jellyfish costume!

happy halloween!

RSB install

finally installed my H&R rear sway bar. i will forever have nightmares about those circle things. taking those off was hands down the hardest part.

when you're sick at home

i like a little bit of random mixed with a little bit of awkward. i read this quote and really pondered it for a while. i thought about the possible deep meanings, wondered if it applied to my own life in any way and then decided yes, i like this one. this all took place as i was sick at home, right after i cried at lindsay lohan's spring fling queen speech in mean girls. hey, i'm needy and emotional when i'm sick. don't hate.

sonicare surgery fail

a few months back my sonicare stopped working. i was traveling at the time and when i took it out of its traveling coffin and pressed that power button, nothing. i was horrified (and that's an understatement). i had looked up some possible known issues and found a battery replacement DIY. it seemed to be logical that the battery reached the end of its lifespan so i ordered a new battery online and was pumped to try to replace it. the $3 battery, using a soldering iron and getting my sonicare back up and running were all excellent reasons to give this a go.

after removing the casing to expose the guts of this thing (btw, i really need to better maintain my sonicare because dried up toothpaste crust is not that fun), we removed the battery and then soldered the new one on there with fresh new wire. we took a volt meter to test its connection before putting the casing back on and it seemed solid. voila, it was done! but, when we put the sonicare onto its charger, i didn't see any lights. my sonicare officially died on the surgery table that night. time of death, 21:34. today i ordered a new one.

parking in sf

smart cars, scooters, motorcycles, bicycles and strollers all have such great available parking options.

my first le creuset piece!

isn't it so pretty?! this is definitely the beginning of many new cooking adventures. stay tuned for more food posts. thanks M and S!

les films français

15 second french films

sunday bloody sunday

warm park nights

opera in the park, movie in the park. it's amazing how everyone rallies for park events in the city. since moving to sf, the park has replaced the beach and on a sunny day, instead of picnicking at the beach, we picnic at the park. now, burying your feet in grass isn't easy and wearing your bathing suit at the park is kinda awkward. you might hear a wave or two but that's just those loud people doing "the wave". i guess on the up side, it is pretty nice not having to scrap tar off the bottom of your feet and dealing with sand all up in your butt crack.

3-0!

my 30th birthday weekend

longsilag and fries and won $80 from blackjack, tegan and sara at a free in-store concert and skydiving!

thumb tendinitis :(

i should have known when i couldn't give a proper thumbs up that i had tendinitis. too bad i waited 4 weeks before getting it checked out. doctor gave me a cortisone shot and this splint (believe me, this was the prettiest they had) and sent me on my merry way. somehow i'm going to have to get used to pressing the command key without using my thumb.

hungry eyes

yaaah, mon!

i went to go see pato banton and the now generation band in berkeley because this guy from my high school plays guitar in the band. the last time i saw dan was about 12 years ago but he hasn't changed at all. well, except for his long dreads, full beard and the fact that he's in this band. sitting backstage was a trip since the whole reggae scene is new to me. talk about a movie-like experience! i was a random girl on the couch, pipe being passed around, people swigging a bottle of rum, guys with dreadlocks, someone playing the piano while another freestyles some reggae...and EVERYONE drinking red stripe.

car lashes

i'm not the girliest of girls but i think these car lashes are adorable! i actually tried some fake lashes recently for the first time and boy do they make you feel "pretty". i couldn't get over how fun blinking was! maybe i should get a pair for molly. but is it possible for an .:R32 to be prettier than it already is?