I never write anymore, unfortunately.

First of all, I want to send a blanket apology to friends I used to see much more often. The past nine months have been a bit hectic with the major remodel on my condo. I didn't hire an interior designer, so most of my weekdays were consumed with fun stuff like:

• going over designs with my cabinet guy
• picking out ( Read more... )

 Bad:

1. Witnessed Fox hissing at Stroganoff this morning. =( It's upsetting because Fox never hisses.
2. The weather forecast changed to a much higher chance of rain for tomorrow, so I had to cancel my hike again.
3. Had to sit through Friday afternoon traffic in L.A. and had trouble staying awake during the slow 20-mile drive.

Good:

1. Bathed many cute doggies at ( Read more... )

There was something different about this year's CES. The aftermath was the same as usual: tons of follow-up work to do, my body is slowly recovering, and I feel like sleeping for a month straight. But the show itself was probably my least stressful CES to date, and I think it's because of the people who were there this year ( Read more... )

Friendship. It’s not an exact science and there is no secret formula to making it work. There are no guarantees and, just as with all other human relationships, no one can predict what might happen next ( Read more... )

10 days of incredible eats ( Read more... )

It's absolutely beautiful here. I forgot to talk about this in my last entry, but the views here are breathtaking. As our plane was descending into Rio yesterday and we were breaking through the clouds, I felt like there was a transparent veil over the entire land because it was simply too clear and picturesque to be real. Last night, I woke up in ( Read more... )

After getting to the airport 3.5 hours early, a 4.5-hour flight to Charlotte, a 1.5-hour layover with a quick snack of bread sticks and hot dogs, a 9.75-hour flight to Rio de Janeiro, hanging out at the airport for 3 hours, and a 5-hour bus ride to São João del Rei...yup, finally here at our hotel ( Read more... )

I'll be spending Christmas Day packing for my trip. It's exciting that I'll be in Brazil in 3 days! I remember when I was younger, my dad went there for a business trip and brought back a random souvenir for me. Hrm, now I can't even remember what it is anymore...but for many years I hung it on my wall and looked at it, thinking of the day I'd get ( Read more... )

The title comes from the new Kay Jewelers "open hearts" collection. The commercial came on a few times tonight as I was watching TV, so I visited their website and saw this quote. Funny word, love. We all desire it even if we're not quite sure what it is ( Read more... )

I'm in Taiwan, and today was my second car accident ever. Just like the first one (ladder on the freeway), it was more of a freak accident than anything else. On my way to the airport to pick up Angela and Zenas, as I was pulled over on the side of the road setting up the GPS, a truck passed me on the left, and his back doors weren't latched ( Read more... )