Entries by nrw

My attitudes and opinions change daily, so please don't try to nail me to the facts. I like to smoke while jogging, sip martinis with my brown rice, and skim Shakespeare while watching reruns of "Roseanne."

This was a song that Mr Nikki put on our "wedding playlist."  I particularly love that line about running for the thrill of ...


A song a day is a bit too lofty a goal for me, but perhaps a song a week?  Or a few songs during the ...


I attended one day of the midwifery conference, in Philadelphia, in April.  I attended a full day "beginning midwifery" session, to help me solidify the ...


If this is what Polaroid cameras are going to look like, count me IN. I'd say "old skool" has a chance of a real comeback, ...


Yesterday, we went downtown right before Pike Place was closing.   (The sky was gray, it was very, very windy and it was closing in ...


In my attempt to update this blog more often, the first in what I hope will be a weekly thing - talking about various iPhone ...


As raw milk is something I feel VERY strongly about and I fear losing it completely here in the US, I'm working on a new ...


Cool Photography of Mars "Subway Architecture" : And look! My beloved Prague Metro is included (the image in the top right)


Tokyflash Instant Trend Watch The upgrade to Photoshop CS5 (I'm still on CS3) so that I can play with the "Puppet Warp" tool.


What NOT to expect when you’re expecting, #7: Don’t expect your provider to be interested in evidence: In What To Expect When You’re Expecting, the author ...


I will never, ever ever stop being a big geek.  Sometimes, when Nugget sleeps, I like to just sit and code web pages.  I love ...



Oh, hey - hello there.  It's been awhile. Lot going on, including a big move to SEATTLE.  I'd had quite enough of the constant SoCal sunshine.  ...


During my training, I occasionally get asked about accessibility in Adobe Presenter & Captivate. This link was posted by RJacquez on Twitter, regarding Captivate4 Accessibility - ...


I love my Vaio FZ-series - much as I occasionally scream at it, it's a serious workhorse.  Admittedly, maybe sometimes it should be screaming back ...


From pumpkin-picking excursion at a farm in SoCal last year:


So speaking of cliche (were we?), it's been a little while since I got the iPhone.  The initial novelty has worn off - I'm no ...


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I caved and bought an iPhone today. I feel so dirty and cliched and so... so titillated.  Within the first hour, I bounced back and forth ...


I took a class, over summer semester, called "Internet Programming."  Though I've been doing this web thing for over a decade and I've worked with ...


Adobe BrowserLabs is accepting new registrants.  I've only looked at it for a few minutes so far, but so far is a fun tool.  I ...


Vanilla Bakeshop 512 Wilshire Blvd Santa Monica, CA 90401 310-458-6644 (They do also have a Twitter account - they don't Tweet often, but occasionally they'll offer free cupcakes or ...


Chameau 339 N Fairfax Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036 6-10 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday, closed Mondays & Sundays Leave it to me to move to California and start eating ...


It's been crazy busy here at Chez Nikki.  I've just completed 3 day on-site training at Mercedes for ConnectPro, next week I'm going out to ...


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