Category Archives: 100 things
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Learn how to crack a whip (literally) #55
Posted on November 7, 2012 by KK in 100 things, Berkeley, random.A couple of weeks ago, Dan told me that we were going on a date on a weekend morning, which I completely assumed was code for ‘we’re trying a new brunch place.’ But instead, we walked down to our local park, where we met up with Charles. Dan had arranged for him to meet us […]
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Things I learned from my parents, part 3
Posted on November 5, 2012 by KK in 100 things, family, growing up, lists.And we come to the final round. Some of these are pretty self explanatory bits of advice, and some of these are more broad sweeping values, both equally as important. 21. Proper grocery list writing. Obviously, the correct way to write your grocery list is to write the items down in the order you will […]
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Things I have learned from my parents, part 2
Posted on November 3, 2012 by KK in 100 things, family, growing up, lists.I know the idea isn’t to focus on me for my birthday, but I wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who called/texted/facebooked/sent a card/came to dinner for my birthday. I took the day off of work and basically felt loved the entire day, which is really something you should do for a […]
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Things I have learned from my parents, part 1.
Posted on November 1, 2012 by KK in 100 things, family, growing up, lists.It’s my birthday. I’m 30. I thought that this year, instead of focusing on me, I could do something nice for my parents, since they raised me, taught me life skills and values, gave me a foundation of the life I have today and lots of other nice things. Hopefully they know that I appreciate […]
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Bake 3 new kinds of cookies (#34)
Posted on July 17, 2012 by KK in 100 things, food, lists.I know how disappointed you are that you came to the blog and there is not part 4 of the 2-months-late-new-orleans-photo-essay. This is mostly because I have no more photos. For Valentines Day this year, Dan bought me a new computer (awwwwwww). Then last week in the middle of looking up a recipe online, I […]
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Chapter Three: Mardi Gras World
Posted on July 7, 2012 by KK in 100 things, travel.So, after JazzFest was over, we had a couple of extra days to wander around New Orleans and one day we decided to visit the supremely touristy experience that is Mardi Gras World. It’s basically a tour run by the company that is responsible for creating the floats for 45 of the 50+ Mardi Gras […]
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Chapter Two: Jazzfest
Posted on July 2, 2012 by KK in 100 things, food, friends, travel.Jazz Fest, Day One! Do not mind the ominous rain clouds. It never rained, and it was never unspeakably hot because it wasn’t sunny either. Best weather we had. If only we had known what was to come… Schedule for Thursday. There was A LOT going on. Crowds on Day One (Thursday). Notice how you […]
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Chapter One: The French Quarter
Posted on June 28, 2012 by KK in 100 things, travel.I present to you a photo essay — New Orleans in 5 parts. Today, the French Quarter. Courtyard. The French Quarter is full of these. Sigh. To the left, dueling piano bar. To the right, other bar. Behind, outdoor bar. We actually left this establishment sans any alcoholic beverages. You’re as surprised as I was. […]
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Go dog sledding (#4)
Posted on March 19, 2012 by KK in 100 things, travel.In February, Dan and I took an overnight trip to Lake Tahoe so we could go dog sledding. I imagine that many of you are scoffing at us and wondering why we didn’t go skiing or snowboarding or something else active. Well, first because we don’t own a lot of the gear you need to […]
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Visit 3 new states (#8)
Posted on November 4, 2011 by KK in 100 things, travel.I’m on a ROLL with the accomplishing of things lately. Considering that I am now on a countdown of less than a year (eek!) to finish as much as possible on my list, I need to keep this roll going. During the first week of October, Dan and I took a trip to Boston to […]
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