Archive for December, 2009

back down to earth

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Late last night Mike and I returned from our week long trip to Costa Rica. In one day we went from sweating in 90 degree heat to watching our breath tumble out of our mouths as if we were blowing smoke into the cold Boston air. Our trip was amazing. Thanks to Marina Villatoro, the […]

the cactus club likes bloggers

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Last week us Boston bloggers had one heck of a Happy Hour at the Cactus Club. It was rife with nachos, margaritas and best of all, awesome people. That night, I finally got to meet Annelise and see and my regulars, Julie Q, who we can thank for the hype on Twitter with her hashtag, […]

act, react, interact

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

A few weeks ago my friend Sue introduced me to Capoeira at the Inner Space studio in Brookline. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, music and dance. It originated in Brazil in the 1600s. Throughout the class our instructor, La Maestra, spoke of the difference between “playing” capoeira and […]

packing for costa rica

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

I haven’t started to pack for Costa Rica yet. We leave on Saturday. I have the Boston Blogger Happy Hour tomorrow night (thanks to a lovely organizer) and I’m meeting friends for dinner on Thursday night. I’m also trying to finagle some plans for Friday night because I’m one of those people that likes to […]