the view from here. also at laurenpressley.com.Tumblr (3.0; @laurenpressley)http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuehegU1tl1qz9873o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our poinsettias, before the frost got them</p>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/276431082http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/276431082Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:42:19 -0500<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktw618J9Vr1qzmtt4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is fun. Thanks for sharing!</p> <p><a href="http://griffey.tumblr.com/post/262571078/infographic-draft-1-via-curtiss-spontelli">griffey</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Infographic Draft 1 (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/7979419@N02">Curtiss Spontelli</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/262956618http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/262956618Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:19:46 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=794351&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=794351&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=794351&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>It’s a day for old favorites.</p>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/259968052http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/259968052Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:19:05 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yW7OPByRGDY&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yW7OPByRGDY&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>I always love watching this.</p>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/259737000http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/259737000Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:02:37 -0500<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/magazine/11foer-t.html">Why Jonathan Safran Foer Chose to Give Up Meat </a>: <p><img alt="vegetables" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51u3OFAmglL._SL500_AA246_PIkin2,BottomRight,-18,34_AA280_SH20_OU01_.jpg" align="middle" height="235" width="190"/>“You know that chicken is chicken, right?”</p> <p>I read this article when it first came out a month ago, but was just reminded of it. I <i>need</i> this book. The question is hardback or ebook version.</p>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/241652653http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/241652653Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:52:00 -0500<img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kszd4dHL1y1qz9873o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>rainy night, cuppa tea, and a good (graphic) novel</p>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/241143975http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/241143975Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:12:16 -0500<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr1pv7KC1c1qz9873o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>hopeful this flight will be the one that gets us home!</p>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/205083205http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/205083205Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:35:35 -0400<object width="400" height="292"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/RennyGleeson_2009-embed_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/RennyGleeson-2009.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=511" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="400" height="292" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/RennyGleeson_2009-embed_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/RennyGleeson-2009.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=511"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>a bit on cell phone etiquette</p>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/169739075http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/169739075Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:20:08 -0400““The study’s major significance lies in demonstrating that online learning today is not just better than nothing — it actually tends to be better than conventional instruction,” said Barbara Means”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/study-finds-that-online-education-beats-the-classroom/">Study Finds That Online Education Beats the Classroom - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com</a></em>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/167578107http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/167578107Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:44:06 -0400“If this sounds crazy to you, you should hear how crazy it sounds to me. I’m not the weed-hugging type, I assure you.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://happydays.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/self-meditating/?8ty&emc=ty">Self, Meditating - Happy Days Blog - NYTimes.com</a></em>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/167521888http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/167521888Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:17:31 -0400““If you take 10 minutes to focus on your breathing, it will change your day and it will change the day of people you come into contact with,” says Tanya Touchstone, meditation facilitator at Balance Bodywork. “Because you’re more peaceful, they’ll respond more peacefully to you.””<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.app.com/article/20090428/LIFE/90427067/1006">Meditation eases minds in troubled times | APP.com | Asbury Park Press</a></em>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/167035360http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/167035360Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:46:07 -0400<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_konkwwyAju1qz9873o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>nothing like a cuppa peppermint tea in the evening.</p>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/166965362http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/166965362Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:14:45 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="533" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6026113&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6026113&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /></object><br/><br/>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/159448266http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/159448266Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:10:26 -0400<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/k2HNbd5yiqy1ksegIQFkUZwVo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>butterfly in Raleigh</p>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/159443056http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/159443056Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:00:44 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="306" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6011810&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6011810&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /></object><br/><br/>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/158758368http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/158758368Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:54:11 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="306" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5988610&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5988610&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /></object><br/><br/>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/157557986http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/157557986Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:37:23 -0400<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/k2HNbd5yiqqcp4dpHCllEhSGo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>buttons</p>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/155701461http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/155701461Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:49:53 -0400<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/k2HNbd5yippiq3ylG41KeWV2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>chi-town</p>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/138604406http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/138604406Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:11:07 -0400<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/k2HNbd5yipnpkf72GuCxKFMyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>wake forest buildings remind me of my grandma’s hometown</p>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/137769224http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/137769224Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:47:07 -0400<img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/k2HNbd5yipn1k0a3QPsZPyn5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>getting ready for the big preconference</p>http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/137490531http://laurenpressley.tumblr.com/post/137490531Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:34:53 -0400