Queenkv’s Brainpickings

That’s something one of my co-workers would ask as he’s writing for his show and working out his lead story for the top of his A Block (the first segment of his newscast). Sometimes we’d wonder what one of the greatest journalists in American history would say about some of the things that end up [...]

I turned 29 years old today. I have a few minutes left on my birthday. And I’ve been sneezing, coughing and feeling dopey headed all day. I’m about to pop some Tylenol Cold pills and pray I can work tomorrow. So, my body made an executive decision that I will not be partying on my [...]

It’s snowing now and we’re waiting to see if it’s cold enough to stick on the ground. Back from my Christmas vacation to Vegas, LA and San Francisco. I felt relaxed with my break from work and my graveyard hours. I caught up with my friends in the Bay Area, traded gifts with my family [...]

I’m trying to catch up on some episodes of Six Feet Under on Bravo. I love how syndication thrives on cable television, but I’m bummed how it heavily censors HBO programming. I’ve also updated my wish list on Amazon…..it’s that giving time of the year and this list helps give folks an idea of what [...]

Good times at Cafe de la Paz. This Latin-American restaurant is one of my favorites in Berkeley. Nice servers, yummy food and delightful cocktails. When I lived in the Bay Area, we’ve lot’s of celebrations here, going away parties, graduation parties and any excuse for a big group of people to indulge in a huge [...]

We finished packing the cars. We’re leaving the Golden State tomorrow, after mass. Tonight, Dad had the family over for our last Cali meal – yummy sesig, beef stew and more. Damn, I’m going to miss my family in California. Mark and I plan on meeting them in Vegas for Christmas. Ate Gigi’s taking off [...]

BERKELEY — I’m chilling inside Sufficient Grounds with a Thai Iced Coffee. It’s across the street from Spens-Black, my first res hall in Berkeley. I used to read my NY Times and drink coffee at this cafe, before my classes. Yummy sandwiches, with fresh baked bread and a tasty pasta salad. I used to piss [...]

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } My family, our bridesmaids and most of our groomsmen met in Vegas for our bridal shower/engagement party/bachelorette/bachelor party. It was an action pack weekend. It was fun, crazy….it got smelly…and most [...]

One week and four days to go. Yesterday – I had my ups and downs. I got to spend time with my mom…dress shopping and a stop by Vicky’s Secret….my supervisor from my time as a sales associate…was still there. We chatted about changes in the store design. It’s nice to be remebered. My mother’s [...]

Every week, I get an e-mail from one of our registry sites thebigday.com – reminding me how many weeks I have left before theBigDay. Three weeks and four days…more or less… I’ve gotten e-mails and phone calls from folks who can or can’t make it. I’m going in to David’s Bridal for my gown fitting [...]