http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/ beth bartel, live from antarctica and points elsewhere Copyright 2012 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:45:32 +0000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.31 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Woke up disoriented because I kept not seeing daylight through the windows even though it seemed it should be late enough. Realized when I did get up that the windows were covered with metal shutters because the room was on... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2012/01/picking_pattys.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2012/01/picking_pattys.html Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:45:32 +0000 Whew. Stiflingly hot in my room. I'm pretty sure that added to my weird sleep this morning. Woke early--maybe 6:45? Sun beating on me from a window right next to the bed. Then back to sleep a bunch and had... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2012/01/quito_to_banos.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2012/01/quito_to_banos.html Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:35:36 +0000 [From my trip journal. Mostly! I was very into exclamation points on the voyage to Quito. Left Denver at 8:30 a.m., flew to Houston then to Panama City then to Quito, scheduled to arrive at the latter at 11:10 p.m.]... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/12/from_my_trip_jo.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/12/from_my_trip_jo.html Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:10:09 +0000 My mom's the queen of frosted leaf shots. They're absolutely beautiful. Don't think I'm trying to outdo her by posting this one. But, when a frosty morning yields something so lovely, how can I not take a little for... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/11/backyard_nature.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/11/backyard_nature.html Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:52:30 +0000 Did I mention that coffee is an appetite suppressant? Remember how I was pouring oatmeal when I saw the coffee? I poured oatmeal and shaved almonds into a bowl, put the water on, and then got so wrapped up in... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/11/damn_you_coffee.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/11/damn_you_coffee.html Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:25:05 +0000 Coffee. I grew up repelled by the taste, as most of us do. "It's an acquired taste." Right? How many times did we hear that growing up about coffee and beer, and how many times have we now said it... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/11/its_a_better_da.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/11/its_a_better_da.html Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:16:40 +0000 I'm going back to Ecuador! Just bought the ticket... yikes. It's always both exciting and nerve-wracking for me to book a ticket. I'm going on a trip! Oh, shit, I'm going on a trip... I hope I got the dates... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/11/booked.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/11/booked.html Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:24:43 +0000 Growing up in the Seattle area, there are a few things I felt like I was missing. I based my view entirely on what I saw in the movies, on TV, and in the comics--these were obviously the people who... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/11/pretty_in_pink.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/11/pretty_in_pink.html Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:29:53 +0000 Fall is on. I haven't been to the mountains, but 'tis the season from what I hear, and down here on the flatland it's chilling out and crisping up. We woke up to a light dusting of snow on the... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/10/wedding_time.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/10/wedding_time.html Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:51:40 +0000 Judah and I went on a jaunt up to the Breckenridge area yesterday to go on a short hike and then have dinner in Dillon with my uncle and his two friends who are out for some mountain biking. Judah... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/09/sallie_barber_m.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/09/sallie_barber_m.html Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:31:30 +0000 Everything is coming up babies. Erik and Myra have a baby, Tanja and Scott have a baby, Nichole and Luke have a baby, Sarah and Sam have a baby. And Barbara and Marcus have a baby. This one: Sebastian, or... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/07/babies.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/07/babies.html Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:10:03 +0000 I lied. I put this post over on eatthecrust. Check it on out over there, and leave comments! Where do you think journalism is heading? What is its role? Is it dying? Can it? Should it?... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/06/the_future_of_j.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/06/the_future_of_j.html Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:03:16 +0000 Gah, here's another tough one. I have to blog for a class, on topics the instructors choose, so do I do it here or on Eat the Crust? Dunno. For now, it's going to go here. But first, an update.... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/06/an_adventure_in.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/06/an_adventure_in.html Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:56:58 +0000 Happy Easter! Happy spring! Spring in Boulder means sun, sleet, snow, and sun again, all in the same four hours. It's one of the (many) things I love about Colorado's Front Range. Spring also brings 420, which I guess is... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/04/spring.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/04/spring.html Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:30:03 +0000 That's my homage to Jimmy Buffett. And here's my homage to Mexico, Spring Break 2011. Judah and I were there with friends for a wedding, which took us to the touristy, but still lovely, face of the country. (Resort hell... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/04/oooooooh_mexico.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2011/04/oooooooh_mexico.html Wed, 06 Apr 2011 03:44:24 +0000