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Status Update: How Many Hours Until Happy Hour

Life’s been unbelievably crazy, as always. I’ve been going to sleep late and waking up early, I’ve got so much to do. This is my busiest time at work. Even though tomorrow is a holiday, I’ll be back in on…

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Wine that Rocks and First Ever Giveaway

Wouldn’t it be nice to taste really good wine locally without having to drive all the way to wine country? I’ve got the perfect solution. A diamond in the rough, Rock Wall winery is located less than half an hour from San…

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Presidential Debate: Romney 1, Obama 0

Been super busy with work and haven’t had any time for extracurricular online activities like blogging, tweeting, or scouring my Facebook feed. But I did have a chance to watch the presidential debate. Wow. I was surprisingly impressed by Romney…

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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…

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Fashion Friday: Madonna

Based on my Twitter and Facebook feeds, it looks like most people enjoyed Madonna’s half-time show at the Superbowl. Me? I agree! I’m quite surprised with the negative comments, labeling her old, washed-up, or not entertaining. Wuh? I’m sorry, but…

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Counting the Days until Friday January 20th

I have nothing to write about because I’ve been in a bad mood. I worked last weekend, I’ll work again this weekend, and I’m working Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. What fun eh? I’ve come to realize how much I…

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F’ing Facebook

I am so frustrated with Facebook. I cannot deal anymore. I want to kill the product managers over there. All I want to do is filter my news feed for location changes, relationship changes, and occasionally when I have time,…

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Budget: Extreme Makeover

I’ve been crunching numbers non-stop lately. It started when my tenant gave notice that he’d be leaving at the end of this month. Quick to Craigslist. What’s the going rate for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lower Pac Heights? I’ve been…

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September 11 and Personal Connections

I read this in the NYTimes paper. It was one of many letters to the editor on the September 11th anniversary. This one really stood out for me. “Of all the stories I’ve read in the days and years after…

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How Many Friends Can a Person Have?

Daily Post, a few weeks ago, posed how many friends a person can have—an interesting debate that I tucked into my file of blog topics. Last night, I had drinks with one of my newer friends—someone I’ve known since June…

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