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November 24, 2006

Happy Thanksgiving!

Slept in.Mesmerized by Jen’s TV and a rockumentary on Hip Hop Wives.Egg scramble brunch with Jen and Joy.Joy’s slideshow on Peru and Bolivia. Perfect prep for my trip.Jen’s slideshow on China.Drove the 49 Mile Drive that curls through the Presidio.Walked…

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November 19, 2006

I’ll Keep My Eggs

I read this article on the Washington Post web site this morning about the high demand for Asian egg donors. Women want to give birth to children who are going to look like them. So as more infertile Asian women…

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November 19, 2006

Drunk Texts

What up VIXEN?From: Fraser10:01pm 11/18/06 Hi. Are you in LA or here?From: Catherine10:04pm Vegas. Ted says hi.From: Fraser10:05pm Don’t gamble all your bonus away. Probabilities are better with credit card roulette. Try it when you guys get the hotel bill.From:…

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November 19, 2006

Beta Blogger

I’m on a new beta version of Blogger. I don’t notice too many differences. The interface for managing posts is slightly more user friendly. You can add labels to your posts. At first, I thought these were hidden, then realized…

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November 19, 2006

Fall in San Francisco

November 16, 2006

The Voice of Reason

In response to the post about my dating hiatus, my friend Kristen had some insightful comments (she always does!). I respect Kristen so much I asked her if she would consider being my therapist several months ago! She very politely…

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November 16, 2006

Indian Summer in San Francisco

November 13, 2006

The End is Near

Four months ago, I started out with 20 tabs of Ambien. I just took one so I’m now down to a lucky 7. Every other night, I switch it up with all natural melatonin pills that I got from one…

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November 13, 2006

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November 13, 2006

My 2006 Diwali

Given that I had several really good Indian friends at Cal, I’m surprised I didn’t hear about Diwali until I went to business school. I don’t want to misstate the significance, so I’m pulling this background directly from my friend’s…

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