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We’ve got Movie Sign!

After last week’s schedule was completely filled up with volunteer teaching gigs at Maven, leading a Women Who Code workshop, pair-programming with friends over Google Hangouts, and continuing to work...

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Summer Reading List

I’m realizing now that we’re halfway through August that I’ve spent most of my summer writing code and reading books, but haven’t done much blogging about either. I’ve also been terrible about updating...

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Tourist in my town: Coit Tower and the Filbert Street Steps

I really needed a change of pace today, so I decided to spend some time outside exploring the city. I walked through Chinatown and North Beach to Telegraph Hill. I didn’t see any parrots, but Coit...

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Halloween 2014

We didn’t do much with costumes or candy this year, but we did have fun at a pumpkin carving party with dogs running all around us trying to eat pumpkin seeds off the floor! How was your Halloween?

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Current Reading List: Design, Circles and Smoke

The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman I love stuff like this. It forces you to stop and really think about the time and energy that went into the creation of the most mundane objects that...

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New Year Resolution: 30 books in 2015

I know that New Year’s Eve was 2 weeks ago but I couldn’t decide on any goals or resolutions for this year, until now. Last year I made a list of craft projects to do, and my usual resolutions involve...

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Current Reading List: Punching and hiking

People I Want to Punch in the Throat by Jen Mann You need to stop what you are doing and read this book right now. It’s hilarious to the point of making me actually laugh out loud and also made me...

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Tourist in my town: Sutro Baths

Happy Valentine’s Day! It was 73 degrees and sunny this past weekend, so Kevin and I went all the way out to the Outer Richmond district to see the Sutro Baths and walk the Land’s End trail. It’s such...

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Current Reading List: San Francisco and Mars

 Season of the Witch by David Talbot This might be a little narcissistic, but ever since I moved to San Francisco I want to read and watch all of the books and movies set in/about San Francisco! Season...

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Apartment Hunting

Our lease is just about up at our tiny studio apartment, and starting April 1st we’re going month to month on the rent. Now begins the horrible, draining, soulless process that is searching for a new...

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We Moved!

We found a new apartment! It’s a beautiful 2 bedroom in the Inner Richmond area with lots of light and tons of built-ins!  We’re still working on making the place a home (Kevin has big plans for the...

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Currently Reading: Trains, love and food

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins  I know everyone is reading this book, but it’s for a good reason! It’s a murder mystery novel with lots of action and each chapter is from the perspective of a...

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Current Reading List: American housewives and servants

How to be an American housewife by Margaret Dilloway  I couldn’t get into this one. It’s the story of a Japanese woman and her adult daughter living in America. The hook is supposed to be when Sue, the...

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Currently reading: Gender and mental health

Nevada by Imogene Binnie I loved this story! The writing is very train-of-thought and feels a little like reading someone’s diary. It’s very intimate and more than a little punk-rock. I found myself...

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Halloween is almost here!

…and that means I have an excuse to buy Reese’s peanut butter pumpkins (which everyone knows, are better than the regular peanut butter cups), binge-watch my favorite movies on Netflix, and obsess over...

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Christmas Tour of San Francisco

This weekend I visited all of my favorite Xmas places in the city, but for the first time, I invited all of my friends to come along. We ended up with a group of 11 people wandering around San...

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Happy Almost New Year! 

So long 2015, welcome 2016! We’ve only got a few days left in the year, so I thought I’d get a jump on new resolutions for this year and check up on the old resolutions that I made last year. Last year...

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It’s my birthday and Jeff Goldblum is here!

Ok, well, he’s not here to see me specifically, but he is here in my city and I’m going to see him for SF Sketchfest 2016! This is what I’m hoping for: Just that, for like 2 and a half hours. That’d be...

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Spring Capsule Wardrobe

 A friend of mine introduced me to the idea of a capsule wardrobe and it sounded really interesting to me. I like the idea of getting rid of or putting away most of my clothes, leaving a series of...

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Tourist in my Town: Baker Beach

This past weekend I went on a run to Baker Beach. It was only my second time running through the Presidio and I went fairly early on a Sunday morning. Baker beach is gorgeous! It’s less windy than...

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