Queenkv’s Brainpickings

LAS VEGAS, NV – I’m waking up on my last day in Sin City. The Terrace Pointe Cafe at the Wynn has free wi-fi. We’re driving back to Nor Cal in a couple of hours.
At work, my co-workers complained about the civilians who chatted up their holiday plans: grilling, traveling and other ideas on how [...]

I woke-up in Vacaville this morning. It’s wonderful to be back in California. I know it’s grey, raining and a little dreary outside…but I’m thrilled to be home.

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I couldn’t have made this trip without Mark. He has been the road trip leader and our home provider. He’s been our rock. I’m grateful [...]

Welcome to my Brainpickings….
I’m a Cali girl working in Sacramento television news. I love traveling, trying new food and hanging out with my family and friends when I’m not chasing breaking news and juggling chainsaws inside the newsroom. My new gig in California’s Capital City is a welcome change after working two years in Topeka, [...]

Once again…I can’t sleep. I woke up just before 2:00 AM. I’m draining glasses of water to dehydrate from a day of mead and one blue margarita. Downloading pictures from our Canon Elph. Chilling to Jenni Alpert and other mello tracks on my iPod Shuffle playlist for Buffalo.
Mark leaves today. We spent our last weekend [...]

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Look what Daisy made at day care. She’s so talented! She used pawprints to make the sun and a doggie biscuit for the cow’s body. This work of art is hanging on our fridge.

I don’t [...]

IXTAPA — Yeah, I worked on my latest Nora Roberts book on our private beach at the hotel, in the rain. It reminded me of the Philippines. Simply refreshing. Then I watched the sunset on the balcony.
Mark´s pretty sick right now. We think he ate something bad at Il Ferno, on Wed. So, he´s [...]

LAX — We’re heading to Ixtapa this morning for our honeymoon. It’s damn early this morning - we got here before the boaring gates opened.
After the ceremony, we stayed at the Marina Del Ray Marriott. Family and friends joined us for a lunch at Islands, yesterday.
Then we watched the sunset over the Pacific from [...]

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Mark and I woke up for the Discovery landing - yesterday morning. We also woke up a couple of times Monday morning (starting around 3 AM or so) - to watch the delay of the landing and eventually, the scrubbing of the landing. I thought it was cute the shuttle crew woke up to [...]

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Mark and I saw Layer Cake last Saturday night. Back in London - Layer Cake posters covered the Tube stops. Every morning - on my way to the Oxford Circus station - I passed the FCUK store. Layer Cake ads made it into this store as well….just like in the movie. So, thanks to [...]

A few nights ago, I had a dream about being in the bay area…
It was at night and I dumped a white bag into the trunk of my black Corolla. The bag had the corpse of a brunette I killed a few minutes before….
Apparently she was homework.

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