I just drove 10 hours by myself back from Portland, one of the best vacations of my life. En serio. I can be cynical about holidays like NYE, Valentine's Day, etc., which seem to scream "Hey you! You're single! And... Continue Reading →
These next few weeks, millions of young professionals are heading back home for the holidays. These are funny times for us; we’re used to our own agendas, our own apartments, a faster pace, and spending more time with friends than... Continue Reading →
We´re going to Belize, baby!! This morning was the last day of school, and we've packed our belongings into our huge backpacks, and spent time contemplating the meanness that is behind the packing industry, as things such as towels and... Continue Reading →
I made it! after moving right past stressed out about the trip and straight through to panic, to almost leaving m passport at home, I boarded eight million planes and on Latin American time (read: an hour late through everything) we arrived... Continue Reading →
This is National Novel Writing Month. Or NANOWRIMO, as cool bloggers refer to it. I'm more like, "isn't this month reserved for growing out your facial hair and eating turkey and football?" But I guess there is more to life than all... Continue Reading →
Autumn can be a little depressing...especially if your favorite baseball team is no longer making this an Orange October for you. Or if you live in California, where Mother Nature decides to extend summer an extra six weeks while the... Continue Reading →
For a challenge, and I'll tell you why later, I've decided to not grocery shop for as long as possible. I'm just going to eat whatever i have in the house, in whatever combinations come up. I think it will... Continue Reading →
Steve Jobs died today. Someone wrote a twitter stating that it was sweetly ironic that most people were learning of this news via a device that his genius helped to create. I myself learned through twitter, but I could have... Continue Reading →
i got a beautiful text message yesterday that read "made some gnarly fadeorade today and thought of you! miss you!" from someone i used to call my soulmate. we haven't seen each other in years. it made me nostalgic for... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite questions to ask of my junior high students is: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" I get all kinds of fantastic answers....the most famous being "a raper" when he meant to write "a rapper."... Continue Reading →
My middle name is "Danger." At one point in my life, it could have been "Party." I LOVED going out and all that it entailed. But with a fulltime job and going back to school. I am a little bit... Continue Reading →
this is a weird round up...i write from a condo in maui, on a luxurious vacation after a life-altering mission trip, after my car broke down, i got sick, my computer died and wiped itself clean of all my memories, and... Continue Reading →
Sunglasses Always Fit 