Little did I know what I was in for this week: it’s Spring Break here in San Diego, and I live at the beach. (Note: this location has proven to be unfortunate a few times this year: we’ve had severe rainstorms, a tsunami warning and now this). For the past five days, I’ve been going to [...]
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Leaving Spring Break, and My Roaring Twenties, Behind
Posted in Life, tagged San Diego, Spring Break on March 19, 2010 | 7 Comments »
The Griswolds Have Nothing on My Family
Posted in Life, tagged National Lampoon's Family Vacation; European Vacation; San Diego Zoo; La Jolla; Coronado; Buon Appetito; Tadashi on March 4, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Remember the scene in “National Lampoon’s Vacation” when Clark Griswold drives hours out of the way to see the World’s Biggest Ball of Twine? Or the one in “European Vacation,” when he makes everyone wear berets? My family has come dangerously close to both scenarios. My father will argue that he’s never gone completely off [...]
Coronado is for Lovers
Posted in Life, tagged Coronado, Coronado Bridge, Hotel Del Coronado, Some Like it Hot, Valentine's Day on February 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve never been a huge fan of Valentine’s Day, mainly because of my rocky relationship with Cupid. Last year, however, that feisty little cherub finally got his aim right; he sent me a relationship worth celebrating. My boyfriend and I spent that holiday in Newark, New Jersey, where we drank sangria, ate amazing Portuguese food [...]
Wardrobe Malfunction
Posted in Life, tagged fashion, wardrobe, work-at-home on February 9, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Last year, I was working as a marketing copywriter for fashion trade magazines in Manhattan. Not only did I need to dress professionally, but I wanted to blend in among some pretty fabulous, fashionable people. Hence, a significant amount of time went into planning each day’s outfit. A typical morning consisted of three wardrobe changes [...]
Life in Slow Motion
Posted in Life, tagged Life, Mission Beach on January 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I recently had the fortune of getting something I’ve always wanted – an apartment with an ocean view. My porch, overlooking a three-mile-long beach path, gives me an ideal front-row seat for people-watching (something that’s sure to provide some good writing material in days to come). Let me tell you, there are some characters to be [...]
