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September 21, 2010

Dead Pitch #4: Birthday Eats

Granted, the weakest of the bunch. But can I really be blamed? ‘Tis September… No one may care about them again until they break up or until the next season of The Bachelor begins, but Bachelorette Ali’s birthday celebration from … Continue reading →

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August 31, 2010

Pop-Tarts World Beckons…But Guess Who Still Hasn’t Gotten Frosted.

As thankful as I am to have new freelance gigs, blogging for CafeMom’s The Stir has not left me with a whole lotta energy to write about even *more* food topics here. Plus, I may or may not be gainfully … Continue reading →

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May 25, 2010

Ode to Jonathan on His 30th Birthday

Oh, my beloved Jonathan, you’re one of my favorite people and when you turn 30 it’s a really big deal; but what can I do to honor you and accurately portray how I feel? I wish I could have hopped … Continue reading →

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December 17, 2009

No Candy Thermometer? No Problem!

I went to high school with a girl named Yoshi Nishibara and today is her birthday. I don’t know why mumble-mumble-mumble years after we graduated, I can still remember this. But I can. (The first boy I ever kissed celebrated … Continue reading →

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November 8, 2009

Sad(der) Lisa and the Case of the Missing Books

I’ll preface this by saying I know everyone is sick to death of hearing about the Bartender. And I know I need to figure out a way to finally, officially let go and move on with my life. And — … Continue reading →

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October 5, 2009

Bad Boyfriends and The Lone Wolf: Or, What I’ve Learned from Amy Adams, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Whitney Houston, Theodore Roosevelt and the Wizard of Oz.

I’ve already more or less shared my Bad Boyfriend Theory of Freelancing…but since some time has passed, it may be worth revisiting (…at least briefly)… Let’s say for the sake of argument that I got a call a few weeks … Continue reading →

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September 2, 2009

Fifty Minus Two Equals…Well-Fed Tech Girls?

So…I checked out a Wii event a few months back and one of the organizers kept introducing me as the chick with the cupcake blog. This, of course, spurred everyone to say, “Oh! Are you with Cupcakes Take the Cake?” … Continue reading →

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August 30, 2009

Cue the Lynyrd Skynyrd…

Boy, am I going to sound like a wet blanket, but…the job woes continue, etc., etc. And…as noted in my previous post, I’ve been sad about The Bartender. So…I was talking to my oldest childhood friend and she reminded me … Continue reading →

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August 30, 2009

An Old Bar, A Misinterpreted Sign & Food That Makes Me Verklempt

I met The Bartender at the beginning of the year. And he was funny. And sweet. And he worked around the corner from my apartment — at the oldest bar in Brooklyn! — and so I started spending a lot … Continue reading →

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February 23, 2009

A Little Cake Trivia Before the Ides of March

What’s *really* the difference between yellow cake and vanilla cake? An interesting question, no? I have a friend whose birthday is coming up — she was born on the Ides of March, believe it or not — and her favorite … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: birthdays

Dead Pitch #4: Birthday Eats

Pop-Tarts World Beckons…But Guess Who Still Hasn’t Gotten Frosted.

Ode to Jonathan on His 30th Birthday

No Candy Thermometer? No Problem!

Bad Boyfriends and The Lone Wolf: Or, What I’ve Learned from Amy Adams, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Whitney Houston, Theodore Roosevelt and the Wizard of Oz.

Fifty Minus Two Equals…Well-Fed Tech Girls?

Cue the Lynyrd Skynyrd…

An Old Bar, A Misinterpreted Sign & Food That Makes Me Verklempt

A Little Cake Trivia Before the Ides of March

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