One of my favorite things about last year’s trip to Amsterdam was the vibrant street art, graffiti, and painted hostels. So here we are, a year later, and the walls and the paint may have changed, but the visual feast … Continue reading
I appreciate very much when the timing of my reading a particular book seems to tie in most serendipitously with goings-on in my life and the world around me, especially when it happens to be a book not recently published, … Continue reading
It took me all weekend, but as promised, here’s the latest music. From a little mantra grew a little poem, which then grew into this song. Maybe I’ll post the poem another time, the words aren’t really important. I’m realizing … Continue reading
I’m afraid I’ve been neglecting this blog! I’ve been so busy, it’s been pretty much nonstop since Christmas, which I guess is a good thing. Better busy than idle! So, what have I been up to in the new year? … Continue reading
I’m getting a little late start on Christmas decorations, but at least I’m getting a start! There’s not a lot of room in this apartment, but here we are with our little goth Christmas tree decorated with the various accumulated … Continue reading
My final night at the Marqueen Hotel. My coworkers are telling me the internet reviews say it’s haunted, but after indulging in morbid curiosity on my lunch break (“Why would you DO that??” one of my coworkers wants to know), … Continue reading
After a full day at the office I have plenty of work to do when I get back to my hotel room. I don’t know if it’s just the off-season, but I never see anyone in the halls. It’s a … Continue reading
My work flew me back to Seattle for a few days so I could present my report and analysis on this latest project I’ve been working on the past few months. Lots of meetings and training and helping out with … Continue reading
T just left for Abu Dhabi yesterday, so I’m spending Saturday here by myself before I leave for my little business trip tomorrow. I stocked the fridge yesterday, so there’s been no reason to go out in the rain. It’s … Continue reading
A little stroll with my love along the beach cliff edge, watching the sunset color the sky on Thanksgiving night :)
As I’m beginning to explore the fine art of cooking, I wanted to provide something tasty for my family’s Thanksgiving spread to demonstrate this newfound interest. And I wanted to create something not out of some recipe book, test my … Continue reading
I made another trip out to El Granada this weekend to see my grandparents and other family. I’m getting a little bit better at coordinating my travel so there’s less wait time in between. I bid T farewell early Saturday … Continue reading
I was looking in the mirror earlier as I was rolling my dreads and thinking how nicely they’re starting to lock up, how legitimately “dready” they’re starting to look and feel. And then it suddenly occurred to me that I … Continue reading
I can’t remember if I mentioned here already, but I very recently acquired a copy of The Joy of Cooking with the hope of varying up our dinner fare and gaining in the cooking skillz department. This week I got … Continue reading
I was visiting my grandfather yesterday, a treasured source of seemingly endless knowledge. My grandmother, mother and some aunts and a cousin were there as well. In the course of conversation, Granddad suddenly with much gravity wished to impart something … Continue reading
I took a little expedition down Van Ness today and discovered some of the buildings with an architectural style similar to what I saw in Europe. This makes me so happy. I never really appreciated architecture until Europe. I love … Continue reading
About a month ago T and I decided to give Toastmasters a try. T has his own career reasons, and I’ve decided it’s probably a smart move for me as well. Granted I don’t plan on finding myself on stage … Continue reading
Halloween fell in the middle of the week this year, and I was down with a migraine anyway. Besides, we already enacted a crazy dress-up for the 20th, so I was in no mood for costumed effort going out on … Continue reading
One moment we have quite the nice view, and the next moment it’s easy to imagine that there is nothing beyond our street and we’re standing on a balcony at the edge of the world. I love the fog.
Here it is the end of October and we’re getting our last bit of Summer weather here in SF with cloud-cover at a minimum, sunshine at a maximum, and temperatures in the upper 70′s, which is magnified by our apartment’s … Continue reading
