Let's talk about food

I have been an avid and devoted fan of all of Top Chef's ten seasons (rumor has it that season 11 will be filmed in New Orleans; I literally can't wait). I love Top Chef, I watch Food Network when I'm bored, and I love eating great food, but I can't say I've really found a love for the kitchen. I WANT to love to cook, really I do, but it just feels so tedious to me.

Day trip: Point Reyes and Tomales Bay

On Sunday Cam and I headed North to Point Reyes for a hike, and then on to Tomales Bay Oyster Company for a post-hike treat...

Week at-a-glance

10 Simple Things to Make You Happier at Home

Dad's letter to his young daughter about her future husband...goosebumps!

I've only been to 9/38 essential San Francisco restaurants. Growing my culinary bucket list...

Stanford business professor: George W. Bush is smarter than you. Really interesting.

Jane Austen: the original game theorist?

Babies are just miniature drunk adults. Hilarious. 

Thought Catalog: The 3 Weirdest Breakups I've Had. 

This weekend Cam and I are going to prepare for our trip to Machu Picchu by doing a little shopping, as well as attempt a 10-mile hike on the North Coast (which will hopefully include an oyster stop at Tomales Bay). It should be relaxing, and the calm before the storm that is the month of May (our anniversary, Bottle Rock music festival, John's graduation in Louisiana, Peru!). 

Have a wonderful weekend. 

(Photo of Tomales Bay via Sunset)

Trying to find "success" in my twenties

Last week, after deciding that grad school was a no-go, I was feeling SO down about my job, my career goals, and my twenties in general. It's easy to feel helpless when you're working a thankless, entry level job and all of your friends are also griping about their own thankless, entry level jobs.  I always love talking to older people because they all seem to laugh and have the same, "no shit you don't have anything figured out, you're only 25" response. As long as we're trying, right? Right!?

Airbnb....for bikes!

I resisted getting a bike in my first year of San Francisco living simply because I was so intimidated by the hills and city traffic. Now, seeing how easily Cam zips from home to work to my house, I'm slowly realizing that it really would be convenient -- and pretty fun -- to have my own bike.

I was Googling around for bikes this morning and I came across Spinlister, which is essentially Airbnb for bikes! I have rented bikes in my neighborhood before and ended up spending $25-$30 for just a couple of hours. On Spinlister, you can rent by the hour, the day, or the week, and daily rentals seem to be around $10-$15.

I found this cherry colored, vintage road bike that's perfect for my height, and is right in my neighborhood! I'm excited to use Spinlister next time I have a friend in town who wants to ride across the Golden Gate Bridge, or just to test out different types of bikes before making a purchase.

(Photo by Carl Christensen on Etsy)

My friend's getting married!

My old and dear friend, Lauren Itow, is getting married in June. For her bachelorette party this Saturday, we decided to make her a book of letters, stories, and pictures from her closest friends. This was a daunting task. I sat down to write, first a letter to Itow, then to Scott, and drew 8 gazillion blanks.  As a "single" 20 something, can I even begin to give advice on marriage? Do my thoughts on love and relationships count for anything? Should I talk about the time Itow and I kissed the same guy at senior prom, even though he was neither of our dates and how it's great she's come so far? <---ya, no. Here's what I came up with. Not perfect, who knows if it's appropriate, but it's from the heart.

Dreaming about dream jobs

Last week I decided I am not going to graduate school (at least for now...wrong program, wrong place).  While it is definitely the best decision as there is no reason to spend 50k without a clear, delineated purpose, it put me in a really foul mood to have to travel back to square one with a new job search.

I was talking with my best friend from college, Amy, about starting a blog together -- what could be better than working from home, brainstorming stories with your best friend!? We bounced ideas off of each other all afternoon and it made me miss her so much! 

Here are some good finds from the ol' college archives....ohh, nostalgia....