October 2007

Halloween: Dwight Shrute

by Andi on October 29, 2007

in projects

This guy is making a Dwight Shrute bobblehead for his Halloween costume! Check out his site because there’s lots of photos of this costume and others.

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Halloween: Robin Sparkles!

by Andi on October 28, 2007

in life

Friday night, my friends and I participated in a costumed 5k run/walk. I had planned to dress up as Robin Sparkles from How I Met Your Mother (YouTube video), but I in the end looked more like a Robin Sparkles fan. One group was dress as vikings and even had made a ship, which they [...]

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Play It: Monopoly Electronic Banking

by Andi on October 24, 2007

in travel

monopoly Originally uploaded by udandi. Not only did my vacation include crafts, there was a little personal finance element (in addition to all that was spent on the trip!) when we played the electronic banking version of Monopoly. I have to say, I am not a fan. It is hard to keep track of your [...]

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Ohio State’s $119 million athletic budget

by Andi on October 23, 2007

in money

My friend sent sent me this link to SI on Campus to show me this photo of her from last year’s Ohio State-Michigan game [I like that the caption labels her as an OSU student ]. Then, I decided to read the Wall Street Journal article about how Ohio State spends triple the amount on [...]

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Pumpkin Carving in Hawaii

by Andi on October 22, 2007

in life, travel

carved pumpkins Originally uploaded by udandi. On my last day in Hawaii, I headed to the beach while my hosts transformed pumpkins into Halloween masterpieces with the fancy carving tool and templates from Williams-Sonoma (also known as an orange battery-operated Dremel tool). They did an awesome job, but it is hard to photograph them lit [...]

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Refreshed from Vacation!

by Andi on October 22, 2007

in travel

I am back from a ridiculously memorable vacation made possible through the generosity of our hosts in Honolulu (actually downtown Waikiki). This photo was taken while on our mini-trip to the Island of Hawaiʻi (the Big Island) at a scenic stop headed to Kailua-Kona, which is the site of Ironman Triathlon (that took place just [...]

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