I was pretty busy this past Saturday morning, running around and accomplishing several errands. I was even begin to prepare a blog about the whole Southwest Airlines customer service mistake (I’ll write about that later this week), but then I turned on facebook and started to read news reports about a horrible tragedy that took […]
Last Thursday I sat down at my local AMC and watched Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helen Bonham Carter in The King’s Speech. If you haven’t at least seen the trailer for this film, based on the true story of King George VI and his “quest to find his voice,” take a moment to watch […]
I spent Labor Day weekend at Disneyland. It was a last second trip (I decided I’d go a week ago) to surprise some of my cousins as they ran the Disneyland 1/2 Marathon. My brother joined me for the weekend, making it a hilariously fun weekend with family. We spent a great deal of time […]
Yesterday I had a great opportunity to do a leadership day at my alma mater, Leigh High School. As I led the students through various activities and discussions, I couldn’t help but also flashback to my days on campus and what “I had done” while I was in their shoes. During one discussion, a thought […]
Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start It’s known as The Code. If you owned the original Nintendo, you knew it. You may not own the game Contra, but you knew The Code. My cousin taught it to me. At first I didn’t believe him. How could a series of buttons […]
I had a long layover at the Denver airport and spent most of that time watching the Duke/Baylor game. It was an incredibly exciting game, the score close throughout most of it. It wasn’t until the last few moments where Duke really pulled ahead. The commentators continued to mention it… “Second Chance Points” Duke missed […]
We all have that one friend. You know, the one who finds those really good links and websites and sends them our way. My buddy, Andrew, is definitely that guy for me. He always posts a nice collection of funny, thought-provoking, insightful, timely, and/or creative websites. Yesterday Andrew posted Reknit. From what I could see, […]
So I’m typing this blog on Tuesday in the minutes before my flight back to the US. Yesterday, I flew into Toronto from Chicago, Illinois. It’s my first visit to Toronto, and the city is AMAZING. I’m honestly a little bit bummed to leave so soon. I’ll definitely find a way to come back here […]
I didn’t run the 2009 Disneyland 1/2 Marathon. It’s true. After making it my goal back in late April, I didn’t cross the starting line at 6am. It’s one of the first times I’ve not accomplished a goal–especially one I shared so publicly, but there is a reason. I wouldn’t have actually reached my goal. […]
I call my youngest sister “Munchkin.” It’s a nickname that developed after college when I moved back into my parent’s house. I came back to California for my teaching credential, and I didn’t really want to take out any loans, so I returned to the nest. While living with my parents didn’t exactly expand my […]