Yearly Archives: 2008

Tickets for the Black and White Ball are going on sale April 2nd! They’re a little more than in 2005 ($200 vs. $150) but you still get drinks, food, entertainment and gift bags with your ticket. The proceeds go to benefit music education in Bay Area public schools. Plus, you’ll have an unforgettable night out…

Poetry is the one section of the New Yorker that I always skip. I’m just not a fan usually. But I heard Robert Bly on NPR Saturday and instantly loved it. There was one line he had about the “dignity of pears.” Isn’t that perfect? You can’t find many of his poems online, having to…

Jessica has quite the event coming up in May: I’m desperate. Haven’t been shopping in a few years. First, I was trying to get pregnant so didn’t want new clothes that I would quickly outgrow. Then (but not immediately), I got pregnant, and only shopped for essential maternity items. After that, was trying to lose…

Imagine just up and deciding to make a field guide one day. Cataloging every variety of mushroom, ladybug, chipmunk and clover with over 2,800 detailed illustrations. Amateur naturalist John Muir Law did exactly that for six years, resulting in his Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada. I first saw the guide when a friend of…

This was a particularly lazy weekend. A period of rest so different from our normal routine that it shocked Rob’s system into a terrible cold today. On Friday, we went to dinner at a sushi place in the Metreon and then to see Vantage Point with some co-workers (it is worth renting). Saturday morning was…

This has been a very productive week. Something kicked in with the wedding planning and I’ve been checking things off the list left and right. Here’s what I learned this week: I’m feeling really buff after two trips to the gym, four days of walking back and forth to work and a long bike ride…

Vegas…not my favorite place in the world. But it does make for a good time. Here is Maddy’s request: I love your blog…I get so excited when a new one pops up in my RSS reader! My girlfriends and I are going to Vegas for a long weekend in March and I’d love your advice…

Is is customary to celebrate leap day by being in a terrible mood? If so, I’m right on track. I spent all last night researching honeymoon spots only to have the devalued dollar or the weather thwart every plan. The cheap warm places (Mexico, India, Thailand) will be in storm season. The cold places (Antartica,…

Do I buy the cute leather jacket from Zara or not? Hmm… ProsCuteFits well$200, which isn’t too bad for real leather ConsSmells strongly of Whiskas Seafood Medley Cat Treats$200, which is a lotPotential to turn me into a bad ass I’m so tempted. Darn!

Celia wrote in with a tricky shoe question: My husband picked these boots {in black, no longer available} up for me as an early birthday gift. I chose black for the sake of being versatile. I have things to wear with them, but was hoping you could share some brilliant suggestions as well so that…