Reading Anything Good?

I've been in a blog-reading rut lately. So I started clicking the 'Next Blog' button (at the top of the page) to expand my online horizons. I've had to sort through a lot of junk, but I've found some great blogs that way. Supposedly you get a random blog with each click, though I have my doubts. I've seen the same blog 3 or 4 times in one sitting, so it would seem a few people found out a way to break the rules and increase their page hit counter.

But anyway, I've added my favorites to the 'Links to Cool Stuff' list on the left. They are: Another Shade of Grey, which I really like. Lots of interior design, color, texture, arts in general, and inspiration. Have Dogs, Will Travel, is written by a woman from Australia who moved to Italy with her husband and dogs. Its another art blog, with lots of sketching, painting and a bit of photography. The Internship Diaries, a blog by a photojournalist from San Francisco, living in Chicago, has quite a bit of amazing photography. And for something completely different, It is a numeric life, which is about statistics from social and science studies. Very interesting. And entertaining. Its along the same lines as indexed (another blog I really like, and have been reading for a while), which is one of the more clever (cleverer?) blogs I've come across in a long time.

So thats what I've been reading. Does anyone have a blog they frequently check? I'm definitely looking for recommendations.

Tuckerman's Ravine

Mount Washington in Maine/NH has a place called Tuckerman's ravine. Each spring it is just cold enough to have good fresh snow and yet just warm enough to make it a great climb. This spring is no exception and this weekend a group of friends and I hiked up and enjoyed the adventure.

The hike was about 2-3 hours up and the views were spectacular. Here are some pictures.

Spring Cleaning

I've been making some changes here at the halblog. Nothing too earth shattering, but a change is nice. I'm going to attempt a picture-of-the-day in the sidebar. Hopefully that goes well. I figure I've stuck with blogging longer than I expected, so maybe I can make the commitment of a new(ish) picture each day. Actually, now that I look at it, I have to change the picture I chose already because I've used it on thehalblog just a few posts ago. See, I'm getting better at it already. I expect I'll continue to play with the template until I find something I like, or until I get tired/frusterated with it. Hopefully I find something I like.