Monthly Archives: August 2011

Tuesday Time-Waster: “Gingers”

Despite the fact that my California driver’s license says my hair is auburn, I know I’m still classified as a redhead. I spent most of my life being annoyed by this fact, because redheads always seem to be slightly stereo-typed … Continue reading

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Santa Rosa Half Marathon 2011 report

One-word summary: Bummer. Three-word summary: Started too fast. One-sentence summary: My legs are in better shape than I’d realized, but the rest of me needs to catch up so I don’t crash and burn like I did Sunday. Sunday morning, … Continue reading

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One year

On Aug. 24, 2010, I sent out my last email as a newspaper reporter. It was addressed to a mass amount of contacts, telling them I’d resigned my job. And with that, I gathered the last of my personal belongings … Continue reading

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Tuesday Time-Waster: MASH!

I liked the “Tuesday Time-Waster at 11:11 a.m.” idea last week, so I figured I’d try it again. Since, you know, I haven’t gotten around to posting about this weekend’s adventures that included a lot of whipped cream flavored vodka, … Continue reading

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Tuesday Time-Waster: Shaking dogs

In true “Layla the numbers nerd” fashion, I have decided that, at 11:11 a.m. on a Tuesday, everyone should have a brief time-waster. Without further ado: Photographer Carli Davidson has a funny series called “Shake,” in which she captures dogs … Continue reading

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Lazily distracted

Apparently I am too lazy and distracted to actually do/finish things. Cases in point: I went stand-up paddling with Naomi, which desperately needs and deserves its own fun blog post. I didn’t do that yet. I ran a total of … Continue reading

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Six months in the Bay Area

Today marks six months since I left behind California’s Central Valley and moved to the East Bay Area of San Francisco. Half a year later, I’m still reveling in the fact that I escaped the oppressive heat and the exceedingly … Continue reading

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Weekend Wrap-up: Who needs sleep?

Yes, I’m posting on Wednesday about last weekend. That’s because the weekend continued through Monday, though that was a work day. I never really stopped going full-speed-ahead until around 9 p.m. Tuesday, at which point I sat on my couch … Continue reading

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