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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Mar 9, 2013 4:00:43 PM
Fr. Roderick will be coming full circle as he travels to Rome to cover this new Conclave. Read my blog post about that at the link below!

The Catholic Insider Covers the Conclave in Rome -
Fr. Roderick Vonhögen, the Catholic Insider, returns to Rome to cover the Conclave.

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Mar 6, 2013 12:26:27 AM
New post on the Secrets of Harry Potter blog: new covers for the US editions to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the US release of "Sorcerer's Stone."

New Harry Potter Covers Book Release in August - SQPN: Secrets of Harry Potter
The US editions of the Harry Potter books will have new covers by graphic artist Kazu Kibuishi to commemorate the 15th anniversary of its US release.

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Mar 5, 2013 4:59:47 AM
It must be the phase of the moon. I've posted another entry on my blog. It's just the second post for 2013. Yes, I'm slacking. :P

Organ-ic Chemist: What's Up with Lyn?
Oh, hello there! Remember me? I will admit that I really haven't done much blogging lately. (What I really have to do is consider updating the look of my blog. Kind of tired looking, isn't it?) Right....

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jan 30, 2013 4:11:01 AM
Might there be a new Harry Potter short film? What are your thoughts on this possibility?

A New Harry Potter Short Film? - SQPN: Secrets of Harry Potter
We speculate about a new Harry Potter short film.

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jan 26, 2013 7:26:44 PM
It seems almost appropriate that this is my first post on my blog for 2013. :)

Organ-ic Chemist: Organ-ic Chemist on Catholic Weekend 157!
Well, well, well. Guess who was on Catholic Weekend this morning? Yes, yours truly! I was brought on to talk about Filipinos' devotion to the Sto. Niño de Cebu (also known as Infant Jesus of Prague). ...

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jan 1, 2013 1:51:13 AM
Happy New Year, everyone! I haven't been all that good about blogging this year, but at least I managed to squeeze one last post for 2012. :)

Filipino New Years Traditions
Manigong Bagong Taon! I was thinking of the Filipino New Years traditions as I was watching a livestream of a fireworks display in Amersfoort, Netherlands. No, I’m not currently in the Nether...

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Dec 20, 2012 5:22:05 AM
What a lovely Google Doodle to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales! This one takes you through the story of the Little Red Cap. Enjoy!

Grimm's Fairy Tales - Brothers Grimm - Google Doodle
Grimm's Fairy Tales - Brothers Grimm Google Doodle for the 200th Anniversary of Grimm's Fairy Tales on December 20, 2012. The Brothers Grimm Doodle shows the...

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Nov 15, 2012 6:06:35 AM
My test AudioBoo using my brand new mic. Please let me know what you think of the sound! :)

Testing the ATR2100-USB mic
I record using the ATR2100-USB mic. What do you think of the sound? I'd love to hear your opinions. #ATR2100 #USBmic

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Nov 14, 2012 4:24:35 AM
RIP, David H.

Organ-ic Chemist: Saying goodbye all too soon
Yesterday, my friend Cindy told me about the untimely passing of a mutual friend of ours, David Hockenberger. He died suddenly last Friday, doing what he loved (bicycling). He was only 55 years old. D...

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Nov 12, 2012 4:44:33 AM
New on the Shoo: Feeding the Hungry: Project 5000

Feeding the Hungry: Project 5000Feeding the Hungry: Project 5000
Filling a box with food for Project 5000 reminds me of how thankful I am that I have enough food for myself and that I can share it with others in need.Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and with it co...

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Oct 30, 2012 12:40:42 AM
Nice Google Doodle commemorating the 70th anniversary of painter Bob Ross' birth. You can even see the 'happy little trees' on his canvas. :)

Google

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Oct 23, 2012 11:24:37 PM
Decisions, decisions...

iPhone or iPad?
With the release of the iPad mini, I wonder aloud if I should upgrade my iPhone or buy an iPad.

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Oct 20, 2012 5:43:35 PM
All the talk about pumpkins in today's recording of Catholic Weekend made me remember this video Fr. Roderick had released in November, 2006. It's a delightful Halloween story about a depressed pumpkin named Jack.

Fun Halloween story: Jack, the depressed pumpkin
Jack is a pumpkin with a severe Halloween depression. He visits a shrink, but the nightmares keep coming back, despite the tranquilizers. Jack ends up in the...

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Oct 18, 2012 1:09:48 PM
Another cool Google Doodle! This time, it commemorates the 161st anniversary of the publication of Moby Dick.

Google

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Oct 16, 2012 12:36:04 AM
How did I not notice this delightful Google Doodle earlier? Have a look! :D

107th anniversary of Winsor McCay's Little Nemo in Slumberland - Google Doodle [HD]
Winsor Zenic McCay (September 26, 1869 -- July 26, 1934) was an American cartoonist and animator, best known for the comic strip Little Nemo (begun 1905) and...

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Oct 12, 2012 3:58:23 PM
Yay! Peanuts is coming to the big screen in November 2015! :D

Charles Schulz's 'Peanuts' to be animated movie
Charlie Brown , Snoopy , Linus and the gang are coming to the big screen, as 20th Century Fox Animation and its Blue Sky Studios unit announced Tuesday that they have acquired the rights to Charles ...

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Oct 9, 2012 5:04:48 AM
My first video upload to YouTube! Mum was craving buko (young coconut). As we were on the road to Hana, Maui, we found a fruit stand that sold it. Here is a video of the shopkeeper opening one up for us.

Oh, buko!
As we were on the road to Hana, Maui, we were on the lookout for fruit stands that sold young coconut. The woman in this video, originally from Thailand, was...

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Oct 8, 2012 10:02:33 PM
This is a speech my cousin, Virgil Yalong, gave at the FilAmFest Gala in San Diego on June 14, 2012. It's worth a read.

Who Will? We Will! (Being Filipino or Filipino-American)
This is a speech that was given by my cousin, Virgil Yalong, at the FilAmFest Gala in San Diego on June 14, 2012 on what it means to be Filipino-American.

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Oct 7, 2012 4:19:42 AM
Commemorating Niels Bohr's 127th birthday. I remember studying his work when I was an undergraduate science student. Nice tribute from the Google Doodle people.

Google

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Sep 27, 2012 11:25:49 PM
Dusting off the blogging quills. New post on SQPN's Secrets of Harry Potter about JKR's possible return to the Harry Potter universe.

Will JK Rowling Return to the Harry Potter Universe?
Harry Potter author JK Rowling may return to the Harry Potter Universe in future. She discusses what will enable a return, plus a possible film remake.

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Sep 27, 2012 10:04:09 PM
Happy 14th Birthday, Google! :)

Birthday-doodles of Google (2002-2012) [HD]
All birthday-doodles of Google that are displayed on the Google homepage between 2002-2012. Google has had many logos since its renaming from BackRub. The cu...

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Sep 26, 2012 5:36:35 PM
More Maui Vacation. :)

Organ-ic Chemist: More Maui Vacation
Aloha Mabuhay from Kihei, Maui, in the beautiful state of Hawaii! We've been enjoying ourselves, having visited the Maui Tropical Plantation and the Iao Valley State Park (and seeing the very prominen...

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Sep 24, 2012 8:24:46 AM
The FranFam in Hawaii. :)

Organ-ic Chemist: FranFam in Maui!
Greetings, friends! It has been a very long time since I last made a post on this blog. As you can see by the picture, I'm not in North Carolina at the moment. I'm in Kihei, a city on the southwest sh...

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Sep 13, 2012 4:33:33 AM
Now this is cute. Commemorating the 193rd anniversary of Clara Schumann's birth.

Google

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Sep 7, 2012 10:14:01 PM
Nearly missed this. Star Trek fans will really love this one. :)

Google Star Trek Logo: The Original Series (46th Anniversary)
http://www.seroundtable.com/star-trek-google-logo-15672.html Google has just uploaded to all their home pages (regional ones) the 46th Anniversary Star Trek ...

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Aug 31, 2012 11:36:41 AM
I haven't kept up with these for a while. It's the 142nd anniversary of Maria Montessori's birth. Google honoured her with a Doodle. (It's also the 105th anniversary of Ramon Magsaysay's birth: he was the 7th president of the Republic of the Philippines.)

Google

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Aug 15, 2012 7:50:14 PM
More honouring Julia Child's 100th birthday: crocheting vintage-style potholders. H/T to Lady Dragonsinger. :)

Julia Child's 100th Birthday! | crochet today
Julia Child ranks right up there with Elizabeth Zimmermann and Barbara G. Walker in my pantheon of role models and heroines. The single most amazing thing about Julia? That she didn't *start* to cook ...

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Aug 15, 2012 4:07:30 AM
Happy 100th Birthday to Julia Child.

Google

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Aug 9, 2012 3:32:14 PM
Cool! It's another interactive Google Doodle! See how well you can canoe your way to the finish line. :)

Slalom Canoe 2012

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Aug 8, 2012 1:09:24 PM
More Olympic Google Doodle fun: interactive basketball!

Basketball 2012

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Aug 7, 2012 12:57:44 PM
Today's Google Doodle is an interactive one. You can control the hurdler! (I'm not good at it, but I can see how this one can be quite the time-waster. :) )

Hurdles 2012

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jul 28, 2012 4:00:16 AM
London Olympics 2012 has its own Google Doodle. It looks like I missed the first Doodle. This one looks like the second in the series.

Google

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jul 26, 2012 9:53:24 PM
Neat fanart: all chapter illustrations from US Harry Potter books in one large illustration, thanks to ajcfood.

Harry Potter Chapter Illustrations | SQPN: Secrets of Harry Potter
A podcast about the themes and symbols in 'Harry Potter'! Like this podcast? Check out all the other SQPN podcasts we produce! http://sqpn.com. Become a friend of SQPN! Choose your monthly donation an...

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jul 25, 2012 5:14:55 AM
Today's experiment in the kitchen: Guisadong Kielbasa.

Guisadong Kielbasa |
Recipe for Guisadong Kielbasa... Filipino Fusion Cuisine.

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jul 24, 2012 4:33:02 AM
Special Google Doodle commemorating Amelia Earhart's 115th birthday.

Google

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jul 23, 2012 9:36:48 PM
RIP, Sally Ride. I remember when I was at UCSD how cool it was that she was a professor there. She was the first American woman in space.

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jul 21, 2012 6:07:06 PM
It's the fifth anniversary of the release of Deathly Hallows. Read my thoughts at the Secrets of Harry Potter blog.

Fifth Anniversary of Deathly Hallows Book | SQPN: Secrets of Harry Potter
Where were you on Saturday, July 21, 2007? Were you amongst the throngs of people who were waiting in long queues outside your favourite bookshop, hoping to get a copy of what was then the newly relea...

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jul 19, 2012 7:23:19 PM
My latest earworm: R. Nathaniel Dett's "Listen to the Lambs" (composed ca. 1914).

Listen to The Lambs by Tuskegee Institute Choir 1955.wmv
William L Dawson, Conductor

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jul 18, 2012 3:23:44 AM
Hmmmm.

Bacon Turtle Burgers
Some of you have heard of the Bacon Turtle Burger. It has many names: The Bacon Turtleburger, The Bacon Turtle Cheeseburger, The Bacon Burger Turtle… For those of you who know about this burger, under...

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jul 14, 2012 6:01:26 AM
Cool! I figured out how to see the French Google Doodle! In addition to celebrating Gustav Klimt, we could also remember Bastille Day.

Google

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jul 14, 2012 5:36:25 AM
Gustav Klimt receives some Google Doodle love. (150th anniversary of Gustav Klimt's birth.)

Google

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jul 10, 2012 2:04:09 AM
So. Freaking. Awesome! :D

Simon's Cat in 'Window Pain'
http://www.simonscat.com -- A playful cat helps things get squeaky clean. Exclusive drawing lessons from Simon Tofield and much more... check out the Simon's Cat Extra Youtube channel. http://www.youtube.com/user/simonscatextra

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jul 1, 2012 11:25:34 AM
This is clever and funny! :D H/T to Fr. Jay. :)

La máquina de escribir. L. Anderson. (Lio en los Grandes Almacenes)
http://www.vocesparalapaz.com Concierto "Voces para la Paz" (Músicos Solidarios) 2011 Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid Madrid, 12 de junio de 2011 Director: Miguel Roa Solista: Alfredo Anaya Proyecto: Pozos en Níger

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jun 30, 2012 4:11:11 AM
Macaroni Salad, Hawaiian-Style: am I on the mark, or am I far off? Please let me know!

Macaroni Salad, Hawaiian-Style |
When I had visited Honolulu a few years ago to play the piano at a friend's wedding, I still remembered salivating over the plate lunches. I remember there were three elements to a Hawaiian plate lunc...

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jun 29, 2012 3:59:55 AM
2010 AGO National and 2011 AGO Region IV Conventions, Revisited

Organ-ic Chemist: Past AGO Conventions, Revisited
As I mentioned in my previous post, I'll use this post to collect links to the posts I made during the 2010 AGO National Convention in Washington, DC, as well as the Audioboos I recorded during the 20...

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jun 29, 2012 3:12:43 AM
Finally, another post on my blog: Catching Up Yet Again with the Organ-ic Chemist.

Organ-ic Chemist: Catching Up Yet Again with the Organ-ic Chemist
I'm back after a long time of not blogging. I could tell that I haven't been blogging much when my blogging partner, Tyler, notices that I haven't been blogging much lately! Well, my globetrotting fri...

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jun 29, 2012 2:24:21 AM
Doing my part to help publicise an event that I wish I were going to...

Catholic New Media Conference 2012 |
The theme of the 2012 Catholic New Media Conference is Marketing Your Message. The world of new media, both inside and outside the Catholic arena, is very competitive and having your message heard and...

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jun 27, 2012 11:10:34 PM
New on Webshoo: http://webshoo.com/wordless-wednesday/

Wordless Wednesday |
Life in the Internet Age | Undefined. No Boundaries. Caffeinated. About · Christy Ball · E. Patrick Purog · Elvez · Giselle McKeown · Maryrose Solis · Jackie Banuelos · Jae Greyes · Ken Perez · Kevin ...

Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jun 26, 2012 7:45:47 PM
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published 15 years ago this day. Read more here: http://harrypotter.sqpn.com/2012/06/26/harry-potter-15th-anniversary/

Happy 15th Anniversary, Harry Potter! « SQPN: Secrets of Harry Potter
On this date in 1997, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was first published by Bloomsbury Publishing. It had an original run of 500 hardcover copies. From that humble beginning, the Harry Potte...

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Maria Lyn Francisco
at Jun 23, 2012 2:50:38 AM
SPOILER ALERT!!! If you want to skip ahead and see the solution to the six-levelled Google Doodle, have a look at this YouTube video. I only got levels 1 and 2 on the first go. The rest... well, let's just say I'm very rusty in that department. :P

How to solve the ALAN TURING Google Doodle
Alan Turing was born 100 years ago. Google celebrates "the father of computer science and artificial intelligence" with an interactive "intelligence test doodle". It's a kind of "Turing machine". I have to think some minutes before I checked how it works. Here are the results of the 6 tasks. When you did it correct one more Google logo char is filled with color. Very nice doodle - but it takes some time :-) Please give it a * Thumb UP * if you like. More about the tragic live of Alan Turing: http://www.turing.org.uk/turing/ More about the Turing-Doodle: http://www.tagseoblog.de/binaeres-raetsel-doodle-fur-alan-turing-inkl-loesungen (german) Music: "Cut Trance" by Kevin MacLeod

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