It’s cold and rainy outside today. Instead of being at work, I wish I was at come curled up with a cup of tea and live streaming of my latest obession: Panda-cam. If you remember, a few months back the Washington Zoo announced the birth of a panda baby initially called “butterstick.” Now butterstick is…

Baby, it’s cold outside! The weather in San Francisco has decidedly turned from sunny fall to freezing winter over the last few days. This means, it’s time to break out the cold weather accessories! I wore my first pair of gloves yesterday (yay!). Of course, my collection of gloves (mostly inherited, some new) is jammed…

We received a surprise visit from a massage therapist today at the office. My 30-minute rub down helped a great deal to counteract the rock climbing soreness that will not quit from last weekend. While it is kind of weird to get a massage in the office and the chair leaves and unfortunate toilet-seat shaped…

If you are from San Luis Obispo or lived there for a long period of time, you are familiar with a few big names from the small town. Righetti, Sinsheimer, Madonna and above all else Hearst. This past Sunday the New York Times posted a wedding announcement for Jason Hearst, son of William Randolph Hearst…

I just got my first birthday present in the mail today. I haven’t opened it, but it’s a small package and we all know that those usually turn out to be the best. Maybe turning 26 won’t be so bad after all. I kind of forgot about the whole getting-presents part.

I admit it, I can be a snob sometimes about Old Navy. Even though I don’t like shopping in their stores, I do love an occasional bargain from their website. Last year I picked up a really cute floral purse and a coral coat from their site that are still some of my favorites. They…

I am back from the trip to Yosemite and want to update my previous post about camping tips. Here are other necessary items:Aspirin and band-aids: Rock climbing is hard work. It’s especially rough on your muscles, elbows, knees and hands. I can barely raise my arms above my head today and my legs look like…

I have recently discovered two new food obsessions. The first is the pumpkin spice milkshakes at Jack in the Box right now. All the deliciously weird goodness of pumpkin ice cream in a yummy shake form. I don’t care that it is an artic tundra outside, I am craving one of these puppies big time.…

The boyfriend and I are going to Yosemite this weekend for a little camping and rock climbing. Plus, my good friends from SLO are giving up civilized life this weekend and moving to New Mexico. With all this urban abandonment, now is the perfect time to talk about tips for surviving in the wild. Here’s…

My friend Brian just sent me a link to a really wild site that trabslates any webpage into funny dialects. You can choose from redneck, cockney, Elmer Fudd, sweedish chef, jive, pig latin, moron and more. I have no idea how this works but it is pretty hilarious. Here’s EmilyStyle in Elmer Fudd.