Entries Categorized as 'Projects'

Looking Back: 2007 Resolutions

Date January 2, 2008

Just like Lauren from the Hills. No, I don’t watch that show!
Happy 2008 dear readers! I hope you had a fun New Years Eve and a wonderful 2007. I am excited for 2008. It might sound nuts, but I really like even years. And I like to start new projects, which is what new year […]

Checking in on my resolutions from 2007

Date January 1, 2008

As I thought about the things I wanted to do in 2008, I decided to go back to my post from last year regarding what I wanted to get done in 2007 and see how I did.
I’m first going to go through what I wanted to do and designate each as either: nailed it, missed […]

TOAD: Dec. 21st - 25th

Date December 26, 2007

TOAD: Dec. 21st, 2007: I really liked the very defined line the leaves were making with this one.

TOAD: Dec. 22nd, 2007: For the first time we went to, Geido, the sushi place a stone’s throw from our place and really enjoyed it. They had a few great personal touches that they added to […]

TOAD: Dec. 20th, 2007 - Can your brand be no brand?

Date December 26, 2007

TOAD: Dec. 20th, 2007: I found this one interesting and went back and forth about whether having a “brand” like this would be positive or negative from a word-of-mouth point of view, which is of utmost importance for any small, local business like this.

Tags: observations, take one a day

TOAD: Dec. 19th, 2007 - I bring my Medisterkaker to Scandinavian Christmas

Date December 22, 2007

TOAD: Dec 19th, 2007: Every year Karen’s family celebrates Scandinavian Christmas and I am surrounded by all things grey and fishy. Last year I decided that I would stop complaining and step it up by making something Scandinavianof my own that I could get excited about.
I ended up making something called Medisterkaker, which loosely […]

The New Kings of Non-Fiction

Date December 13, 2007

I can’t even talk about how behind I am in my 24 in 12 project, because I am just too humiliated to admit that I couldn’t manage to read two books a month, but I can talk about how much I enjoyed my last book.

The New Kings of Non Fiction is edited by Ira Glass […]

TOAD Catchup: Dec. 1- Dec. 11th

Date December 10, 2007

TOAD: Dec. 1st, 2007

TOAD: Dec. 2nd, 2007: Our Bocce team, Watch Your Balls!!, snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in the playoffs this season. This was the first season where Sasha didn’t make it to any matches. Coincidence? I think not. Sasha will be back and so will WYB. (Stay tuned for some photos […]

TOAD: Nov. 30th, 2007

Date December 2, 2007

Tags: take one a day

Someone thinks he’s QB1

Date December 2, 2007

TOAD: Nov. 29th, 2007: Our friend Matt finally got around to watching season 1 of Friday Night Lights after our recommendation. This is the text message I got after he’d gotten into it.

Tags: matt s., take one a day

An ode to the Asics Gel Nimbus (x 3)

Date December 2, 2007

TOAD: Nov. 28th, 2007: Just got my third pair of Asics Gel Nimbuses. I love this shoe. The first pair I had (blue) got me through 30 x 30, the second (red) got me through the NYC Marathon. Where will my new black ones take me?

Tags: take one a day