Monthly Archives: October 2006
eSports
Sometimes it’s just freaky being Korean. There was article in the NYTimes about Korea’s 5 million dollar video gaming industry – and how one million of the fifty million people living in Korea visit a “PC bang” (gaming room, pronounced … Continue reading
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I :( being a single mom
It’s hard. I feel tired and grouchy. And people are so complicated, doing things you like and don’t like all the time. It’s makes deciding whether you want to continue spending time with them very hard. Sometimes I consider myself … Continue reading
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I :( TSA
They made me throw away $60 of Lancome make-up, including a brand new mascara, Hypnose, that I had been saving for the reunion! I knew that I wasn’t allowed to bring liquids, but I had no idea that included foundation … Continue reading
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Walt Whitman HS 20-year reunion
Seems like the adage is true; at the 20-year reunion the women look fabulous and the men are balding (doesn’t mean we don’t love you!) Perhaps that’s why there were so many more women than men there. As anticipated there … Continue reading
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the string thing
Less than a month to Bella’s birthday and I have no ideas for Bella’s string thing gift. See, three years ago (when she was still a little kid), Chad and I waited for Bella and Dawkins to fall asleep and … Continue reading
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little lilly
Tonight I had dinner with my very pregnant friend Krista and then we watched about an hour of Bella’s birth – one hour of the some 36 hours I was in labor almost thirteen years ago. For Bella’s first birthday … Continue reading
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discomfiting
Will somebody please read Jonathan Franzen’s new memoir, The Discomfort Zone and tell me if I would like it? The NYTimes person blasted it. Sounds like it would be the novel form of the sitcom of the guy who writes … Continue reading
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Crazy healthy soup my friend Wanda swears by
   1 Thai coconut and juice 1/4 c soaked almonds / or seeds 1tbs barley miso 1 tsp Himalayan salt cayenne to taste 2 TBS Nutrition/Protein Powder red or green onions BLEND TOGETHER. ADD THE NEXT INGREDIENTS: 2 tomatoes 1 … Continue reading
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american-style enchiladas
Hey, when I say it tastes like cafeteria-style food, I mean it as a compliment. I grew up eating almost exclusively Korean food, except for when my mother would buy a Family Circle magazine and try her hand at a … Continue reading
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my brother sent this to me
[googlevideo=http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-6739710473912337648&hl=en]
Posted in for a laugh, Jeannie stamp-of-approval, says Songbae, vlogs
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