November 2009
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Nov 30th
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KNOW YOUR GROCERIES →
If you know me, you know I’m a bit of a language nerd.  As I learn the structure and slang of Argentinian Spanish, I was amused to learn more about how my native English has changed in just the last 50 years.
Nov 30th
Nov 25th
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ListenI still love Apparat’s “Walls”...
Nov 24th
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Nov 22nd
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Nov 14th
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Quick update, as my tutor will be a mi casa shortly, as well as my flatmate for the duration of my time here.  Can’t wait for her arrival! I actually have two tutors, which has made me get around town some, and I’m so glad I chose to have private lessons, as my Spanish is coming along super quickly.  I haven’t really had enough sleep to retain it all, however.  Not sure if...
Nov 13th
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As I waited for my plane in Mexico City, it became clear that the folks assembling to board, well, looked different.  This was not a Mexican posse.  I could see the hint of European amidst the dark hair and light eyes! The plane was one of those mega 2-3-2 seaters, and to my joy, I was sat in the MIDDLE.  Also, I encountered some old treatment when I was served someone else’s vegetarian...
Nov 11th
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My last night in San Francisco, my home since birth, turned into a party in the guest room at my parents’, with close friends and family stopping by to bring me parting gifts and hugs and my nephews’ giggles and youthful play filling an already full room.  One of my brothers likened it to an artist salon, where notables gather and ignore the artist host as she works, since I packed as...
Nov 9th
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http://www.afterglowsf.com/music →
You can download my birthday mix of non-dancefloor faves from Afterglow by following the link above.  I think you can tell as I get a little drunk, ha!  Tracklist: Modeselektor - Happy Birthday Matias Aguayo - Rollerskate Muse - Endlessly DAF - Leibe Auf Den Ersfen Blich Cari Lekebusch - Shaded (Jesper Dahlback’s Lost Remix) Bat for Lashes - Pearl’s Dream Björk - Venus As A Boy...
Nov 7th
http://aifisf.com →
34th American Indian Film Festival starts today in SF and runs through next weekend. Check it!
Nov 6th
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Nov 6th
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Nov 4th
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Nov 4th
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Nov 3rd