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Wii Arm

nobody@vox.com(HapaLove) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:38:03 -0800

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

nobody@vox.com(HapaLove) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:30:36 -0800

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

nobody@vox.com(HapaLove) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:59:20 -0800

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

nobody@vox.com(HapaLove) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:01:15 -0800

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

nobody@vox.com(HapaLove) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:28:06 -0800

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

nobody@vox.com(HapaLove) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:58:57 -0800

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

nobody@vox.com(HapaLove) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:45:56 -0800

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!

nobody@vox.com(HapaLove) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:44:59 -0800

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

nobody@vox.com(HapaLove) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:18:35 -0800

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

nobody@vox.com(HapaLove) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:25:48 -0800

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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