tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91571067426039553982024-03-19T04:32:14.849-04:00The Best Before and AftersA collection of the best before and afters in fashion, photography, architecture, art and celebrity.Lisa Collingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194319798441574059noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-90117151295848996222008-12-23T21:25:00.003-05:002008-12-23T21:27:24.553-05:00Tattoo You<div>Here are some mugshots, a few years apart, of a man arrested in Colorado. Someone's been busy...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKNlPIgUhttZRRz1TC-eTdtvSAdzqyhZpqHfYegCme9W_LSk7Vxk9knUZhblJ702g2SXA99ne1thuoHAyuLmTEmH8d2qzfu6TclRCz5YcLyewcVlG0eDR_UPmIG7TByPsYJYNtGo-cc8/s1600-h/1204081tatman1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283177421487330514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKNlPIgUhttZRRz1TC-eTdtvSAdzqyhZpqHfYegCme9W_LSk7Vxk9knUZhblJ702g2SXA99ne1thuoHAyuLmTEmH8d2qzfu6TclRCz5YcLyewcVlG0eDR_UPmIG7TByPsYJYNtGo-cc8/s400/1204081tatman1.jpg" border="0" /></a>Lisa Collingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194319798441574059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-34620705927615580672008-11-19T21:36:00.004-05:002008-11-19T21:42:50.088-05:00The Beautification EngineSome computer scientists from Israel created a computer program that uses a mathematical formula to alter photos of the human body into a theoretically more attractive version. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/10/08/fashion/20081009-SKIN_index.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1227148868-QPWAD0QuQQJ74uCDIZUHLg"><strong>Click here</strong> </a>to see some more shots of celebrities they ran through the 'engine.'<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGg_tFvxIREBZY9WDt_JDQ1i9aNsqxcxVsLrcvt9iOy61iaQ_iow2lJw6lQtWAmQSOiA76BO1GA4z3fO1U3fdVqA4Y-VF_Rrx14IQ6Nj33Ulrlw2uPkvfb5tjnlftCD5DMvE6Yrrr6B38/s1600-h/bardot.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270563879162711026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 276px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGg_tFvxIREBZY9WDt_JDQ1i9aNsqxcxVsLrcvt9iOy61iaQ_iow2lJw6lQtWAmQSOiA76BO1GA4z3fO1U3fdVqA4Y-VF_Rrx14IQ6Nj33Ulrlw2uPkvfb5tjnlftCD5DMvE6Yrrr6B38/s400/bardot.jpg" border="0" /></a>Lisa Collingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194319798441574059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-24370904623865089452008-11-19T21:09:00.005-05:002008-11-19T21:14:29.484-05:00Dubai Before and AftersDubai has gone through some radical transformations over the last 15 years and these pictures illustrate its metamorphosis very well. <a href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-GAL1.htm">Click here </a>to see more photos from dubai-architecture.info. There are lots of interesting facts about Dubai on this page including shots of an underwater hotel soon to be built in 2009.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6x2EpCHpbNZ5EuI6nedaLQE1ZmVC6M29MUAR_E2zAl7gYkHJ-vwI9zHfbmnEn0j0tuqAkY-Am1Qbi56VStD3rqTQKhS4DE6uZJ1ESjYups643ePzDBc0JgOUuhXlBkJo2WPTauzVXoUA/s1600-h/Dubai1990-full.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270556505806802562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6x2EpCHpbNZ5EuI6nedaLQE1ZmVC6M29MUAR_E2zAl7gYkHJ-vwI9zHfbmnEn0j0tuqAkY-Am1Qbi56VStD3rqTQKhS4DE6uZJ1ESjYups643ePzDBc0JgOUuhXlBkJo2WPTauzVXoUA/s400/Dubai1990-full.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWyLpZoTTgoUIzGZrzu_tky0fMpCxYgQLDHc52GVfDo3_f0n447C5O8hOtabGbcJ_Jm9xbnsNDKwaAyV77T3j12DYKPGmL3H6_Fdr4Ypq75nkqhfwrDwkfxSLWlRoXT68I5_SCOEvKFw/s1600-h/Dubai2003-full.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270556578892424418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 319px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWyLpZoTTgoUIzGZrzu_tky0fMpCxYgQLDHc52GVfDo3_f0n447C5O8hOtabGbcJ_Jm9xbnsNDKwaAyV77T3j12DYKPGmL3H6_Fdr4Ypq75nkqhfwrDwkfxSLWlRoXT68I5_SCOEvKFw/s400/Dubai2003-full.jpg" border="0" /></a>Lisa Collingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194319798441574059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-76067063678073852032008-11-19T20:56:00.003-05:002008-11-19T21:08:46.696-05:00New York City Before and AfterHere are two shots of New York, one was taken in 1930 and the other 1850. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKakJUspIX0U-kf-IcFq6zf5GttmxpYi2rVfr-RM0WpsB4ru7FMmxPWoG5_8V6dYbTzKIXd_irZHTi5-82CVefIKYnHctNKMV7_TPrxB05C0uzQ1GpQR_EVW0SNTMIzboWo0ZF1caCm3c/s1600-h/ny1930.jpg">Click here </a>to see a larger more detailed image. I would suggest reading the excerpt once you click through to the larger image. It tells a little bit about what's changed over the years.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTGwLvhXqaxUc8-bZytzkynb6tTDgmjqC5weL6uCrAXQ1HxF23q_4y4uP68vrnc1SHB84CHewbudWZ0jHs_wOUBi60LdY2YHQHkFKGEy65oKwVpRnEbSWPEJgy2j8pIgaYi0cmKQd78s/s1600-h/ny1930b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270555144933150418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 450px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 363px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTGwLvhXqaxUc8-bZytzkynb6tTDgmjqC5weL6uCrAXQ1HxF23q_4y4uP68vrnc1SHB84CHewbudWZ0jHs_wOUBi60LdY2YHQHkFKGEy65oKwVpRnEbSWPEJgy2j8pIgaYi0cmKQd78s/s400/ny1930b.jpg" border="0" /></a>Lisa Collingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194319798441574059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-11618979149789313042008-09-01T14:19:00.005-04:002008-09-01T14:23:36.917-04:00New Orleans - Katrina StyleAs New Orleans is to be hit by yet another hurricane let us remember the aftermath of Katrina. Here are a few shots of New Orleans before and after the flooding began.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipw2OySC-zfL7zeDGHr6_5Wj3BMc4nZxjQctyQHgFaZ_nqzk4ZSnPY50ek3bz0IjJOg3qpRpZ2J3gMeMvCLN47JFtHTBec97c3BF5e8D4Xgwli7WzGrhzfz2gSuXGi7jhC2RtuJ1Vmmuo/s1600-h/no1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241119550906879170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipw2OySC-zfL7zeDGHr6_5Wj3BMc4nZxjQctyQHgFaZ_nqzk4ZSnPY50ek3bz0IjJOg3qpRpZ2J3gMeMvCLN47JFtHTBec97c3BF5e8D4Xgwli7WzGrhzfz2gSuXGi7jhC2RtuJ1Vmmuo/s400/no1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jrTPs9xhWCFpZ1zc20aNRU7N-vYHJs5sOYYW5I9SYu0XmNjBF_m9X7uJVvvIGkpl0EDCondcnCIVoa7KMmYYOwfpquntsjxS-DGnbTMZ62gObdvCyuVMajsH65vmoDAuJMTv38QJvSs/s1600-h/no2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241119619896933874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jrTPs9xhWCFpZ1zc20aNRU7N-vYHJs5sOYYW5I9SYu0XmNjBF_m9X7uJVvvIGkpl0EDCondcnCIVoa7KMmYYOwfpquntsjxS-DGnbTMZ62gObdvCyuVMajsH65vmoDAuJMTv38QJvSs/s400/no2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLjSobXqOLhNSPxEPRWwa7TEhzJUqPen8SrGlZXh0qrXA5gbieAzViySWwY3P_OGY2xmlAxPB84Q15ZWNKpIFyTlWQIgmzdrz5jKxhi2GygoNmPr56cAwn4IbNRgXKVO4ndUBKXsfwlA/s1600-h/no4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241120245059491010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLjSobXqOLhNSPxEPRWwa7TEhzJUqPen8SrGlZXh0qrXA5gbieAzViySWwY3P_OGY2xmlAxPB84Q15ZWNKpIFyTlWQIgmzdrz5jKxhi2GygoNmPr56cAwn4IbNRgXKVO4ndUBKXsfwlA/s400/no4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqr9_NQSs_lX3cEFslXqKkGd4yPvQHDxNa9IERFDZCrPnNfs5uDFoydU2On-4L4701FlUB-p_pZJVSleRj7RF-tAR_8lQnl6ZaZNy63Zha-yZGC8nrrf69RjC5t4kXuRTw0cH8wzczD4k/s1600-h/no3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241120157186793122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqr9_NQSs_lX3cEFslXqKkGd4yPvQHDxNa9IERFDZCrPnNfs5uDFoydU2On-4L4701FlUB-p_pZJVSleRj7RF-tAR_8lQnl6ZaZNy63Zha-yZGC8nrrf69RjC5t4kXuRTw0cH8wzczD4k/s400/no3.jpg" border="0" /></a>Lisa Collingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194319798441574059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-13430612683570109612008-08-22T12:43:00.003-04:002008-08-22T12:46:53.092-04:00Igor Kenk<div>If you're from Toronto you probably know who this is. Igor Kenk is being accused of coordinating the biggest bicycle theft ring in Toronto history. The local police have found over 3000 bikes in his possession. Everyone knew who Kenk was because he had a long establed 'used' bicycle shop in the popular Queen West shopping area. Here is him from the time of his arrest to him exiting his arraignment trial.</div><br /><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmchMJI-Y45y29oyum4Awp8eNqeQEc7gSN9EQXYNMuHav1OjG1KDDvoSUHfwN0mdrAVkreL6l5L07mSvMx3za0uD1hUqo3przQllZyCUPzKvQs0Pss7ETQihXhV8hvPQjBzGeKbEU2hg/s1600-h/kenk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237384366806563650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmchMJI-Y45y29oyum4Awp8eNqeQEc7gSN9EQXYNMuHav1OjG1KDDvoSUHfwN0mdrAVkreL6l5L07mSvMx3za0uD1hUqo3przQllZyCUPzKvQs0Pss7ETQihXhV8hvPQjBzGeKbEU2hg/s400/kenk.jpg" border="0" /></a>Lisa Collingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194319798441574059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-5087184749541856412008-05-20T17:14:00.002-04:002008-05-20T17:19:31.293-04:00For all those home reno junkies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/6/61259/19_2008/DSCN0244.xxlarge.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/6/61259/19_2008/DSCN0244.xxlarge.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/6/61259/19_2008/2446321337_6f8625d7e4.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/6/61259/19_2008/2446321337_6f8625d7e4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I was doing some research for a friend and came across <a href="http://casasugar.com/tags/before+and+after">this site</a> full of before and afters. Also, they have a DIY section. I ♥ DIY.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-54854589143033952342008-04-21T03:25:00.006-04:002008-12-09T19:48:59.869-05:00Young Me / Now MeI make a point NEVER to post things that have been on <a href="http://www.boingboing.net">Boing Boing</a> because, really, what's the point? You've all seen them already anyhow. However, this link was made for posting. This is a collection of photographs of <a href="http://colorwar2008.com/submissions/youngnow">people recreating poses in childhood photographs as adults</a>. Brilliant. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/SAxBzWsOOGI/AAAAAAAAAJI/EG6dBUx7guE/s1600-h/2429622623_9c7c14f3fe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/SAxBzWsOOGI/AAAAAAAAAJI/EG6dBUx7guE/s400/2429622623_9c7c14f3fe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191596820971534434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/SAxB4msOOHI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/7fHApmV_Nek/s1600-h/2430434930_ee8feaaa66.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/SAxB4msOOHI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/7fHApmV_Nek/s400/2430434930_ee8feaaa66.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191596911165847666" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">BONUS</span> To make up for my gross indiscretion, here is a little Boing Boing before action. From Dave Eggers' <span style="font-style:italic;">A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius</span> (describing the other residents of the warehouse where he et. al. began "Might Magazine" in the early? 90's): "There is also bOING bOING, a 'neurozine' published by Carla Sinclair and Mark Fraunfelder, a plastic/gel/leather-new-wave-circa-1984-looking husband-and-wife team just up from L.A."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-13447443104070628422008-04-10T21:17:00.006-04:002008-12-09T19:49:00.907-05:00Life Before Death at the Wellcome CollectionThis sombre series of portraits taken of people before and after they had died. It is the work by German photographer Walter Schels and his partner Beate Lakotta, who recorded interviews with the subjects in their final days, reveals much about dying - and living.<br />Here is the heartbreaking excepts that accompany these photos:<br /><div align="left"><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><em>Gerda Strech, 68<br />First portrait:January 5 2003<br /></em></strong>Gerda couldn’t believe that cancer was cheating her of her hard-earned retirement. “My whole life was nothing but work, work, work,” she told me. She had worked on the assembly line in a soap factory, and had brought up her children single-handedly. “Does it really have to happen now? Can’t death wait?” she sobbed.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7dpyNq4_IawBHJn4kX_KWGl_6Tms1Z40gxfAkqS_SyAwcIr4dbdDi7Y9jaYPJE2MdgmeQKyaXfdU-Zarwk3Bho8QONZVklxlwTuz7Kcz2nsJCUp9WAm96jb3MOuVWQ769jXK7XTxQo8/s1600-h/death1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187791024398209954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7dpyNq4_IawBHJn4kX_KWGl_6Tms1Z40gxfAkqS_SyAwcIr4dbdDi7Y9jaYPJE2MdgmeQKyaXfdU-Zarwk3Bho8QONZVklxlwTuz7Kcz2nsJCUp9WAm96jb3MOuVWQ769jXK7XTxQo8/s400/death1.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Second portrait:January 14 2003</strong><br />On one visit Gerda said, “It won’t be long now”, and was panic-stricken. Her daughter tried to console her, saying: “Mummy, we’ll all be together again one day.” “That’s impossible,’ Gerda replied. “Either you’re eaten by worms or burned to ashes.” “But what about your soul?” her daughter pleaded. “Oh, don’t talk to me about souls”, said her mother in an accusing tone. “Where is God now?”</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyR5AQWoGbb8mPGH9dGBxaRJ-5jZbNlPo6rNc_MLpU3f7KzLiEGGzEIHjZcbd8m5mCQt1NrCiA5CIf2uDvwS4B6DUaq_VgFvwtA_hUGp5M-xeR06bbYH7UaaLPxLZ5Q4xT4PNZ9oO4pnc/s1600-h/death2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187790788175008642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyR5AQWoGbb8mPGH9dGBxaRJ-5jZbNlPo6rNc_MLpU3f7KzLiEGGzEIHjZcbd8m5mCQt1NrCiA5CIf2uDvwS4B6DUaq_VgFvwtA_hUGp5M-xeR06bbYH7UaaLPxLZ5Q4xT4PNZ9oO4pnc/s400/death2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/gallery/2008/mar/31/lifebeforedeath?picture=333325401">Click here to see the whole collection.</a><br /><div></div>Lisa Collingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194319798441574059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-34770346618607391892008-04-09T00:10:00.006-04:002008-12-09T19:49:01.906-05:00The Best Before and After TV ShowsIn honor of my being very ill and having only the available motor function to weakly click a remote control, I'm bringing you my roundup of some of the best in Before and After television. We welcome nominations for other shows to add to the list but please, shows which at any time starred Ty Pennington don't count. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R_xClx4nZKI/AAAAAAAAAIo/s1MKZjQSVAw/s1600-h/niptucks4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R_xClx4nZKI/AAAAAAAAAIo/s1MKZjQSVAw/s400/niptucks4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187094087637361826" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1) NIP TUCK<br /></span><br />If you've ever used your picture in picture television to watch Discovery Health Channel and softcore pornography at the same time, then apparently you're not alone. The producers of Nip/Tuck are banking on it. This show has had plot lines which included self-circumcision and ass-banditry. One of my favorite scenes is two women fighting over a man while one gives the other a brazilian. If you're not weak in the stomach for any of those subjects, though, you may be for the weekly graphic plastic surgeries around which the show is based. Nip/Tuck gets my pick because of the lengths they go to not make the show about the before and after, which is what everyone really wants to see. Be honest. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R_xCfB4nZJI/AAAAAAAAAIg/5Wtc6iwr_EA/s1600-h/degrassicast.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R_xCfB4nZJI/AAAAAAAAAIg/5Wtc6iwr_EA/s400/degrassicast.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187093971673244818" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2) DEGRASSI JUNIOR HIGH<br /></span><br />Degrassi is a show about a bunch of teenagers who like to touch each other and learn life lessons. It gets on the list because a) the new generation of Degrassi gives us a great before and after look at the problems of teens in the 80's and the problems of teens today (the verdict is that minus the cell phones and Facebook they're not that different) and b) it has a hidden before and after which is that the producers of the show abducted a group of newly-pubescent Canadian kids and made them grow up on TV. Watch the whole series and you'll see voices crack, scraggly mustaches appear and breasts magically sprout. Awkward and creepy. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R_xCIB4nZII/AAAAAAAAAIY/0E3OmlyXs6U/s1600-h/coldcase2qw5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R_xCIB4nZII/AAAAAAAAAIY/0E3OmlyXs6U/s400/coldcase2qw5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187093576536253570" /></a><br /><br />3) COLD CASE<br /><br />I'm not going to lie and say Cold Case is a great show because, as far as cop shows go, it's only mediocre. But Cold Case makes this list (it may even top it) because it follows the perfect formula of a before and after show: You get little snippets of the transformation throughout the show and then at the end there is a slow motion, 30 second reveal where all the characters shape shift into their former selves and then back again (this is especially useful if you tune in halfway and haven't figured out who's who). I have to say, this is so much more satisfying than CSI or Law and Order with their one-liner, got the bad guy endings. Although I do like to hear Sam Waterston's crack when he gets all riled up. Disclaimer: When they do cases where the cold case is only a couple of years old it is REALLY disappointing. Also, this one time the song at the end was Sarah McLachlan and the sequence is not nearly as good on mute)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-40674604829722215532008-03-29T07:50:00.008-04:002008-12-09T19:49:05.427-05:00The Evolution of WebsitesMy coworker found <em><a href="http://www.wakeuplater.com/index.php/website-building/evolution-of-websites-10-popular-websites.aspx">this article</a></em> *shout out to Darren* at work the other day. It's comparisons of major websites from when they first launched to now.<br />The author Samuel points out a few extinct snippets from web history I remember so well:<br /><br /><ul><li>"Best Viewed with IE" badge</li><li>left-aligned website - A personal hated favourite</li><li>Java versions of sites </li></ul><p>The older sites seem hilarious now but I have to give them cred - I remember my first site, 200k images you needed to scroll from side to side to see.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtd1tOTKq4pyIotNs9R41xw6DEbczCmj-s5IA7xJ_pJOUFUHdngfExyduzYWJDXxbJ4BfUdNBA98Se61QruWTR-V06bawcuzaWOGRlozI-5RNQrirh3GJMZ6p5BO5miMaSqMBe0gdfSMY/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183130515049805986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtd1tOTKq4pyIotNs9R41xw6DEbczCmj-s5IA7xJ_pJOUFUHdngfExyduzYWJDXxbJ4BfUdNBA98Se61QruWTR-V06bawcuzaWOGRlozI-5RNQrirh3GJMZ6p5BO5miMaSqMBe0gdfSMY/s400/1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaZSQpPW6awBNDWDjWBWCffz4qdfV46IMaPLmDWXQpnfG-ImYKo4znBYQxqEAiP0s73I81tyRp0HaomWFhh-U7x1_QTjHUdmGAguKx3qgCpR-rgHOhTGZeqcpzZZlD1H5sz5sulWtZmc/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183130446330329234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaZSQpPW6awBNDWDjWBWCffz4qdfV46IMaPLmDWXQpnfG-ImYKo4znBYQxqEAiP0s73I81tyRp0HaomWFhh-U7x1_QTjHUdmGAguKx3qgCpR-rgHOhTGZeqcpzZZlD1H5sz5sulWtZmc/s400/2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LLfpiBeOUW46OGR7W_J1Yui0iyCpJW5hsKUlXsQUD4_IjswKBiQFzYt5JGGq-AKHQepPpgh-O94lBN5rYf8J2ARpDaERQhtLL-I6xLcs8F71GDOAOfefq3oD7QN20eDIhd16xBXQREA/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183130377610852482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LLfpiBeOUW46OGR7W_J1Yui0iyCpJW5hsKUlXsQUD4_IjswKBiQFzYt5JGGq-AKHQepPpgh-O94lBN5rYf8J2ARpDaERQhtLL-I6xLcs8F71GDOAOfefq3oD7QN20eDIhd16xBXQREA/s400/4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujReQu8lQtHL5eaL5ecWhXQO-5l_I7vPcr3-UwIa8HXPaLfm2swH_ttlB6qgfAfDmRpODg3CSlsovJtYDTVDDYx65wWzG3iZQk2xQHiQ72MBBh9fl0YlQp1A52Cpjw1bUH8F8DZ3w3Ko/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183130304596408434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujReQu8lQtHL5eaL5ecWhXQO-5l_I7vPcr3-UwIa8HXPaLfm2swH_ttlB6qgfAfDmRpODg3CSlsovJtYDTVDDYx65wWzG3iZQk2xQHiQ72MBBh9fl0YlQp1A52Cpjw1bUH8F8DZ3w3Ko/s400/5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Lisa Collingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194319798441574059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-1897966386136949492008-03-18T21:34:00.005-04:002008-12-09T19:49:07.762-05:00Canadian Myths<div align="left">This is a really cool project put together by a collection of Canadian designers. Its called the 'Cabin' project and its aim is to reinterpret objects or sentiments we Canadians view as 'Canadian.' Here is an excerpt from <em><a href="http://www.motherbrand.com/cabin.html" target="_blank">their site</a></em>.<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Given the relative youth of Canada and much of it's mythology, we are in a unique position to 'write our own story.' The Cabin Project is about creating 'the evidence' of this story. Evolving as new designers contribute their own unique perspectives.'</span></em> </div><p align="left"><br /></p><p align="left">Here are some creations from the project.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUKhMBiPZyfPNLh_jCcMdLgffX25lI_p3pyKkpwgwvW9ELcLOErhyphenhyphenvRfmz8jUOrNG7XbcRhUorTZ-3TpvYCoDLaFmCx_JCCldy7KHMUNBkZCin9ivghUoYV1NCd2EcX6nGo6j8ep1R48/s1600-h/cdn2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179261568742436898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUKhMBiPZyfPNLh_jCcMdLgffX25lI_p3pyKkpwgwvW9ELcLOErhyphenhyphenvRfmz8jUOrNG7XbcRhUorTZ-3TpvYCoDLaFmCx_JCCldy7KHMUNBkZCin9ivghUoYV1NCd2EcX6nGo6j8ep1R48/s400/cdn2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <p align="center">The Cancon chair.</p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqIBE7wCPxxuzaP-I5_lImTNBK-Td8omt6DarQBB6nN4EOiQi23_42ftuACN8DvQrM94vikSlwJSuPlSXl_E4CwYJEQZypsdHODWAzDoRrCgJO4TJ5FZqdACbjfYW9NgiJZX9ZQOAfpM/s1600-h/cdn1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179261482843090962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqIBE7wCPxxuzaP-I5_lImTNBK-Td8omt6DarQBB6nN4EOiQi23_42ftuACN8DvQrM94vikSlwJSuPlSXl_E4CwYJEQZypsdHODWAzDoRrCgJO4TJ5FZqdACbjfYW9NgiJZX9ZQOAfpM/s400/cdn1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Souvenirs for Canada </p>Lisa Collingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194319798441574059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-26933013076008321852008-03-16T21:59:00.008-04:002008-12-09T19:49:08.376-05:00Hitchcock RevisitedI just bought the latest issue of Vanity Fair and they had this really cool spread where they recreated some memorable shots from Alfred Hitchcock films. The originals are still the best but these are also really well done. Here is a shot from Rear Window with Grace Kelly and Jimmy Stewart and the modern version with Scarlet Johansen and Javier Bardem. Grace Kelly was wearing the most beautiful dress in this scene of the movie. I love it. Check out the rest of the shots <em><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/03/hitchcock_stills200803?slide=1#globalNav" target="_blank">here</a></em>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqcS5iOcOIGmrlPUx91J-rJmKrztnvvdhKa6AOwHgn1SZaeyXhJ3l66ersCkQn62-NteXjH-G64Ryi0HFCZ0INYY5EY7htc24zbPIhXYugIm1_m47k0X5j80P79R7JZLKnO3MVxA0qNM8/s1600-h/rearwindowbefore1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178524578124247042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqcS5iOcOIGmrlPUx91J-rJmKrztnvvdhKa6AOwHgn1SZaeyXhJ3l66ersCkQn62-NteXjH-G64Ryi0HFCZ0INYY5EY7htc24zbPIhXYugIm1_m47k0X5j80P79R7JZLKnO3MVxA0qNM8/s400/rearwindowbefore1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzCPNRbkLc4Qj5kEM5thC2QB3dasRkJVKpxNlTRPW3kJaM2z2_CL_jnbrG_lxvbccgYaTarNDFeCWABloztalsa0YruacOl3f8RhOgZkuLt7dmntcN7ggN56_caN2V4ifXyt7AsVrqN0/s1600-h/rearwindowafter1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178524466455097330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzCPNRbkLc4Qj5kEM5thC2QB3dasRkJVKpxNlTRPW3kJaM2z2_CL_jnbrG_lxvbccgYaTarNDFeCWABloztalsa0YruacOl3f8RhOgZkuLt7dmntcN7ggN56_caN2V4ifXyt7AsVrqN0/s400/rearwindowafter1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Lisa Collingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194319798441574059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-1068759666655222322008-03-13T20:48:00.002-04:002008-12-09T19:49:08.507-05:00Kelly Rowland<div>In an interview with People magazine, Kelly Rowan recently admitted that she had breast enhancement surgery to increase her breast size from an A to B cup. She claims: "I was sick of not fitting into my tops. There was this one really hot House of Dereon top — I just wanted to fill that out!" Here is a before and after of Kelly from <a href="http://egotastic.com/entertainment/celebrities/kelly-rowland/kelly-rowland-admits-she-got-breasts-implants-003330">egotastic.com</a>.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvwL6E1ZU9UMygLpoglLazgXQr7jAEhhoDTytrWqVtGe-NDRMDdDMhaYzsfEi9d9mv0LgYspQMM4c-II2HXPs19S0BdexcZelgjEs3ZO8ZZMImtaSBRfKd5Hh3fpYcJp89fhz-QVZ-ws/s1600-h/kelly.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177394062446270738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvwL6E1ZU9UMygLpoglLazgXQr7jAEhhoDTytrWqVtGe-NDRMDdDMhaYzsfEi9d9mv0LgYspQMM4c-II2HXPs19S0BdexcZelgjEs3ZO8ZZMImtaSBRfKd5Hh3fpYcJp89fhz-QVZ-ws/s400/kelly.jpg" border="0" /></a>Lisa Collingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194319798441574059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-36000738994090925202008-03-11T20:12:00.007-04:002008-12-09T19:49:08.625-05:00What's Old is New AgainI found out about this company through this great blog called <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://decor8.blogspot.com/2008/03/furniture-spruce-up-by-turquoise-la.html" target="_blank">decor8</a>. This company refurbishes vintage furniture by replacing the upholstery with modern prints and lacquering new finishes on the pieces. They have a really great design sense, check them out, the company is called <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.turquoise-la.com/" target="_blank">Turquoise</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-VFBHKqHmOCoucIiMZui7U0RpC2fGr6x7p01WM-vy_JFLFzc0-K2VO3aOjF8ubtBREB-KLl2LochgtDdRujSbfrVHrBln0oUiv8DQy5wdGza4ITbRrLuWcSanjQjd_JCFTSCh50DUis/s1600-h/chairs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-VFBHKqHmOCoucIiMZui7U0RpC2fGr6x7p01WM-vy_JFLFzc0-K2VO3aOjF8ubtBREB-KLl2LochgtDdRujSbfrVHrBln0oUiv8DQy5wdGza4ITbRrLuWcSanjQjd_JCFTSCh50DUis/s400/chairs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176641609945815298" border="0" /></a>Lisa Collingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194319798441574059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-56871954121324742442008-03-08T21:15:00.003-05:002008-12-09T19:49:09.250-05:00Bachelor Pad RenoThis is another cool find I found on <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.hgtv.ca">HGTV.ca</a>. It's the renovation a couple had done after they got married and decided to stay in the husband's bachelor apartment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRChhB8b0n6b8_JMkhYh2jV08cus4MFv4FkxIf6umSnLpxHw4VSyThFC8A8QErUeVZ_lSHEdjwQpxA7UzOIY6R5iUhpTjuvVzg_AOv2Q9zfXxqAMBN2ukCnysI5ZCSqE0994Zt8y_NALs/s1600-h/living1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRChhB8b0n6b8_JMkhYh2jV08cus4MFv4FkxIf6umSnLpxHw4VSyThFC8A8QErUeVZ_lSHEdjwQpxA7UzOIY6R5iUhpTjuvVzg_AOv2Q9zfXxqAMBN2ukCnysI5ZCSqE0994Zt8y_NALs/s400/living1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175560605332117746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2rBpbpr4fPHWlfZDyJH8l6WvMObDMkMIk8ejACUYK0Wyy5C25nRc_mPx3vCAiNXv8qNF2kgl6AVOS9kYYqQH94V63UhrkFbBjHkkSzqh1RLbMOIdhMIEMXgw6Hz3kQ51DXB-Gp6VpbA/s1600-h/living2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2rBpbpr4fPHWlfZDyJH8l6WvMObDMkMIk8ejACUYK0Wyy5C25nRc_mPx3vCAiNXv8qNF2kgl6AVOS9kYYqQH94V63UhrkFbBjHkkSzqh1RLbMOIdhMIEMXgw6Hz3kQ51DXB-Gp6VpbA/s400/living2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175560510842837218" border="0" /></a>Lisa Collingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194319798441574059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-77868544451552234102008-03-07T21:11:00.005-05:002008-12-09T19:49:10.043-05:00Best of Before and AftersI found this great article on the HGTV site. It's some of their best interior design makeovers from various shows they have produced. Here is one I especially liked. <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/dc_room_design/article/0,1793,HGTV_3497_5745574_01,00.html" target="_blank">Check out the rest of the article</a> for more before and afters. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUmuuUv-EqrtF-cDZwFo4klH82IhnA1BfFxYPPo7ez0weZFVnbbHbfXDiVgntYjoRZCpiZRGktNnsQneZ8UbBNpID8-0_aurc7YcesCJYhqduOqkb2xNWegOzEqfufbH3N8Bf4bgINVY/s1600-h/dining1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUmuuUv-EqrtF-cDZwFo4klH82IhnA1BfFxYPPo7ez0weZFVnbbHbfXDiVgntYjoRZCpiZRGktNnsQneZ8UbBNpID8-0_aurc7YcesCJYhqduOqkb2xNWegOzEqfufbH3N8Bf4bgINVY/s400/dining1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175188102818535634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXezyK1NnzMOXxm72l80IU7fzxJSfqDKVWRfsTRVHlivYt-p1g9Jw3pHDsqCseI6mrInCesh7q-BG7ZVEBUjvkDbakHpfs9A4AIvJw7W8Nbw4DEgTnTWwBseU4QoOzJ8-QlWjOWd2nZk/s1600-h/dining2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXezyK1NnzMOXxm72l80IU7fzxJSfqDKVWRfsTRVHlivYt-p1g9Jw3pHDsqCseI6mrInCesh7q-BG7ZVEBUjvkDbakHpfs9A4AIvJw7W8Nbw4DEgTnTWwBseU4QoOzJ8-QlWjOWd2nZk/s400/dining2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175188016919189698" border="0" /></a>Lisa Collingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194319798441574059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-2734804891304369352008-03-06T20:07:00.004-05:002008-12-09T19:49:10.451-05:00HumansThis is a freaky little piece I found on <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7348103/"><em>MSNbc.com</em></a>. It's someone's prediction of the evolution of the human species. I thought the composites were pretty funny. Check out the Unihuman below.<br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7348103/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174800800046077682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi520s_n5Z1-e5WFJm6ENCZF8I9GLr_XbXaraq4zk8w0RLTHwspJ1zRkZkZzKV-iiJ9jXRgzGBlqmZzdxs0ehd6KQQGYFX0rn-Q8G2SW7M7FOFplX9ze_vL5hvSvHN5dRsRFYGzo_UJ3fY/s400/unihuman.jpg" border="0" /></a>Lisa Collingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194319798441574059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-7246665785705272092008-03-02T17:31:00.004-05:002008-12-09T19:49:10.911-05:00Guatemala #5: Sunrise, Sunset - Lago AtitlanWhen I first visited Guatemala, I heard that Hemingway said Lake Atitlan was the most beautiful place in the world. Last time I visited, my mum's charge, Andy said it wasn't Hemingway, it was Somerset Maughm. It's a good thing I picked up a guide book: they claim it was Aldous Huxley. I haven't been enough places to agree with any of them but I do remember crossing the lake from Santiago to Panajachel, which are on opposite sides of the lake. The half of the lake towards Santiago was covered by black billowy clouds. The half towards Panajachel was covered by those rich thick foamy white clouds. They met directly over San Pedro, which is in the valley of a volcano, where they crashed, delivering regular bursts of lightning to the little town. I was on the boat with my brother and a friend watching it and we imagined the clouds were shaped like colliding cavalry. <br /><br />btw, it was Aldous Huxley<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R8suz7_IRnI/AAAAAAAAAII/T06tMCAvbIs/s1600-h/163217646_f9547d86fd.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R8suz7_IRnI/AAAAAAAAAII/T06tMCAvbIs/s400/163217646_f9547d86fd.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173280066775828082" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/35036944@N00/163217646/in/photostream/">Sunrise</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R8su9b_IRoI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/4g0AEivUJMs/s1600-h/2182754802_2f96224949_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R8su9b_IRoI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/4g0AEivUJMs/s400/2182754802_2f96224949_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173280229984585346" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edeleon/2182754802/">Sunset</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-11453830708992535082008-03-02T17:02:00.004-05:002008-12-09T19:49:11.101-05:00Guatemala #4: ONIL StoveThe ONIL Stove is one of the fabulous designs which addresses the alarming <a href="http://www.who.int/indoorair/en/">WHO estimation</a> that over 3 billion people are exposed to poor indoor air quality as a result of dependence on biomass as a fuel source. From their <a href="http://www.onilstove.com/">website</a>, the ONIL Stove:<br /><br /><blockquote>* Reduced smoke emission's from within the dwelling by 99%,<br />* Increased the cooking surface height - eliminating burns and/or uncontrolled fires,<br />* Created a 60-70% savings in fuel consumption - allowing for a reduction in deforestation.</blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R8skPb_IRmI/AAAAAAAAAIA/blEO81pjT_U/s1600-h/1472883670_e17bd8de7d_b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173268444594325090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R8skPb_IRmI/AAAAAAAAAIA/blEO81pjT_U/s400/1472883670_e17bd8de7d_b.jpg" border="0" /></a>Photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13979581@N06/1472883670/">Mayaan Katz</a>, Flickr.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-90936132174548794742008-03-01T12:24:00.005-05:002008-12-09T19:49:11.793-05:00A Home for All SeasonsHere are some images of the Ashbridge House I took in the summer and winter. How I miss the summer...<br /><br />The Ashbridge House is one of the oldest buildings left in Toronto's East side.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The main house is the oldest surviving building on the property, and dates to 1854.<br />It was designed by local architect </span><a class="new" title="Joseph Sheard (not yet written)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Sheard&action=editredlink"><span style="font-size:85%;">Joseph Sheard</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">, who would later serve as </span><a class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor of Toronto" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Toronto"><span style="font-size:85%;">Mayor of Toronto</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">. The second storey was added in 1899. The site is also home to a number of smaller outbuildings. The estate was home to extensive gardens, but recently the Ontario Heritage Trust which owns the property has replaced some of the garden areas with grass.</span><br />- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashbridge_Estate">Wikipedia</a><br /><p>These photos were taken in the garden and include the Ashbridge guest house which is now used for storage (or so it appears).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwlJJBY1_W6hO9TJRJE3_pbeUiN3bUex8fISATHuSA_Y_7slDRocUpZoCBT8c__lQzF_u8_NOgLNEdj4WhYha1Ujq_GxgedZbTKqz5xv9-cT3ndYV6OAi8teTOFOn8ppM0A6zOkxWGsc/s1600-h/ashbridges_summer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172826197678879730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwlJJBY1_W6hO9TJRJE3_pbeUiN3bUex8fISATHuSA_Y_7slDRocUpZoCBT8c__lQzF_u8_NOgLNEdj4WhYha1Ujq_GxgedZbTKqz5xv9-cT3ndYV6OAi8teTOFOn8ppM0A6zOkxWGsc/s400/ashbridges_summer.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmrkf2pAPIdtv9AURYktsaTqdVQwl52spaOikNwqTTLWVKqaKqrtbY5nOcdhyphenhyphenWqGXlaciiJfZ3-46UiB32VhYLHb8cbpVkonWN1VGg0RxMFNcP5e2qWAcdJoe4unYINinnlm1HTKpXPg/s1600-h/ashbridges_winter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172826116074501090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmrkf2pAPIdtv9AURYktsaTqdVQwl52spaOikNwqTTLWVKqaKqrtbY5nOcdhyphenhyphenWqGXlaciiJfZ3-46UiB32VhYLHb8cbpVkonWN1VGg0RxMFNcP5e2qWAcdJoe4unYINinnlm1HTKpXPg/s400/ashbridges_winter.jpg" border="0" /></a>Lisa Collingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194319798441574059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-6107963346446009372008-02-28T16:52:00.004-05:002008-12-09T19:49:12.346-05:00Guatemala #3: MarketI just love this before and after I found while looking up images for the post on ruins - This is the market in San Pedro (on Lake Atitlan where my mum lives) in 1942 vs. now.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R8ctt5muTYI/AAAAAAAAAH4/lAKlnl-JxG8/s1600-h/Fig21.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172152963638906242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R8ctt5muTYI/AAAAAAAAAH4/lAKlnl-JxG8/s400/Fig21.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R8ctnZmuTXI/AAAAAAAAAHw/-OjGiol6h3g/s1600-h/IMG_0026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172152851969756530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R8ctnZmuTXI/AAAAAAAAAHw/-OjGiol6h3g/s400/IMG_0026.JPG" border="0" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-55022162581807260872008-02-27T19:26:00.007-05:002008-12-09T19:49:12.940-05:00Guatemala #2; Mayan Ruins Before and AfterThese three archeological sites are all in the Peten region of Guatemala. Archaeologists often render ruins as a means of reconstructing the salvaged artifacts into a cohesive picture of the site and it's residents. These "before" pictures give us huge insight into the contemporary "afters". (<span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">note</span>: the research I did here definitely whet my appetite for ruins)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R8YAi5muTWI/AAAAAAAAAHo/PvZWkI1l3LE/s1600-h/uaxactan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171821821660384610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R8YAi5muTWI/AAAAAAAAAHo/PvZWkI1l3LE/s400/uaxactan.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Ruins at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uaxactun">Uaxactun</a>: The drawing was done by Tatiana Proskouriakoff in 1950. This site was rediscovered in the early 20th century by an American Archeologist.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R8X_zpmuTVI/AAAAAAAAAHg/E3Mg3y-xiuk/s1600-h/tikal.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171821009911565650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R8X_zpmuTVI/AAAAAAAAAHg/E3Mg3y-xiuk/s400/tikal.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The site at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikal">Tikal</a> is the biggest in Guatemala and the most complete as well. It is very remote and surrounded by jungles. I've never been but I must say, it looks haunted to me. OooooOooOooooooo...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R8X_tZmuTUI/AAAAAAAAAHY/Bsg9BMOll9s/s1600-h/piedras-negras.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171820902537383234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R8X_tZmuTUI/AAAAAAAAAHY/Bsg9BMOll9s/s400/piedras-negras.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Archeologist Tatiana Proskouriakoff is buried at the ruins of Piedras Negras. Read about the discovery of the panel <a href="http://magazine.byu.edu/?act=view&a=1172">here</a> by Stephen D. Houston. To recognize the drawing in the bottom photo compare the glyphs on the side of the panel with the monuments at the base of the temple stairs and the faces on the temple with the one in the thick jungle brush. See. Haunted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-60929828795876883562008-02-27T14:04:00.004-05:002008-12-09T19:49:13.159-05:00Guatemala + Stan = Missing HouseI'm off to Guatemala in a few days so I thought I'd do some Guatemala Before and Afters.<br /><br />In 2005, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Stan">Hurricane Stan</a> devastated much of Guatemala, Mexico and El Salvador. My grandparents lived in Jucanya which is just outside of the tourist town of Panajachel, Guatemala. This is a before and afters of their awesome house. I was back there last year and crossed the river to their property. When Stan widened the river which ran by the house, it washed away about 40% of the property. The place was stripped, empty and deserted except for the squatter who had set up camp in my old bedroom.<br /><br />Check out my mom's flickr set of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/91896725@N00/sets/972198/">befores</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/91896725@N00/sets/1127039/">afters</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R8W80pmuTTI/AAAAAAAAAHM/WgVvxeuJg9k/s1600-h/guat-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171747359812373810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RxOD00vU1LY/R8W80pmuTTI/AAAAAAAAAHM/WgVvxeuJg9k/s400/guat-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">No need to point out the fact that I'm mourning a villa - I'll post in a bit with some more down to earth B&As. </span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157106742603955398.post-18861462629369516002008-02-26T18:47:00.011-05:002008-12-09T19:49:14.281-05:00Chris McCandless and the New WanderersIf you haven't read the book or seen the movie about Chris <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">McCandless</span>, here is his story in a nutshell. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">McCandless</span></span> was young man who rejected society and decided to live a wandering life. He travelled up and down North America eventually drawn north to Alaska. He hitchhiked to Denali Park and after being dropped off on a dead-end road off the highway, set off into the wilderness alone.<br /><br />Several days hike in Chris found an old abandoned bus and used it as shelter. He survived for several weeks but not being prepared for the conditions of the north and improperly equipped, he starved to death. His body was found by moose hunters weeks later along with a diary and his remaining belongings.<br /><br />His story has inspired young people across the world to make the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">pilgrimage</span> to his bus in Alaska. He has become a symbol of disenchanted youth and freedom. <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://i.abcnews.com/Nightline/story?id=3680748&page=1">Here is a story</a> about these new wanderers who are following in Chris's footsteps. <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORwwH8jRhuTHMAgWJMYfwQWEEBECeligi3jVpIkM7MrHzaIkeRgfix-Eo6cqIlpQKuQRgXLB8ZQ0UBIa1vBziFoj8sWonIF1oC6aVIEaZsVwWLwnsgpbxh5Qup_vUbR90ShugaMdS-UI/s1600-h/wild1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORwwH8jRhuTHMAgWJMYfwQWEEBECeligi3jVpIkM7MrHzaIkeRgfix-Eo6cqIlpQKuQRgXLB8ZQ0UBIa1vBziFoj8sWonIF1oC6aVIEaZsVwWLwnsgpbxh5Qup_vUbR90ShugaMdS-UI/s400/wild1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171445328867498530" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Here is a picture of Chris <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">McCandless</span></span> shortly before he died in front of the bus in Denali Park. This photo was found in his camera found on the bus.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">These pictures are tourists at the bus site.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aN0SMZWbuLjen5ExaGYCBwxZuk9w_O-BKkacklVdnJ_VaPHRZZ8paGXaUyM-M6gNjbZN82_3DMoUP2giMLNQle_vj2yfX2IFoUrxyVHu4Y2BL2JWqk7iarpvwbF9i-Th17JajHgDPmI/s1600-h/wild2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aN0SMZWbuLjen5ExaGYCBwxZuk9w_O-BKkacklVdnJ_VaPHRZZ8paGXaUyM-M6gNjbZN82_3DMoUP2giMLNQle_vj2yfX2IFoUrxyVHu4Y2BL2JWqk7iarpvwbF9i-Th17JajHgDPmI/s400/wild2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171445264442989074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_nXcV9douhyphenhyphensuBOCuzSVa2Pe9o5UmdA-oHYoQHaPEQ1PndJe8InwDZRFUSMoThhgj9NaTBOmlJtyCT5y5gKI0nF5Aly7o8yEb2ED0uvcQaTdvMrcFt5hxMwlRdXKjyBeTV5BzZajy6M/s1600-h/wild3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_nXcV9douhyphenhyphensuBOCuzSVa2Pe9o5UmdA-oHYoQHaPEQ1PndJe8InwDZRFUSMoThhgj9NaTBOmlJtyCT5y5gKI0nF5Aly7o8yEb2ED0uvcQaTdvMrcFt5hxMwlRdXKjyBeTV5BzZajy6M/s400/wild3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171445187133577730" border="0" /></a>Lisa Collingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194319798441574059noreply@blogger.com1