Yearly Archives: 2006

On Monday, I lent a bunch of clothes to my sister for her graduate school interviews out in North Carolina. When she asked my for a pair of black shoes to wear…I realized I didn’t actually own a pair of basic black pumps. Yes, I have purple and red alligator pumps. I also have embroidered…

When I was young, my family used to spend a few weeks each summer at the Miramar Hotel in Montecito, CA. This funny resort had the sort of run-down, old-money charm that is hard to find these days. It was equipped with tennis courts, shuffleboard, a salon, two swimming pools, a boardwalk, a fancy “European-style”…

Hooray for me! I officially finished the draft of my book and sent it to the publisher today! I won’t go too much into the details, but I will say that the book theme is vastly different than the material you are used to on EmilyStyle. I lead a double life. How very intriguing! Anyway,…

Between rock climbing and the freezing cold weather in San Francisco, my hands have been dried out beyond belief. Rock climbing in the gym is a double whamy: not only do your hands get scraped up but all that chalk also dries out your skin at the same time (I guess that is the point…

As I mentioned last week, my indoor limequat tree unceremoniously bit the dust a few weeks ago. After a rather unsuccessful trip to the wholesale flower market on Sunday, I decided to replace it with an ivy topiary. It looks gorgeous! Especially with the lime green baby tears I planted around it. The living room…

What a relaxing three day weekend that was! The dreadful San Francisco weather combined with all our friends being out of town basically left Rob and I “snowed in” at the apartment for three days. Aside from feeling a bit guilty about not leaving the house (a la: “Why am I paying all this rent…

Jean loves all things monkey. She loves spooky tarsiers and crazy capuchins. That’s why I am sure she will love “Ask Dr. Capybara.” (Disclaimer: I know…Capybara is not a monkey…I think it’s a rodent..this is besides the point) My friend Brian and I discovered this bizarre website during a conversation this afternoon. Enjoy!

With the weather being so miserable this weekend, I have planned a few indoor spring cleaning activities. I recently bought the Neutrogena Microdermabrasion kit and want to try it out this weekend. My skin has definitely taken a turn for the worst lately. It’s also time to start tanning the toothpicks. And my Carrot Top…

Sometimes it so great living with a techy! Rob has programmed our computer at home to turn on automatically at 7:30 am and display the Next Bus listings for the 22 bus to work. I am such a computer-moron that I can’t even fathom how this possibly works. But I love it! It makes me…

Man alive is it cold today! How did we manage to go from a balmy 75 degrees to freezing cold and windy 55 degrees in a matter of a few days?! Even worse, weather reports for this weekend predict thunderstorms (is it just me or is Google’s depiction of thunderstorms pretty scary?). Serious weather demands…