tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64652432012-01-20T07:37:16.658-08:00Front Row CenterWhere I like to be, in life and in theaterJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comBlogger1063125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-38557478958911653622009-09-07T09:23:00.000-07:002009-09-07T09:24:51.012-07:002009-09-07T09:24:51.012-07:00 I've been on a cooking kick lately--with my love for the Food Network (esp Ina Garten..how adorable is her husband Jeffrey!) and some recent cooking classes I've been taking in Emeryville with my lovely cooking teacher, Rosetta , I find myself spending nice sunny afternoons tied to my dinky, less than ideal kitchen with crappy stove/oven making things I didn't even think were possible to make. Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-74319920794526266262009-05-18T08:15:00.000-07:002009-05-18T08:24:44.373-07:002009-05-18T08:24:44.373-07:00BBT Adult Division Recital I know it's been a while...I've been busy prepping for the Berkeley Ballet Theater Adult Division spring recital that happened yesterday. Exhausted, with probably way too much practice time required for a bunch of adults (12 dancers in both pieces) who have otherwise very busy schedules outside of ballet class, but the results were surprisingly good.Much kudos to my Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-35495588190627355322009-04-20T21:21:00.000-07:002009-04-20T21:23:14.426-07:002009-04-20T21:23:14.426-07:00heat wave in los angelesmy dad had a busy day today....heat wave in LA + lots of tourists at Disneyland = patients with heatstrokes and a very busy ER hospital nearby.We are also enjoying the heat in SF as well! No heatstrokes fortunately.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-59412582837541313642009-01-17T15:40:00.000-08:002009-01-17T16:04:11.764-08:002009-01-17T16:04:11.764-08:00forbidden island: umbrella cocktail paradise in...alameda A hidden tropical tiki bar in the middle of suburban Alameda, CA (where? exactly) makes this local find even more appealing. With unapologetic amazing blended drinks with names such as "Nui Nui", "Macademia Nut Chi-Chi" (my personal fave) and "Missionary's Downfall". And since it's winter (although it doesn't feel like it with 70 degree Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-50641413649989146122009-01-14T21:56:00.000-08:002009-01-14T22:08:51.724-08:002009-01-14T22:08:51.724-08:00weekend in napa Let's raise a glass of Malvasia Bianca...to wine, 70 degree weather, and Danielle Steele's new-ish house in Napa Valley (Calistoga, to be exact...no seriously, it's her house, confirmed by the winery staff)I'm a bit late in blogging--this past weekend, Jay came to visit the bay area from NYC, and to welcome him, San Francisco burst out in a warm week with temperatures in the 70's.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-13532044130476048862009-01-12T22:07:00.000-08:002009-01-12T22:12:42.612-08:002009-01-12T22:12:42.612-08:00yoga at the pier Nature inspires me. This weekend, I hung out by my house at the pier...here I'm doing a very precarious tree pose on the tip of a rock by the pier. I swear I do a much better tree pose but I didn't want to tip over into the water.Check out my purse and shoe, just adds to the pose, doesn't it?Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-14750997352197861002009-01-06T21:38:00.000-08:002009-01-06T22:17:32.096-08:002009-01-06T22:17:32.096-08:00the holidays: overviewI was lucky to spend 1.5 weeks off for Christmas & New Year's... it was great, taking a way from work, and spending a lot of time with family in both the bay area and Orange County. The beloved twin girls in our family (not us but the 3 year old cutie cousins living in London) also crossed the pond to spend some time with us this holiday season. Devi and I riding the Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-55268261026030247972008-12-23T17:53:00.000-08:002008-12-23T17:54:58.842-08:002008-12-23T17:54:58.842-08:00Happy Holidays!Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-29602828745197833042008-12-20T23:01:00.000-08:002008-12-20T23:43:33.393-08:002008-12-20T23:43:33.393-08:00dame edna: belated blog post How fitting (and funny) it is to run into a Prop 8 protest march in downtown SF on my way to see Dame Edna's show. I especially loved that sign--"I'm too old..." I had to grab a quick photo. Dame Edna, performed by the brilliant Barry Humphries, was great to see again in SF since I saw on Broadway. Dame Edna to be performing her last tour, with a substantial run in SFJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-46690800168246169602008-12-20T22:38:00.001-08:002008-12-20T23:00:14.100-08:002008-12-20T23:00:14.100-08:00the sf memorial opera house is all dressed up for the holidays! Happy Holiday Season everyone! Apologies for the lack of updates on my blog...lots going on...still have my job (thank goodness), it's very stressful lately as all these reporters all of a sudden want interviews before their deadlines on Christmas eve. (Lucky me, I have a 7:30AM phone call scheduled on Christmas eve. Siiigh). Fun Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-70740212702167472782008-12-07T21:31:00.000-08:002008-12-07T21:50:16.929-08:002008-12-07T21:50:16.929-08:00Further proof Melvil Poupaud is God's French gift to women...I saw "Broken English" this weekend--amazing film. Parker Posey's character Nora is reminiscent of single women everywhere--who keeps on finding Mr. Wrong. And then when Nora finally finds Mr. Sorta-right, he goes back to Paris and she loses his number which he wrote on a piece of paper. Especially horrifying since the guy she went to Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-18081395622268884002008-12-03T21:02:00.000-08:002008-12-04T10:34:28.045-08:002008-12-04T10:34:28.045-08:00martin puryear: sf moma I went to see the Martin Puryear exhibition at the SF MOMA on Tuesday (free admission! yeah!) and with all the hype surrounding it, I expected to see something fun, whimsical and thought provoking.Instead, my thoughts were...this isn't my cup of tea.Then it got me thinking...how do you get an art piece into a museum of this caliber? For example, I really liked the piece Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-27831901349582459662008-11-22T21:36:00.001-08:002008-11-22T21:57:42.776-08:002008-11-22T21:57:42.776-08:00are you a saint or a sinner?"Are you a saint or a sinner?"--as asked by the makeup artist while introducting me to the Lipstick Queen makeup line. I didn't know how to respond.Jolene and I discovered the most wonderful lipstick brand today, called Lipstick Queen...first hearing from it from Blogdorf Goodman, I was eager to check out a brand that focused just on lipstick, like a cosmetics Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-65553850436327712008-11-19T16:16:00.000-08:002008-11-19T16:57:27.923-08:002008-11-19T16:57:27.923-08:00biotech awards ceremony I got the chance to attend a fancy schmancy biotech awards ceremony in San Francisco recently, and had a some fun pretending to be a science geek once again. The most entertaining moment of the night? Dr. Kary Mullis' acceptance speech for lifetime achievement, the Nobel prize winner who developed PCR. A hilarious personality, and a very descriptive, detailed rendition of Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-54780701078878343912008-11-09T13:41:00.000-08:002008-11-09T13:59:43.416-08:002008-11-09T13:59:43.416-08:00how ballet prepares you for politicsAt a 2005 "roast" for Rahm Emanuel, I caught this on C-span this weekend...this video is of then-Senator Obama at 6:00 in the above clip speaks about how Rahm's training in ballet prepared him for his life in politics.The whole roast is pretty funny--you can watch it on C-SPAN here, Senator Clinton also talks about how the "Republicans may have the Hammer'', Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-8404853082396868952008-11-04T09:11:00.000-08:002008-11-04T09:11:53.965-08:002008-11-04T09:11:53.965-08:00 Participated in democracy today--I only voted on two things: Presidential candidate & Proposition 8.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-24457346107474389562008-10-31T19:33:00.000-07:002008-10-31T19:36:13.643-07:002008-10-31T19:36:13.643-07:00 Happy Halloween everyone~ my mom's wondrous Halloween crafts above...complete with pipecleaner spiders (which was supposed to be scary, not adorable, she says), and some candles with a basket of treats...meant to be left outside so she doesn't have to walk through the courtyard to the front door every time a trick or treater rings the doorbell.We also had some interesting Halloween costumes Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-44722084073363729002008-10-23T20:48:00.000-07:002008-10-23T20:51:30.763-07:002008-10-23T20:51:30.763-07:00public transportation vignettea guy on the bart offered me his seat today. i was standing--there were no free seats.i was taken aback.why did he offer me his seat?possibilities:did I look pregnant? geez, i hope not!did he feel the need to offer because I was a girl? what is this, the 1800's?do I look old and frail?that's the only reason I can think of...very odd!Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-46001447365506773022008-10-17T15:01:00.000-07:002008-10-17T15:11:02.574-07:002008-10-17T15:11:02.574-07:00sarah vowell & weekend is almost here!as a huge fan of npr's radio show this american life, when I found out Contributor Sarah Vowell was going to be doing a reading next door to my work building plugging her new book, I went to check it out. Crowded, I peered at Sarah Vowell through 5 bookcases and a sea of heads, to hear her talk. Really droll, with a unique voice, it was cool to see her live.IJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-65497034810013610472008-10-16T13:27:00.000-07:002008-10-16T13:42:22.747-07:002008-10-16T13:42:22.747-07:00kirov at zellerbachAlina Somova tore it up on stage...but her bent wrists bothered me to no end on Tuesday, I went to the Kirov Ballet for the first time. Having been entrenched among the American ballet companies for the past few years, I finally had a good look at what Art has been talking about--companies in Europe have a special *something*. They certainly do. While I'll still remain faithfulJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-70734196247532394922008-10-11T22:36:00.000-07:002008-10-11T22:46:13.783-07:002008-10-11T22:46:13.783-07:00past few weekends...have been busy with family stuff. always fun for relatives to find a weekend together. this photo was taken with my cousins & my mom, jolene & I at my cousin Monica's wedding. Factoid: This chapel is the same chapel where they filmed 'Father of the Bride'.More exciting updates to come soon...meanwhile, follow me on Twitter, which I've been updating much more than my blog.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-40171262505019753832008-09-27T13:17:00.000-07:002008-09-27T13:26:31.211-07:002008-09-27T13:26:31.211-07:00sf opera: season begins!I grabbed a last minute ticket to see Simon Boccanegra at the SF Opera, with the fantastic Dmitri Hvorostovsky ("Dmitri the Hottie") in the lead male role. The production felt a bit stifled and slow-moving, but it was great to finally see Dmitri sing live on stage.I missed him on stage at the Met a year ago with the fantastic Renee Fleming (the rush line started at 11:00amJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-82304137360585967102008-09-26T21:01:00.001-07:002008-09-26T23:03:37.229-07:002008-09-26T23:03:37.229-07:00mailman newsi was talking to an analyst today (after being hiiiighly disappointed i wasn't chosen from my team to go host reporters (including a nytimes one!) at a nyc healthcare conference...sorry about being so cryptic...no client names allowed!this analyst i've been speaking to since i started work in PR--we found out that we both went to columbia, mailman school...funny how we ended up on Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-70799385021060115152008-09-18T22:26:00.000-07:002008-09-18T22:34:25.314-07:002008-09-18T22:34:25.314-07:00if i was born to sarah palin...My name would be: Engine Nighthawk PalinWhat would yours be? The Sarah Palin baby name generatorI expect Sarah Palin will be a very popular Halloween costume this year. Whoever sees the best and first Sarah Palin drag queen, I WANT PHOTOS!!Funnily enough, after the hilarious SNL skit where Tina Fey plays Palin, Sarah has now been in the media with her hair down. Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465243.post-46409100111544513292008-09-07T08:09:00.000-07:002008-09-07T08:49:50.388-07:002008-09-07T08:49:50.388-07:00goodbye, loveRent goes dark today on Broadway. Check out the amazing photos featured at the NY Times, photos taken during the final dress rehearsal that would be Jonathan Larson's last.My past memories with Rent:One of my favorite musicals of all time, truly life-changing, especially during the time I saw it (on tour, waaay after its Broadway debut, in San Diego). Right out of college, not Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.com