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Best of 2009: Staying in (a little) more often

I returned to my oft-neglected journal to find my 2009 resolutions…or, as I prefer to write them, intentions. And, as it turns out, despite my best intentions, I pretty much failed the entire list of 10. One of them made me laugh out loud — it turns out I, indeed, intended to schedule (the absurdity [...]

Best of 2009: The 365 project

1. {001} Closed for the holiday, 2. {002} Upper right corner, 3. {003} Cheese & salami platters, 4. {004} Tapas spread, 5. {005} Back to the workouts, 6. {006} Light again, 7. {007} Stand-off, 8. {008} Talking to the media, 9. {009} Bright lights, big literature, 10. {010} Furrow in the marsh, 11. {011} Two [...]

Best of 2009: Breathless

I’m not a numbers girl, but I pulled together some 2009 statistics that blow my mind when they’re all in one place: I attended two comedy shows, three plays, two musicals, one lecture, 17 music shows of various styles, and half of the Treasure Island Music Festival. I read publicly twice, once as part of [...]

Best of 2009: Sundays at the Shook Bar

I have so very many favorite places in this world, places that I hold in my heart along with the stories that go with them, but added a new one to the list in 2009: the patio at Heinold’s First and Last Chance Saloon in Jack London Square, preferably during the Sunday farmers’ market, preferably [...]