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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 →

b lab audit 1 of 8 – elemental herbs

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 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 →