tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190658232011-07-28T23:04:43.226-04:00my life in Brooklyn and beyondkarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2041100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-43913886530803206302009-06-15T08:55:00.004-04:002009-06-15T12:57:57.219-04:00

There is talk in my household about leaving New York some day, possibly sooner than later. That plus the hectic schedule that summer always imposes on us has made me want to make a list of things I have to do in NYC this summer! Either before it gets cold again, or before the city is a plane ride away.1. Visit the High Line.The new elevated park opened last week. We're going to try to go take a

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We went to the Brooklyn Food Conference a few weeks ago after returning from Oakland where everyone had a beautiful garden, so we were inspired and started learning all we could about putting in an urban garden. We'll see how it goes. I ordered seeds from the Hudson Valley Seed Library which does mostly heirloom seeds and then went to a couple of organic gardening classes that were free in the

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-67016974731360728452009-05-20T11:19:00.003-04:002009-05-20T11:22:38.216-04:00

We had a great back yard birthday party for Ralph on Saturday. Here's a view from above the party. Ralphie took this from our fire escape.It turned out to be a lovely afternoon. Lots of good food, good drinks and good friends, which is, in my opinion, the perfect equation for a good birthday!We'll do more back yard parties soon, for sure.

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Sunday night through yesterday we got between 6 and 8 inches of snow, so Ralph & I decided to walk down to McCarren Park to make a snowman. We had to make a lazy snowman because the snow was too soft to pack into snowballs or snowman parts. That kind of snow is so pretty though because you can still see the flakes! I'm still new enough to snow to be mesmerized by snowflakes every time we get snow

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-83851082594952909742009-02-01T14:01:00.003-05:002009-02-01T14:08:31.645-05:00

Although the majority of the items in its pages were far beyond my reach, I still looked forward to browsing through Domino every month and it remained one of my favorite magazines. Domino was super light on content, with barely any substantive articles, but that's hardly what we readers expected from it anyway. Domino delivered yummy, luscious photo spreads of gorgeous apartments and homes all

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-3619895607913536252009-01-27T18:49:00.002-05:002009-01-27T18:52:36.540-05:00

Is it wrong of me to hope that this Holland America Line cruise ship gets struck with the Norwak virus that was plaguing so many others in the last few years??

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-62325814285128527792009-01-26T17:35:00.004-05:002009-01-26T18:26:08.777-05:00

I just read Kat & Ama's 25 Things posts and Kat tagged me to do the same, so here are 25 Random Things About Me that you may or may not know.1. I think I have the best mom in the world and she's one of my favorite people.2. Having said greatest mom somehow helped me develop a love of being with kids and made me a nurturing person. I think I'll be a pretty good mom myself, mostly because I know

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-24345836929000542302009-01-23T19:34:00.004-05:002009-01-23T19:51:05.046-05:00

Our dear friend Dana invited us out to see her girls from the nonprofit VIBE Theater Experience last night at Union Pool in Williamsburg. Six of the girls from the program performed songs that they wrote themselves. It was such a great performance, so moving and inspiring. The girls were all unbelievably talented signers, rappers and songwriters, and talented entertainers as well. It was like

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-10256974234717068612009-01-23T17:33:00.003-05:002009-01-23T17:43:24.831-05:00

I love that all of the political action groups that I belong to are sending me emails this week requesting that I send Thank You emails to President Obama for the policies that he is already putting into effect. After spending almost a decade sending letters, faxes and emails to the Bush Administration and my representatives begging them not to pass policies (like overturning Roe v. Wade and

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-51288642485975109982009-01-21T22:20:00.005-05:002009-01-21T22:48:40.272-05:00

Watching all of the Inauguration coverage yesterday I had this strangely protective feeling about the Obamas. I found myself mumbling prayers in my head for them, for us, hoping they stay safe from from harm, that President Obama retains his insight and energy, that Michelle is able to keep her place as his rock, keeping him real and that she too has someone keeping her real. Both of them have

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-89742540456918602592009-01-18T21:00:00.002-05:002009-01-18T21:13:42.671-05:00

I'm sitting here working at my writing desk and listening to a podcast of the most recent This American Life, which is "The Inauguration Show." The show features some of our kids from 826NYC, as well as other 826's around the country, reading letters they wrote to Obama after he won the election, which are all published in an upcoming book, Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country from McSweeney's

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-88503681555398309072009-01-02T23:22:00.002-05:002009-01-02T23:40:42.541-05:00

After spending what feels like days and weeks away from the internet, I'm sitting home tonight, surfing the internet, catching up on blogs, and just having a quiet night. Ralph has the flu and I'm trying to boost my immune system with chicken soup, hot tea and vitamins to keep from getting it myself!We had a lovely holiday though and are ready to face the new year. We spent five days in Catskill

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-57764838543669607772008-12-17T17:55:00.002-05:002008-12-17T18:05:53.756-05:00

Last night we had a lovely snow storm, which left a nice dusting of white fluffy stuff all through our neighborhood. Ralph and I decided around 11pm to take a walk over to McCarren Park and play in the snow a bit. We ambled along feeling the snow crunch beneath our feet until I started scooping up handfuls from a bench and making nice, perfectly round snowballs. Ralph tried to give me lessons on

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-52767862901843398132008-12-05T14:53:00.002-05:002008-12-05T15:04:13.934-05:00

I spent eight days in Florida over Thanksgiving visiting with my family. I rarely ever spend Thanksgiving at home, but this year my mom's 60th birthday fell two days after and my sister and I decided to throw her a party.I caught a cold on the flight down, as usual, so the whole trip was marked by my feeling rundown but it was wonderful seeing my family and friends anyway. I went to St. Augustine

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-3934166179923561952008-11-27T00:03:00.002-05:002008-11-27T00:10:40.299-05:00

I'm sure having kids is a pretty amazing experience but so far, being an aunt is one of my favorite experiences in life. Here's some photos of me and my niece at our pre-Thanksgiving slumber party. First we did each other's hair and make-up and then, since I forgot my camera, we decided to use my laptop and take some photos. Of course, they quickly went from normal to completely abstract.So fun.

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-24663049548321549442008-11-13T15:30:00.004-05:002008-11-13T15:35:16.188-05:00

Here is the letter I sent to our newly elected President regarding what items I think should be a priority in his first 100 days (sent via the True Majority website). Feel free to comment on what you think should be a priority, or click on the link and send your own letter.President-elect Obama,Congratulations on your election!! As you set the agenda for your first 100 days, please take action on

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-77673730528119726502008-10-31T10:25:00.002-04:002008-10-31T10:35:30.108-04:00

A friend of mine is doing the National Novel in a Month project where you write a 175-page novel in 30 days, so I decided to sign up too. It breaks down to about 5-6 pages a day for the whole month of November. The project is about exercising your writing muscles and just getting yourself to write everyday, just write, not worrying about whether the work is good or bad but just getting the words

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-30737953872066867762008-10-30T11:50:00.002-04:002008-10-30T12:24:22.828-04:00

We watched the Daily Show last night and one of the correspondents did a sketch about having Election Fatigue. I'm there. I can totally relate. I've paid such close attention, read so many articles in newspapers, magazines and online, watched news shows, watched comedy shows, and talked with friends ad nauseam about the pros and cons of candidates and issues since last January.I had a dream the

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-76916540690360416532008-10-14T19:51:00.004-04:002008-10-14T20:00:13.472-04:00

Here's my new view from my desk:I just put up a new cork board (made from a few cork tiles) so I can make my own reminders + inspiration board. So far there's a photo Ralph took not long after we met and a page I tore out of Lucky of a little wallet that I want!Other than having a new co-worker around here, that's about all the excitement in the office lately.Oh, and of course, now that there's

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-90478740925147903292008-10-14T12:52:00.002-04:002008-10-14T13:04:42.217-04:00

Since I've been working from home, it seems like the hyper-connected world of Twittering, blogging, Google Chat, Adium (another chatting software), iChat, email (I have two that I check regularly, plus two others), Facebook and Skype has become so much a part of my life that I barely use my cell phone any more.Well, to make calls that is. Since I have a smart phone (it's IQ is debatable, but yes,

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-29207409537675059062008-10-03T19:54:00.003-04:002008-10-03T21:57:15.603-04:00

It started this summer when I spent almost a month away from Ralph in Texas. We chatted over Skype several times because not seeing each other was just too much.And I don't know exactly why, but lately I've been on a huge kick to see all of my friends on Skype chat. I've chatted with 3 or 4 of them so far in the last couple of weeks, and it makes my day, like I feel like the sunshine is radiating

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-74122250198456463822008-09-17T18:30:00.002-04:002008-09-17T18:55:28.644-04:00

I had a great weekend showing my sister Mary and my niece Jazmyn around NYC for the weekend. Jazmyn chose coming to NY as her present for her 9th birthday, so my mom, my sister, Ralph and I all contributed to it. Here's me, Ralphie and Jaz at the Mets game on Sunday. Beautiful day, until the 8th inning when the Mets fell apart. We're hoping they recover and still make it to the play-offs.So, more

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They're everywhere these days. You can either be annoyed by them and try to tune them out, or embrace them and enjoy the process.Election ads were a topic of one of the episodes of Madmen that we watched recently. In fact, these same Kennedy vs. Nixon ads are the ones being discussed in the episode, so I was excited to see that the Museum of the Moving Image has an online exhibit of election ads.

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-54532824009636625452008-09-11T13:01:00.001-04:002008-09-11T13:02:10.707-04:00

I don't think I could handle American politics without the wit and wisdom of John Stewart. The man is amazing. I love him.

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-7661502623334305022008-09-09T11:54:00.001-04:002008-09-09T11:55:48.684-04:00

Here's another action link: if you want to support Clean Energy Legislation go to We Can Solve It and call or write your representatives.

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-26097836846048802102008-09-08T12:17:00.003-04:002008-09-08T12:30:22.928-04:00

Yesterday we rode our bikes over the Williamsburg Bridge and downtown to go watch bands play at the East Village Radio Music Festival. I took this photo at a stoplight on East Broadway and Essex Streets as we were heading into Chinatown to look for some dumplings to snack on before the show.We got down to the Seaport in time to see the end of KRS1's set and then we played around taking photos

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-7043653622679956712008-09-08T10:59:00.002-04:002008-09-08T11:24:46.391-04:00

Certainly reducing our reliance on foreign oil would be a great thing, but rather than increasing alternative energy sources and providing more funding for development and research, Republicans simply sit there in Congress like recalcitrant children chanting, "Drill, drill, drill."I'm sure many of them want to put off alternative energies as long as they're still invested in oil companies. If

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-53537430760724475832008-09-02T17:04:00.003-04:002008-09-02T17:13:15.135-04:00

If you can, go to 826NYC and donate to their cause. This is the nonprofit that I volunteer with, doing the drop-in tutoring every week and other events. 826 provides free tutoring and workshops to NY school children throughout the year.You can also go to the Brooklyn Super Hero Supply Co. and purchases there all help keep the organization going.Thanks!

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-37600945373222635682008-09-02T15:33:00.005-04:002008-09-02T16:03:48.437-04:00

Yesterday Ralph & I hopped on our bikes and toured Brooklyn. Here's a rough sketch of our route through Google maps. It ended up being somewhere between 2-25 miles once all was said and done.We left Greenpoint around 3pm in the afternoon and rode down to Redhook. There we saw the old shipyards, the new Ikea, and the Statue of Liberty from across the harbor. It seems ridiculously close. I think

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-66035149250160531172008-08-31T18:56:00.002-04:002008-08-31T19:03:17.492-04:00

Here is me and the girls, Nico & Steph, at the Battles show at Central Park Summer Stage. Thanks, Mirza for being our paparazzo!The day was warm and beautiful and the show was great.

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-45736855172803178842008-08-26T14:51:00.002-04:002008-08-26T14:52:22.884-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Skyline Sunset, originally uploaded by klbee. Yesterday I sat in front of my laptop working all day, so around 7pm I decided I had to get off my butt and go outside. I packed up my Polaroid Spectra and some film and jumped

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-7832851127748572282008-08-26T12:41:00.005-04:002008-08-26T13:04:53.762-04:00

I watched part of the DNC coverage on PBS last night. I was completed blown away, once again, by Michelle Obama. I think she's wonderful. She's so smart, sincere, articulate and obviously compassionate about public service. I think the Obamas would make a great First Family. I would love to have Michelle representing American Women to the world and her husband representing my interests in the

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-82967512625343698072008-08-26T12:08:00.003-04:002008-08-26T12:22:39.430-04:00

One of our old friends posted this photo of Mike, Clare and me on facebook in an album of old photos that she had. I love it. We all look so happy and young and cute! And we all three look pretty much the same these days, except, as Clare pointed out, with shorter hair.These are two of my very best friends that I don't think I could live without. I'm lucky that I still get to see the two of them

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-67390474323253994282008-08-21T14:06:00.002-04:002008-08-21T14:11:41.147-04:00

Summer's almost over but I just got a sassy new bob at the Bumble & Bumble University yesterday! I LOVE it.My student stylist was Kendall from Austin, so we had a great time chatting about my "home" town while she was doing my hair. She works for a salon called Innu right by Fonda San Miguel, so if you're looking for a stylist in Austin I would definitely recommend her.Yay for the long days of

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-79666014550788778912008-08-21T12:24:00.002-04:002008-08-21T12:38:33.366-04:00

Yesterday I was looking for news to listen to while I worked and found this instead - NPR's All Songs Considered posted a recording of Jim James, from My Morning Jacket, performing at the Newport Folk Festival a couple of weeks ago. MMJ is one of mine & Ralph's favorites and M. Ward has been a constant favorite of mine since my friend Amre took me to see him during SXSW a few years ago. I don't

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-68069329731119028632008-08-19T17:44:00.002-04:002008-08-19T17:51:36.856-04:00

DUDE! Daniel just told me about this great site over the weekend and yesterday I went happily to try to find the mix he made to listen to while I was working. I logged in and created a profile and was searching through other mixes (I never found Daniel's) and then a little while later came back to this message:Muxtape will be unavailable for a brief period while we sort out a problem with the

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-69709176374010229762008-08-18T11:27:00.004-04:002008-08-19T17:35:25.444-04:00

Sunday night we went to meet our friend Daniel at a show at Monkeytown, down the street from us in Williamsburg. It's a great restaurant/music venue and the owner used to live in Austin, which just made me love it even more.Daniel owns Forcefield PR (check out for sure, he always has great bands on his roster) and was in town visiting friends and seeing bands. He invited us out Monkeytown to see

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-45895985071293339622008-08-16T12:43:00.005-04:002008-08-16T13:01:10.124-04:00

I found this recipe on epicurious.com last night, while looking for recipes to make with our veggies from the CSA. It's Pressed Chicken with Yellow Squash and Tomatoes.I bought the chicken from one of the Polish Meat Markets in our neighborhood and the rest of the ingredients other than olive oil, were all from our CSA. This dish was relatively simple and so delicious! It was super yummy. I think

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-53511936741469593672008-08-15T12:26:00.006-04:002008-08-15T13:11:10.846-04:00

I went to see the Dark Knight IMAX last night. After all of the hype, it was good to finally see the film and judge for myself. I think it was a good thriller, an interesting cop drama, an okay super hero film. The effects were great, the performances uneven, the final cut way too long.Gary Oldman did an amazing job as Det. Gordon. He turned in one of those performances where I forgot that it was

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-59059713663328203682008-08-14T13:21:00.003-04:002008-08-14T13:28:54.245-04:00

Check out this bounty of veggies from my CSA! We got:yellow squasheggplantkalechardred leafrhubarbceleryonionsleeksscallionsgarliccarrots (3 colors)tomatoesbell peppersweet peppercucumbersfennelbasildillcabbagestring beansThe kale was a little wilted and had been chomped on by some small pest already, so I decided to turn it into the base of a veggie broth, and the eggplants were rather small so

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-46917912901465277712008-08-14T13:09:00.004-04:002008-08-14T13:20:48.967-04:00

Loving it. It's been the album of the summer in NYC, I think. I heard her singles being played in a ton of stores when I was wandering around with Mike & Jackie last weekend, but it's a totally addictive album like M.I.A.'s, so I'm okay with it. If I ever start running again, I'd put all these tracks on my iPod with my M.I.A. and Missy Elliott to motivate me to move!On various songs, you can hear

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-13286741011357778032008-08-13T15:26:00.002-04:002008-08-13T15:34:18.404-04:00

Heyday: A Novel by Kurt Andersen My review rating: 2 of 5 starsThe novel is set in 1848 and aims to capture the zeitgeist of the era, which it seems to do well. Following several characters throughout the course of 1848 and into 1849, the reader is taken from revolutions in Europe to the ever Westward expanding United States right through to California during the Gold Rush.Anderson can be an

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-81982980544308551742008-08-12T21:47:00.002-04:002008-08-12T21:58:43.307-04:00

I woke up today with a piercing headache and sore throat. Probably a sinus infection or some allergy-related illness, as that's my most frequent complaint. I spent most of today lying on the couch watching the Olympics or in bed reading.I made a little lunchtime excursion to go drop off laundry and get some lunch at my new favorite local cafe, Eat Coffee & Records. It's brilliant - cafe & record

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-91942007309827158472008-08-06T16:50:00.003-04:002008-08-06T16:58:22.125-04:00

I got the chance to go see Carrie Rodriguez perform at an Austin City Limits taping last month, courtesy of her manager, our dear friend John! I've been a little busy, but I've been meaning to acquire a copy of her new album ever since. When I logged into iTunes today there's a link to DL one of Carrie's songs for free. Go do it! I think you'll like.And now I'm going to go back and get the whole

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-4562395574901889302008-08-04T16:39:00.002-04:002008-08-04T16:41:28.178-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Kavi, originally uploaded by klbee. It's a complicated statement because those that know me know I refer to several places as home - Cocoa, FL where my family lives, which is only home because my parents and sister live

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-48069919742797914692008-07-30T21:01:00.004-04:002008-07-30T21:12:42.496-04:00

This week I'm so worn out from sleeping in an unfamiliar bed in a bare dorm room, I feel like I've had a belly ache for days because I'm eating so much heavy Southern food that I'm not at all used to any more, and I'm just homesick and ready to see my man and my kitty.But all of that is completely balanced by the fact that I'm inspired every day by how great these girls are. Each one has an

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Part of my job as counselor at Project IT Girl camp is to moderate discussions each night on the college application process. I think it's brilliant that we're doing this, helping the girls get organized and just mentally ready for the process.It's fascinating what these discussions bring up and what questions and fears the girls have. I feel like I had a lot of the same issues, from what I can

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-13560187608922536262008-07-26T00:30:00.002-04:002008-07-26T01:06:58.804-04:00

Wind energy has been on my mind a lot lately, mostly because I've been spending my days surrounded by hundreds of wind turbines that I see each time I step outside. Tonight we took a field trip with the TSTC (Texas State Technical Collge, our host for camp, our provider of dorms and classrooms and computers) staff to see their very own turbine and it was great. The one we saw isn't fully

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-15979312583951266972008-07-24T00:17:00.003-04:002008-07-26T00:30:04.099-04:00

This image says a thousand words right now, although I may have to say a few to help explain it. I grabbed a screenshot of me and Ralphie video chatting the other night (on Skype), me at Nevie's about to leave for camp at Sweetwater and Ralph in our apartment in Brooklyn.I thought seeing him and chatting "face to face" would make things easier, make me not miss him so much, but it was worse! I

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-57004293709765403312008-07-20T23:11:00.001-04:002008-07-20T23:15:53.260-04:00

I just watched the first three Acts of Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, Joss Whedon's web-isode project that he came up with during the writer's strike.First - does this man never rest? Like, even when it's like mandated by the system?Second - Funny, very funny, Joss. Good work. Don't ever rest.Third - I hope there's more coming, because now there's no "the network canceled my show" excuse. So,

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-68289580873574608802008-07-20T20:47:00.005-04:002008-07-20T22:03:31.863-04:00

There's a lot of OUT out here. And a lot of sky. Lots of windmills (the largest wind energy sector in the nation). Lots of hot, hot sun.This place just might be the exact polar opposite of New York City.After some delays and mishaps, we arrived in Sweetwater at the Texas State Technical College, our host for IT Girl Academy for the next two weeks. Delays equaled a broken down bus that had to be

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-69623585018061611972008-07-15T11:00:00.000-04:002008-07-15T11:01:44.086-04:00

Personal History by Vincent Sheean My review rating: 5 of 5 starsI had to read sections of this book for a research project I was working on recently, and so enjoyed Sheean's writing that I had to dig up on old copy on amazon.com so I could read the whole thing. It's a fantastic account of the life of a foreign correspondent and the political events of the 1920s and '30s, told by a journalist

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-26179062776585603862008-07-13T14:44:00.002-04:002008-07-13T15:10:47.564-04:00

I've settled back into Austin almost as if I never left. Things are different, of course. Many changes have occurred in the two and a half years since I moved away, including marriages, new houses, new dogs, new babies, new jobs, etc. - for all of us. But the feeling is still the same. I love being surrounded by the bright lovingness of my Austin. It feels like I'm soaking up sunshine just

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-239975401827440512008-07-01T22:35:00.002-04:002008-07-01T23:38:35.093-04:00

When you're going somewhere for a month?I'm leaving tomorrow morning for my former hometown of Austin, Texas (!!!) and will be away for a month. Add to that the complication that the trip is equally divided between summer sun and fun, loafing and visiting with friends, which requires little more than shorts, tank tops, bathing suits and flip flops and maybe a tube of lip gloss, and then two weeks

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-47167589257673066962008-06-29T13:24:00.004-04:002008-06-29T17:04:35.491-04:00

I met Kurt Volk and Meredith Boyd my first year in Austin, and over the last nine years both became part of my dear family of friends. I can't express how much these two people are dear to my heart and how happy I was when these two fell in love and got married. Now, we're happy to welcome their little son Noah into our lives! Another happy addition to our large, warm, loving family of friends,

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-33646143845717781262008-06-24T18:05:00.003-04:002008-06-24T18:15:05.540-04:00

I finally uploaded photos from the last few months. Ralph got a new Leica digital camera in May and my little Olympus has been neglected ever since. All of these recent photos are from his camera.So photos of my cousin Jenny's Wedding in Charleston, Ralph's Birthday weekend, our trip to Boston in May, and other random events are all posted now.

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-85019759517460270062008-06-24T11:09:00.004-04:002008-06-24T11:52:30.186-04:00

The Environmental Defense Fund has posted several short episodes called, "Unleash the Future," hosted by Miriam Horn, where she introduces several new clean energy technologies and the innovators who have helped develop them. Solar ink, brewing gasoline, energy from waves in the ocean and a small town in Alaska totally powered by hot springs (I want to go!) - all of these innovations represent

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-71389986135577030022008-06-22T23:22:00.003-04:002008-06-23T18:15:14.422-04:00

I can't help but be excited by the fact that "green" is so in right now. I know for a lot of people it's just a fad and they're not buying into it, but rather just following along while it's trendy, for for me, being green is something I've always been a firm believer in and trying to make the best ecological choices for my life has always been on my mind. The fact that green options are readily

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-9637274097169065682008-06-18T12:06:00.006-04:002008-06-18T12:43:49.388-04:00

Life is good. I have a book proposal in the works, I'm about to head out for a month in Texas, and I have the best boyfriend in the world. Of course, being a freelancer, there's still stress about needing more work, having projects fall through, but things keep falling into place and I'm so, so happy not to be at my old job. It was such a poor fit for my personality whereas now I can embrace my

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-46609560756410856802008-06-04T00:47:00.003-04:002008-06-04T01:00:39.922-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } P8010006.JPG, originally uploaded by klbee. I lived in this house with my friends Ryan and Victor from August of 2003 until July of 2004. It seems almost impossible to me that all that happened in this house occurred within

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-12358451158997150592008-06-02T11:31:00.006-04:002008-06-03T10:49:27.205-04:00

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger My review rating: 5 of 5 starsJust re-read for the third or fourth time. It was great to be able to have a more accurate map of New York in my head as I was reading, to be able to take the city today and imagine it as it was in the late '40s, early '50s. Also, having recently spent a few months researching cultural figures from the '20s through the '40s

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-5344545607622369972008-05-27T19:09:00.002-04:002008-05-27T19:33:18.515-04:00

David Roberts has a blog post at Fast Company about working less for a greener life. It all makes perfect sense to me. The basic idea is that if you don't over work, then you have more time to lead a conscious life where you have time to make good decisions about what you do with your time, what you eat, when you eat (less take-out, less packaging, etc).It's a constant struggle for me. I feel

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-9908014390439145232008-05-22T16:41:00.002-04:002008-05-22T17:02:16.436-04:00

Currently I'm reading an article by John Gunther, a foreign correspondent in London during the between-war years, who wrote a diary published regularly in the Atlantic Monthly, and sent daily dispatches to a Chicago newspaper. This quote struck me: Whenever I am with a group like this I want to crawl away for six weeks or six years and read all the books in the world, from Plato down. These

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-14818473790755083162008-05-22T14:48:00.003-04:002008-05-22T15:08:12.310-04:00

This week has been great, although the weather outside has been somewhat disappointing, crushing my hopes of getting some sun.I spent Monday going from Brooklyn to Manhattan in search of a book that I needed for a project that I'm working on. Finally found it in the rare books collection at the NYPL on 42nd Street, the Lions Library, and spent half an hour perusing it before the Library closed.

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-960695772353663752008-05-15T16:22:00.002-04:002008-05-15T16:24:58.900-04:00

I'm editing transcripts for videos as part of the work I do now, so forgive me if my posts start getting really video-focused! It's really fun watching videos on tons of different subjects all day.So, here's the winner from today:A video created by an amateur (?) astronomer to show what Hubble has found so far. It's a great, awe-inspiring video. Both well-done and educational.Go watch.

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-59891952607374008282008-05-13T23:33:00.001-04:002008-05-13T23:34:39.882-04:00

My friend Zach just forwarded this animated video to me: MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.It's great just to watch, but when you also think about how he made it, it's amazing.Enjoy!

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-50439875277547319812008-05-05T14:31:00.002-04:002008-05-05T14:36:09.736-04:00

I just decided to join this effort to raise funds for the NY Writers Coalition, called Write Your A** Off! It's an all day writing marathon to raise funds for the nonprofit which provides writing workshops all over the city. For a list of their programs, please click here.Since it's a fundraising effort, I have to raise at least $150 to participate, so please go to my fundraising page and support

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-79555600318002878102008-05-01T14:04:00.003-04:002008-05-01T14:15:21.153-04:00

Last night I went to a literary event that was part of the PEN International Voices Literary Festival that is going on in NY this weekend, called Public Lives/Private Lives, with all of these authors reading: Coral Bracho, Peter Esterhazy, Rian Malan, Ian McEwan, Michael Ondaatje, Francine Prose, Annie Proulx, Evelyn Schlag, A.B. Yehoshua. The event was introduced by Salman Rushdie.Annie Proulx

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-66384069780611163612008-04-27T19:31:00.003-04:002008-04-27T20:04:57.128-04:00

Can we start a letter-writing campaign to ask Hillary Clinton and Barack Obamato choose each other as running mates!?!Honestly, at this point, I don't care which is President and which is Vice President, I just don't want to weather another 4 years under a Republican administration, and I think both together could do a brilliant job running the country. If they somehow could come together and get

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-40064529465103637032008-04-27T11:16:00.003-04:002008-04-27T11:43:03.730-04:00

If you live in the NY area, please tune in to WNET on Saturday May 3rd, at 10:50pm (or set your DVR) to see my best friend Kat's film, jumping off bridges! It's a lovely, heart-breaking, coming of age film, that deals with the aftermath of suicide.See Kat's press release below.jumping off bridges screens on WNET, Reel 13, May 3rd(Austin, TX) Storie Productions' feature film, jumping off bridges

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-86422534550506505392008-04-25T20:31:00.003-04:002008-04-25T20:55:00.058-04:00

Band of Horses' new album wafting from the speakers and my boy in the kitchen cooking up something good!Here's to my first week working for me. Already I'm more relaxed and happy. I don't have a ton of jobs lined up yet, but I've spent a lot of time this week sending out resumes and putting in bids for jobs. I have faith that the work will come soon.I also spent Wednesday night at a Freelancer's

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-62839386761821472862008-04-22T11:25:00.002-04:002008-04-22T11:31:06.836-04:00

Yesterday was my first day working for myself. It was good. It was really, really good.I went to get coffee with Ralph on his way to work, and just settled in there, at our favorite coffee shop on Bedford Ave, El Beit (best coffee in the Greenpoint-Williamsburg area that we've found). I spent two hours working and checking email, then got cold when they opened the windows (it's still a tad chilly

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-87143724240845298302008-03-29T15:40:00.003-04:002008-03-29T15:49:29.890-04:00

If you haven't seen the Google homepage today, go look. It's a little different and for a good reason.I've liked Google as a company since they launched, and the more I learn about the company's dedication to good causes, such as environmental awareness and energy efficiency, the more I like them. And what a great way to remind thousands or millions of people than to advertise the cause on their

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-76058644971943571672008-02-20T11:04:00.001-05:002008-02-20T11:04:44.468-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Me (wearing Birthday Crown) & Robert, originally uploaded by klbee. Here's me wearing my birthday crown that Jaz made me, holding Robert, who just turned two a couple of weeks ago.Thank you, all my dear friends, for all the

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-67315029045539560162008-02-10T16:28:00.000-05:002008-02-10T16:33:27.813-05:00

Here's a quick view of the snow (pretty much blowing sideways) in Greenpoint today. We've had a warm January, and now it seems like the typical February weather is setting it. Low of 12 degrees tonight. Luckily Ralph and I are both flying to Florida on Thursday! We're heading to separate destinations for the weekend (me, family, him, work) but at least we'll both be warm.

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-43974853316998271512008-02-02T13:55:00.000-05:002008-02-02T14:01:28.487-05:00

Today Ralph is out and about, doing errands and I'm home with the kitty. We're listening to the Rushmore soundtrack and straightening up a little. I like to sing, "Oh, Matchska!" (it means "kitty" in Hungarian) instead of, "Oh Yoko!" when that song comes on. I think Matchska likes it too. Except that she runs and hides under the bed when I turn the music up loud.I'm about to sit down and do some

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-27454747283130256432008-01-08T12:50:00.000-05:002008-01-08T13:15:29.892-05:00

Happy New Year everyone! It's been almost a month since I last blogged!I'm terrible about blogging, need to make it a weekend ritual or something, but if you know me, you know I'm terrible about doing anything regularly (or at least on a schedule). Maybe someday having children will get me into more of a routine. . .Anyway, as a quick update, the holidays were great. Ralph and I each got to spend

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-796274111354364772007-12-13T13:45:00.000-05:002007-12-13T13:48:35.340-05:00

I haven't even been watching Project Runway the last couple of seasons, due to my lack of cable, but for some reason this week I'm obsessed with imitating Heidi Klum saying, "You're Out."Auf Wiedersehen, kiss kiss.Yeah.

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-41939265227284701012007-12-12T12:53:00.000-05:002007-12-12T12:54:47.738-05:00

All I want for Christmas is a new job.

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-58459205080677485872007-11-29T23:52:00.000-05:002007-12-02T01:26:36.323-05:00

Kat gave me The New King's of Nonfiction edited by Ira Glass as a just because present (my favorite kind), which I received just in time to read on the flight to Austin over Thanksgiving.The book is a collection of nonfiction pieces that Ira Glass puts together much like a mixtape. Just as so many of us made mixtapes as gifts for those we loved (or thought we might love!), tailoring them to have

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-75695326220139672742007-11-24T17:43:00.000-05:002007-11-24T17:46:00.556-05:00

Kat & I learned to fly over Thanksgiving. What did you do?

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Ok, I stole that line from MIA but it seemed a fitting title. . . Sunday Ralph and I had to go find a new laundro-mat because all the machines were broken at our usual one. The other one is two doors down from a great little record store/coffee shop called EAT Records, which is tiny, packed with nothing but vinyl and some old equipment for sale, with a little kitchen in the back. It's dusty and

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-67090193426677874452007-11-19T16:22:00.001-05:002007-11-19T16:23:23.214-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } PB100299, originally uploaded by klbee. Here's a photo of Ama, Tanya, Kat & Kelly, walking up my street (my block is the tree-lined block in the background). Clare and I jumped ahead to take photos. I posted all of my

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-7506922067589861012007-11-15T11:03:00.000-05:002007-11-15T11:09:31.658-05:00

Take Action Against Global Warming - go here.

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-84225239584903648332007-11-10T01:02:00.000-05:002007-11-10T01:05:58.221-05:00

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-3802656868443519572007-11-03T23:58:00.001-04:002007-11-04T00:03:04.030-04:00

My camera was out of commission for a bit. I just got it repaired, so I just uploaded a ton of photos on my flickr page, from July 4th through Theo's Birthday and Halloween and a few other things in between.

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This is something I'm reminding myself lately, when I get impatient with my lack of progress on achieving my ideal New York life.Some days I think about how I imagined my life would be when I decided to move here, when I was finishing my thesis and packing, constantly daydreaming and fretting about life in New York. Some things haven't happened for me yet. I haven't finished the Great American

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-3783559437319445112007-09-17T10:43:00.001-04:002007-09-17T11:05:55.646-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Multimedia message, originally uploaded by klbee. This weekend the Cutlers came down to visit us for the day, Saturday. We took them to Greenpoint Coffee for brunch, one of our neighborhood favorites, with good coffee, good

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-81904963778628348502007-09-11T13:54:00.000-04:002007-09-17T11:07:10.575-04:00

I love NY, I love my boyfriend, and my job, and my friends. I'm happy today.We went to a METS game last night which was great! AND they won (Ha! Braves suck.) So that triggered my I Heart NY moment. Plus, it's been seriously muggy and hot, and today it started raining and cooling off, which means that Fall is on it's way! I can't believe it, but I'm actually looking forward to changing seasons. I

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-8080039377671442542007-09-05T15:27:00.000-04:002007-09-05T15:30:05.756-04:00

Yes, I've been a busy, busy girl. This is me, Heather's sister Lauren, who just moved here last week, my friend Nicole, and Lauren's roommate Allyson at a dance party at the Hudson Hotel last Monday dancing to DJ Spinna.

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-10755631643434029872007-09-05T12:59:00.001-04:002007-09-05T12:59:28.750-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } FW:, originally uploaded by klbee. To Staci and Chad Grayhill and welcome to the world to their new baby boy, Rand! 8 pounds, 8 ounces, I think. Zakiyyah just called me from the hospital to give me the news and they texted

karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937376734573096101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19065823.post-90988227711352211522007-09-05T10:53:00.000-04:002007-09-05T10:57:05.300-04:00

Can't even begin to tell all we did over Labor Day. Quick summary: bluhammock Hamptons Party Thursday night, back to Brooklyn Friday to meet Heather and Chad, back out to Hamptons Saturday to hang with the bluhammock kids more and see Tiesto, and then back to NYC to visit Clare & Rich and Heather's sister Lauren. Pictures here courtesy of Chad. So good having them in town. Exhausting but fun

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So, here's some photos from the Hamptons party we went to last night. Ralph's label sponsored a party and Cary Brothers played. There was yummy food from Buddha Bar and lots of yummy Balvenie Scotch. Josh and Pants kept me company and people-watched with me while Ralph was in party host mode, checking on everyone and everything.It was a lovely house and a fun party.Today we're at another smaller

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Paul Krugman makes a good argument for socialized medicine in the U.S. in the NYT today. I agree with a lot of what he's saying here. We socialize education and isn't health care even more important? Our slavish devotion to the idea of capitalism as a nation has caused us to be blind and ignorant when it comes to solving real problems that should have nothing to do with economic theory. I'm not

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Check out the feature article in this week's Austin Chronicle about Kat & Stacy's Production Company, Storie Productions, and their most recent feature, jumping off bridges. You'd be hard-pressed to find two more hand-working, creative, energetic, fun-loving women. I'm so proud of these two dear friends! And so happy to see their hard work get recognized.

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Which seems to be almost everyone I know. Check out these videos on Refinery29.com. They are profiling a different up and coming designer (or design team) each week during the build-up to fashion week.I just watched the Vena Cava one and I'm already excited to check out their new line.[Official website here.]

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For those of you who really love your mac: now you can get it on with one. See today's Daily Candy post for more.

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So near and yet, so far. Ralph and I had plans to go to Ohio this weekend, to his good friend Shauna's wedding. We were supposed to fly from La Guardia to Cleveland Friday evening, then drive over to Akron in a rental car. Everything has been set since June.Ralph picked me up from work Friday afternoon in a cab and off we went to the airport, with the nicest cabbie ever as our guide. Traffic went

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(Sorry Victor - but I think you're the only employee in the whole company who doesn't suck.)

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Here's a combo of what we've listening to lately at the house and what I've been playing repeatedly on my iPod/iTunes at work:1. Panda Bear - Person PitchCompletely addictive. I'm loving it. Beach Boys-esque harmonies with great electronica backing it up.2. Feist - The ReminderIt's totally grown on me. This is one I resisted at first because I felt like it was totally what I'm supposed to like. I

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