Queenkv’s Brainpickings

My body feels dazed and confused. It’s torn between wanting some shut-eye to wanting to keep moving with all the little chores leading up to our big move. I spent the day organizing stuff after producing the morning show.
Good times. The movers drop by tomorrow. Soon, we’ll end-up sleeping on the floor with our [...]

I came home to a Surfer girl on Halloween night. Mark said we didn’t have any trick-or-treaters drop by. I guess they may have been frightened off by “Old Man Phillips” and his crazy dog.
Halloween and Daisy! from Kris Vera-Phillips on Vimeo.

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Mark gave me this beautiful bouquet after I told him about my job offer. He’s thrilled about going home.
Currently watching a CNN report on TI’s day in court. Rusty Dornin is fronting the live report. When she was at the San Francisco bureau, I worked as an intern for the CNN producers. [...]

Almost two years ago, I snapped a picture of a dying sunflower on I-70 in Denver. That was in the middle of our moving trip to Kansas. Ever since then, I’ve been hunting for a field of sunflowers in the Sunflower State. I also found more fields in Upstate NY.
Sure, it may be the touristy [...]

The Roadrunners have invaded Topeka and brought back minor league hockey back to the Capitol City. The team transformed Landon Arena into a skating rink. When they’re not practicing, the ice is open to public skating.
So a few weeks ago, I stepped back on the ice. The last time I did any SERIOUS skating was [...]

It’s a bad week. Stressed out co-workers, higher expectations…
Plus Mark’s leaving for California next weekend. I’m trying not to think about that.
We had planned on meeting up in the Bay Area — but I can’t take off from work. I’ve now been away from California for more than six months. It feels like it’s killing [...]

Last weekend, I dived into a Kill Bill Party dressed as Oren’s bodyguard, Gogo. I know I don’t have long hair, white tube socks and a metal ball hanging from a wicked chain. However, I had a blazer, a kilt skirt and an authentic Catholic school white button shirt. I figured I could pass for [...]

This morning, we went for our first run of 2007. It felt awesome to jog down Shunga Trail, 70-degrees outside with a helpful breeze. I suppose you could call me a fair-weather runner. The idea of running in the snow, rain or slosh does not appeal to me. That’s why we have gyms.
On this [...]

We got a late start to the weekend. We spent Friday night toasting one of my co-workers who’s moving on to bigger and better things. The farewell party involved lots of people, alcohol and dancing. It was the first time I went dancing in a while. Granted, it was in somebody’s living room and the [...]

I’ve known Mark for more than six years and our relationship still feels young. We enjoy exploring new places and new flavors. We open up our minds to new sounds and new ideas. It’s been like that since our first date on a thrift store scavenger hunt in San Francisco.
Moving to Kansas was [...]