Last weekend, I went up to New Hampshire to coach my mom on her new iMac. The highlight of the trip was spending time with Maddie, a/k/a Trouble, a/k/a the cutest-tongued fluffiest puppy in the entire world. Note her little-lamb legs! Also, that her face looks like a Muppet! I [...]
I love San Francisco!
I love San Francisco!
When boyfriend and I were in San Francisco last week, it happened to be Fleet Week. We flew into SFO ahead of Jeanne’s wedding, picked up our ferry tickets to Napa at Pier 39, and had a few hours to kill before our boat came in. We ate Dungeness crabs [...]
The Best of Harvard Square
The Best of Harvard Square
I love my adopted city, and have often blogged about its changing character. Feel free to explore my Harvard Square.
No pressure or anything.
No pressure or anything.
I just found out that my boyfriend’s sister’s wedding, which we attended together last June, won Special Events Magazine’s Best Event of the Year, and netted the event planner a Gala Award.
Two Perfect Weeks, part ii
Two Perfect Weeks, part ii
I you want the full story of our west-coast adventures, start reading here, or you will be hopelessly lost. The next day, Sunday, was our last full day in Los Angeles. Cristo’s sister and brother-in-law went househunting in the early afternoon, so we watched their Oscar screener of Revolutionary Road, [...]
Two Perfect Weeks, part i
Two Perfect Weeks, part i
On Christmas Eve, Cristo and I flew to Los Angeles. It was a little more fun than our last trip because, while there was no celebrity-studded Kodak Theatre wedding this time, it was much less scheduled; our only responsibility was occasional childcare. We had access to his sister’s car, and I passed the Clueless LA freeway driving test with ease. It almost made me miss having a car.
Christmas morning
Christmas morning
If you have a low tolerance for sappy, you probably really don’t want to read this. I’m 30 years old, and I’m about to spend my very first Christmas away from my family. In fact, I’m about to board a plane in five hours, and will be almost as far [...]
things that I bought that I love
things that I bought that I love
Tis the time of year when people start making best of/my favorite things/holiday must-have lists. I’ve been plotting a post like this for a few years—or at least since I discovered Mindy Kaling’s Things I Bought that I Love blog a while back (an idea that I’m jealous I didn’t [...]
to put you in the holiday spirit…
to put you in the holiday spirit…
I’m struck by the fact that News Anchor Hair really hasn’t changed at all in the past 25 years. Via mental_floss, “Five Dangerously Popular Holiday Toys.”
Best bars in Boston
Best bars in Boston
The last time my brother came down to the city, I got a text at 11pm inviting me to meet him at the Purple Shamrock, or some other similarly godawful Quincy Market student-tourist date-rapey cattlecar pit. I actually went. I spent 40 minutes waiting in a line outside before giving [...]
rehabilitation of a role-model.
rehabilitation of a role-model.
No, Stephie, not Britney Spears. An article called Samantha Power Working On Obama’s State Department Transition Team came across my desktop last week, and makes me absurdly happy. I assume if you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you’ve figured out that I’m a bit of a [...]
