we should have known that indigenous designs was going to be a cool place when we were greated by the adorable office dog, indy.  or, perhaps when the owner showed us to his favorite local vietnamese restaurant for lunch and i had the best grilled pork vermicelli plate of my life.  yeah, that was the clincher.

in all honesty, though, indigenous is about way more than cute dogs and great lunch suggestions.  the company is pioneering some really amazing things within their supply chain.  and, for what it’s worth, i will be buying one of their winter hats.

no audit photos here, folks. but this one perhaps captures the entire day in a glance. let's just say that when you leave your wallet behind at an audit an hour outside of LA, that's not really conducive to getting on an airplane. that's when my favorite equation, M=EA, takes full effect. mishap = excellent adventure. stephanie →

kate and i got a sweet hookup at a downtown hotel (thanks, priceline) with some stars right outside our front door. the "dear abby" star reminded me of the adam sandler hanukkah song.  and the "dionne warwick" star reminds me of cher and dionne in the movie clueless.  i know that's wrong. speaking of things that are wrong, we could not →

got to the hub early to catch some before-hours world cup action.  then met kat for some super swankay coffay at blue bottle cafe.

our first of four LA area audits, kate and i had the pleasure of visiting the fine folks at essential living foods in santa monica.  amrit was extremely well prepared, which made the process easy.  we also got a great tour of the facility and even got to sample some of the amazing products ELF makes.  i think i can →

one of the reasons i love facebook.  over a year ago, it allowed me to get back in touch with a fausey school fave. then, there was a whole country between us.  who knew that a little while later we'd be chatting it up with only a kitchen table in the way (ok, and some oreos - nice). kate and i →

met up with emily for some mexican, beer and a good chat (not necessarily in that order).

a 2/3rds lexington ave reunion (lora, you were missed).  met one of my former cambridge roommates (and one of the most creative bartenders i know) along with two of his friends at a bar i could picture him owning. since it was a sunny san fran day, decided to walk there, and literally ran into copious pride festival celebrations - it →

the word "audit" instantly incites thoughts of finance and number crunching, right?  the b lab audit team is here to prove to you that company audits are - and furthermore really, really should be - about way more than money.  we can't think of a better example than the first of team west coast's eight summer b corporation audits. and so →

quick pre-wedding morning hike to lookout point.  2 miles round trip was perfect to get everyone ready for the meadow festivities.  photos from thereon out are a.) limited and b.) fuzzier than normal.  hey, a gal's gotta get ready herself, you know?  especially when she's getting ready ... herself.  that's not entirely true.  the bride did my hair because, well →