Life

  • A Wonderful, Magical Animal

    Off to the beach for the 3rd annual pig roast (here are photos from the past two years).  Speaking of pig, I loved reading about this chef who got a new pig tattoo, partially inspired by a Simpsons episode.  Don’t worry — I’m not planning on getting another one anytime soon.

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  • Non-Beach Beach Weekend

    Given that I wasn’t at the beach I spent a hell of a lot of time outside.  After Jenn’s barbecue I spent some quality time on Jimmy’s gorgeous and tranquil rooftop (I’m going to plant myself there one day and refuse to leave — it’s that comfortable).  Today I met up with Frank and Lauren

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  • Recovery

    I slept for 11 hours last night so I think I might have recovered from everything I’ve put myself through during the following week.  Looking forward to a relatively mellow weekend – last night was some excellent mezerides in Astoria at Aliada, suggested by Roberto.  We dragged along Lauren, Jimmy & Matt B. to help

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  • Extra Tasty

    A few weeks ago I bought three new dresses.  Now, I’m not one of those women who’s into clothes and fashion in any significant way — all I know is that the dresses that are in the stores right now have a shape that is particuarly flattering for me, so I stocked up.  I was

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  • Ode to a Friend

    The pictures from this weekend are brought to you courtesy of John B. — you know you’ve got a friend for life when, seeing the despair in your eyes when you can’t find your camera (a blogger and her camera have a special sort of bond), offers to dig through a bag of garbage for

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  • Beach Day

    Just waiting for the ferry on my way to the mainland.  See you back on the big island!

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  • Is Dating Life-Threatening?

    According to Hugh, perhaps it is.  Another gem, although this one is (thankfully) not dedicated to me like some of the others.  Off to the beach for a 3 day weekend — woo hoo!  I can’t wait to get on that ferry.  In case you need something to occupy you while I’m off, I just

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  • It Keeps Me Runnin’

    Just got back from my longest run ever — somewhere between 5 1/2 – 6 miles.  Thanks to the Joe running team, especially Gabby, who kept me company at my pace.

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  • 683

    This is the number of calories I burned in a boxing class on Monday night, according to my heart rate monitor.  For comparison’s sake:  a 45 minute spin class burns about 450, the kickboxing class I like burns about 550.  This is also the reason I am still so sore that it still hurts my

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  • Show Me the Money!

    Got a call yesterday from Nathan, who informed me that one of my pictures is famous — he’s featured in a CNN article, and I took the picture of him "reading" in the bathtub.  Now I’m just waiting for the royalties to start pouring in . . . The Seattle pics are up but I’m

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