i spent sunday afternoon scouting a location to shoot an upcoming project for my adv. photo class. i finally found it in back bay. it’s kind of amazing that i’ve lived here for so long but never really explored back bay. i have driven by it like a million times, but never stopped to explore [...]
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i hate breakfast. i LOVE breakfast food, but i hate breakfast. it’s one of those meals where you don’t have time to sit down and ENJOY your food, and even if you do, it’s like lunch is right around the corner, so why bother?
in college, i could count with one hand how many times i actually ate breakfast, it was [...]
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yea me!
this is my secret santa Chanelle, and her daughter Madison. since Nelle asked for all these kitchen things on her wish list, i bought her a flour sifter from one of my favorite stores William-Sonoma and i MADE her and her daughter matching aprons! yes, that is her daughter’s face on the apron. score [...]
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it’s that beautiful time of the year. the weather gets colder (or as it translates in the OC, 70 degrees,) the stores are bustling, the Christmas music is pumping, the people seem to be generally in a happy and giving mood and very importantly, you get to eat fatty foods without people judging (fudges and [...]
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the econmy is bad. that’s why it’s important to save as much money as you can when spending. and that’s why this weekend’s warehouse sale craziness is PERFECT for those in need of checking gifts off their christmas list…
1. RVCA- 919 sunset drive, costa mesa, ca
2. obey- 3500 west carriage drive, santa ana, ca
3. vestal- 730 [...]
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one more thing that i missed while i was away? my KITCHEN.
i’m not that big of a whiz BUT i CAN make hot chocolate like a pro:
1/2 bar of valhrona semi-sweet (56%) chocolate grated and whisked into 1.5 cups of milk 1 teaspoon of sugar in the raw and 1/2 tablespoon of vanilla extract.
but the [...]
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for years and years on end, i’ve made countless (futile) attempts to get into a fitness schedule. but darn it if something always comes along to throw me offtrack (i consider the excellent prime time programming of CBS to be a primary distraction…i don’t care if CSI is a rerun, i don’t remember how it [...]
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people always say work hard, play hard. but HOW? everytime i work hard, all i want to do is go home and sleep or watch tv and be still….completely still.
god i wish i had the energy of a 20 year old again.
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my friend ashton turned 24 yesterday. and for his grand celebration, ash ordered a party bus complete with a 4000 watt sound system, three stripper poles and karaoke! the bus took us to the hustler club and canyon inn where the birthday boy got thee lap dances and about 140,000 shots.
first off, let me say [...]
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it’s here! it’s here! my motorcycle!
bob, this little pudgy short guy called me from champion motorsports two fridays ago and told me my 2008 kawasaki ninja 250 was here! and i had one day to decide if i wanted to buy it. i called my mom (she said i shouldn’t) i called my dad (he [...]
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