Monthly Archives: August 2008

It's (not) All Good

Posted on August 29, 2008 by la_florecita

I just got back from getting the keys to my new place. [Aside: I'm stressed from packing/sorting/living in limbo and I'm ready for this to all be over with.  This helps to explain the following whining sentiments.] When we toured … Continue reading →

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Closing Ceremonies

Posted on August 27, 2008 by la_florecita

So moving is weird.  (No, sorry, this post has nothing to do with the Olympics.) It’s stressful.  You have to take every single thing you own, contemplate it, put it into a box, load it into and out of a … Continue reading →

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When Designers Pack and Move

Posted on August 25, 2008 by la_florecita

“Do you think we need 2 irons?” “Uh, no.” “Which one should we keep?” “I don’t care.” “I’m picking the one with the best font.” “Sounds good.”

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Watch This

Posted on August 24, 2008 by la_florecita

So I like watches. I wrote about them a few months ago when I bought the Puma Cardiac. I returned it 3 weeks later because the white rubber strap had changed color and was a dingy cream.  And if it … Continue reading →

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Olympic Medals

Posted on August 19, 2008 by la_florecita

Curious about the designs of Olympic medals, I asked my old friend, Google. You can check out the summer ones here.  Winter ones – far more interesting in my opinion – here.  If you click on them, you can check … Continue reading →

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Making Houston fit OUR lifestyle

Posted on August 18, 2008 by la_florecita

So even though I posted about picking an apartment and filling out an application for it, it wasn’t final.  Dave’s credit made the landlord nervous, despite the fact that it’s on the up and that we’ve always paid our rent … Continue reading →

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Apartment Shopping

Posted on August 12, 2008 by la_florecita

We’ve told our apartment complex that we’ll be moved out by the end of this month.  So it’s probably about time we found an apartment.  We went looking this weekend and found 2 we liked. One was a giant efficiency … Continue reading →

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Movie Poster Quiz

Posted on August 12, 2008 by la_florecita

Dave and I got 27 of these correct. (via swissmiss)

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Bike Lock Fail

Posted on August 11, 2008 by la_florecita

I don’t know if you can tell, but this bike is tied to that pole with a shoelace.

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Dream Come True

Posted on August 8, 2008 by la_florecita

For ages and ages I’ve wanted this song (link opens iTunes) as a ringtone. I didn’t even enjoy The Life Aquatic but I fell in love with that song.  And Dave bought a ringtone maker software program back before we … Continue reading →

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