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January 31, 2006
Old School Meme
Ryan tagged me and so now I feel obligated to continue this chain of information sharing which ends up feeling like a chain letter in some regards. Its fun to do, as long as you people enjoy reading it. Perhaps you will comment and leave your lists for my pleasure.
Here goes...
Four jobs I've had
1. Assistant in a huge art monotype-printing studio
2. Office manager for the surreal life & my fair brady on VH1
3. Personal chef
4. Photographer
Four movies I can watch over and over
1. Amelie
2. Pippi longstocking 
3. Rubin & Ed
4. Airplane!
Four places I've lived
1. Santa Barbara, CA
2. Pebble Beach, CA
3. New York, NY
4. Plymouth, MA
Four TV Shows I love
1. Six Feet Under
2. Good eats
3. Twin Peaks
4. Freaks and Geeks (avec pom frites!)
Four of my favorite dishes
1. All Health food, lately my own hummus & baba ganoush
2. Pho Tai
3. Tuna Maki (sushi)
4. Lamb Korma with Aloo Gobi
Four places I've vacationed
1. Snowmass, Colorado
2. Thailand
3. Hawaii
4. Driving across the country
Four sites I visit daily
1. sixfoot6.com
2. flickr.com
3. lately - expedia
4. Santa Barbara News Press
Four places I would rather be right now
1. at the gym
2. Playing with my nephew at my sister’s house
3. at my parents house, an hour before my wedding
4. going to pick up a new puppy
Four bloggers I'm tagging
1. Eric Filipkowski
2. Nicole White
3. Mighty Mc Pilgrim
4. Those are the only people I know who haven’t already been tagged.
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January 30, 2006
Mighty Mc Pilgrim Funnies
Check out our Mc Pilgrim friends in sunny Los Angeles with their Brokeback Mountain short parody. If you haven't seen the film yet you might not get it, just a word for the wise. Check it out here at mightymcpilgrim.com.
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January 24, 2006
Piece of cake
My sister Lara has generously offered to make our wedding cake. This is no small task. She and I have been conversing via AIM and telephone for at least two weeks and at least half of the time we are talking cake talk. There are round cakes, square cakes, sugarpaste cakes, buttercream cakes, ugly cakes, pretty cakes and my personal favorite: inspiring cakes.
For the past three weeks I have changed the way that I eat. I cut out all meat and dairy (except for the occasional clam chowder) and have been going to the gym every other day. I start the day off with a freshly squeezed veggie juice and most of the time I snack on raw foods and homemade hummus. Unfortunately this leaves me in a confusing situation when it comes to cakes. I have been so healthy, and yet I am constantly thinking about cakes.
Ever since Lara and I made my birthday cake for new years I have wanted to bake more cakes. There is something incredibly satisfying about slapping some layers of cake together and covering them with frosting. Decorating is even more fun, with so many interesting designs to be inspired by.
The book we like best so far is the Borders book "The Essential Cookbook Cake Decorating", List Price: $9.99 unfortunately I can't find a link for it online. But you know the ones. Those large Borders brand paperback books that have large photos through out? That’s them. Anyone interested in baking and cake design should really pick this book up. They have amazing children’s cake designs too. Their wedding cakes are actually pretty average looking so we have been getting inspiration from theknot.com and their wedding cake gallery. Martha Stewart has some pretty designs too.
Lara also posted some more photos of her son Miles on her flickr page, so go check out how cute he is!
# of times the word "cake" is seen in this entry: 21
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January 12, 2006
bigger than yourself
Six feet under.
I am on the last season, a few episodes in, and it just overwhelms me.
I feed on it like fire to dry brush.
The characters and their stories file past me and I feel like I can't get enough. I always want more, and there are only a few precious episodes left. The only other time I felt like this about a television show was when watching David Lynch's Twin Peaks, but even that show declined in potency in its last season. Six feet under burns strong. Unlike Lynch's surrealistic landscape, I find myself close to believing these people actually exist. I have never felt quite this way about a show. It isn't easy; it feels so real that when something goes terribly wrong, I feel the emotions swell. They had me at their first death.
My friend Jennypenny had an interesting week. She had a brush with celebrity whilst in the bathroom at a bar in NYC. Lohan apparently had the need to write something and Jenny suggested it be something nasty. Now it’s a news story. Look for her in Star Magazine.
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January 10, 2006
Setting the date
So, this whole business of weddings and planning is a funny one. Last Friday Ryan and I decided on a date to get married. We decided on a date in August of 2006 and that is SOON! Personally I prefer to work under pressure so it suits me just fine. The act of setting a date set me into planning mode in such an intense way that I have only now (five days later) been able to fall asleep without the aid of some type of sedative. That first Friday, I slept only four hours after tossing in bed for two hours with no success.
The truth is, I am so excited that I can hardly contain it and my mind is constantly polishing ideas and plans for how this is all going to come together. We have some limitations to work with and a lot of family to contact. I have also been designing like a mad fiend. Save the date cards and a website are going to be up shortly. Ryan has been working a lot during the past week so I took the initiative to get going on the site and cards while he did the other work.
I had an idea of what "my colors" were already and I incorporated that in to the designs. I am particularly fond of the website and sometime later this week Ryan will help me cut it up and get it online. I really like the initial creative Photoshop phase of design. I need to work more on figuring out how it all gets programmed. So if anyone has any CSS studying suggestions, pass them on.
My maid of honor bought her bridesmaid dress today!
This is really happening, and I'm so excited.
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January 1, 2006
Happy Birthday to Me!
Seriously, I'm 28. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Partying it up in Santa Barbara this year.
Everything is wonderful.
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