Monthly Archives: October 2011

• YouTube awesomeness: Kristin’s train of thought edition

  Posted on October 31, 2011 by KK in Worth sharing, YouTube awesome.

  Sometimes I head over to YouTube just for a quick distraction, you know? The following is an illustration of how I get sucked into YouTube for much longer periods of time than I plan for. Seriously, I start with one video and then look up and it’s 40 minutes later. The jumping off point: This […]

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• Bake 5 new kinds of cupcakes (#40)

  Posted on October 25, 2011 by KK in 100 things, food.

  I mentioned a couple of posts ago that I made some cupcakes 2 weekends ago, which I realized later was the 4th new kind of cupcake I had made. So, this past weekend had to include cupcakes so I could finish up this goal. Clearly. That makes sense to you, right? Of course it does, […]

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• The earth moved under my feet…

  Posted on October 21, 2011 by KK in Berkeley.

  You got the song reference right? In case you heard, we had two earthquakes today, both about 4.0, both actually centered in Berkeley, on the Hayward Fault. (Yes, for as great as it is to live here, I live 2 blocks off a major fault.) One was actually centered at one of our residential complexes […]

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• Wednesday: an evening in short stories

  Posted on October 20, 2011 by KK in kitties, random, work.

  I bought a blanket at Pottery Barn last week that I have been eyeing for about 6 months now. Is it weird to be obsessed with a blanket? Anyway, it’s cable knit and then one side is lined with super soft fleece. I brought it home and tonight curled up under it to read. I’m […]

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  Domestic-ness

  Posted on October 17, 2011 by KK in food, random.

  Today was a super productive day. Feeling really good about it. I’ve been in PJs and sweats…all day. We did not leave the house. We cleaned, did laundry, organized, folded laundry, unpacked (since we got home last Tuesday) and other random house type chores, which I normally dread, but today made me feel incredibly accomplished. […]

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