yesterday was good friday and trina brought some deliciously traditional HOT CROSS BUNS in to work for us to share to ensure good friendship and good luck. legend has it, if you break the bun together and say, “half for you and half for me, between us two shall goodwill be,” that you’ll be...
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hot days are hard to come by in sf, but this past week has been GLORIOUS!!! the first bikerides to golden gate park, gardening, wearing of sandals and dresses, and bbqs of 2010 are complete! lounging in dolores park, booty bassment at the knockout, ice cream at humphry slocombe (3x this week!), zeitgeist (ew!),...
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jen and gabe and i drove up to mt. tam to celebrate sharon’s birthday with her husband bill, friends, and a picnic on saturday. it was AMAZINGLY clear and beautiful and sunny. i found an antler and jen found some rocks that looked suspiciously like a few parts of the body that shall remain...
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i stayed at jen’s place on saturday so we could get up early to sell at the fleamarket on sunday morning. we made some quick pitstops at MAC (had never been but was blown away! beautiful aesthetic–folk art quirk decor and racks of modern appealing clothing by dries, jil sander, jen!!!) and gimme shoes...
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tracy and i took advantage of the sun on sunday with an epic day. i went to her place for hello kitty shaped waffles and fresh-squeezed oj. we watched holi bollywood videos on youtube. then we scored some young, juicy coconuts on mission street and proceeded up bernal hill, where we slid down a...
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dorothy, one of my oldest friends from chicago, came to visit from athens, georgia the week before my birthday. it was just like old times, us being bored together! except now we’re a little older and fatter (but not THAT much fatter) and it really wasn’t that boring (i hope!). sorry d, i had...
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our broken toaster; airplants from flora grubb; the flower moni put on my birthday present; glasses made by arlan. mexican basket that we mounted over the mantle! complete with origami friends (+/- googly eyes); giant pinecones; a whisky glass full of rainbow colored lollipops; a shell full of feathers, seedpods, and dried plants; origami...
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melissa and lev invited me to an opening at creativity explored last week, where melissa was volunteering for their chinese new year/year of the tiger show. creativity explored is an art studio where people with developmental disabilities can come to make art, exhibit it, and sell it! i couldn’t agree more with their beliefs,...
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last sunday i went over to april and rob’s for taco night and to meet their new cat, lulu. hand-made corn tortillas, pumpkin seed pesto, orange black beans, corn, chiles, and crema- YUM! + heart-shaped mexican chocolate cake w/cinnamon whipped cream?!?!! then we proceeded with our feline photoshoot. work it, lulu!
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in april 1993, i won a goldfish at a carnival in muncie, indiana. i tossed a ping pong ball into his bowl and he and a friend came with us back to chicago. his friend survived an astoundingly long time- about two years after the carnival. each year after that, we kind of expected...
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