by Lauren | Aug 16, 2009 | Life, Random
Several months ago, my stepmom decided she wanted to compete in the Alcatraz swim here in San Francisco. Yeah. I said it. She swam from Alcatraz all the way to the bay. She’s nuts. Originally, my aunt, cousin and stepmom were intending on swimming, but due to a...
by Lauren | Aug 10, 2009 | Education, Life, Random
One morning, on my walk to work, I saw a man playing the saxophone on the street corner. He was probably 65-years-old. He was dressed in practically rags. Plaid rags. He wore a black beret and had set himself up on an empty, blue plastic carton. He had no sheet music,...
by Lauren | Aug 7, 2009 | Life, Random, Relationships
Random side-note: when it comes to google analytics, California just beat Colorado in number of page visits to my blog. Where are my 303s representin’??? I’ve never been very into how many people view my blog. I mean, I always look and see if people are reading it,...
by Lauren | Aug 5, 2009 | Education, Life, Random, Work
Can you believe it?? Talk about time flying.. I have officially been in San Francisco one month. Today. I can’t believe it. It some aspects, it feels like I’ve been here forever; in others, only a few days. Nonetheless, it has been one whole month of me living in the...
by Lauren | Aug 3, 2009 | Life, Random
I read a quote from Ben Franklin the other day that seemed to suit me quite well, “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” I think the quote is pretty dead on when it comes to life in general. My only qualm with it is: why does it have to...
by Lauren | Jul 30, 2009 | Random
And it ended with an interview with my dad on the CBS4Denver 10 p.m. Newscast. Unbelievable. The first tweet is from @MistyMontano Dad responds from @BradFriedman @MistyMontano responds And the DMs begin The interview is set! After the interview National news??? Wow....
by Lauren | Jul 30, 2009 | Life, Random
My apartment is complete. Tonight, I moved the last three boxes out of my apartment. I was able to find a DVD rack (with the help of my generous apartment managers) allowing me to finally set up my DVDs and recycle the last three boxes cluttering my living...
by Lauren | Jul 21, 2009 | Life, Random
After being in the city for a little over two weeks, I think it’s time to make some comparisons between Denver/Boulder (where I grew up and went to school) and San Francisco. Both of these places are incredibly different. It has also been suggested that Boulder and...
