What can be more relaxing than mentally manifesting the zombie apocalypse with a good book?
I’ve started taking Bikram Yoga classes for the first time. The warmth of the room has been great for my muscles, and I always emerge from class exhausted, incredibly sweaty, and famished for some good wholesome food. For these post-yoga meals I gravitate toward fresh vegetables and slices of my favorite cheese, like Jarlsberg, for […] Read more…
I love candles. When I was living with my parents just out of college, my dad used to get after me for burning them in the house since he thought they were dangerous. He may have had a point, but nonetheless there were few things more comforting to me than burning a lovely smelling candle […] Read more…
As a result of living the Food Matters lifestyle, I am often left with a few pieces of rapidly spoiling fruit I need to dispose of. I had been watching my bananas get brown at an alarming rate, and quite serendipitously I read a recent post by Mark Bittman about his delicious banana bread recipe. […] Read more…
I have been reading Mark Bittman’s Food Matters book for the past month or so, and have already taken away a number of helpful tips on how to eat healthier, more fresh food without spending a lot of time on cooking and prep. I wanted to share a few of the ideas he recommends that […] Read more…
Last weekend I attended WordCamp San Francisco, a special day for bloggers such as myself to learn more about WordPress’s amazing blogging platform and how to further leverage it to make blogging even more fun. I had a great time and will definitely be attending next year. I enjoyed hanging out with my friends, Melanie […] Read more…
I’m a long-time lover of magazines, and until recently had a huge collection of past issues of Lucky, Allure, InStyle and others cluttering up my apartment. Read more…
A sadness has hit me recently, and with it the desire to read a good, cry-inducing book. I’m a very private person and disclosing my feelings, even with close friends and family, is incredibly difficult for me. Having a solitary cry over a book seems a much more acceptable (and less vulnerable) form of expressing […] Read more…
Let me preface this post by saying I really don’t like pizza. I rarely eat it and I’m not one of those people who gets excited when there’s pizza at a party, or when your work orders it in as a treat for the staff. I almost detest it, actually. But this was before I […] Read more…
One recent rainy day, Kara and I went to the gym and treated ourselves afterward with a trip to Shalimar, Kara’s recommendation as the best Indian restaurant in San Francisco. It was an amazing meal worthy of Kara’s high praise. If you enjoy these photos, you should check out the ones Kara took for her […] Read more…
Last month Terry and I went on the Chinatown Walking Tour, which was a wonderful journey into San Francisco’s rich history and culture. I don’t want to give too much away, since I highly recommend you check it out it for yourself, but here are a few of the pictures I took on this beautiful […] Read more…