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Found a salamander..finally!

So after a whole season of rain and flowing creeks at the lab (but no salamanders), I finally found my salamander and I wasn’t even looking for it at the time. =) Turns out my parents are going to be … Continue reading

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Sibley Volcanic Preserve…

So today Ksenya and I decided to do a shorter hike at Sibley Volcanic Preserve with some people from the Sierra Club’s “Inner City Outings (ICO)” group. Ksenya had heard about the ICO and was interested in volunteering to lead … Continue reading

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Hiking Henry Coe State Park…

So last week Ksenya said she was thinking about doing this 20+ mile hike with a hiking group from Stanford. Without any hesitation I said “I’m game!”….which is why I’m now stuck on my couch with busted hips and a … Continue reading

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Christmas Day (Salinas)

Although it took me a while to get to this, I wanted to also share what a great Christmas day was had at Grandma Gillott’s this year. As you know, the trip started out in Twain Harte after we had … Continue reading

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Quality time with my Jetta….

So normally quality time with my Jetta would include a Saturday morning drive with the windows down, heater (and heated seats) turned up, my 80’s music blasting and Sierra in the passenger seat smiling and sticking her muppet head out … Continue reading

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Christmas Day 2007 (Twain Harte)….

So after the merriment at Uncle John and Aunt Tiffany’s, Marshall and I had to drive home and pick up the dogs so we could head to Twain Harte to see his parents. Uncle John had made some very strong … Continue reading

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Christmas Eve 2007….

I can’t believe Christmas has already come and gone. With Marshall studying hard for finals and me being so tired after work each day that I didn’t have energy to work on my handmade gifts, Christmas kind of snuck up … Continue reading

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Grandma Hollfelder’s Birthday – 2007

This year for Grandma Hollfelder’s birthday, the family came over to my parents house for a delicious dinner of spaghetti, steak and lobster (Mmmm….pinchy). Oh yeah, and chocolate cake with whip cream frosting. Jeffery brought in the cake while the … Continue reading

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Cafe Cocomo… working on my two left feet

So for the second time (watch out, we’re going for a record) Marshall and I headed out to the city for a night of fun and dancing with some friends from work. =) The first time we went dancing, we … Continue reading

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Me little brother turns 24….

Has it been another year already? I can barely believe that my little brother Jeffery is now 24 years old. Madness! Sheer madness I tell you! =) Well to celebrate his special day, the whole family got together at my … Continue reading

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Getting my mind off work…way off work

So after a really long work week (multiple 12+ hour days) which somehow extended into the weekend when our BlueArc decided to lose a controller, I figured it was time to have some fun when Heather came over Saturday night. … Continue reading

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Halloween 2007….

I would have had these posted earlier but unfortunately my card reader wasn’t working so I had to get a new one. At least it wasn’t the card itself. =P So the first set of pictures is from a couple … Continue reading

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Things that would be cool to purchase at some point…

From Beads East: Really cool copper bead crochet bag – $44 Even cooler paisley pouch (bead crochet) – $36 Smaller bag, cute and would be fun to make, pineapple motif – $38 From Linda Richmond: Art Deco Necklace (this one … Continue reading

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Hiking at Point Reyes (16mi)…

So several weeks ago my friend Ksenya had suggested that we go kayaking at Point Reyes. I was all for it but because we couldn’t secure a pair of kayaks for this weekend, we decided to just do a hike. … Continue reading

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And even more yardwork (may I take a break now?)…

Ok, well I said I was going to do it and I did. Yeah for me!  The backyard looks so awesome now.  Gotta work on getting the grass healthy again but that’ll be a project for another weekend.  (I’m soooo … Continue reading

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More yardwork…

Yeah, so I finally got off my butt today and did something about my poor neglected front yard! =) This is scary but since it looks so much better now, here are the before pictures. Before I know, scary right? … Continue reading

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Yard work and yellow jackets…

Ok, so I’m embarrassed to admit this but I haven’t been taking the best care of my house or yard lately. =( It’s true, the front yard is covered in weeds and our lawn is about an 80/20 blend of … Continue reading

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Two days in Salinas…

For Labor Day weekend this year, my mom and I decided to head down to Salinas to see my Grandma Gillott. I took Friday off and my mom was able to get a day off from her job as well. … Continue reading

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Music I’d like to have…

New Stuff – Bridging the Pacific – Vol 1 Eagle Vs. Shark Luke Buda   In order to keep track of all the music I’d like to have but probably shouldn’t spend the money on at this point, I’m going … Continue reading

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Huey Lewis and the News (2007)

So this Sunday, Marshall and I drove up to Twainharte for the day so we could attend a Huey Lewis and the News concert at IronStone Winery in Murphys.  The last time we saw Huey was at the California State … Continue reading

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Finished knit hats…gangsta style!

Well, I finally (took a week) finished Marshall’s double-knit hat and it came out pretty good. After finishing that I went ahead and made the VW hat for me. Amazingly enough that only took a couple of hours (man are … Continue reading

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Double-knit hat

So today, rather than worry about work stuff that I currently have little control over, I decided to work on knitting a hat for Marshall.  Why you ask?  Well as it turns out, Marshall is really sensitive to cold and … Continue reading

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Simpsons 2007 baby!

Ok, so after months of anticipation, I finally got to see the Simpsons Movie and it was freakin’ hilarious! =) I laughed SO hard and I’m sure I was more than a little annoying when I kept slapping Marshall saying … Continue reading

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Attempting to recreate Sick mix

Ok, well we know that I loved a particular mix CD that was accidentally (“accidentally”) given away when my old radio was given to the good will. Since then, I’ve really wanted to recover those songs and amazingly enough, it … Continue reading

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My Family (pictures)

Well it’s been quite a while since I posted anything to my site but after recently getting back into WordPress at work, I decided I should get back to updating my site again. So, after thinking about what I’d have … Continue reading

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Day 2

Well, today was the official start of the conference and unfortunately, it didn’t get off to a really great start for me. I planned on taking the conference bus to the convention center this morning but because of a problem … Continue reading

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Supercomputing Conference 2006

So where to start. Well, I arrived in Florida yesterday around 6pm, got my rental car and was at the hotel by 6:30. Sounds pretty straightforward, yeah? Well, although we touched down safely and my luggage made it through a … Continue reading

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