Posted by Adrienne on January 27, 2010 under Photos | 
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Mt. Rainier is tricky: sometimes it is breathtakingly visible, and other times it hides behind clouds. Some days, it does both at different times, and some days part of it hides and part is visible. Like the day we took this picture:
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Even when it’s only partly visible, Mt. Rainier is still an awesome sight.
Posted by Adrienne on January 22, 2010 under Books | No Comments
I read three more books for the 2010 book count this week, including my first nonfiction book of the year, and the two sequels in Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies trilogy. Read on for my reviews:
Posted by Josh on January 20, 2010 under Photos | No Comments
I’ve always been fascinated by the idea of a Komodo Dragon. It’s a DRAGON! What’s not to like? Especially since it’s not the type that is the huge, dangerous fire-breathing type. On the contrary, I feel like they tend to be a little slow and boring. This one, however, was kind enough to look straight at us as we looked at it. Almost makes you wonder what it’s thinking as it stares you down.
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Posted by Adrienne on January 19, 2010 under Books | No Comments
Two more books for the 2010 Book Count!
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
As I looked around for books to read for the 2010 Book Count, I kept seeing Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies trilogy. It was on the Internet, it was in bookstores, it was in the book review magazine, and finally, it was on my library’s shelf, newly ordered by one of my colleagues. When I read the back cover of book one (Uglies), I became even more interested, and for the most part, Uglies did not disappoint.
Tally Youngblood is about to turn 16 and she can’t wait. When you turn 16, you get the Operation and you become Pretty. Pretties don’t have to go to school or have jobs; they party all the time. Besides, Tally’s best friend Peris is pretty now – his birthday being several months before Tally’s – and she just wants to join him among the sparkling lights of New Pretty Town. But then Tally meets Shay. As the two girls become friends, Tally begins to wonder if becoming Pretty is all it’s cracked up to be. When Shay disappears, Tally finds herself in a very uncomfortable position and at the beginning of an even bigger mystery than she ever imagined. Read more…
Posted by Adrienne on January 15, 2010 under Soccer, Sounders | No Comments
I miss the Sounders. Now that the Seahawks are finished, and the Mariners have gone quiet until Spring Training, all I have to follow is Arsenal. Don’t get me wrong, I love supporting the Gunners, but they are far away in London and haven’t played much recently, with all the snow in the UK. Also, whenever I watch Arsenal, there’s a part of my mind that thinks “this is great, but it would be so much better if it were my local side!” So, I miss the Sounders. And the possibility that they won’t play this next season has me worried.
