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A change of pace...

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:45:00 +0000

...um, I hate that my last post was related to Rick Rolling. So perhaps you should check out my new blog, right here, featuring a lot less food and a lot more mediocrity. Now doesn't that sound like...

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I like to think "Meep meep meep" translates to, "You got Muppet Roll'd, bitch!"

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:00:00 +0000

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Saving you the shame

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:37:00 +0000

So it's Roommate's birthday, and her boyfriend oh-so-sweetly buys her a carrot cake from Whole Foods, and everyone's sitting around and you are offered a slice, and you think, "Hey - it's got...

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It hurts so good

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0000

After downing a half-smoke (like a chili dog, but better) and fries at the Nationals game today, my digestive tract was feeling a little less than stellar so I needed something light for dinner. I'm...

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August

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:43:00 +0000

new Mac, new (FREE!) iPod touch and hence, the demise of my social life law school orientationmugginess and constant beads of sweat on upper lip (why does that HAPPEN?) getting back on track, in...

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Lighter fare

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:59:00 +0000

I'm forever having difficulty picking out the perfect gift for people, but Outblush has been helping me immensely as of late. It's got unique fashion, beauty, and home gift ideas, and even has a...

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Remember that other shoe? Well, yeah. It dropped.

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:29:00 +0000

I remember having a conversation with my mother a couple of months ago, right after I found out I got un-waitlisted at the law school I most wanted to attend. I told her that everything in my life...

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Dilemma.

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:20:00 +0000

Just bought this beautiful dining table (accessorizing my new condo and relentlessly searching Craigslist for bargains has taken the place of cooking for the time being.) Alas, it does not come with...

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Pretty much sums up dating in the District

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:27:00 +0000

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The Old Tomato

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:48:00 +0000

Message sent to the Brit: The Top Chef finale is on at 7:30 p.m. tonight. That means, if you want to see me at that time, and possibly ever again, you must TiVo it. Since you forgot to do it last...

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St. Malo

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:41:00 +0000

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What I can't stop eating. Also some tidbits about my life that probably are of no particular interest to anyone.

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:10:00 +0000

Sea Salt and Rosemary crostini and seaside cheddar cheese from Whole Foods. Also, I'm moving to what can best be described as a baller condo in Clarendon. Woohoo! But that's kind of why I've been...

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Acute sinusitis is as fun as it sounds.

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:47:00 +0000

I have the mother of all sinus infections. It may be a while. (France was cool, except for the whole, you know, being deathly ill in a foreign country thing.)

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Gift

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 +0000

Above is a set of three pouches/make-up bags that my neighbors gave me in honor of my graduation. I don't really know why I put it on here, I just really love the way they look. So yes, on Sunday, I...

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How about just spit in my eye and call it a day?

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:46:00 +0000

I frequently get J. Crew e-mails that are titled, "Spring Dresses!" "Fun, Uber-Preppy Summer Clothes That Are Right Up Your Alley!" but should really be entitled, "Too Bad You Are Poor And Cannot...

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Just about the only thing my house has going for it...

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Mon, 05 May 2008 01:01:00 +0000

...is our azalea bushes. Our house just went up on the market (and by our house I mean the house my roommates and I rent in Bethesda.) It has been a great house for our purposes, despite the ceiling...

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It's nice to be nice to the nice

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Sat, 03 May 2008 22:42:00 +0000

My friend T. is participating in the Avon walk for breast cancer today and tomorrow. Over the course of two days, participants walk 39 miles. To participate, they also have to raise at least $1,800,...

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Like, maybe you could look at this. If you have time in your "busy" schedule, that is.

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:13:00 +0000

This website has been cracking me up as of late, if only because the whiteboard on my fridge is filled with passive-aggressive notes daily. I suppose it's inevitable - putting six girls in a house,...

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Summer barbecue menu

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:44:00 +0000

I love to entertain, and tonight I'm having some friends over for a barbecue. Here's what I'm making, and I'm pathetically excited: Strawberry salsa (from the Gourmet cookbook) with cilantro-lime...

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A sauce of a different color

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:36:00 +0000

I love to barbecue. Everything tastes better just a little bit charred, wouldn't you agree? I tried this sauce recipe from my favorite cookbook of all time, The Gourmet Cookbook, and like every other...

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Put. the French. Down.

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:05:00 +0000

That I enjoy this so much is proof that I have well and truly gone over the edge at this point, or that I've just spent waaaaay too much time working on my thesis. (Which involves French translation,...

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Spring!

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:39:00 +0000

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The BNF: where sanity goes to die.

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:48:00 +0000

Loosely translated, this says, "Intellectual pain and suffering, THIS WAY." There's not too much to tell about last week's trip to Paris, only because the majority of my time was spent in a building...

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Journal Entry, Day 1

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:48:00 +0000

"Go to Paris as soon as possible, and remember it as best you can." -Betty Stanley Everything about one's arrival in Paris seems designed to disappoint. The airport (Charles de Gaulle or Orly, it...

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Des petites mignardises de Paris

noreply@blogger.com (Kate) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:14:00 +0000

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