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To mark his crossing into his thirties, the husband and I spent the weekend in Russian River Valley. Over the course of two days, we visited 10 wineries and had two exquisite dinners (fennel pollen dusted scallops, coffee encrusted filet mignon!). We stayed in a …

The husband has a google alert set up for the band. Whenever someone posts anything about us on the internets, he gets a notice about it. This morning, he received a notice for this article. Apparently, we’re causing a surge of “scantily clad men” in …

A week of rehearsal and immersion in maritime themes. Watched: Two versions of Moby Dick (one and two). I’m partial to the latter version despite it’s poor production quality, because I have a special affinity for Patrick Stewart. There is no better Ahab. I like …

Since living in San Francisco, the husband and I have considered the Presidio as special place for us, even though we had no reason why. There was no glistening memory or significant event that took place between us there. I think it must simply be …

I spend the first half of my day online, ‘researching’ youth brands and products that look like they could use a little advertising help. I watch commercials, I judge their creativity, I research their effectiveness, I find out when the campaign began, and I get …

I took a walk through part of SOMA today. The image above shows my route. With the sun out, my spirits were higher than they have been lately, even as I sweated under my wool turtleneck sweater. I enjoyed seeing new views of the city, …

After work today, I walked straight to the train station half a block away, but then realized I’d left my wallet in my gym bag at home. After digging through my bag, I was only able to scrounge up two quarters. A MUNI ticket is …

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A friend bestowed upon me a 30 day free pass to Bikram Yoga. I didn’t know whether to say “thank you” or “damn you”, because I knew I’d use the pass, as I like working out and I’m too poor to pay for classes, but …