tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634291090888009502024-03-14T00:18:10.533-07:00The great sukkah build of 2011Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463429109088800950.post-38886176508230941902011-10-17T12:46:00.000-07:002011-10-17T12:47:24.029-07:00First storycube complete!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FXz6WWL6smY/TpyGTGa-KKI/AAAAAAAAC8g/4I0bfXghCpY/s1600/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FSU1HXzU2NTQuanBn%253F%253D-744030"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FXz6WWL6smY/TpyGTGa-KKI/AAAAAAAAC8g/4I0bfXghCpY/s320/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FSU1HXzU2NTQuanBn%253F%253D-744030" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664550094024616098" /></a></p>Sent via BlackBerry by AT&TNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463429109088800950.post-48791263370021336322011-10-16T21:23:00.001-07:002011-10-16T21:23:38.409-07:00Yeah. We built it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E64AkQUfe68/Tputsi5A7sI/AAAAAAAAC8U/o4ydR9YM5mU/s1600/SukkahNight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E64AkQUfe68/Tputsi5A7sI/AAAAAAAAC8U/o4ydR9YM5mU/s640/SukkahNight.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463429109088800950.post-70159427571794167742011-10-15T16:04:00.001-07:002011-10-15T16:04:38.730-07:00End of a hard day's work<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YHI07cUfjjs/TpoRezsAwxI/AAAAAAAAC8M/ETOhrj_Rf-I/s1600/IMG_3887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YHI07cUfjjs/TpoRezsAwxI/AAAAAAAAC8M/ETOhrj_Rf-I/s640/IMG_3887.jpg" width="476" /></a></div>
<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463429109088800950.post-10475656622123831872011-10-15T14:16:00.000-07:002011-10-15T14:16:39.226-07:00We might just have ourselves a sukkah<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oLI3UPPgV2k/Tpn4FHxkNHI/AAAAAAAAC78/5EJB4pNQ7VE/s1600/CubeTower.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oLI3UPPgV2k/Tpn4FHxkNHI/AAAAAAAAC78/5EJB4pNQ7VE/s640/CubeTower.JPG" width="476" /></a></div>
<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.com0Maplewood, MO, USA38.6125521 -90.324559938.6001446 -90.3443009 38.624959600000004 -90.3048189tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463429109088800950.post-67880760342516718542011-10-15T13:28:00.000-07:002011-10-15T15:16:01.819-07:00Painting process<div class="mobile-photo">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9nNyKLOBgBY/TpnrVFbyVuI/AAAAAAAAC7s/0vO6ggvd6cc/s1600/IMG_3036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9nNyKLOBgBY/TpnrVFbyVuI/AAAAAAAAC7s/0vO6ggvd6cc/s320/IMG_3036.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hR7AFJqCxHA/TpnrWGu2dYI/AAAAAAAAC70/ooWwONOp_OU/s1600/IMG_7354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hR7AFJqCxHA/TpnrWGu2dYI/AAAAAAAAC70/ooWwONOp_OU/s320/IMG_7354.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TtAiChjxREc/Tpm03nqmAPI/AAAAAAAAC7E/g-flY0ouvnQ/s1600/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FSU1HXzU0NzguanBn%253F%253D-758096"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663756874028548338" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TtAiChjxREc/Tpm03nqmAPI/AAAAAAAAC7E/g-flY0ouvnQ/s320/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FSU1HXzU0NzguanBn%253F%253D-758096" /></a></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ghod78Uew38/TpnXtLUDJRI/AAAAAAAAC7c/rzIceBZaPlI/s1600/cubesline.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ghod78Uew38/TpnXtLUDJRI/AAAAAAAAC7c/rzIceBZaPlI/s320/cubesline.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qo2PFEAPU5k/TpnpLNN_vXI/AAAAAAAAC7k/rqkfprUco1g/s1600/IMG_1915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qo2PFEAPU5k/TpnpLNN_vXI/AAAAAAAAC7k/rqkfprUco1g/s320/IMG_1915.jpg" width="238" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4DjLq6NKD1E/TpoF_IV25YI/AAAAAAAAC8E/CZY3InvoYSY/s1600/IMG_4032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4DjLq6NKD1E/TpoF_IV25YI/AAAAAAAAC8E/CZY3InvoYSY/s320/IMG_4032.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
One more color to go. Calling it a day.</div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.com0Maplewood, MO, USA38.6125521 -90.324559938.6001446 -90.3443009 38.624959600000004 -90.3048189tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463429109088800950.post-85469645321499172102011-10-15T11:35:00.000-07:002011-10-15T11:35:33.327-07:00Box tower pickup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HteeecUcD8I/TpnSUTmqoRI/AAAAAAAAC7M/d1fYPVDYv3s/s1600/towers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HteeecUcD8I/TpnSUTmqoRI/AAAAAAAAC7M/d1fYPVDYv3s/s320/towers.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ezdrVgwXiu4/TpnSVBZm0zI/AAAAAAAAC7U/bwJFtKGoN_w/s1600/towersintruck.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ezdrVgwXiu4/TpnSVBZm0zI/AAAAAAAAC7U/bwJFtKGoN_w/s320/towersintruck.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.com0St Louis, MO, USA38.6270025 -90.199404238.527764000000005 -90.3573327 38.726241 -90.0414757tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463429109088800950.post-25517712641134328592011-10-15T07:45:00.001-07:002011-10-15T12:19:23.892-07:00The chosen colors<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LNkfDoXl40g/Tpmcnn68jJI/AAAAAAAAC64/YjX50AQjVLs/s1600/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FSU1HXzMwOTkuanBn%253F%253D-749916"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663730210940161170" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LNkfDoXl40g/Tpmcnn68jJI/AAAAAAAAC64/YjX50AQjVLs/s320/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FSU1HXzMwOTkuanBn%253F%253D-749916" /></a></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.com012017 Manchester Rd, St Louis, MO 63131, USA38.602279 -90.437363438.600728000000004 -90.43983089999999 38.60383 -90.4348959tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463429109088800950.post-73463812851446492522011-10-15T06:44:00.000-07:002011-10-15T11:30:58.443-07:00Early morning color decisions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Color matching for storycubes</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wdAGkpNEpD8/TpmNXKoasgI/AAAAAAAAC6k/URS1IMcfQ80/s1600/IMG_1832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wdAGkpNEpD8/TpmNXKoasgI/AAAAAAAAC6k/URS1IMcfQ80/s320/IMG_1832.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rbEjaZdwP1I/TpmNX2C6YVI/AAAAAAAAC6s/gU4wwhhi2jE/s1600/IMG_7906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rbEjaZdwP1I/TpmNX2C6YVI/AAAAAAAAC6s/gU4wwhhi2jE/s320/IMG_7906.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.com012017 Manchester Rd, St Louis, MO 63131, USA38.602279 -90.437363438.600728000000004 -90.43983089999999 38.60383 -90.4348959tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463429109088800950.post-25299953650028673532011-10-14T14:47:00.000-07:002011-10-14T14:47:07.040-07:00We have CUBES!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FbsRmwRe35Q/Tpitms9oAtI/AAAAAAAAC6M/PXwcE_bKnPA/s1600/IMG_0443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FbsRmwRe35Q/Tpitms9oAtI/AAAAAAAAC6M/PXwcE_bKnPA/s320/IMG_0443.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-keK6cGWAnUc/TpitoLSk7kI/AAAAAAAAC6U/txZloIzJBEY/s1600/IMG_0688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-keK6cGWAnUc/TpitoLSk7kI/AAAAAAAAC6U/txZloIzJBEY/s320/IMG_0688.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jOHLerQqX2I/Tpitpazsu9I/AAAAAAAAC6c/a4yjfGmXE88/s1600/IMG_5244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jOHLerQqX2I/Tpitpazsu9I/AAAAAAAAC6c/a4yjfGmXE88/s320/IMG_5244.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.com0St Louis, MO, USA38.6270025 -90.199404238.527764000000005 -90.3573327 38.726241 -90.0414757tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463429109088800950.post-83488324929929532642011-10-12T19:10:00.001-07:002011-10-13T07:22:26.918-07:00Crescent Planing Mill Co.Got a great tour today by Bill Fikes at <a href="http://www.crescentplaningmill.com/">Crescent Planing Mill Co.</a> - they are hand crafting our Storycubes tomorrow!<br />
<br />
<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="500" height="367" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2F115699876059787778131%2Falbumid%2F5662786036007080593%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463429109088800950.post-87235496981085604512011-10-12T08:14:00.000-07:002011-10-12T08:14:06.315-07:00It's live! Really, just viewing this video is worth it, but helping us in the homestretch of the build is also greatly appreciated.<br />
<br />
<iframe frameborder="0" height="410px" src="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/890462090/storycubes-sukkah/widget/video.html" width="480px"></iframe>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463429109088800950.post-60081652196309333112011-10-12T07:25:00.000-07:002011-10-12T08:25:28.800-07:00It appears we're not the only ones with a sukkah video. Love it!<br />
<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wX1YvNsLZxA" width="560"></iframe>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463429109088800950.post-35265280610992423742011-10-07T17:09:00.000-07:002011-10-07T17:09:47.919-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Thanks to Rabbi Carnie Shalom & Paulie Rose for their contribution to <a href="http://www.bnaiamoona.com/">Congregation B'nai Amoona</a> in celebration of our participation in Sukkah City STL!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vW8RrfhxSok/To-T7tDU_LI/AAAAAAAAC2c/MheawCzTob8/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vW8RrfhxSok/To-T7tDU_LI/AAAAAAAAC2c/MheawCzTob8/s320/photo.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.com0St Louis, MO, USA38.6270025 -90.199404238.527764000000005 -90.3573327 38.726241 -90.0414757tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463429109088800950.post-79691787138717585952011-10-05T13:58:00.000-07:002011-10-05T13:58:47.245-07:00It wouldn't be real without a T-shirt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The T-shirt making begins! You know you want one. A little Kickstarter bird told me there might be a way for you to get one in a day or two...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-thsAQL6qONY/TozErzhhkTI/AAAAAAAAC1w/iH4LJXoPPsE/s1600/SukkahT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-thsAQL6qONY/TozErzhhkTI/AAAAAAAAC1w/iH4LJXoPPsE/s320/SukkahT.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463429109088800950.post-8625665644211945222011-10-04T17:00:00.002-07:002011-10-05T13:12:28.474-07:00Handbreadth or cubit - or both?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KYn0GR77VVY/Tox-EUdyUZI/AAAAAAAAC1U/J_5LXCr8Plo/s1600/DSC_0157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KYn0GR77VVY/Tox-EUdyUZI/AAAAAAAAC1U/J_5LXCr8Plo/s320/DSC_0157.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Ben: "I think it needs to be about 6 handbreadths to the right."</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Camila: "You mean a cubit?"</div>
Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.com01 Brookings Dr, St Louis, MO 63105, USA38.648493 -90.30923238.646943 -90.311699499999989 38.650043000000004 -90.3067645tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463429109088800950.post-59139602556845750032011-10-04T17:00:00.001-07:002011-10-05T13:13:29.784-07:00Accidental sukkah<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6wnqCCT12U4/Toxu51k4oHI/AAAAAAAAC1Q/N4vavA3kBfs/s1600/DSC_0156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6wnqCCT12U4/Toxu51k4oHI/AAAAAAAAC1Q/N4vavA3kBfs/s320/DSC_0156.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Camila measures to see if we are randomly by accident, sitting within the dimensions of our sukkah.</div>
Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.com01 Brookings Dr, St Louis, MO 63130, United States38.6477873 -90.304378538.646237299999996 -90.306846 38.6493373 -90.301911tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463429109088800950.post-52400355627118923052011-10-04T17:00:00.000-07:002011-10-05T13:13:45.672-07:00Site strategery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2RRd1l_S9uw/Toxuwp3TGcI/AAAAAAAAC1M/4k3O30hA0-s/s1600/DSC_0153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2RRd1l_S9uw/Toxuwp3TGcI/AAAAAAAAC1M/4k3O30hA0-s/s320/DSC_0153.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
The Storycubes sukkah team strategizes over lunch at the site</div>
Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.com01 Brookings Dr, St Louis, MO 63105, USA38.648493 -90.30923238.646943 -90.311699499999989 38.650043000000004 -90.3067645tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463429109088800950.post-81427075457685302492011-10-04T07:48:00.000-07:002011-10-05T13:13:59.433-07:00Official announcementIt's official: <a href="http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/22774.aspx"><i>Sukkah City STL</i> announces winning designs</a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781576929334942228noreply@blogger.com0