HapaLove Vox 2009-12-29T17:38:03Z HapaLove http://hapalove.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c2252873c4549d/ Spread good cheer Wii Arm tag:vox.com,2009-12-29:asset-6a00c2252873c4549d0123f18ed190860f 2009-12-29T17:38:03Z 2009-12-29T17:38:03Z HapaLove http://hapalove.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom The honey and I splurged on a Wii this weekend. It's SO fun! It was a couple hundred bucks for the Wii, with one game and one controller included. The honey wanted to get three additional remotes so we could play 4-player games with friends -- a...

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]]> 2010 New Year's Resolutions tag:vox.com,2009-12-24:asset-6a00c2252873c4549d0123ddf678b9860d 2009-12-24T18:30:36Z 2009-12-29T17:08:26Z HapaLove http://hapalove.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I'm still working on some of the old resolutions (like improving my posture -- this one's a toughie), but I've got two more this year. I'm keeping it pretty simple: Meditate Try archeryWhy meditate? Well, when I do yoga, it really clears my mi...

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]]> How to Open a Banana Like a Monkey tag:vox.com,2009-12-23:asset-6a00c2252873c4549d01240b8879ed860e 2009-12-23T18:59:20Z 2009-12-23T22:12:57Z HapaLove http://hapalove.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Open a Banana Like A Monkey

Ok, this sounds dumb, but I find this tip very useful. I can't believe I've been so inefficient with bananas all my life.

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]]> A Christmas Memory tag:vox.com,2009-12-23:asset-6a00c2252873c4549d0123ddf5c46f860d 2009-12-23T18:01:15Z 2009-12-28T17:32:42Z HapaLove http://hapalove.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom This is one of my favorite Christmas memories. The time is December 1996 -- it was my freshman year in a mostly Jewish college, 3,000 miles from home. I lived in a tiny 2-bed dorm room with my roommate Coreen, from Alaska. We were probably both a ...

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]]> 2009 Resolution: Results tag:vox.com,2009-12-22:asset-6a00c2252873c4549d0123dde19dc2860c 2009-12-22T23:28:06Z 2009-12-23T17:38:24Z HapaLove http://hapalove.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Last year, before making my 2009 New Year's resolution, I decided to take a look at my 2008 resolution and evaluate my performance. So often we get into the habit -- or at least I do -- of making a resolution, thinking about it for maybe a few mo...

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]]> Favorite Reads of 2009 tag:vox.com,2009-12-22:asset-6a00c2252873c4549d0123ddf52eb5860d 2009-12-22T18:58:57Z 2009-12-22T23:43:59Z HapaLove http://hapalove.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Simple Cooking The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs Brooklyn: A Novel Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven A Voyage Long and Strange: On the Trail of Vikings, Conquistadors, Lost Colonists, and Other Adventurers in Early America Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: For Everyone from Beginner to Pro The Product Manager's Desk Reference

Get ready for the year-end lists! I'll start with my favorite books from this year (not published this year - books that I read this year). Best Cookbook Actually, this deserves the distinction of being the best cookbook I've ever read. Simple C...

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]]> Lazy Man's Guide to Last-Minute Shopping tag:vox.com,2009-12-14:asset-6a00c2252873c4549d0123ddf1ef33860d 2009-12-14T17:45:56Z 2009-12-15T23:12:04Z HapaLove http://hapalove.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Via MSN, Esquire magazine is running an article on the lazy man's guide to last-minute shopping for a girlfriend. It's a guide to finding the right gift in the stores a guy is already in. I always sigh when men's magazines give away bad ideas. (...

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]]> Vote for Bucky! tag:vox.com,2009-12-10:asset-6a00c2252873c4549d0123ddf087d8860d 2009-12-10T17:44:59Z 2009-12-11T17:21:37Z HapaLove http://hapalove.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Have a spare minute, want to procrastinate? Click here to vote for Bucky in his holiday photo contest. That's his formal attire. :-)

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]]> Thanksgiving tag:vox.com,2009-12-04:asset-6a00c2252873c4549d0123ddc5ada6860b 2009-12-04T18:18:35Z 2009-12-06T20:54:47Z HapaLove http://hapalove.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Table Menu Turkey Turkey2 Cranberrygrappajelly Brusselssprouts Lucarving Buffet Fam Us

This was the holiday... I made these cute little placecards that look like wheat sheaths, which ended up taking a lot longer than I thought, but I can use them again eventually. Here's the day's menu. I did end up dropping one dish mainly due t...

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]]> Restaurant Review: Leucadia Sushi tag:vox.com,2009-12-02:asset-6a00c2252873c4549d0123dded95c9860d 2009-12-02T19:25:48Z 2009-12-03T06:44:34Z HapaLove http://hapalove.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Here's a review for your North County residents. Leucadia Sushi is located on North Coast Highway, north of restaurants such as Jamroc and Cap'n Keno. Basically, where Leucadia really gets funky - not in a bad way, but in a decidedly low-brow, re...

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