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In the past two weekends, I engaged in a mini backpacking spree. The first weekend we traveled to Carey's Castle in Joshua Tree National Park - temps hit nearly 100 degrees.The following weekend we sought to visit fall leaves in the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Bishop, CA.Instead we found ourselves camping in snow in early October. This photo is from our furtherest point - Piute Pass - up the

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For a change of pace, we organized a car-camping weekend in the Santa Barbara wine country. We organized the weekend to maximize our wine country experience mixed with seeing the famous sight-seeing spots from the movie Sideways. Friday we arrived in Buellton, California after driving only about 2 1/2 hours. We camped in the field of an RV park (award-winning!) which conveniently abutt the

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Last weekend some friends and I attended a Nature Knowledge workshop in the San Bernardino Mountains outside Los Angeles. Below is just a sample of the nature knowledge we acquired: the name of every flower family; plants in forests, chaparral, and riparian (river) ecosystems; a scientific hypothesis of when the "big one" (earthquake) will shake California; mountain bird songs of birds in the

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Tonight I led my first in a series of three hikes through the public staircases in my neighborhood of Silverlake. We based the hikes on a book entitled "Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles," by Charles Fleming. Even a local blogger who writes about hikes from the book joined in the hike. She promised a blog post about tonight's hike. Check out her site.We

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This year has continued to be the Year of the Adventure, as declared. Last weekend I participated with my Wilderness Travel Course in the Joshua Tree National Park weekend. On Saturday we learned rock climbing techniques, up to class 3 rock climbing. For those of you like me who are new to rock climbing, here is a short explanation of the "class" of rocks. Class 3 means we climbed on rocks

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Today I hiked to Rocky Peak in Simi Valley, just into Ventura County from Los Angeles County. It's hard to believe the month is January with such beautiful sun and temperatures. The hike itself was 8 miles with 1800 feet of elevation gain in the Santa Susanna Mountains. The sandstone boulders, outcroppings, and green-ness make this hike stand out as a great urban hike. Also notable, the

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I have declared 2011 my year of the adventure. First, and most obvious, blogger has forced me to update my template. Adventures in Technology. I hope you find the new pictures, colors and format pleasing. Thank you blogger for launching me into 2011!Second, I discovered I love car washes. Adventures in modern day advances. After an unforgettable weekend in Yosemite (see #4 below), dirt and salt

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Tickets did not run as expensive as expected for the Passion Pit - Mister Heavenly - We Barbarian - Peter Rabbit 4-band line-up at the Palladium in Hollywood. How could I pass it up? My main draw had been Mister Heavenly, a project band made up of some good names: Nick Diamonds of Islands, drummer Joe Plummer of Modest Mouse, Honus Honus of Man Man, and on bass Michael Cera!! Cera is young but

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I just read that Michael Cera joined a band for this tour season called Mister Heavenly. This band is opening for Passion Pit next Tuesday in Hollywood. Tickets cost around $45 with fees or $30 at the door. Tempting.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Tonight I'm making some saffron buns to share at the celebration. This is a mid-December Swedish tradition I will share tomorrow. My family will be happy they are not subjected to the saffron.

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Sunday, I scouted a local trail to use for my provisional hike to become a hike leader. You can know this top secret, coveted information before it's even published. The hike will likely be to Echo Mountain and Inspiration Point in Altadena, CA; 10 miles round trip with 2700 ft elevation gain. It's a historic hike, tough, but well worth it. You'll encounter spectacular views of Los Angeles

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A special thanks goes out to my neighbors who let me use their scale to weigh my pumpkin. The result of the great pumpkin contest of 2010 is that the pumpkin weighs 21.1 lbs. The winner may email to claim the prize...the pumpkin. The hike to my neighbor's house was the shortest one I've set out on lately. I have kept an active hiking calendar lately which brings me all sorts of happiness. My

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Some of you have been following me through two pumpkin contests. The first is a huge pumpkin at my lunch cafeteria. It weighed so much I couldn't lift it, thus I guessed it weighed 97 pounds. The person closest to the actual weight won a free lunch from the cafeteria people. After a few weeks, the bum of the pumpkin grew moldy. The winner was announced today... the pumpkin weighed 60 pounds.

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After an outstanding Los Angeles weekend, I could not resist buying the heels pictured here at a Malibu garage sale... cowboy boots for climbing a mountain in heels.

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Saturday eve Sufjan Stevens played at the Wiltern - a music venue in Koreatown in Los Angeles. Some fancy photos are posted here. Sufjan in my mind is remembered as the man who wanted to make an album based on every state - "the states project." After making Illinois and Michigan, he disappeared somewhat for 3 years, only to reappear with "The Age of Adz" album. Instead of the classic folk

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This weekend I participated with neighborhood friends in our friendly neighborhood wonderous whimsy - the Tour de Fat. This event is sponsored by New Belgium brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado which makes Fat Tire beer. New Belgium hosts a carnival aimed at bicycle awareness, fun, and to "roust a city's inner-cyclist". The #1 rule is:1. Put no means of transport before thy bike: Come by bike

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On Sunday I took to (7.5 miles of) the streets of LA during a "CicLAvia" event. The city closed 7.5 miles of streets and opened the streets to bikers, skateboarders, runners, walkers, or strollers. I felt a rush as I zoomed through intersections downtown. I threw caution to the wind with no car to run me off the road. Strangely I was one of the only nerds with a bike helmet, but I considered

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My alarm rang at 3:15 a.m. on Saturday morning. Whoever said weekends are for sleeping didn't live in Southern California. By 6:00 a.m. I had driven two hours to the Vivian Creek trailhead just past Forest Falls, CA. I joined a Sierra Club hiking group to complete the 18.2 mile, 5,600 ft. in elevation gain, round trip to San Gorgonio, the tallest point in Southern California. San G hails at

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This past week I watched not one but two movies in the theater. First, I viewed "I'm Still Here," the Joaquin Phoenix mockumentary... or is it? For those who have not seen this movie, it's a documentary of a year following J.P. Remember when he showed up on David Letterman with a huge beard, was stoned out of his mind, and left his gum under Dave's desk? That was the year of filming. Anyway,

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Today my living room was transformed from the perfect picnic place to a living room. My first couch arrived today. Enjoy the pictures, but don't take my word for it. You are invited to visit and try it out for yourself.

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Guess who has a new computer? Happy to be back to blogging. Pictures to follow.

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Last weekend I camped in the Big Sur, a California State Park on the ocean. On Saturday morning we were enjoying breakfast around the picnic table and heard a snapping noise. Slowly but surely, a tree fell across the road and SMACK onto a car. Seriously! And I thought I had it bad. Luckily no one was injured.

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Have you ever felt as though if you became too happy, something bad would happen to balance your universe? I have thought about this at various times when I have an incredibly satisfying morning, then the afternoon goes terribly. Or similarly, when you are very bored, then become very busy... it seems that balance is the trick.Today I upset the balance of the universe, and it led to a small

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This past weekend I joined a backpacking expedition in the Santa Rosa Wilderness Area. We hiked Martinez and Sheep Mountain and spotted this rattle snake about 20 minutes shy of returning to our cars. Glad to have made it back!I took many pictures of desert flowers.

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Over spring break my sister visited. We whale watched on a boat tour - seeing sea lions, a whale spouting water and swimming near the boat, and dolphins. The second weekend, we took a drive to Sequoia National Park and where the giant trees greeted us with several feet of snow. On the drive back home, we stopped at a local orange stand for the best orange I have ever tasted, fresh from the

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Hiked to the top of the mountain Nordoff this Sunday. It looms above the city of Ojai, about an hour outside Los Angeles. Seven hours, 10+ miles, and great friends makes for a perfect Sunday.The mountain hike itself was a bit of a reunion hike for several of my friend who met each other at summer camp in Ojai and attended/served as camp counselors for years of their youth. They recalled beasty

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Dept of interior webpage says Los Angeles experienced a 4.4 moderate. Can't sleep. Only wishing I bought emergency supplies. I just ran out of peanut butter, too.

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I think I just felt my first earthquake. Weird. A few seconds of feeling like I'm in a car on a bumpy road.

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Tonight I ate at my first raw food restaurant. The main dish was a pumpkinseed pesto linguini...which consists of raw rutabaga noodles, tossed with cashew riccota and pesto, pine nuts and sundried tomatoes. My friend swore that Joaquin Phoenix sat nex to us, but the waiter assured us the scruffy man did not identify as Joaquin. Close enough for us to call it a near star spoting. Sorry I forgot

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Tonight I attended the concert of Swedish singers Taken by Trees and El Perro Del Mar. Not going to lie, I felt it may be better staged at a 70s themed roller skating rink. That would only enhance an already groovy sound. Taller than Trees rolled film of nature behind them. The two female vocalists were clearly the center of the show, but the drummer also stole my heart. In the past, I have

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As previously promised, here are more pictures from Merced, in central California. The pictures include the painting on the wall of the California visitor's center. Also, the famous old theater tower with the word "Merced" on it. Nearby in Atwater, California, I toured the Castle Air Museum with a collection of mainly wartime airplanes to commemorate what used to be an Air Force Base (now a

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Could you identify the restaurant in this picture? We couldn't for a few passes in the car. It's my neighborhood Pho, a Vietnamese soup restaurant. Super popular, dazzling in unique architecture, and just being there made me cooler.Speaking of restaurants, I had the great fortune to spot my second celebrity this weekend. Tim Meadows sipped coffee at the table next to me in Silver Lake. (Cue,

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The desert began to bloom this spring. Last weekend we utilized our national park pass and hiked some trails. Would you believe it if I told you that rain forced us to leave the camping trip a day early? Yes, rain and cold in the deserts of California. Still, heavenly, as proven by the rainbow.

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For a few weeks I am working in Merced, California, in San Joaquin Valley. The town is lovingly called the "Gateway to Yosemite" because of it's close proximity to Yosemite National Park. With around 60,000 residents, the town boasts a courthouse museum (pictured here), an airplane museum, and some fun restaurants. So far I have tried out Big Bubba's BBQ and plan to visit Sam Cafe, where Sam

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Some photos from this past weekend's winter wonderland in Yosemite National Park.

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Today on a drive to Northern California, I stopped at Bravo Farms in Traver, CA. They purported to make cheese curds. Upon tasting for myself, I found the Cali curd tastes much like blocks of cheddar. A WI cheese curd is a squeaky morsel, a CA curd a torn block. The woman at the check out counter explained the taste of the California curd by saying California requires the cheese to be

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The neighborhood where I live in Los Angeles sits at the foot of Griffith Park, one of the largest parks in a city. There are miles of hiking trails there, including one close to the Hollywood sign. But it's a well kept secret that one can go on an urban hike right down my street through the streets of the neighborhood. The hill at the end of my streets has a series of around a dozen public

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A week ago I found what Men's Journal has deemed the #1 event in the country where to hook-up. It will surprise you to hear, that event is the First Friday "Drink with the Dinosaurs" event at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum across from University of Southern California. (The museum is nestled amount an air and space museum and rose garden - can you say Smithsonians??) The event boasts

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I have been finding more and more things to love about Los Angeles. Thursday evening I walked downtown Los Angeles with crowds of art revelers. Around 25 art galleries stayed open until 10 pm for people to look at the art, talk to the artists, drink wine, and eat cheese. The buildings themselves in downtown Los Angeles offer something historically fantastic to look at. The people also add to

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Birds ring in the Christmas season.Today I sat outside in 75 degree sunny weather looking at Christmas decorations while a man talked about going snowboarding tomorrow. Snow capped mountains line the city but the temperatures say SWIM. That's the kind of white Christmas California talks about.

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The University of Wisconsin Foundation sent me a touching e-card today. Click on e-card to view it yourself. Walking to work in Los Angeles where I never wear more than my suitcoat has its advantages. Still, I miss the snow and the people in the midwest.So to this card I say, Go Bucky!And happy holidays.

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Wondering where I've been? For most of the month of October, I've been near Brunswick, Georgia at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. My job requires I pass a 3 week training program here to keep my position. Today I graduated - so I'll be keeping my job. Hurray!During my training I learned self defense, shooting, and correctional law principles. I also learned a lot about myself.

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Heading to San Diego for a week training. Happy International Talk like a Pirate Day.

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Happy 09-09-09. I'm spending the day in DC going to a soccer game. Hope you're enjoying it, too.

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This weekend I stayed at the Luxor hotel in Las Vegas during my first trip to the city. Remember to buy a little sequins dress before you visit Vegas. Then have a blast. I went cowboy instead of sequins. It worked. My favorite part came when we went to the pool to splash away the 110 degree day. The whole weekend felt like I had fallen onto a playground for adults. We are amazing people,

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For those of you wondering, the Los Angeles fires are creating a lot of smoke but mainly not reaching me. I can see the smoke from my office downtown. It's a big billowing cloud in the sky. But unlike my friends in Pasadena, I cannot smell the smoke from my house. I am closer to downtown than the outlying hills. So no worries about my safety. Please do keep the other Californians in your

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Last night and tonight John Vanderslice (one of, if not my favorite singers) played in my neighborhood for free. He traveled from San Francisco to Los Angeles to participate in a radio show. As long as he was here, he put on free "gorilla" concerts, as someone in the audience referred to them. Basically he played at a "vinyl" store - a record store - on Tuesday and a different one on Wednesday

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Tonight I attended my first 30 minutes yoga/ 30 minutes spinning class in the neighborhood. Hey, first class is free. Let me tell you, it was a butt-kicking experience. The studio is called "YAS," which stands for Yoga for Athletes. The founder is a lawyer turned yoga/fashion lady. Through her YAS studio, she is making Yoga more pertinent to athletes. I consider myself an athlete, a runner.

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Today I learned that I'm an Angelino... the name for one who lives in Los Angeles. My neighborhood of Silver Lake is said to be a popular hipster place. Thus, allow me to share some stories from this Angelino searching to find her hipster side.First, I sought out hipsters at a hip event. I attended my first StorySLAM hosted by an org called The Moth. Basically 10 people from the audience get

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My neighbor is a fantastic artist! He paints Eastern Market and Washington DC. Plan to gobble up a few before I move to Los AngelesI'm moving to a new neighborhood soon, to find hopefully find this artist! In the neighborhood I want to move to in Los Angeles, Star Trek's Kirk was spotted getting coffee. Find me at the coffee shop. I'm trading Obama for Kirk.

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Is Fritz Scholder the American Indian equivalent to Andy Warhol? I will leave this to you. The American Indian Smithsonian's "Changing Exhibit" currently hosts the art of Fritz Scholder. To Purchase prints for me please visit this site. Or to see the exhibit brochure, go here. I hope you enjoy his work as much as I did (two visits so far!).

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This is my one hundred and first post. We win!The pics will share what I have been up to...Posted are two pics from Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's estate. Jefferson designed the University of Virginia campus, also pictured. Lining the main quad where students play frisbee and hang out on the lawn are single bedroom dorms. These dorms go to the student leaders by application. The rooms have

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This is something to see.

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Some day I will own a horse. Thus far in my years, I have received bails of hay, 200 pounds of horse feed, horse toys that walk on their own, horse calendars, horse stuffed animals, Swedish horses (plus Swedish horse signs) and a horse bridle, but never have I received a bronze horse. Some day I will own a horse.

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All the rage is about Lincoln this year (and a little about Darwin), the 200th anniversary of his birth. I've hopped on that bandwagon.Last week I saw a play called "The Heavens are Hung in Black" at Ford's theater, where Lincoln was assassinated. The play covered five months of Lincoln's life, from the death of Lincoln’s son Willie to the Emancipation Proclamation. Over the next week

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Tonight I attended a Women in Politics panel at the National Archives.Eleanor Clift moderated the panel, comprised of: * Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Congresswoman from Tennessee; * Mazie Hirono, U.S. Congresswoman from Hawaii; * Grace Napolitano, U.S. Congresswoman from California; * Madeleine Kunin, former Governor of Vermont and former Ambassador to Switzerland; and * Jennette

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Last weekend while shopping I told the clerk that "I don't need a bag." With the use of the words "don't" and "bag" in one sentence, I drove her to ask if I was from Canada.I laughed really really hard.Then I said nooooooooooooo in a Wisconsin accent :)

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Tonight I attended a Kalb Report event - a George Washington Forum on journalism. The topic was "The Business of Business Reporting." Alexis Glick of Fox Business Network, Diana Henriques of The New York Times, Steve Pearlstein of the Washington Post, and Ali Velshi of CNN joined Marvin Kalb to talk about the role journalists in shaping how the American public thinks about business and the

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Tonight I saw six short films at the Banff Mountain Film Festival about extreme mountain sports. The most tempting to me, even topping extreme mountain hiking/skiing, and extreme mountain climbing, was BASE jumping. To be a BASE jumper, apparently you need to jump from each of the four: * Building * Antenna * Span * EarthThese jumps have led to many fatalities due to the jumpers

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1. I ran Saturday morning in 25 degree weather that clearly erased my ability to function. I fell down. Just fell. Right there near my friend's apartment. I fell. There was no ice. There were no jagged brick sidewalks. I just flew onto my hands and sprawled on the sidewalk with my headphones laying about. True confessions.2. I postponed buying a cool Lykke Li ticket (Swedish indie

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Inauguration Day!

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On the chilly Wednesday evening before Inauguration, I circled in front of the Capitol and around on Third Street to capture the city's preparations. The roads were repaved down Independence Avenue with beautiful red brick painted at the cross walks. Brown chairs littered the Capitol lawn. The Capitol boasted a facelift - the newly built platform where the swearing in would take place - made

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Washington D.C. is under construction for the Inauguration. Today the practice occurred. Streets closed and military bands marched. I will take some pictures of the staging area pre-crowds so you can experience the transition, too.

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Do you ever feel like the universe is driving your life trajectory and you're just along for the ride? I encourage the universe with what I think I want but somehow it brings me to a place I didn't know I wanted but do. Well, I'm not sure where the universe is going to bring me in 2009 but I sure am excited to find out.

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I barely escaped being eaten by this beast last weekend. He apparently snacks on holiday shoppers at the National Harbor.

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Seems I'm growing quite a few things these days...There are the plants in my mini-arboretum near my bedroom windowsill. Then there is the yogurt I'm growing in my kitchen tonight thanks to the gift exchange at work today. Yes, I'm growing clean air and bacteria. I'm also growing tired. Good night!

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Preparing for Christmas has given me new purpose in life. The first sign of Christmas was when I saw IKEA's holiday coca-cola (Julmust). Jag tycker om Julmust!! (I like Julmust, in Swedish). This holiday beverage tastes a bit of coca-cola and evergreen. At first it confuses the taste buds but a few sips later you won't believe you've ever lived without it. And now, you can go to your local

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I want to cut my hair like this...Or do you prefer this one?Send some ideas !

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As I walked home on Saturday, I could smell the fireplaces started for the first time this season. The leaves still hold most of their color but the air has grown crisp.cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_47cWJlCsSeQ/SP1S3OuYtuI/AAAAAAAAAXo/sTIRXmT0PGQ/s200/DSC07101.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259451048637544162" />On Saturday my friends and I took a jaunt to Harper's

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This week I'm in a Fiscal Law class... basically that means I'm learning the laws that guide how government agencies can spent the money Congress appropriates to us. My professor has traveled to nearly every nook and cranny on earth, which makes for outstanding stories. My favorite tidbit of advice involved some knowledge from Bruce Lee. Apparently if you're in a street fight, Bruce Lee

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I came across many a Brooklyner who either wanted to run for US Senate or start a documentary movie company. In case the US Senate does not work out, I have tried my hand at a documentary film. It's a short film set on Manhattan Beach in Los Angeles during a beach volleyball tournament. What I very much enjoy about this film is the juxtaposition between the man's back and the man yelling

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Only thing better than the Madison, WI Farmer's Market is the Madison, WI Farmer's Market the morning of your BFF's wedding. It will be a superb b-day week indeed!

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Quick, release your hunger:I ate this.Quick release bike tires and seats: But what is so quick about them... it took me over a week to figure out how to reverse the quick release and instead "quick install" a seat and tire onto my disassembled bike. It took a tool loan from KL and some crafty, though incorrect, methods. And I built this. Enjoy this cry for help sent in video form to my dad.

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A new restaurant opened in my neighborhood called Good Stuff Eatery. Chef Spike from Top Chef dreamed up the concept of a burger, fries, and shake shop where people eat the good stuff from their childhoods. The shakes are big, burgers are decent, and fries a little limp, but the fun atmosphere will bring me back. The prices are fair for the location, too. My favorite part is secretly that it

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Last weekend some friends and I rented a car and explored the Appalachian Mountains. We canoed down the Shenandoah River and camped near the tranquility of the rushing waters. The next day we drove through the National Forest and hiked to Mary's Summit. The hike took only about an hour to the top, but the view rewarded us for fighting the bugs. Other hikers told us they saw bears just a few

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To clarify an earlier post, I intended the busy day post to be my transition back into regular blogging. Now, I will attempt again to blog a few times a week. Here goes!

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For the fourth of July, I visited a quaint Wisconsin secret locally known as Red River. This is an unmarked part of a river where people park in an unmarked parking lot type area and swim in rapids. While attempting to reach the deepest part of the river, I noticed something crawling on my foot, then saw a crayfish. Soon after, I slid down the rapids on my posterior and called it a day for

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My mentor at work gave me the first cucumber harvested from her garden this season. She thought to herself for a while about who would most appreciate the cucumber and I won that contest. The cucumber is photographed here beautifully next to the tent I weather proofed last weekend. This was a free tent I received with the points I earned for researching on Westlaw or some legal database during

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At a DC United soccer match vs. the LA Galaxy, I discovered that pro-soccer has some of the best fans. Particularly in DC, the only city where I've seen pro-soccer, the game raises my spirits for at least the next whole week. There is serious salsa music, fans banging on drums, gigantic flags, confetti, and the occasional spice girl's husband. Also, when I see people smoking in no smoking

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What a busy day.

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Tonight I took the metro to DuPont for dinner with a friend in town. My friend is dog sitting for a fellow Wisconsinite who is out of town for a few days. The Wisconsinite has a top floor apartment in DuPont, a swanky part of town. Her top floor apartment has a loft with an outdoor patio. I cannot imagine the cost, but I love visiting for dinner. I noticed that the walking traffic in DuPont,

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Take me out to the crowd! Buy me a brewer hat and Wisconsin Society tailgate ticket. I don't care if I never get back. Let me root root root for the Brewers (in DC). If they don't win it's a shame. For it's a new stadium in DC, lots of Brewers fans, and Memorial Day weekend at the old ball game.Pictured here at the new Washington National's Stadium: The President's Race (in lieu of sausage

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This weekend embassies around Washington DC opened their doors for visitors. They hosted cultural events, movies, food, and exhibits. I traveled to the embassy of Argentina in DuPont neighborhood and listened to the traditional music of tango. Amazingly, the musicians asked if anyone in the crowd wanted to tango. Individuals raised their hands then danced together. This intimate dance was

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This past weekend the sweet Wisconsin pavement passed under me. I saw road signs that said "Next Exit, Wisconsin Fun." It was tough to resist taking each and every exit. Among the many beautiful views, the one that takes the cake is the one of Lake Mendota's waves crashing on the student union's terrace of colorful chairs.

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April Showers bring May Flowers... so I've been showering myself in the love of friends. First stop: Los Angeles for a possible job hunting mission near the Union Station (pictured with palm trees). Can't beat the Getty Center's free art and gardens. Love the BOP staffers, beaches, and public transportation ain't so bad.Second stop: Atlanta, aka Hotlanta. Met with my two best girlfriends

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In the past few days, I have learned a few new clever tricks for tourists. They all involve buses. It all began when my cousins visited and mentioned taking the actual tourist bus, the one that costs $28 and allows you to hop on and off at will. As a local, I feel compelled to guide (midwest) visitors myself. While I cannot offer the same historic perspective over a microphone, I can offer

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Spring - the season of new beginnings. It could just be that Cool Hand Luke (see previous post) is so cute, but there was a girl in a cherry tree that gave him a run for his money. With family in town, I spent much of my weekend enjoying the sweet scent of cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin, sweat of runners on the cherry blossom 10 miler, and tourists in the Smithsonian museums. Can you

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In the year 2008, I have wireless internet at home. Today is my one day anniversary. My wireless and I shared a beautiful day together so far. What a wonderful world.

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Since I do not have Internet at home I do not stalk my friends on Facebook like a proper friend should in the year of 2008. Tonight I took a look and noticed that somehow so many of my friends have married or had the question popped to them with a huge heirloom diamond. Instead of participating in the institution of marriage (for now), I've decided to move straight into motherhood.A baby was

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My one-of-a-kind IKEA shelf. Thank you to my neighbor, Mr. Rogers, for that. Also pictured, the Library of Congress with spring tree, and the Jefferson.

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The homeland. These are some great people.

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Hello All,I've moved to a new room and have a new roommate. We are working on getting internet in our home. That will greatly improve my posting frequency. Curses to my oldish labtop, though. We are not getting along well currently. We will have to have a serious relationship talk tonight. It needs to treat me better. I carry it in a nice pouch, restart it and cleanse it from viruses. What

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Wisconsin is so popular already!! Read the linked article entitled: "Wisconsin Seeks a Less Cheesy Image" What's your vote. Cheese or no cheese?

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On the trek to Jamaica, my flight was canceled from Miami to Jamaica. I found myself on a flight to Atlanta for the night in order to fly from Atlanta to Jamaica the next day. My good best friend lives in Atlanta! I called saying something like, "I'm going to be in your neighborhood. What are you doing in around two hours?" My favorite Atlanta people showed me good cheese and true

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