Just a quick note to say that I’m alive, but working overtime, including all Easter weekend. What fun. I did get a chance to go to Easter Sunday Mass at Notre Dame des Victoires, then to Daniel’s for brunch with…
Archives for 2012
Money Monday: Banana Republic
I’m not really a Banana Republic shopper, but Dean wanted to do some shopping to spruce up his wardrobe and there’s a huge BR store a few blocks from where we live. It’s so hard not to spend money living…
San Antonio
San Antonio was one of the highlights of the trip. The drive from Austin was an hour, but went by quickly with the car games we played. Even though we only spent half a day there, it seemed like such…
Fashion Friday: Best Optical Shop
I’ve been wearing and shopping for glasses ever since I could read. I discovered an optical shop in the Mission that has hands-down the best inventory of vintage, classic, modern eyeglasses and sunglasses. Hundreds and hundreds of pairs in all…
Austin Awesomeness
While I don’t think Austin is weird, I do find it a wonderful town to vacation in. I already mentioned that the weather is perfect. Lots of outdoor areas to drink coffee and hang out during happy hour. The city…
Keep Austin Bat-Shit Crazy
The mantra ‘Keep Austin Weird’ is deceiving because Austin is not weird to begin with. I’ll admit, however, that ‘weird’ is a relative term. I don’t have a status quo definition of weird considering I graduated from Berzerkeley and I’m…
Trip to Texas
I’d never been to Texas before except for layovers on the way to Central and South America. Not that two cities define a state, especially a state as big as Texas, but I had such a great time in Austin…
Job Hunting
One month ago I started aggressively job-hunting—as aggressive as you can be while having a full-time job. My job hunt consists of searching key words in my current employer’s website, LinkedIn, Simply Hired, and the job postings on the Chicago…
Money Monday: MEGA Millions
Have you bought your lottery ticket? I actually went to the California Lottery website because I wanted to see which retailers sell winning tickets. I have this theory that people who win the lottery never come from the city of…
The Creators Project San Francisco
I had the privilege of attending the Creators Project’s inaugural West Coast event two weeks ago. I didn’t even know what it was when I signed up for it. The Creators Project was born through a partnership between Intel and…