Queenkv’s Brainpickings

Check out one of the last photos on my enV phone. My hubby ordered a new Droid X for me last week – before the went on sale. We beat the hype and got our new smartphones the next day. Joy! I know we could have waited for Apple to deliver iPhones to Verizon either [...]

Viva la Game Day! Cal’s ranked #6 in the nation. Plus – it has an undefeated record going into today’s match up against Oregon. Go Bears! For the first home game of the season, we decided to try out the free seats on Tightwad Hill. Inside Memorial Stadium – all you can get are overpriced [...]

Just in case that Haas job doesn’t work out…. It’s an old joke between my hubby and me. It goes back to our first months of dating. At that time, I was also on my first months at Haas. UC Berkeley classified me as being “on probation.” That joke came up anytime I felt insecure [...]

California needs rain. The state wants to avoid another drought and our lawn needs plenty of the wet stuff. We want our grass to look green and pretty. We don’t want to embarrass our very cool landlord in front of the neighbors with a brown and ugly yard. Mark said this weekend finally felt like [...]

Ordering a pint of Stella at Becketts in Berkeley. The countdown is on to Cal’s first game against Michigan State

I have finished my Project 365 Challenge. Yah!!! I’ve taken pictures of food and drinks from May 24, 2007, to May 24, 2008. It was an intense challenge. I admit I missed a few days. However, I think 377 photos in this collection show a complete pictures of our eating and drinking adventures. White Chocolate [...]

Good drinks and conversation in San Francisco, originally uploaded by queenkv. Talking Dark Knight, convergence and travel with hubby and Medill buddy at the View.

On St. Patrick’s Day, we searched

We ended up spreading out our 2 year anniversary over three days. Tasty food, good drinks, Trivia Smackdown and happy memories. We even got a card from Daisy. Mark said one day she asked for the car keys and she came back with our present: a porcelain mug from Starbucks. He said “china” is the [...]

Matt and Ria has a beautiful wedding. It was like something out of a movie. It was a pleasure to be surrounded by so much joy and best wishes for this gorgeous couple. originally uploaded by queenkv. originally uploaded by queenkv. Uncle Truck was instructed to ask Ria if she was “sure” on her way [...]