Archive for April, 2004

Apr 30 2004

The bubble boobs are upon us

Categorized under Culture

Two years ago I reported on the (then) emerging trend in women’s fashion towards low waistlines. As predicted, it has been the biggest trend in bad clothing for the past two years. Even the medical community got into it, reporting a phenomenon in which too-tight low-waisted jeans caused numbness in the legs of the trendy […]

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Apr 29 2004

April’s Monkey!

Categorized under 12 Monkeys

April’s monkey is Confess to crying at the movies! I confess that I cry at the movies all the time. I have a lot of soft spots when it comes to themes, and a lot of movies poke at those themes.
However, my real shame in this case is not from the fact that I cry […]

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Apr 28 2004

Noggin

Categorized under Montreal

Where the heck does one shop for a motorcycle helmet in downtown Montreal? Who sells that stuff?

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Apr 28 2004

Monkey!

Categorized under 12 Monkeys

Due to our recent California vacation, M and I are a bit behind on our 12 Monkeys project. Regardless, the month is not over yet, so the theme for April is:
Confess to crying at the movies!
Let’s hear about it on Thursday. You can also talk about crying in front of the television. We want details! […]

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Apr 26 2004

Post-vacation statistics

Categorized under Travel

M and I have returned home after ten days in San Francisco. From the sun and the warmth to the rain and the cold. Here are a few utterly unimportant bits of info concerning our return:
• Spam received at home while gone: 670 messages.
• Spam received at the office while gone: 814 messages.
• Trips […]

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Apr 23 2004

Half empty or half full?

Categorized under Travel

Thursday morning at Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn. We’re still in bed, in a rustic but very charming chalet. At 9:00 a.m. it is still as dark as dawn because we’re on the shadow side of the mountain in a forest of redwood trees. The only sound is the babble of the creek that flows past […]

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Apr 18 2004

Impressions so far…

Categorized under Travel

The Apple Store. Apple’s marketing continues to amaze. Let them touch it and they will buy!
Cocktail party in The Mission. A pre-wedding event. Loud. Fun. Great sandwiches. A long midnight walk afterwards, up 16th (or was it 17th? or 18th?) past Valencia and Mission street. Ended up tired and hungry on Market street in the […]

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