<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857</id><updated>2011-04-21T18:39:56.521-07:00</updated><title type='text'>summer time</title><subtitle type='html'>"It is faith's work to claim and challenge loving-kindnesses out of all the roughest strokes of God." ~ Samuel Rutherford</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>86</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-7674283279858315242</id><published>2007-09-07T17:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-07T17:18:20.699-07:00</updated><title type='text'>my multiply page</title><summary type='text'>I've decided. updating multiple blogs or sites is too repetitive. really redundant at times. so, I'm no longer going to update this page. please go to http://anissachandra.multiply.com/ if you want to see what's up. you can also access my multiply page by clicking the from seattle link on the left hand navigation of this page. thank you for reading my blog!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/7674283279858315242/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=7674283279858315242&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/7674283279858315242'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/7674283279858315242'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2007/09/httpanissachandramultiplycom.html' title='my multiply page'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-6232177747416924299</id><published>2007-08-19T01:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-19T01:35:58.722-07:00</updated><title type='text'>this is why I like this song</title><summary type='text'>ivan koumaev. he may not be the best hip hop dancer ever, but I like his moves so much :) so smooth. especially with the slow hip hop songs, like this one. makes me want to dance!!! :P</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/6232177747416924299/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=6232177747416924299&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/6232177747416924299'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/6232177747416924299'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2007/08/this-is-why-i-like-this-song.html' title='this is why I like this song'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-1444736269060231553</id><published>2007-08-18T10:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-18T10:34:45.490-07:00</updated><title type='text'>piggies!</title><summary type='text'>jen, you should video your piggies too :D</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/1444736269060231553/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=1444736269060231553&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/1444736269060231553'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/1444736269060231553'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2007/08/piggies.html' title='piggies!'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-1749694294054069323</id><published>2007-06-03T15:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-03T17:02:52.223-07:00</updated><title type='text'>sleepy ...</title><summary type='text'>the heat isn't helping. I'm dozing off in front of the computer in the computer lab!!! I want ice cream. ice cold water. anything that can cool me down ... and wake me up! :P</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/1749694294054069323/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=1749694294054069323&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/1749694294054069323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/1749694294054069323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2007/06/sleepy.html' title='sleepy ...'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-3471513849210083611</id><published>2007-06-03T15:03:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-03T15:05:41.778-07:00</updated><title type='text'>it's hot</title><summary type='text'>this week has been a preview to summer. it's been nice out. blue sky. clear, sunny day. it's been hot. today is the warmest. it might be the last day of this week of summer. according to the forecast it'll rain again. that'll cool down the temperature a little bit. summer officially starts after june 21. so, it's coming soon. can't wait! longer days. more blue sky. great view of the mountains!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/3471513849210083611/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=3471513849210083611&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/3471513849210083611'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/3471513849210083611'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2007/06/its-hot.html' title='it&apos;s hot'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-5020877382889754126</id><published>2007-05-31T14:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-31T14:59:22.340-07:00</updated><title type='text'>hiking is fun</title><summary type='text'>nature is beautiful. blue sky. green trees. colorful flowers. blue waters. I love it :)on monday, memorial day, I went with 10 other to hike at Rattlesnake Ledge. it was quite nice. quite a challenge for me. I couldn't keep up with the others. they weren't running or anything. but their pace was too fast for me. about halfway, I felt the symptoms of a black out, like I was going to faint. that's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/5020877382889754126/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=5020877382889754126&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/5020877382889754126'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/5020877382889754126'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2007/05/hiking-is-fun.html' title='hiking is fun'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_hHeEL146tJQ/Rl9Ei0yGsaI/AAAAAAAAACU/nLmbCIHgBL8/s72-c/IMG_0831.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-5079661559898707713</id><published>2007-04-23T18:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-23T18:54:24.558-07:00</updated><title type='text'>cheap, cheaper, or cheapest</title><summary type='text'>moving time. again. this year has been totally different compared to the previous 4 years. from living in the same place for more than 3 years, to moving to 3 different places in about 2 years. I'm not used to it, as you can tell. this last move though, made me a little excited with the thought of living by myself. but, that's way too expensive. well, honestly, I haven't been looking too hard for</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/5079661559898707713/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=5079661559898707713&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/5079661559898707713'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/5079661559898707713'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2007/04/cheap-cheaper-or-cheapest.html' title='cheap, cheaper, or cheapest'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-1103864466678563634</id><published>2007-04-10T17:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-10T18:02:19.297-07:00</updated><title type='text'>dancing marshmallow</title><summary type='text'>do you know about this? it's called Keepon. makes me want to dance! :D</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/1103864466678563634/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=1103864466678563634&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/1103864466678563634'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/1103864466678563634'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2007/04/dancing-marshmallow.html' title='dancing marshmallow'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-2424975614741486765</id><published>2007-04-01T22:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-01T22:29:24.162-07:00</updated><title type='text'>jaurim - you &amp; me</title><summary type='text'>this is nice :)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-7302565548233041159</id><published>2007-04-01T21:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-01T22:10:41.517-07:00</updated><title type='text'>cool</title><summary type='text'>it's my friend's favorite band. they're pretty cool. not my type of music. but I like her voice. it's really unique.jaurim - #1does she sound like shakira?자우림(JAURIM) &amp; 드렁큰 타이거 (Drunken Tiger) - loving memory</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/7302565548233041159/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=7302565548233041159&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/7302565548233041159'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/7302565548233041159'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2007/04/cool.html' title='cool'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-8613266259037655135</id><published>2007-03-31T21:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-01T08:40:46.862-07:00</updated><title type='text'>losing my voice</title><summary type='text'>the last time was a while ago. maybe a year ago? usually it'll last for about a day. how long will this one last? sigh ...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/8613266259037655135/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=8613266259037655135&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/8613266259037655135'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/8613266259037655135'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2007/03/losing-my-voice.html' title='losing my voice'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-461792240672156899</id><published>2007-03-31T12:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-03-31T12:34:10.411-07:00</updated><title type='text'>napping otters :)</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/461792240672156899/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=461792240672156899&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/461792240672156899'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/461792240672156899'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2007/03/napping-otters.html' title='napping otters :)'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-3859753599432947331</id><published>2007-03-31T11:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-03-31T11:59:23.362-07:00</updated><title type='text'>huggable</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/3859753599432947331/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=3859753599432947331&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/3859753599432947331'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/3859753599432947331'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2007/03/huggable.html' title='huggable'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_hHeEL146tJQ/Rg6pLTteC9I/AAAAAAAAACM/phh3ObR-XoA/s72-c/mush.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-5556506780421358402</id><published>2007-03-01T07:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-03-01T08:08:41.441-08:00</updated><title type='text'>still white today</title><summary type='text'>first thing I did when I woke up was looked out the window. it's still white :) still some snow on the ground, on the trees. nice! quite happy about that. that's as much snow we're getting though. other areas get more. we just get a thin layer of it. it's freezing today, so that'll stay for a little bit. this has been the whitest winter I've experienced in seattle. much better than last year's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/5556506780421358402/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=5556506780421358402&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/5556506780421358402'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/5556506780421358402'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2007/03/still-white-today.html' title='still white today'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_hHeEL146tJQ/Reb6VL0lFgI/AAAAAAAAAB4/ldL_zYBk-bI/s72-c/IMG_2801.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-2732644866783355483</id><published>2007-02-28T23:42:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-28T23:42:50.717-08:00</updated><title type='text'>a little cold, a little white</title><summary type='text'>it has been colder these past couple days. for me, it has been freezing cold. still, I haven't been dressed up for the winter weather so much. maybe that's why I've been feeling colder. I should wear more layers! heard from co-workers that it's snowing up north earlier in the day. it's been raining around here. freezing rain perhaps. but no snow. later in the day heard news of hailing. still no </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/2732644866783355483/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=2732644866783355483&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/2732644866783355483'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/2732644866783355483'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2007/02/little-cold-little-white.html' title='a little cold, a little white'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-6373499262834259830</id><published>2007-02-23T09:34:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-23T09:36:22.285-08:00</updated><title type='text'>a member of the mob</title><summary type='text'>suits the pug real well, doesn't it?tough guy look - check!hat and scarf for the occasion - check!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/6373499262834259830/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=6373499262834259830&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' 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width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-1426908469071502365</id><published>2007-02-04T14:25:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-04T14:25:58.338-08:00</updated><title type='text'>el gaucho</title><summary type='text'>last night my girlfriends and I went to el gaucho for dessert. we weren't planning it. initially we wanted to go to black bottle tavern. after more than half an hour of looking for parking, we found out that there was an hour wait for a table. thus, we decided to head over to umi's for dinner. afterwards, we tried black bottle tavern again for dessert. but this time around the bar was full and it</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/1426908469071502365/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=1426908469071502365&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 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feb 1. can never take pictures of the full moon, so the next best thing is googling the pic good thing the clear days streak ended today. today it's pretty cloudy.I love the blue sky.&lt;!-- multiply:no_crosspost --&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/893050771429956510/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=893050771429956510&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/893050771429956510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/893050771429956510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2007/02/full-moon.html' title='full moon'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-8535345196648925279</id><published>2007-01-25T12:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-25T12:11:23.186-08:00</updated><title type='text'>too cute not to post</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/8535345196648925279/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=8535345196648925279&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' 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width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-8767289341515741661</id><published>2007-01-24T15:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-24T15:46:55.927-08:00</updated><title type='text'>chocolate pudding and meringue spoons</title><summary type='text'>tell me you don't drool when you see this :) isn't it just the prettiest thing? I feel like I want to just indulge in that spoonful of sweetness. I can just imagine how it tastes like. the texture. must be a spoonful of bliss. bare with me. I've just been suffering a little bit from food craving lately. hahahafor the article, and the recipe for the most prettiest looking dessert, go to the link</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/8767289341515741661/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=8767289341515741661&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/8767289341515741661'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/8767289341515741661'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2007/01/tell-me-you-dont-drool-when-you-see.html' title='chocolate pudding and meringue spoons'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_hHeEL146tJQ/RbfvpsUT_bI/AAAAAAAAAA8/zL4xF6-27Cw/s72-c/chocolatepuddingandmeringuespoons.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-2151892047170873508</id><published>2007-01-16T06:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-16T06:45:47.062-08:00</updated><title type='text'>one more time</title><summary type='text'>it started at 4 am. if I hadn't fallen asleep, I wouldn't have missed it. instead, I got up at 6, opened the blinds of my window, and saw this. the roads are white! again :) it was just starting to clear up. last week's snow stayed much longer than usual, thanks to the below freezing days. up till last night, some parts of the roads are still icy.temperature is going up, to around freezing. the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/2151892047170873508/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=2151892047170873508&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/2151892047170873508'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/2151892047170873508'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2007/01/one-more-time.html' title='one more time'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_hHeEL146tJQ/Razhra-nlOI/AAAAAAAAAAw/Q3L3d99gANg/s72-c/IMG_2794.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-3476465284813740654</id><published>2007-01-11T07:34:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-11T08:17:05.838-08:00</updated><title type='text'>snow day 2007</title><summary type='text'>I was wrong. this time around my speculations were shot down. snow has stopped. but the temperature is below freezing, thus the snow isn't melting yet.even if it melts later in the day today, it'll probably refreeze in the evening. with that, the campus decided to close. I wonder if this decision isn't mainly because they hardly closed the campus during the more severe november snow. I bet that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/3476465284813740654/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=3476465284813740654&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/3476465284813740654'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/3476465284813740654'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2007/01/snow-day-2007.html' title='snow day 2007'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-1892905162112716868</id><published>2007-01-07T21:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-07T21:41:26.495-08:00</updated><title type='text'>happy new year!</title><summary type='text'>2007 is here :) as my first post of the year, I found this picture. don't know what to say about it. it's cute. but, a little sad actually. first, is that a pug? second, isn't this animal exploitation or something? :(</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/1892905162112716868/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=1892905162112716868&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' 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title='kisses'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_hHeEL146tJQ/RXm9tXdGdUI/AAAAAAAAAAM/MrLlm3pIPDU/s72-c/noyoudiint.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-1842523275937322059</id><published>2006-12-07T09:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-07T09:32:07.930-08:00</updated><title type='text'>november snow</title><summary type='text'>time to write about the snow last week.it was expected. the forecast was below freezing temperature for tuesday, nov 28. so we knew snow was coming. didn't we?sunday morning I woke up with a little snow building up in my backyard. it was slushing as I was driving to church, but it quickly turned to rain as I got to the u-district area. for lunch we went up north to four seasons. as we were </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/1842523275937322059/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=1842523275937322059&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/1842523275937322059'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/1842523275937322059'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/12/november-snow.html' title='november snow'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image 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Yes, here we go again. Another storm is coming in Wednesday night. This is the one that will punt out our arctic air and warm us up, but since that cold air will be stuck here until then, this storm will likely start as snow everywhere, then gradually turn to rain -- </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/4594882308120992003/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=4594882308120992003&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/4594882308120992003'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/4594882308120992003'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/11/brace-yourselves.html' title='brace yourselves'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-1533576553621958885</id><published>2006-11-29T07:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-29T07:36:10.287-08:00</updated><title type='text'>tiny bunny</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/1533576553621958885/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=1533576553621958885&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/1533576553621958885'/><link 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bit of the rain/snow showers. it's going to get colder in the next few days. wonder if the snow will stick... from the looks of it this morning, it's just going to melt away...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/4158404024971473773/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=4158404024971473773&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/4158404024971473773'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/4158404024971473773'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/11/hello-winter.html' title='hello, winter'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-2519608650098468837</id><published>2006-11-07T09:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-07T09:22:25.318-08:00</updated><title type='text'>autumn</title><summary type='text'>looks like we're having a wet one this autumn. been raining in the last few days. right after the couple freezing winter days we got to have. now, it's been raining every day. and it's raining pretty hard too. there's flooding in a lot of places. hope that it doesn't get worse.this feels more like autumn. sure it's wet, and a little cold after walking in the rain. have to be a little more </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-116231490064803139</id><published>2006-10-31T09:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:58.051-08:00</updated><title type='text'>winter in autumn</title><summary type='text'>second day of a beautiful near freezing, if not freezing, autumn day. it's just going to be this couple of days, I think. then it'll return back to normal, to how autumn in seattle is, a little cool with a little rain. last night I checked the forecast to make sure I was ready for today. so today I dressed warmer to anticipate another near freezing day. winter in autumn in seattle. don't think </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/116231490064803139/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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type='text'>beautiful blue sky</title><summary type='text'>my fingers are numb. it's freezing out! such a beautiful freezing autumn day. clear blue sky, not a hint of clouds anywhere. and the temperature is close to 0 degrees perhaps, or 32 F. around there. I forgot, the days that are the coldest are usually when it's nice and clear. the rain actually raises the temperature up a bit. forgot about the fall and winter here in seattle. have been spoiled by </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/116223283287721753/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=116223283287721753&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/116223283287721753'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/116223283287721753'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/10/beautiful-blue-sky.html' title='beautiful blue sky'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-116198388686373691</id><published>2006-10-27T14:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:57.915-08:00</updated><title type='text'>too cute</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/116198388686373691/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=116198388686373691&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/116198388686373691'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/116198388686373691'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/10/too-cute.html' title='too cute'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-116132511172938617</id><published>2006-10-19T23:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T14:33:54.908-08:00</updated><title type='text'>wicked</title><summary type='text'>I was supposed to be doing something else (i.e.sleep!!!) but I ended up looking around youtube tonight and found the original cast of wicked. they're so good :) galinda is so fun!!! annoyingly cute :plistening to them for the first time, I'm taken back to the night I saw the wicked musical live here in seattle. it wasn't the original cast, of course, but they sound as good! even better! maybe </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/116132511172938617/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=116132511172938617&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/116132511172938617'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/116132511172938617'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/10/wicked.html' title='wicked'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-116119685862313426</id><published>2006-10-18T11:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:57.796-08:00</updated><title type='text'>time for some cuteness</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/116119685862313426/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=116119685862313426&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/116119685862313426'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/116119685862313426'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/10/time-for-some-cuteness.html' title='time for some cuteness'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-116067818210759372</id><published>2006-10-12T11:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:57.740-08:00</updated><title type='text'>hungry</title><summary type='text'>I like this a lot. nice and spicy. very tasty. it's a korean dish, called lap pok ki (indo pronounciation) my friend cooked it last Sunday. too bad I couldn't stay to eat with them. she cooked it once before for me and another friend, so I know how good it is. this picture is a good reminder. the sweetness, the spiciness, the richness of a variety of spices. so good. hahaha... going to go home </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/116067818210759372/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=116067818210759372&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/116067818210759372'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/116067818210759372'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/10/hungry.html' title='hungry'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-116041171102991028</id><published>2006-10-09T09:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:57.684-08:00</updated><title type='text'>full moon, mice, abc.com</title><summary type='text'>it's cold. it's autumn. it's nice and clear though. came out of class today and was greeted by the beautiful clear blue sky. even the moon was still out. it's 9 AM already and the moon is still out. pretty.as I was walking from the classroom to the computer lab, walking across the courtyard, a mouse ran from one bush to another. a little small black mouse. I don't know what to think to have a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/116041171102991028/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=116041171102991028&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/116041171102991028'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/116041171102991028'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/10/full-moon-mice-abccom.html' title='full moon, mice, abc.com'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-115911202143048335</id><published>2006-09-24T08:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:57.627-08:00</updated><title type='text'>a walk to the park</title><summary type='text'> in the mood of walking yesterday. it was such a beautiful autumn day! clear blue sky. not too cold wind. finally I walked to carkeek park. accompanied by david crowder band, can you hear us? cd. took about 45 min - 1 hour. the view walking there was breathtaking. the olympic mountains with a little mist covering the bottom part of the mountains. it was beautiful. walked to the beach. some people</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/115911202143048335/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=115911202143048335&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115911202143048335'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115911202143048335'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/09/walk-to-park.html' title='a walk to the park'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-115856040744662914</id><published>2006-09-17T23:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:57.569-08:00</updated><title type='text'>autumn is here</title><summary type='text'>summer is over. autumn is here. today we had a beautiful autumn day. it was cloudy and drizzled a little bit. not too cold though. just nice. with the change in season, we have the fall season tv shows coming! new tv series. returning series. so exciting. grey's anatomy is going to be the new thursday favorite, since they're moving from sunday to thursday. it's such a guilty pleasure. all my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/115856040744662914/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=115856040744662914&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115856040744662914'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115856040744662914'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/09/autumn-is-here.html' title='autumn is here'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-115713536721318330</id><published>2006-09-01T11:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:57.436-08:00</updated><title type='text'>what I've been up to lately</title><summary type='text'>It's been a full week, kind of. Monday I went to the eye doctor and my perscription was yet again changed. If I want to be critical, it doesn't feel right. My left is now not as clear as before. Nevertheless, I'm getting used to my lens and getting less sensitive about it, so it's working out. Tuesday I drove Bo Bae to the airport, helped her as much as I can with her baggages and checking in and</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/115713536721318330/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=115713536721318330&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115713536721318330'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115713536721318330'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/09/what-ive-been-up-to-lately.html' title='what I&apos;ve been up to lately'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-115626009938774334</id><published>2006-08-22T08:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:57.378-08:00</updated><title type='text'>picture time</title><summary type='text'>Anissa's PixGlacier National Park, Montana. Experience the great American outdoors. Too beautiful for words. Check out the links for more pictures :)Ben's PixBo Bae's PixHenry's PixLaura's Pix                            Sunny's Pix</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/115626009938774334/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=115626009938774334&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115626009938774334'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115626009938774334'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/08/picture-time.html' title='picture time'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-115601675488851641</id><published>2006-08-19T12:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:57.317-08:00</updated><title type='text'>my affair with ivan</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/115601675488851641/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=115601675488851641&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115601675488851641'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115601675488851641'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/08/my-affair-with-ivan.html' title='my affair with ivan'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-115479445157381963</id><published>2006-08-14T09:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:57.253-08:00</updated><title type='text'>did you know?</title><summary type='text'>From BenHighlight the ones you've done...01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink02. Swam with wild dolphins03. Climbed a mountain04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive05. Been inside the Great Pyramid06. Held a tarantula07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone08. Said 'I love you' and meant it09. Hugged a tree10. Bungee jumped11. Visited Paris12. Watched a lightning storm at sea13. Stayed up all </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/115479445157381963/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=115479445157381963&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115479445157381963'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115479445157381963'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/08/did-you-know.html' title='did you know?'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114002539998450054</id><published>2006-08-05T10:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:55.412-08:00</updated><title type='text'>grey's anatomy</title><summary type='text'>aren't these just the cutest?so fun, isn't it? they're all so playful and relaxed and just so cool! beautiful people in black. casual yet classy ^-^</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114002539998450054/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114002539998450054&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114002539998450054'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114002539998450054'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/08/greys-anatomy.html' title='grey&apos;s anatomy'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-115380800969406903</id><published>2006-07-24T23:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:57.106-08:00</updated><title type='text'>for your viewing pleasure</title><summary type='text'>olympic national parkFirst albumSecond album                                                           will write about it soon.  enjoy!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/115380800969406903/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=115380800969406903&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115380800969406903'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115380800969406903'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/07/for-your-viewing-pleasure.html' title='for your viewing pleasure'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-115380820859001452</id><published>2006-07-24T23:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:57.184-08:00</updated><title type='text'>view from tiger mountain</title><summary type='text'>this is the view I got to see after the hike at tiger mountain. it was pretty worth it :)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/115380820859001452/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=115380820859001452&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115380820859001452'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115380820859001452'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/07/view-from-tiger-mountain.html' title='view from tiger mountain'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-115319766103589991</id><published>2006-07-17T21:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:57.029-08:00</updated><title type='text'>hiking at tiger mountain</title><summary type='text'>I did what I never thought I could. I hiked a mountain! The info about the hike is here, or you can read my previous post, I copied and pasted the article there.So, if I had known what I was going for, I'm not so sure I would have agreed to it that easily ^.~ If it was not for all the support from everyone else, I would not have made it to the top. Of course, a special thanks to Gene, who pushed </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/115319766103589991/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=115319766103589991&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115319766103589991'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115319766103589991'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/07/hiking-at-tiger-mountain.html' title='hiking at tiger mountain'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-115319563511907878</id><published>2006-07-17T21:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:56.961-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Tiger Mountain</title><summary type='text'>Tiger MountainBy David WortmanIf your schedule is squeezed or you're just looking for some quiet downtime wandering in the woods, Tiger Mountain may be your best bet. The mountain is part of Tiger Mountain State Forest, encompassing over 13,000 acres with 80 miles of hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding trails.Snug in the Cascade Range foothills only 30 minutes from downtown Seattle, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/115319563511907878/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=115319563511907878&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115319563511907878'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115319563511907878'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/07/tiger-mountain.html' title='Tiger Mountain'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-115057983495663002</id><published>2006-06-17T14:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:56.898-08:00</updated><title type='text'>hugh jackman got punk'd</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/115057983495663002/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=115057983495663002&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115057983495663002'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115057983495663002'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/06/hugh-jackman-got-punkd.html' title='hugh jackman got punk&apos;d'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-115035036679572659</id><published>2006-06-14T22:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:56.843-08:00</updated><title type='text'>this is it</title><summary type='text'>just one more commercial for you to check out :) missy particularly likes this one. heheheKorean Promeganate Drink Commercial</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/115035036679572659/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=115035036679572659&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115035036679572659'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115035036679572659'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/06/this-is-it.html' title='this is it'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-115034987896482961</id><published>2006-06-14T22:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:56.784-08:00</updated><title type='text'>cyon cellphone korean commercial</title><summary type='text'>Check out the return of Won Bin!!! He's so different now, way different from the old days of Endless Love :)I couldn't recognize Won Bin. He's no longer the snobby pretty boy. It's the hair. He lost weight as well. I don't know. He's different. Check out this next one. I have no clue what they're saying, but I can definitely recognize Won Bin more :p</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/115034987896482961/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=115034987896482961&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115034987896482961'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115034987896482961'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/06/cyon-cellphone-korean-commercial.html' title='cyon cellphone korean commercial'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-115034967038481878</id><published>2006-06-14T22:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:56.718-08:00</updated><title type='text'>sky cellphone korean commercial</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/115034967038481878/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=115034967038481878&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115034967038481878'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115034967038481878'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/06/sky-cellphone-korean-commercial.html' title='sky cellphone korean commercial'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-115015630467435509</id><published>2006-06-12T16:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:56.646-08:00</updated><title type='text'>what is this?!?!</title><summary type='text'>Soy Sauce Warrior Kikkoman</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/115015630467435509/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=115015630467435509&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115015630467435509'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/115015630467435509'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/06/what-is-this.html' title='what is this?!?!'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114986129231675864</id><published>2006-06-09T06:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:56.586-08:00</updated><title type='text'>a nice day out</title><summary type='text'>Yesterday was one of those days that you never planned coming.  I was quite ready for the day, ready to leave the house with everything I needed.  Except one most important item, my keys :p  Yes, I locked myself out again!  It's been my habit to just lock the front door from the inside before closing it.  Then we started the habit of locking the top lock as well.  So I was getting my keys from my</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114986129231675864/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114986129231675864&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114986129231675864'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114986129231675864'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/06/nice-day-out.html' title='a nice day out'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114918476271887540</id><published>2006-06-01T10:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:56.526-08:00</updated><title type='text'>for real?</title><summary type='text'>Mona Lisa 'speaks'</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114918476271887540/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114918476271887540&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114918476271887540'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114918476271887540'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/06/for-real.html' title='for real?'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114893751451524295</id><published>2006-05-29T14:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:56.468-08:00</updated><title type='text'>kawaii !!!</title><summary type='text'>Insta-PantsEver notice when bunnies and cats sit up they have instant "Pantaloons'?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114893751451524295/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114893751451524295&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114893751451524295'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114893751451524295'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/05/kawaii.html' title='kawaii !!!'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114832905156151956</id><published>2006-05-22T13:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:56.392-08:00</updated><title type='text'>hilarious!</title><summary type='text'>check this out</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114832905156151956/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114832905156151956&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114832905156151956'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114832905156151956'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/05/hilarious.html' title='hilarious!'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114529708981347632</id><published>2006-04-17T11:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:56.332-08:00</updated><title type='text'>another random thing</title><summary type='text'>At your worst, you are lazy and unwilling to work at anything.You often get stuck in a rut, without aspirations or dreams.You can get too dependent on others, setting yourself up for abandonment. this describes me exactly! except for the last one. I think I guard myself well enough to avoid abandonment... the first sentence is so true. I can't help smiling at myself when I read that. pathetic, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114529708981347632/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114529708981347632&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114529708981347632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114529708981347632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/04/another-random-thing_17.html' title='another random thing'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114529705478835998</id><published>2006-04-17T11:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:56.273-08:00</updated><title type='text'>what flavor of ben and jerry's ice cream are you?</title><summary type='text'>You Are Fossil Fuel Ice CreamWhat does liking "fudge dinosaurs" say about someone?What Flavor Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Are You?never heard of this flavor before. anybody know what it is? it's interesting though that out of all the flavors, I got this one :p it's random, I know. hahahacan anybody answer that question for me then? what does liking this flavor say about me? but wait, I don't even </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114529705478835998/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114529705478835998&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114529705478835998'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114529705478835998'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/04/what-flavor-of-ben-and-jerrys-ice_17.html' title='what flavor of ben and jerry&apos;s ice cream are you?'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114360764529182013</id><published>2006-03-28T20:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:56.098-08:00</updated><title type='text'>personal dna</title><summary type='text'>Based on the online test, I'm a Respectful Realist. Not all of the descriptions describe me correctly, but close enough. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114360764529182013/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114360764529182013&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114360764529182013'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114360764529182013'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/03/personal-dna.html' title='personal dna'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114255336335559023</id><published>2006-03-16T15:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:56.041-08:00</updated><title type='text'>the rest of the list</title><summary type='text'>49. 40 Year Old Virgin ~ funny50. Must Love Dogs ~ it's ok51. 2046 ~ cool movie52. Singles ~ the movie is set in seattle ;)53. Sky High ~ fun for kids54. Red Eye ~ suspenseful!55. Elizabethtown ~ pretty 56. Ned Kelly ~ australian legend, don't like the movie but the legend is interesting57. Domino ~ cool Keira58. Love's Labour's Lost ~ so silly!59. Pride and Prejudice (1995) ~ nice :)60. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114255336335559023/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114255336335559023&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114255336335559023'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114255336335559023'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/03/rest-of-list.html' title='the rest of the list'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114255121840102553</id><published>2006-03-16T15:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:55.983-08:00</updated><title type='text'>science fiction, romance, action</title><summary type='text'>41. Star Wars III ~ it's all right42. The Girl in the Cafe ~ the movie is good, but the ending is forced43. Batman Begins ~ good :)44. Fever Pitch ~ fun!45. Mad Hot Ballroom ~ so cute :) the kids are great dancers!46. Crash ~ the acting is cool, but don't like the extreme views of the characters47. Legend of Zorro ~ fun action movie48. Emma ~ my favorite romantic comedy period movie :)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114255121840102553/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114255121840102553&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114255121840102553'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114255121840102553'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/03/science-fiction-romance-action.html' title='science fiction, romance, action'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114210826618066365</id><published>2006-03-14T12:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:55.922-08:00</updated><title type='text'>foreign</title><summary type='text'>38. Strayed ~ pretty boy! the storyline wasn't as I expected, in a good and not good way39. Y Tu Mama Tambien ~ can't like it40. Zhou Yu's Train ~ pretty Gong Li :)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114210826618066365/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114210826618066365&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114210826618066365'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114210826618066365'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/03/foreign.html' title='foreign'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114210360616167382</id><published>2006-03-14T10:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:55.867-08:00</updated><title type='text'>drama and other genres</title><summary type='text'>26. Coach Carter ~ nice sport movie27. National Treasure ~ a fun action movie, totally unrealistic28. Closer ~ good acting29. Analyze This ~ funny30. Analyze That ~ funny too31. Boogie Nights ~ weird32. Matchstick Men ~ quite cool33. Team America ~ not my kind of movie34. Lord of the Rings ~ love watching the special features, extended versions, behind the scenes, the making of the epic trilogy35</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114210360616167382/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114210360616167382&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114210360616167382'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114210360616167382'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/03/drama-and-other-genres.html' title='drama and other genres'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114202894009370256</id><published>2006-03-13T20:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:55.812-08:00</updated><title type='text'>it's time for some romantic comedies</title><summary type='text'>16. The Terminal ~ unique story, I guess17. Lucky Seven ~ a lucky find :)18. Sleepless in Seattle ~ meg ryan and tom hanks, need I say more?19. 10 Things I Hate About You ~ one of my first favorite movies, when I was still a teenager ^.~20. Wedding Date ~ cool idea, but the movie's not exceptionally good, just acceptable21. Breakfast at Tiffany's ~ what can I say, it's a must see22. Happy </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114202894009370256/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114202894009370256&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114202894009370256'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114202894009370256'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/03/its-time-for-some-romantic-comedies.html' title='it&apos;s time for some romantic comedies'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114201595865109679</id><published>2006-03-13T08:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:55.756-08:00</updated><title type='text'>feature animated movies I've seen so far</title><summary type='text'>this one is a short list. the best animated movies I've seen most recently are the computer animated movies Finding Nemo and The Incredibles. Those I enjoyed watching at the movie theatre. They were out the previous years though. Were there no good animated movies in the past year? Nothing as great as them, I guess.back to the list.10. The Little Mermaid 2 ~ can never be considered a classic as </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114201595865109679/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114201595865109679&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114201595865109679'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114201595865109679'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/03/feature-animated-movies-ive-seen-so.html' title='feature animated movies I&apos;ve seen so far'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114201435372502522</id><published>2006-03-10T09:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:55.702-08:00</updated><title type='text'>what I've seen so far</title><summary type='text'>I know a certain girlfriend of mine who's going to lose all senses when looking at this pic. You know who you are :p Yes, we're both lovestruck by Mr.Darcy's charm after watching the most recent Pride and Prejudice. I love love love the movie, the chemistry between the two leading actors :) "Mrs.Darcy...Mrs.Darcy...Mrs.Darcy..." Well now, I've digressed from the purpose of this post. That'll be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114201435372502522/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114201435372502522&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114201435372502522'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114201435372502522'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/03/what-ive-seen-so-far.html' title='what I&apos;ve seen so far'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114099961800467389</id><published>2006-02-26T16:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:55.643-08:00</updated><title type='text'>movie quotes of the day</title><summary type='text'>no particular reason for looking up these movie quotes. they're just nice. If you just learn a single trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.  ~ Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird) There's a lot of ugly things in this </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114099961800467389/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114099961800467389&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114099961800467389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114099961800467389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/02/movie-quotes-of-day.html' title='movie quotes of the day'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114047752967938854</id><published>2006-02-20T15:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:55.587-08:00</updated><title type='text'>everything to do with food</title><summary type='text'>http://www.cookbook411.com/this is the I Like Food blog :)go there only when you're full because you might not be able to restrain yourself from drooling at the pictures ^.~</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114047752967938854/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114047752967938854&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114047752967938854'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114047752967938854'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/02/everything-to-do-with-food.html' title='everything to do with food'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114033226811954184</id><published>2006-02-18T22:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:55.531-08:00</updated><title type='text'>black bottle tavern</title><summary type='text'>first heard about this place from a friend. I think she heard it from her friend. googled for any kind of review, hoping to find good ones. I was very impressed. not only did I find favorable reviews, I also came across really good blogs :) now, this is the official website of black bottle gastro tavern.the first review I found was from the I Like Food blog. another review I found was one just </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114033226811954184/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114033226811954184&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114033226811954184'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114033226811954184'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/02/black-bottle-tavern.html' title='black bottle tavern'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-114003069105016458</id><published>2006-02-15T14:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:55.473-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Emma (1996)</title><summary type='text'>"The most beautiful thing in the world is a match well made." ~ Emma Woodhousethe best romantic comedy of all time :) Saw it again (finally!) the other day and confirmed my high regards for the movie. A guaranteed fun movie experience. Up till now, Emma still remains my favorite romantic comedy movie ^-^ I still haven't gotten around to read the book. I should if I claim to be such a fan. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/114003069105016458/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=114003069105016458&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114003069105016458'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/114003069105016458'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/02/emma-1996.html' title='Emma (1996)'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-113950837359098274</id><published>2006-02-09T10:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:55.354-08:00</updated><title type='text'>after...</title><summary type='text'>can't get the spanish song out of my head ^.~ Maybe it's because I've heard it multiple times, since I had to watch the movie more than once to satisfy my excitement. I'm still talking about 2046...There's this spanish song they use when Bai Ling, Ziyi Zhang's character, was getting dressed, moving her body as if to the music, and watching herself in the mirror. She's so pretty! The music is so </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/113950837359098274/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=113950837359098274&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/113950837359098274'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/113950837359098274'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/02/after.html' title='after...'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-113901691299836010</id><published>2006-02-06T00:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:55.239-08:00</updated><title type='text'>2046</title><summary type='text'> What a movie! I've been waiting for this movie in the last six or so years. Talk about a long wait.My first discovery was through a friend. She told me about it at around 2000. Back then we were still in grade 11. She wrote me an email with a list of the actors playing 2046. I still kept the email! Reading the name of the actors got me so excited. Gong Li, Faye Wong, Ziyi Zhang, Maggie Cheung. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/113901691299836010/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=113901691299836010&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/113901691299836010'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/113901691299836010'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/02/2046.html' title='2046'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-113915831704851067</id><published>2006-02-04T20:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:55.297-08:00</updated><title type='text'>which movie star are you like?</title><summary type='text'>According to the Movies.com Which Movie Star Are You Like? quiz, you're:Matt DamonYour hard work has paid off! You're known as a talented, dedicated, nice guy, who wisely learned from his best pal's failure to keep his lip zipped about affairs of the heart. Also, unlike that unnamed pal, you don't seem to have let success go to your head.Take this quiz atMovies.comhahaha :Dnothing realistic to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/113915831704851067/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=113915831704851067&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/113915831704851067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/113915831704851067'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/02/which-movie-star-are-you-like.html' title='which movie star are you like?'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-113693012042942393</id><published>2006-01-30T09:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:55.184-08:00</updated><title type='text'>pictures</title><summary type='text'>www.flickr.com </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/113693012042942393/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=113693012042942393&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/113693012042942393'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/113693012042942393'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/01/pictures.html' title='pictures'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-113618503433219928</id><published>2006-01-01T22:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:55.123-08:00</updated><title type='text'>so little time so much to eat</title><summary type='text'>warning: if you don't like food or reading about food or you're just plain hungry, I recommend you to skip this post :)ivar's clam chowder ~ it's the best. sweet and satisfying.spinach salad, coleslaw, caesar salad ~ all the vegies for brunch.clam and mussel ~ quite nice. cold dish. not my favorite just because I'm not a huge fan of clams.salmon teriyaki ~ this is very interesting. first time </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/113618503433219928/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=113618503433219928&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/113618503433219928'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/113618503433219928'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/01/so-little-time-so-much-to-eat.html' title='so little time so much to eat'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-113613930489960107</id><published>2006-01-01T10:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:55.063-08:00</updated><title type='text'>first blog of 2006 ~ Happy New Year!</title><summary type='text'>"A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside."~ Denis Waitley</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/113613930489960107/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=113613930489960107&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/113613930489960107'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/113613930489960107'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2006/01/first-blog-of-2006-happy-new-year.html' title='first blog of 2006 ~ Happy New Year!'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-113602087122417047</id><published>2005-12-31T13:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:54.991-08:00</updated><title type='text'>end of 2005 ~ reflection?</title><summary type='text'>things happen for a reason. I believe in that. I can't say I live by that since I'm not one who constantly looks for signs in everything that I face or do. Serendipity is a romantic comedy movie which takes that idea to the somewhat extreme. Of course it's just a movie. Nevertheless, ask yourself honestly and see if you haven't had that thought cross your mind before. This means something more. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/113602087122417047/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=113602087122417047&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/113602087122417047'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/113602087122417047'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2005/12/end-of-2005-reflection.html' title='end of 2005 ~ reflection?'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-112715896484247306</id><published>2005-09-20T12:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:54.921-08:00</updated><title type='text'>sayuri - memoirs of a geisha</title><summary type='text'>check out the movie trailerYes, chinese actresses are acting as japanese geishas in this movie. It definitely raises eyebrows. Authenticity can be questioned. But come on, people, let's not forget that this is hollywood making a movie adaption from a best seller american fiction. Note the american influence. It is as expected that they would choose well known actors to play the parts, even if </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/112715896484247306/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=112715896484247306&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/112715896484247306'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/112715896484247306'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2005/09/sayuri-memoirs-of-geisha.html' title='sayuri - memoirs of a geisha'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-112553663920212990</id><published>2005-08-31T17:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:54.841-08:00</updated><title type='text'>how M&amp;Ms are really made</title><summary type='text'>is this version true? I'm so curious now!!!A machine first makes the milk chocolate centers, which are tumbled around to make them all smooth and rounded. The various varieties of M&amp;M's other than plain start with whatever object they are centering it around (peanuts, almonds) and then coat that with chocolate in the same way. They then put all of the chocolate pieces in a large revolving pan or </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/112553663920212990/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=112553663920212990&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/112553663920212990'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/112553663920212990'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2005/08/how-mms-are-really-made.html' title='how M&amp;Ms are really made'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-112544232101445748</id><published>2005-08-30T15:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:54.779-08:00</updated><title type='text'>so you think you can dance</title><summary type='text'>the title of the dance competition reality show. American Idol for dancers, I suppose. Saw a couple episodes when the contestants were taking classes with different choreographers. 2 ballroom dancing classes, a modern dance class, and 2 hip hop classes. They're very intense classes. Imagine learning a totally different dance style right then and there. I like watching the good dancers. They make </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/112544232101445748/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=112544232101445748&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/112544232101445748'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/112544232101445748'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2005/08/so-you-think-you-can-dance_30.html' title='so you think you can dance'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-112512653828704238</id><published>2005-08-29T14:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:54.658-08:00</updated><title type='text'>memory loss</title><summary type='text'>picture a life like this. Every day you wake up thinking that it's the same day, for example aug 29 2005. Every day you wake up remembering yesterday as the day before that day, aug 28 2005. All of your memory coming up to that day still remains. Sadly, no new memories after that exist. To put it simply, your days for the rest of your life is always the same day. Other than that, your brain </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/112512653828704238/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=112512653828704238&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/112512653828704238'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/112512653828704238'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2005/08/memory-loss.html' title='memory loss'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-112484850673146477</id><published>2005-08-28T18:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:54.484-08:00</updated><title type='text'>sleepless (but sleeping fine still) in seattle</title><summary type='text'>Bruce Almighty, Fifty First Dates, Strictly Ballroom, Seabiscuit, House of Flying Daggers, October Sky, Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events, Kinsey, To Kill a MockingbirdSaw these movies in a month, during mid June till July, rented through netflix. 9 movies in a month ^.~ Had a problem with the first dvd of October Sky though; it had a scratch right in the middle of the dvd and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/112484850673146477/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=112484850673146477&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/112484850673146477'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/112484850673146477'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2005/08/sleepless-but-sleeping-fine-still-in.html' title='sleepless (but sleeping fine still) in seattle'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-112504530523162990</id><published>2005-08-26T01:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:54.544-08:00</updated><title type='text'>how do I loathe thee? let me count the ways</title><summary type='text'>I hate the way you talk to meAnd the way you cut your hairI hate the way you drive my carI hate it when you stareI hate your big dumb combat bootsAnd the way you read my mindI hate you so much it makes me sickIt even makes me rhymeI hate the way you're always rightI hate it when you lieI hate it when you make me laughEven worse when you make me cryI hate it when you're not aroundAnd the fact that</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/112504530523162990/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=112504530523162990&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/112504530523162990'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/112504530523162990'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2005/08/how-do-i-loathe-thee-let-me-count-ways.html' title='how do I loathe thee? let me count the ways'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-112257117079127625</id><published>2005-07-28T10:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:54.424-08:00</updated><title type='text'>summer summer summer time</title><summary type='text'>write every day? I'm not sure I can come up with something to write every day, let alone every hour! ^.~ It's actually not a bad thing, to write. Trains oneself to express their thoughts into writing. Not the easiest thing to do. Even expressing thoughts into words as we speak is difficult enough for my part.thank you very much for the encouragement though :) Hopefully you'll write more often too</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/112257117079127625/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=112257117079127625&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/112257117079127625'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/112257117079127625'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2005/07/summer-summer-summer-time.html' title='summer summer summer time'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14868857.post-112248473327176151</id><published>2005-07-27T10:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T11:23:54.357-08:00</updated><title type='text'>to write or not to write</title><summary type='text'>I did not intend to write a blog. Here I am, though. I may or may not continue writing here.It's a beautiful day out. Nice summer weather. Unfortunately for some, this summer brings heatwaves.Nevertheless, we are blessed here. Don't think we'll ever have to worry about that.Do you know the movie Love Actually? Multiple love stories intertwined into one romantic comedy feature film.Let's see, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/feeds/112248473327176151/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14868857&amp;postID=112248473327176151&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/112248473327176151'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14868857/posts/default/112248473327176151'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swimmingotter.blogspot.com/2005/07/to-write-or-not-to-write.html' title='to write or not to write'/><author><name>oTTeR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10337702008883658516</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
