Last weekend, we attended my friend’s wedding reception in El Dorado Hills, a suburb of Sacramento. I have to say, if I had to do my wedding all over again, I’d take a page from their book. The time between…
Archives for 2012
She’s Just a Small Town Girl
50 minutes until 12:20pm. My stomach was growling—typical during the period before lunch. “I’m starving,” I moaned to my friend Cindy sitting in the desk next to me. The classroom desks were arranged in semicircles facing a black rectangular chalkboard…
Test Tuesday
You know what today is? Test Tuesday. That’s right, people. Today’s the day to see whether or not I’m preggo. Also to see whether the shot of hormones paid off. However, I got my period yesterday. Like massive flow. I…
Money Monday: Shop at Amazon
I did a handful of price comparisons yesterday. Before walking home, I popped into Walgreen’s and wrote down the prices of items that I needed. Here are a couple examples. Cerave $16.49 Biotrue lens solution $11.99 for one bottle Then…
Olympics
Who isn’t addicted to the Olympics? It’s the only time in my life when I actively watch TV. It’s the first thing I run to when I get home from work. At work, I’m refreshing the BBC, WSJ, and NYTimes…
The Never-Ending Fight
I’ve read there are several issues that couples constantly argue about: money, parenting, and in-laws. Not us. Not us as in we fight, but not about those common issues. Dean and I got into two fights this weekend and it’s…
Fashion Friday: Shopping for Men
Guys, this one’s for you. Three online subscription clothing services featured on WSJ.com. Trunkclub.com OutfitEZ.com Bombfell.com
Stimulus
I have become a major podcast fiend. If you have any favorites, please comment so that I can subscribe. What a great way to multitask while commuting to work, especially when it’s overcast in San Francisco and you can’t read…
Tweets Back
Did y’all notice that my Twitter feed is back? See it on the right? It randomly disappeared months ago, but I haven’t had time to investigate—not that I have any expertise in fixing it. I do have a graphic designer…
Aurora Goryalis
Wasn’t a fan of ‘Aurora Goryalis,’ thinking it insensitive, but Keith and Dean seemed to think it was relevant and appropriate for a trivia group name. Last time I did group trivia was after September 11, 2011, post-layoff from the…