Quick Baby Update in the middle of a California quake.

March 16, 2010

It’s hard to believe that four and a half months have flown by. At her last regular checkup, Mimi weighed in at nearly 13 pounds and measured 24 inches long. The doctor, a very friendly substitute for her regular pediatrician, said that she appears to be a bit slim because of her long legs. In [...]

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Website for Aasulv Wolf Austad, Cinematographer…Done!

March 9, 2010

I mentioned last week that I was building my husband’s website. Well, finally, after oh, ages of talking about it, Aasulv Wolf Austad the website is up! I’ll post more about it soon, because I used a program that’s new to me, Rapidweaver, to build it. Rapidweaver wasn’t too difficult to decipher, but if you’re [...]

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Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's back to work I go!

February 28, 2010

New Projects. Hubby’s new site. And Baby’s 4 Months Old! Actually, I’ve pretty much been back at work for almost two weeks, when I got roped into writing for a few small projects. Although it’s been a mere four months since I became a parent (four months! eesh…), the idea alone of going back to [...]

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Hi-ho, hi-ho, it’s back to work I go!

February 28, 2010

New Projects. Hubby’s new site. And Baby’s 4 Months Old! Actually, I’ve pretty much been back at work for almost two weeks, when I got roped into writing for a few small projects. Although it’s been a mere four months since I became a parent (four months! eesh…), the idea alone of going back to [...]

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Happy 2010. Happy New Decade. Happy End of January.

January 28, 2010

January’s Over! The Baby’s Asleep!  and…What Lies Ahead ? Is January ending already? Where did it go? Actually, I’m still trying to figure out where the past few months went. Friends and family told me to savor every moment with my new baby because time will just fly by. They also told me to take [...]

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Until Next Year…

December 24, 2009

Did you see this article recently in the New York Times? Carmen Herrera is 94 years old and sold her first painting five years ago at the age of 89. In the article’s accompanying slideshow, she made a very interesting comment: “I have more money now than I ever had in my life,” she said. [...]

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Operation Calendar, Supporting Wounded Veterans

December 21, 2009

Last September, I got the chance to meet artist Filippo Ioco and watch him work on a couple of projects, including a body painting. While his work has appeared in major ad campaigns and high-profile publications, some of the work he is most proud of is his contribution to charitable causes such as Operation Calendar, [...]

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Interview: Dave Liang, The Shanghai Restoration Project

December 17, 2009

I’ve never been a huge fan of electronic music. But occasionally I’ve come across an artist or group who has made me reconsider the genre, like The Shanghai Restoration Project. Founder Dave Liang incorporates traditional Chinese instruments with hip-hop electronica to create a unique sound that fuses influences eastern and western, traditional and modern, and [...]

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Book Reviews: Birthing the Elephant and My So-Called Freelance Life

December 15, 2009

As a freelancer, I think it’s not only a good idea to occasionally review, re-think and re-tool one’s business strategies, it’s necessary, especially against the backdrop of a weak economy in which businesses are scaling back and altering their business practices. After reading and recommending the very excellent The Boss of You, I found a [...]

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The Toughest Job Ever.

November 15, 2009

Or maybe I should say, so far. On October 24, 2009, my husband and I welcomed our daughter, Mimi, into this world. After about 12 hours of labor and a few hard pushes, she came out kicking and screaming. Ten fingers, ten toes, a hairy head and bright blue eyes, she weighed a nice six [...]

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