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Caffeine, lingerie, (m)academia…

April 10th, 2004 · Comments Off on Caffeine, lingerie, (m)academia…

Tuesday while we were walking downtown, the girls and I stopped by Metrion, a new cafe. I was curious. I had read an article in the Bainbridge Review and wanted to see “the island’s first joint coffee shop and lingerie boutique” where “cup size has a double meaning”. New at the Bainbridge store is fair […]

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Yes, you can find jeans that fit!

April 1st, 2004 · Comments Off on Yes, you can find jeans that fit!

Jeans that fit?! Ha, ha – APRIL FOOL! Seriously, Ariel Meadow wrote a great coming-of-age post Shopping Older describing how she tried to find a pair of jeans that “fit just right”. excerpt: I wandered out of the store, heartbroken. When you’re abandoned by your favorite jeans merchandiser, it’s hard not to take it personally. […]

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Skin deep

March 25th, 2004 · Comments Off on Skin deep

In today’s Seattle Times: Who are you? SAM photo exhibit probes questions of race and identity “Only Skin Deep: Changing Visions of the American Self,” runs today through June 13 at Seattle Art Museum (SAM) […] The idea, according to SAM’s modern- and contemporary-art curator Lisa Corrin, is to use repulsion, humor, irony and up-close […]

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The Return of the King

December 27th, 2003 · Comments Off on The Return of the King

Yesterday Ted and I got to get out to the movies for most of the day. Leaving the kids for almost five hours, just to see a film, well, it makes me wonder…makes me think about the list of things I’d rather do in five hours alone with my husband…like go to the sushi restaurant […]

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Britney, authenticity and Coldplay: News, culture and Gen Y

November 5th, 2003 · 2 Comments

Sex appeal is to Britney Spears what special effects are to “The Matrix.” Bringing Up Britney Well, since I’ve already written about The Matrix tonight, I might as well write about Britney. Pop culture night here at Seedlings and Sprouts. I confess I don’t know much about her at all – not sure I could […]

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