b lab audit 4 of 8 – indigenous designs
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 →
LA, take two
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 →
hub and blue bottle
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.
b lab audit 2 of 8 – essential living foods
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 →
fausey falcon turned LA police
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 →
unc in sf is always good
met up with emily for some mexican, beer and a good chat (not necessarily in that order).
unexpected pride and a mini reunion
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 →
quick hike … and a wedding
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 →
hetch hetchy valley hike and meadow setup
yes, i said meadow setup. how else would you have a do-it-yourself, cooke-crafted matrimonial bit of ballyhoo? exactly. the hike was beautiful, full of butterflies and wildflowers - so many photo ops it took the troupe 4x as long to get out to the waterfall as it did to get back. as for the meadow, cooke had vision and it →
fire danger high, wedding danger low
en route to yosemite for the amazingly crafty and homegrown cooke-russell wedding festivities. a bit of smoke on the way, but that did not keep me from putting the final touches on the 'ol wingwoman speech.
from new home to new home
photo of my new chapel hill street. how is it possible that i just met it and already ... i am in love? then ... breakfast with lysandra before she drove me to the airport in her new fancy red car. on the other end of my flight? san francisco, my bestest bud, her comfy couch, some wedding craziness, and →
it’s 20 seconds to the last call
Went with my new favorite concert contingent to see Phoenix at the Koka Booth Ampitheatre in Cary. I was told the show would "rock my face" ... fact.
WSPFLD –> PA –> NC –> SF
En route to start the first week of training for my summer internship at B Lab (two days in Pennsylvania, 3 in NC, and 7 weeks in San Fran).
is there a doctor in the house?
um, yes there is. and her name is doctor sam. super fun evening catching up with west siders and providence peops to celebrate mrs. o'connell's newly minted PhD in psychology (sam, can you spell that backwards?). i would like to give a special shout out to those who rock down to ... ely avenue (as well as those who rocked →
sicilia on a plate
we took a trip back to sicilia by eating cheese from the market in catania, olive oil from rosa's farm and drinking, of course ... some nero d'avola. the food was amazing, as was the company. ridiculously good time.
nursery school erin and dr. o’connell
two great old friends in one day - now that is what i call awesome. i said it before but it bears repeating ... i love watching the girl who used to talk for me in nursery school as a mom. not only does her daughter make me feel like the six year old version of myself, but she and →
hobbling over cobblestones
limping around boston on one good ankle ... worth it. i got to see ronnie, david, d$, and the newly engaged salsman (and his awesome fiancee') - all in one day.
knight in shining … jeep
dwight saved me from limping four miles back into the city (that's what happens when you are not prepared to sprain your ankle while running) ... then we had some major catching up to do, so dark n' stormies were in order:
baby swan
my sharona is having a baby ... and is as adorable as ever: