http://www.taffystay.com ramblings from seattle's rainier beach neighborhood Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Came to work to find a bunch of e-mails and announcements about this tragic event. I know that people who tend to post comments tend to be outrageous and do it simply to rile people up, but it's sometimes hard not to want to roll up my sleeves, put on my ... http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1221 As emcee of tomorrow's Toastmaster meeting, I'm trying to find some interesting tidbits about random March 2 holidays. I've discovered that March 2 is National Banana Cream Pie Day (ick), Read Across America Day (in celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday), and also Old Stuff Day. This last one is most interesting ... http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1219 This past Monday, I spent my lunch break at Goodwill and ended up with a pair of Ann Taylor Petite pants for work. Inspired by my find, I came back home and went online to Ann Taylor's website. Even with their current offer of 40% off an item, their $90+ ... http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1217 While looking online for a quote for a work project, I ran into this quote that I've always loved: It is the harder because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it. It is easy in the world to live after ... http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1210 To ring in the new year, I got a haircut (which is actually an authentic Chinese new year tradition, although I made my appointment long before realizing the significance of the date), enjoyed one of the best pastries ever at Bakery Nouveau with Keba, and had a relaxing (somewhat traditional) ... http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1205 Check out this Knitty page and scroll about halfway down to the "Potter Craft" section... Whoo-hoo! http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1203 Today was a good day. The sky was blue, the sun was out, and people were out in t-shirts. I went to a morning capoeira class while Matt swam at the pool across the street, and we met back up around 11. On our way back to the car, we ... http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1198 I have a fat binder full of old writing exercises and my first blog, which was started on November 26, 2001. Wow, I was a stronger person back then. I still am oddly obsessed with six-pack abs (unfortunately not my own). I also realized that it was back then - ... http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1196 Work has been CRAZY today. As one of the designated emergency response writers, I've been working on putting together fundraising documents about Haiti. Not just one document - we need a 2-pager that has a Christian slant, one with a secular slant, one with major donor dollar handles, one with ... http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1191 Just pulled these pics from new year's eve off my camera. Not bad for using just my little LG Vu. http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1173