May 16, 2011

An Animal-Inspired Weekend

This weekend was all about the animals. Of both the furry and the party persuasion.

For a while now, I'd been thinking of volunteering around the city. You know, to do something good for the planet, and to grow my good karma by a few points. I figured I'd be good at doing something eco-friendly and found this non-profit called One Brick. It basically lets you pick and choose what kind of volunteering events you want to participate in. So, I signed up to volunteer cleaning up the San Francisco Zoo for a day with friend and fellow blogger, Kenzie. Even though we were up at the crack of dawn, the hours spent de-weeding went by pretty fast - and One Brick was simple and fun, and the girls running it that day were really sweet (there are pics of us up on their site already which means we're totally official). After the required 3 hours, we were free to roam the zoo before it opened to the public, and got some perks like a free carousel ride and a discount on food, and, well a free day at the zoo and some good karma. I can't wait for the next event!








And on Sunday was the 100th annual Bay to Breakers...and our theme this year: Party Animals. Can you tell what I was? Most likely not since I'm a horrible costume maker. But B and I were My Little Ponies (not cats or parrots). It was a good time, until I got separated from the gang and stood on a corner trying to hail a cab for...ummm..like 2 hours.



Luckily I eventually got home and took a nice long nap!

~C

May 8, 2011

I Got It From My Mama!


...err well, if we're talking about looks, then no. I didn't get it from my mama. As you can see, we look nothing alike. But I got lots of other things from her! She taught me to always stand up for what I believe in, to be my own independent woman and to be strong. She taught me to appreciate different cultures, to love the sunshine, to bake cookies and to dance in the kitchen while doing it. We may be a pair of stubborn Leos when together, but she's the bestest mommy I have!

Happy Mother's Day, Mama! I love you!

~C

G'Day Mate

Well, hello blogosphere! I'm finally back from my year long life-got-complicated hiatus. Oh, how I've missed ... oh, hold on, there's a huge bug flying around my room -- and I lost it. Great.

Anyway, I've missed blogging. Being an aspiring writer (don't laugh!), blogging helped inspired me, and I lost that inspiration for some time. BUT I'm happy to say that I'm back!

Besides from getting a real grown-up job in social media marketing during my blogging hiatus, I took a little trip down to Australia. My home-base during the trip was in Melbourne, but I fell in love with Sydney during the few days I spent there. It. Was. Gorgeous. I think I'd like to live there one day soon.

Here are some pictures from my travels:

Sydney Opera House
Melbourne at sunset
Melbourne at night
Luna Park - Melbourne
 
Bondi Beach - Sydney
The Three Sisters - The Blue Mountains, Sydney


That's all for now -- see you soon!

~C

Jun 23, 2010

Around the World

Some of my most favorite images from my travels around the world. Can you guess where I was when I took each one?

May 8, 2010

Say Hey!

"Now I’m not a highly metaphysical man
But I know when the stars are aligned
You can bump into person in the middle of the road
Look into their eyes and you suddenly know"