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October 16, 2011

2011 Litquake: All Shapes and Sizes, or the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

I had the opportunity to attend 3 Litquake events during the festival this year. I’ve been attending the festival for years and it has gotten so big that some of the events either sold out or they were turning eager…

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October 15, 2011

Fashion Friday: Halloween

We are throwing a Halloween bash next Friday and wondering what people have in mind for costumes this year. I’ve never been good at putting anything creative together. It goes back to when I was a kid and my mom…

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October 14, 2011

I Am Not the 99%

LOVE THIS!  Can’t confirm who deserves credit for this picture, but a friend posted it on Facebook and it’s linked to https://www.facebook.com/NObamaCountdownClock. I’m a fan of Obama, but this picture needs to go viral!

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October 13, 2011

Group Photo Burning Man

I realized I never posted pictures of Burning Man this year. I’ll have to do that. But for now, here’s a particularly vibrant picture of the art department managers having a champagne toast at dusk.

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October 12, 2011

Cooking Failure

After eating out non-stop in NYC, I decided I wanted to really try to start cooking. I spent time holed up in Marc’s bathroom reading his Ina Garten cookbooks. He said she’s the best for beginners. I ordered a bunch…

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October 11, 2011

Lazy Sunday in LA

Back to our trip to LA. All the pictures have finally been downloaded and compiled! You can take a look at my Facebook profile and find the LA photo album for a complete set of pictures. On Sunday, we rented…

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October 10, 2011

Money Monday: City Car Share

We only have one car at our place here in San Francisco. We keep the other one in Alameda with my folks. The problem with being a one-car household is that I can’t run errands while Dean is at work…

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October 9, 2011

Undocumented: Chicago Marathon

Marc ran his first marathon on Sunday. Initially we had a bet going so I made sure to sign up for the text alerts which tracked all his splits. 4:36am Pacific Time (6:36am Central Chicago Time): 2011 Bank of America…

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October 8, 2011

Boom Boom Room

It’s that time again where I’m looking for a new tenant. I have pushed up the rent higher and higher, thinking at some price point, there will no longer be demand. I have yet to find that price point. I…

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October 7, 2011

Fashion Friday: Pink Purse

I love my pink purse. I use it as my every day bag. I fell in love with it when I saw it online. I buy what I like, what makes me feel good, and not what is in the…

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