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Linnea Ashley on June 10th, 2008

dim sum and cherries. cherries more than dim sum. the bay area has figured out the perfect recipe for summer wonder. a bunch of crunchy granola types huddled around a parking lot full of tents with tables brimming over with everything fresh and delicious imaginable (as long as its in season). this week was the […]

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Linnea Ashley on June 6th, 2008

lizzie asked me who i was and what i had done with her friend. i called her, at a rather unreasonable hour given where she lives, to inform her that i had endorphins. it is silly to anyone who works out regularly…anyone who likes to work out…but for me it was a revelation slow in […]

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Linnea Ashley on May 26th, 2008

it was one of those days…loosely planned and righteously executed. a friend and i decided carnaval might be a good excuse to hang out again. two turned to five and the expected gray weather turned blue instead, sun warming our layers forcing removal of fleece and long sleeves. steeling glimpses of the parade, scantily clad […]

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Linnea Ashley on March 13th, 2008

The sky, dotted with fluffs of gray-white clouds, is a washed out blue. The trees are lined with shiny green leaves blowing in an eager wind. And I sit staring out of a single paned window wondering when life makes the most sense, when life’s choices and chances seem less arbitrary and more methodical? Wondering […]

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Linnea Ashley on March 12th, 2008

One of Cory’s pictures from the Vagina Monologues.

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Linnea Ashley on March 11th, 2008

This year’s cast…

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Linnea Ashley on February 2nd, 2008

no, not wal-mart or starbucks…i mean ikea. i know i know, everyone loves ikea. ikea loves the environment and has simple and minimalistic packaging. and as expensive as they are they are still pretty affordable. but i loathe them. partially because when you walk in there are a million converts to the ikea god who […]

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Linnea Ashley on January 27th, 2008

money hasn’t been my driving force for quite a few years now. when i was much younger and just beginning to understand the uses and power of money i admit i was a fan. i remember when i started baby sitting in the neighborhood i would have $100 stashed in my top drawer. not a […]

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Linnea Ashley on January 16th, 2008

On the phone with my mother, contemplating the dishes that had been sitting in my sink for more than a few days, the shots rang out so clear and loud that I stopped for a split second. Just a second. And then I told my mother I’d call her back and promptly called 911. There […]

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Linnea Ashley on December 24th, 2007

i think most people fear impermanence. the concept of change is the source of consternation. even if what is known is bad – the idea that what lies beyond is unknown makes it worse. i am the opposite. in my world – the only constant was change. each new move prepared me for the inevitable […]

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