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High Flyin Part 2: Electric Trapeze Boogaloo

So I have video that I’ve been reluctant to post of my trapeze experience with Nicole a few months back. But for the sake of posterity (or something like that) I shall share it with you.

note: the part where I get stuck hanging at the end was not intentional. I had tried to do this knee hang trick three times already (you can only try it once every time you jump off) and this is the time I finally got my legs over the bar. I was so excited that I spaced out and tried to continue the movement instead of going back the way I came which is why I got stuck in that awkward position. Otherwise you would have seen me let go and do a wicked flip. *sigh*

also: Man, I am so loud. Did you hear me say “Okay.” at the end? I was as loud as the instructor and I wasn’t even yelling like she was!

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New: Google Reader Shared Items Widget

Try to say that five times fast.

Anyway I’ve been pretty obsessed with Google Reader for awhile. It’s the best thing to do when you’re at work and need a break. You can just click on Google Reader and be informed on everything that is happening in the world at the moment in one easy place. Or just what is happening on the blogs of your friends. Or in the world of celeb blogs. Whatever.

So I discovered this widget Google created which shares your shared items with people who may not use Google Reader or aren’t included on your shared list. As you can I’ve added it to the sidebar. Down there… yeah, scroll down. There it is!

I had some trouble deciding on a color scheme though. I would prefer black but their black option offered orange text which just gave it this weird halloween themed look. I also liked gray (or grey if you’re fancy) but the light gray text was on a white background and I think might produce some problems, depending on your screen contrast, resolution, etc. So I went with something else, which I can’t remember now. 

Here are the options I was considering, none of which really fit the current color scheme of the site. Any thoughts?

 

choose one!
choose one!