http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal Confucius says "Wherever you go, go with all your heart." Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:53:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently discovered Genius Mixes on iTunes. This little feature magically groups your music library into a few really good mixes for you and names them. It knows the songs you most frequently listen to and then also mixes in some other awesome, complimentary songs that you might have forgotten ... http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2010/02/08/genius-mix/ Stuff Crystal wants by superhipcrystal featuring UGG Australia boots Just in case anyone would like to buy me a present, I made this collage so that shopping is easy. Simply click on the collage to go to Polyvore, then click on any pictured item and visit that site to purchase! Things featured ... http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2010/01/01/would-you-like-to-buy-me-a-present/ It's that time again! Since last week, two local radio stations 99.5 (WMAG) and 101.5 (WRAL) started playing around the clock Christmas music. This year, I have a slightly revised Christmas favorites list: The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole Sleighride - Johnny Mathis Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - James Taylor Christmas Canon ... http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2009/12/03/christmas-music/ Yesterday after my four-hour nap, I reconnected with my old friend Drew who now lives in Madrid. We used to study German together back at the University of Washington as well as in Germany. We had not seen each other in 10 years! By coincidence Drew happened to have two tickets ... http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2009/11/27/day-5-in-madrid/ Clinton is speaking at his conference today at "El Madroño" near the Vicálvaro metro stop, so I went off on my own to have some solo adventures. While waiting for the subway, I watched an argument between some metro police officers and what appeared to be two members of a Klezmer ... http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2009/11/26/thankful-in-madrid/ People in Spain love ham! Yesterday we ate ham and cheese sandwiches for lunch and somehow ended up eating ham and cheese croissants for breakfast. Madrid even has a chain of ham stores here called "Museo de Jamón" or Museum of Ham. Dried pork legs hang on the walls in ... http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2009/11/24/adventures-in-spain-day-2/ A 9-hour layover at London Heathrow yesterday meant I got to use a day room at the Heathrow Hilton to take a quick shower before heading out for adventures.   My first London cab ride took me to the the little town of Windsor -- normally about 40 minutes' drive outside of London. I could barely understand ... http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2009/11/05/crystals-magical-day-in-england/ Our 4th wedding anniversary is on Thursday but we're celebrating it this weekend because I leave for Zambia on Tuesday night. This evening we had fun making our first video documentary, handing out candy to trick-or-treaters and eating stew Clinton made in the crock pot. Then we made coffee in ... http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2009/10/31/happy-early-anniversary-to-us/ As a long time connaisseur of Durham nail salons, I thought I'd save others the trouble by posting my experiences. Here are the few I can remember off the top of my head: Great Allure Nail Spa (2608 Erwin Rd, same building as TGI Friday's). This one wins in my book. Not ... http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2009/10/11/crystals-durham-nail-salon-review/ Taking a break from posting on this blog for while. Will be posting at Big Durham Adventure for a while instead. See ya'll over there!! http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2009/08/07/switching-gears/