http://www.ducklingseat.com Mistranslations and adventures from Caitlin's world Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:20:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I used to think inline skating was only for the '90s, but today while in Golden Gate Park I happened upon the International Freestyle Inline Skate competition, and it was super cool! I guess this is a really new sport because the competition was really small, but there were still ... http://www.ducklingseat.com/?p=1253 Yesterday I went to my very first Maker Faire, which is sort of like Coachella, but instead of music it features lots of geeky inventions. At first, I thought it would be lame, but it was AMAZING. Maker Faire, sponsored by the ever-hip Make Magazine, is a huge festival where "makers" ... http://www.ducklingseat.com/?p=1223 The boyfriend Jeff is currently in Honduras and will be in Central America for three weeks. If you're interested in his battles against food poisoning, bugs and the language barrier, check out his blog at onthetables.com. http://www.ducklingseat.com/?p=1221 Embarrassing fact: I LOVE Skymall magazine. I'm a frequent flyer, and it never gets old — I'm not one of those people who reads Skymall after they've exhausted all other options, I tend to pick it up as soon as I'm in my seat, and pore over every page, often ... http://www.ducklingseat.com/?p=1217 This is what happens when you go to a beauty school for a hair cut: I figure I got my $10's worth — I laugh out loud whenever I remember that the stylist somehow left a significant chunk of hair uncut. http://www.ducklingseat.com/?p=1215 Those who know me well know that at least 60 percent of my dreams involve marine life, usually whales, and that a common nickname for me by my family is "whale." So it shouldn't surprise anyone that a lifelong dream of mine has been to go whale watching, and on ... http://www.ducklingseat.com/?p=1203 Ever since Kieran joined the wine of the month club at our local hoity-toity wine store, I've been enjoying reading the outlandish descriptions of wines. I don't really understand how one wine can simultaneously taste "fruity" "chocolatey" "oaky" and yet also have a "hint of meat." [youtube cWL-lv3ilAc nolink] http://www.ducklingseat.com/?p=1201 Winter came somewhat suddenly to the city a few weeks ago, and since I have about 20 minutes of walking twice a day in commute, I resolved to trade in my cute flats for rain boots. Originally, I planned to buy them in-person so I wouldn't have to wait for the ... http://www.ducklingseat.com/?p=1198 While we're on the subject of defining Caitlin and being cool on Facebook, here's my photo for doppelganger week: No, that's not me. It's a French pro tennis player Natalie Dechy. She doesn't usually look like she did a Nic Cage-John Travolta swap with my face. Usually she has her own ... http://www.ducklingseat.com/?p=1196 Being the cool cat that I am, I decided to follow the latest Facebook fad of looking up your name on Urban Dictionary. What I found was hilarious, mildly offensive and definitely worth sharing. The definitions started out making total sense: And then proceeded to enter the land of crazy: Ya think some ... http://www.ducklingseat.com/?p=1191