what we bring to the party

For New Year's Eve: A box of Divine Delights petits fours, from the retail outlet right here in Chickenland. (And thus successfully...

a sign

This morning, after I finished my first class (Ashtanga, I love you) at my newly found yoga studio, I came across this truck and...

happy merry christmas

Christmas was just what it was meant to be: Several days of feasting with family.Our big contribution was Christmas Eve dinner (although...

and thus sayeth daft punk

Last night I dreamed the San Francisco Marathon was being run through my parents' house (which is strange since my parents actually...

no remorse

It is completely normal to stop at a Mexican market at 10 a.m. and order a gigantic burrito, especially if said burrito is supposed...

the feline version

If I had all the time in the world -- and actually knew how to edit video -- I would make one of these for Meep and Mari. Only their...

pdx, I love you

Took a break from running, from writing and from California and went to Portland for a long weekend.The night we arrived, we had...

at the finish

Apparently, I looked like a karate-chopping smurf while sprinting toward the finish line yesterday.But the important fact is that...

and away we go

I am in a hotel room in Sacramento, wearing my favorite yummy sushi pajamas, which happen to be very appropriate since I just went...

I am not a cool cat

Unlike Mari, who is perfectly happy to play in the reusable grocery bag and doesn't worry about things like race day weather or GI...

behind the door

When I run, I often see places I'd like to stop at -- buildings I'd like to enter, community gardens I'd like to explore, bizarre...