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March 8, 2008 - Number of Comments » 2

You know, the kind that just all around S-U-C-K-S. Thankfully there’s a song from Jimmy Eat World that helps put things back in perspective. Enjoy.



March 6, 2008 - Number of Comments » 2

Have you heard of Seattle’s South Lake Union Trolley?
It has an unfortunate, but oh so humorous, abbreviation - otherwise known as The S.L.U.T.
I heard about it while I was Christmas shopping in Seattle.
Apparently I’ve been living under a rock though because I just found out about these brilliant Ride The S.L.U.T. shirts created […]



March 1, 2008 - Number of Comments » 1

You may remember that awhile back I read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and decided to take a good look at my life and dreams. I’m interested in L-I-V-I-N-G as opposed to existing and am convinced that there’s a better way to meld the life and dreams that I have.
I guess this is just […]



February 11, 2008 - Number of Comments » 3

Date night was moved to Saturday this week due to the babysitter’s schedule. But after a pretty full day, dinner-and-a-movie simply became a pizza at La Fiamma (our current favorite is the Finn - Pesto sauce, shrimp, grilled artichoke hearts, mozzarella and asiago cheese. mmmmm.)
On the way home I was lamenting that because of […]



February 6, 2008 - Number of Comments » 9

Today I went to the gym. THE GYM! I can’t even remember when I last set foot in a gym.
But, as I have now committed to working out 3 times a week, and I am a fair-weather walker (and we don’t get too much fair weather here in the winter) I thought I’d check out […]