Monthly Archives: January 2007

Modifying the Vows

Posted on January 30, 2007 by la_florecita

(I was in NYC this weekend, it was amazingamazingamazing. More on that later.) So I have 2 days until I take my vow of Nonconsumerism for the month of February. It started off with my just not buying things other … Continue reading →

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My new Shakira

Posted on January 24, 2007 by la_florecita

is Julieta Venegas. She’s not my Shakira replacement in that – I don’t wish I could – good lord how is she doing that – move my body like her- I don’t drool watching her dance or sing or breathe- … Continue reading →

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At the Cuttingest Edge of Scientific Study

Posted on January 20, 2007 by la_florecita

Hi. So this is a refinery in Baytown, near the Houston Ship Channel. Lovely, isn’t it? It’s especially great in the evenings on a cloudy day when it makes the entire sky look orange. Denver residents know they’re driving east … Continue reading →

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Robocop

Posted on January 17, 2007 by la_florecita

So for maybe a year we’ve had those photo-enforced traffic light cameras that take pix of scofflaws who run red lights. FYI, those cameras work. They’re not, like, just kidding. They take your picture and send you a traffic ticket … Continue reading →

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This never happens to me!!

Posted on January 15, 2007 by la_florecita

Wooo!! New graphic in my weather widget!! Man. I never see the sleet one, let alone the icy one!! This is very exciting.

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It takes more . . .

Posted on January 15, 2007 by la_florecita

Dear Pillsbury- I don’t normally buy your products, except for the occasional croissants-in-an-exploding-tube thing. But I’m housesitting and I came across a package of Quick Bread: Cinnamon Swirl. Across the top in yellow text you have printed: “MADE WITH REAL … Continue reading →

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My favorite thing about the iPhone

Posted on January 9, 2007 by la_florecita

If you don’t know about it (what have you been doing all day???), then you can check it out here. I love Apple and I expect them to meet my high standards, but even I didn’t expect to be so … Continue reading →

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New Personal Challenge

Posted on January 7, 2007 by la_florecita

Sometimes I hear about something and get a feeling I’ve gotten many times. It’s simultaneously “Oh my God I could never ever do that,” and “Wow, what if I actually did something like that?” When that happens, I get instant … Continue reading →

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Googling

Posted on January 5, 2007 by la_florecita

Someone found my blog by Googling “rob schutz” sex I don’t want to know. I just don’t.

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Geography. It does a body good.

Posted on January 5, 2007 by la_florecita

I know I could probably start a whole blog on the dumb shit you can find on eBay, but this cracked me up: “FREE UPS GROUND SHIPPING ANYWHERE IN THE US, EXCLUDING CANADA.” Right. Not THAT part of the US. … Continue reading →

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