Candyland… Come to Life

Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 19, 2009, San Francisco’s crookedest street (Lombard Street) will be transformed into a giant Candyland board to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the board game.  The street will be closed to traffic as children from the University of California San Francisco Children’s Hospital participate in the game as colored game pieces and [...]

I <3 Puppies

A San Francisco couple set up a live video feed to watch over their dog’s six Shiba Inu puppies… and the rest is history (or rather, workplace distraction). 
If only they could pipe in puppy breath… bestill my puppy-loving heart.

Overheard @ The Today Show

Location:
The San Francisco Bay Area local traffic station that reports for The Today Show.
Situation:
A respected, local traffic reporter with a straight face, mind you, reported,
“…there is a back-up [on the freeway] due to a porta-potty in the number 2 lane.”

Double the Pleasure, Double the Fun

I will be frank… in general, I am not crazy about old people.  With the exception of my grandpa and the Brown’s.
San Francisco is known for a lot of things… but what most outsiders don’t realize is that the Famous San Francisco Twins are as much a city landmark as the cable cars and Golden [...]

City Pet

I want a dog.  Even though I promised myself that for my 30th birthday I would be the proud mama to one — I am left with 2 weeks to go and no hope in site.  However, it seems I have options should I move back to NYC.  I present you with Plastic Bag Animals… [...]

sTori Telling

So last night was the first time I have ever attended a book signing.  Who, might you ask, was thrilling enough to pull me out to the Virgin Megastore in Union Square at 7pm? 
Tori Spelling
I really just wanted to see her up-close… not actually meet her… and I could care less about her signature… but [...]