January 2012
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Katie: I'm going to give you the advantage of taking care of my wand 'til I get back.
Me: What if I break it?
Katie: Then all of my powers will go out of me and into the Powerful Queen! I'm being serious. I will have to deal with some consequences.
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Me: What's your status right now, hunger-wise?
Katie: Let's just say... If that Bart train was a sandwich, I'd eat it.
August 2011
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April 2011
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February 2011
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January 2011
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December 2010
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November 2010
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Namaste
I find the times I can most vividly feel a memory is when it’s provoked by a scent, site or sound.
On Monday Mojito nights, I’m immediately taken back to age 5 & 6, when I would crawdad fish with my brother in the creek out back of our old house. The scent of the mint leaves was so strong out there that even the faintest hint of them today can bring me back as if it was yesterday. I...
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I Love Technology
And that’s saying a LOT coming from me.
Having been raised in the belief that technology quite possibly means the end of the world, I had to battle some pretty heavy anxiety through the years. During my freshman year of high school, we were shown a movie of a woman who was “left behind” during the rapture, being hunted down to receive the mark of the beast, but after refusing, was...
October 2010
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July 2010
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April 2010
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February 2010
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December 2009
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November 2009
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Appreciation
The most common motive behind taking a picture is to remember a given moment, right?
When we look at a photo from our own past, the emotion that was felt when it was taken seeps through as if we just experienced it all over again. This could be joy, love, peace, pride, or even grief, sadness, pain, or anger. But no matter what, we’re in some way appreciating a moment that has passed.
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October 2009
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September 2009
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August 2009
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June 2009
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Visitor
There’s an excitement that comes with visiting a foreign city or town. I’m able to look around and really see everything with untainted eyes. I tend to feel a longing to just up and move there, just to have a different life than the one I have now. A life that might actually be fulfilling. I figure I’d have better opportunities and I’d be more motivated to change the things in my life that...
May 2009
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Wait. What?!
Matt Morris is the MATT from MMC (Mickey Mouse Club) circa 1992?!!
I can not even begin to describe the obsession I had with this individual starting at the age of 8! In fact, there was a specific performance that I had recorded onto vhs and I would watch over and over, like it was my favorite movie. I’m going to head over to YouTube and grab the video and put it right here on this very...
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Indigo Girls in Berkeley
An Indigo Girls set is like a Radiohead set (except, obviously, totally different). I mean, it’s not like I can be like “gosh! they played such a good set last night!” as if it’s possible for them to not play a good set? It’s a given that I’m going to walk away having known and sang along to 97% of the lyrics and feel completely satisfied with the performance. The Indigo Girls, of course,...
April 2009
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February 2009
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January 2009
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October 2008
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September 2008
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Last weekend was the Outside Lands Music Festival.
I love my friends.
I love Thom Yorke. [despite the claustrophobia and technical difficulties]
I love Katie. Seeing other kids at this festival made me want to start taking Katie to concerts.
August 2008
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June 2008
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April 2008
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The Namesake
I watched the movie The Namesake the other night. It was a crazy reminder of how different cultures can be. The movie showed the contrast between the East Indian and American culture. Neither being better…just different. The main female character expressed her love for both countries for different reasons after spending half her life in each place. Ultimately though, she felt “free” in her...
March 2008
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September 2007
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