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Pimpin' Product: Scream Sorbet
WARNING: If you don't live in the Silicon Valley Bay Area and you love food, you will be sad after reading this, so just skip it.
I can't believe I haven't mentioned Scream sorbet before (I did get them a shout-out in my Big Eat post, but it's about time they deserve their own). I have been quietly feeding my addiction to Scream whenever I visit my ( Read more... ) -
Random Thought Balloon in the Wee Hours
As I was brushing my teeth tonight, I spied a little black speck moving across the floor. I followed it to find more of its friends wandering around a little dead bug carcass in the corner. When there are more than 4 ants wandering around each other anywhere in my house, I pretty much freak out about an ant infestation in the kitchen ( Read more... ) -
Amp It Up!
In recent critiques I've given, I have found myself talking a lot about upping the emotional intensity of a scene or the voice of a character. Ironic really, considering that I consistently get feedback that my writing seems detached. It seems to be a common struggle, especially for those who excel at "beautiful language" or "great description", ( Read more... ) -
Easing Back Into It
I haven't written in a LONG time. That includes WIP, poetry, recipes. I feel like I have Twitter syndrome and am incapable of stringing more than 140 characters together at a time ( Read more... ) -
Big Eat Update: Dynamo Donuts
As you can see, I'm really putting some effort into this 7x7 list. I may not live in the city or get many chances to head up there, but I will not be deterred by those little setbacks. When I found out a co-worker drives past Dynamo Donuts every day on the way in to work, I enlisted his help on a reconnaissance mission. He brought me one of ( Read more... ) -
Big Eat Update: Miette's Ginger Snaps
My husband had a meeting in the city this week, so I sent him on a mission to bring me back #49 from the 7x7 Big Eat list: Miette's Ginger Snaps. Whenever we go to the Ferry Building, I am always drawn to Miette's booth, with its immaculate display of scrumptious-looking cupcakes and beautiful jewel-like macarons under glass cake domes. I've ( Read more... ) -
Drive-By Post: It's Time to Be a Jerk
It's been a long time since I've touched my WIP, but I have been thinking about it more lately. I always seem to get to the end of the first part of the story and then find myself stymied, no matter what direction I take. Someone once said that sometimes we may have trouble creating conflict in our story because we love our characters too much ( Read more... ) -
Big Eat Update: Muracci's Katsu Curry
In my last post, I talked about the 7x7 Big Eat article on the 100 things to try in SF before you die. In retrospect, it was a little crazy to think I could try everything on that list, especially considering I haven't set foot in San Francisco since my post, but I'm still going to make a go of it.
Lo and behold, as if the heavens read my heart's ( Read more... ) -
The 2010 Big Eat
I recently came across the 2010 Big Eat list, a list of 100 things to eat in San Francisco before you die. I'm type-A, so putting anything in list form is going to pique my interest. I'm a foodie, too, so a list of food will definitely get me hooked. But 100 is a lot of things. And I'm 35 miles outside the beautiful city of San Francisco. And ( Read more... ) -
Saying Buh-Bye to 2009
I know it's already well into January, and I probably should be ushering in the promise of 2010, but I haven't done a proper send-off to 2009 yet. And it was a pretty big year for me, filled with both losses and opportunities. So I wanted to thank 2009 for the following:
Thank you for teaching me how to deal with death and the unbearable ( Read more... )