THE DESCRIPTION.
AFTER TRYING, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY......"ICK".
THE NOODLES WERE VERY SOFT AND THE OVERALL TASTE  WAS VERY BLAND.  YOU CAN DEFINITELY TASTE THE ROSE WATER. IT WAS LIKE TASTING PERFUME WITH NOODLES.  DUH! I DONT EVEN LIKE THE ROSE TASTE IN WINES. 

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT I WOULD NOT LIKE THIS COMBINATION.

2013 02 01 TO GET OR NOT TO GET

WANDERING IN A SHOE STORE NEAR SEMORAN, I FIND A LIGHTER COLOR BOOTS.
NOT THAT I HAVE LOTS OF BOOTS IN MY COLLECTION, BUT OVERALL I DONT NEED ANOTHER PAIR. ALTHOUGH THE PRICE AND FITTING IS WELL ON THE POSITIVE SIDE, WHAT TO DO?  COUPLE PEOPLE SAID IT LOOKS GOOD.

ONE PET PEEVE I HAVE IS THAT I LIKE THE SIDE ANGLE BUT SLIGHTLY DISLIKE THE FRONT UPPER PART THAT IS UNDER MY KNEE AREA.  WANT TO SAY THAT PART DOES NOT GIVE MY LEG ANY CURVE.

WHAT TO DO?