what makes something world famous?

so i tweeted this yesterday and i am still curious as to what makes something world famous? the other day we went to lunch at a local pizzeria/italian restaurant called polcaris who owns pizzeria regina. on the box it says "WORLD FAMOUS SINCE BLAH BLAH BLAH". now don't get me wrong, the pizza is good. in that sense, everyone SHOULD know about this place. but it is hard for me to believe that someone in freaking india knows about pizzeria regina. even more so i think there are some people who live in the same freaking state and still don't know what pizzeria regina is. so is there a 'World Famous Deciders' organization that determines the worldliness and deems things world famous in all it's fame and glory? that is very subjective, if that is the case. i'd like to know. or is there a list of items that you can check off and once you've achieved them all, ta-da, congratulations you are now famous all over the world. you are awesome. i don't know why this is bothering me so bad. its been stuck in my head for the past three days... and welcome to the wonderful random brain that is me.

-kteb

the babies are here!

my sister had her twins on friday march 12, 2010. Madeline Katherine was born first at 7.1 lbs and Samuel James was born at 7.14 lbs. they are the cutest things ever. by this time i'm sort of a professional. my brother had 5 kids and my sister has gracie. so now there are 8 nieces and nephews! and you would think it got old after a few- NO WAY! it's always as exciting and as amazing with each baby! this time there are 2 to love and cuddle and google over!

-kteb

madeline on the left and sammy on the right

Gracie (The Big Sister), me and Madeline
The babies just after they were born

san fran was fun!

i don't have many pictures of sightseeing because well, i didn't do too much of that. we were either in the conference hall or eating or at a bar. i did the whole picture-taking sightseeing last year, so i'm just going to put some random photos on here of people i was with and different things from the trip.

once again the food was delicious. the weather was great most of the time. and when it wasn't great, it still wasn't bad. life there just seems so much more relaxed. i like that place.

we went back to this one breakfast place, the home plate. i have to say, and this is coming from someone whose favorite meal is breakfast, that is by far the best breakfast i've had, and i've had it twice now. there is just something about everything that is on your plate that fits so well together. the tastes, the sounds of the bites, the smells. it just all works together to create something magical. i often refer to food experiences as magical, and i usually mean it. i wouldn't say life-changing though some food experiences can be, but this was definitely magical. i recommend it to anyone who lives in the area or plans on visiting. it's in the marina. you can find it here on YELP - it's on lombard street, not the windy party, but it's not too far away!

we also went back to the thirsty bear which we frequented last year. the organic bear hit the spot once again and the food was just as delicious. the first night we went, the table ordered the one thing i remembered from last year, patatas bravas, and i couldn't eat them because they were fried. i was proud of myself. i didn't touch one! however, the next time we went, i had a few. i couldn't contain myself. it just happened. it's kinda like they actually fed themselves to me. but oth

er than that, i have kept good on my lenten promise and i intend to the rest of lent.

i've been feeling very inspired lately. i'm not exactly sure as to what i feel inspired to do or feel or think, but there is just this overwhelming inspiration that sometimes turns into anxiety because i am unsure of what to do with it. i'm hoping it will be something that just comes to me or presents itself.

that's all for now.

-kteb

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Heading to San Francisco!

I'm leaving in about two minutes for the airport to head to San Fran for the same tradeshow I went to last year. I am very excited though very sad at the same time. My sister is about to give birth to her twins any day now and I really want to be here when they come. But I know they will obviously be here when I get back. I am secretly hoping they wait until I get back! My sister would kill me if she heard me say that! :) Have a great week and a blog will come soon after my return!

-KTEB

Be Careful of This Email...

Just a friendly warning--- be careful. don't click if you get this email. Have a good day-
kteb

http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8901

Users of Google's Blogger, a free blog publishing tool, are the targets of the latest phishing email campaign:


The text of the message couldn't be simpler, and the embedded link that brings the user to the phishing page withstands a cursory glance since it begins with the google.com domain. TrendLabs' experts took the trouble to investigate and discovered that the phishing site is hosted on a remote site.

The phishing site resembles the real one, but I think regular users could tell that something is different. Unfortunately, it's probable that most of them would think that Google is behind the change.

In any case, when emails requesting you to update any type of account come your way, it pays to be extra careful and do a little search on the legitimate site regarding the issue in question instead of following the link.

new painting... stress free...

i painted this yesterday as part of my "hang with myself day". i had a day to myself and it was awesome. i slept late. went shopping. went for a run. cleaned my room. and painted this. it just started and i kept going with it. it started out with the black tree and i kept adding to it. i didn't like it when i got up from it, but came back to it after work this afternoon and now i like it.

painting for me is so calming. this one helped me just let go of everything stressful in my life (not that i have much stress). but with each stroke, it was a release of something worrisome or unhappy in my life. it's such an easy way to be stress free and the result: something you can enjoy!

-kteb

lent- i'm giving it up

but i will not complain. i've decided to give up a major vice of mine, fried food. when someone asks me what my last meal would be i usually tell them french fries. i cannot say no to a french fry. it's pretty sad. so for lent, i have decided to give up fried foods. it's going to be a challenge, but i'm hoping it's going to make me a bit healthier. i will keep you updated.

i usually give up something during lent and it's usually something like sweet tea (or at least when i lived in SC), but i also always intend to just be a better person all around. however, a day in, and i've already failed ( i made fun of someone earlier, many times). but she kind of deserved it. that's besides the point. it would be cool if everyone could take a second (or 40 days) to do something to make a more positive impact on the world around them. i wonder if it would be one of those things that could have a long-lasting affect? it makes me think of that tv-show, flash forward, where everyone passes out for two minutes, and they have a flash forward. if that happened, i think it would be cooler to just wake up a better person. instead of having a flash forward, it would just be a reflection and everyone just wakes up a better person.

i wish everyone well in this lenten season and hope you have a wonderful day.

p.s. my sister is still pregnant. very pregnant. being preggers with twins, we thought she would have them earlier than her due date, but they're still hanging in there. i guess they need a little more baking time. but we are all very excited for them to get here. i just hope it's not while i am in san francisco.

-kteb