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Snow 101: An Introduction

My Sophomore year of college, my friend Audrey and I took a road trip for Spring Break. We took my car down to her parents’ house in the Bay Area and spent a few days in the sun, then drove … Continue reading

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There You Are

My friend Blythe asked me to post a list of some of my favorite blogs to read the other day. Some of these she already has, and I know I’ve mentioned most of them before (see: Blogtastic, lower right), but … Continue reading

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Another Love Song

I offered to help a friend at work with her wedding planning. She’s getting married on New Year’s Eve and I was hoping to take something off her plate. I’ve seen enough people go moderately nuts while trying to plan … Continue reading

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Emerald City Salute

My Top Five Favorite Things About Seattle, Washington: 1. Pike Place Market 2. H&M 3. Neat alley shops and cute areas downtown. 4. That superior feeling I get when I tell cashiers I’m tax-exempt. 5. Mountains, water, and nice people … Continue reading

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Puppy Love

Top Five Reasons I’ve been wanting a dog lately: 1. This website. 2. This breed. 3. Just about every dog on this website. 4. An email from Talia and Alex saying they got a new puppy. 5. This interaction with … Continue reading

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Book Club

I’ve been known to talk a fair amount of smack about my book club. I started to get a little cranky recently because everyone kept choosing chick lit for us to read, and although I read The Devil Wears Prada … Continue reading

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Hope Shock.

I’m still in shock. Hope-shock. I have been completely worthless all day. I woke up late after only a few hours of sleep, went to work with soaking wet hair and no makeup, and couldn’t consume enough coffee (or water) … Continue reading

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Yes We Can

My Top Five Favorite Moments of Today: 1. Montana was listed as a battleground state. 2. Wyoming and California were called with 0% of the vote counted. 3. “Blitzer Beams in Hologram Reporter” 4. John McCain: “All presidential candidates make … Continue reading

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NaBloPoM(eg)o

I heard about NaBloPoMo from my friend Blythe, who is taking part for the second year in a row. National Blog Posting Month is a pretty simple concept, really; just post on your blog everyday for a month. I’ve chosen … Continue reading

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Killing Time

It’s hard to come up with things to write about when my days are so insanely boring. Being at this hotel in California is sort of like purgatory. They feed me to keep me alive, but I can’t leave and … Continue reading

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