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San Diego Bits & Bobs

December 8, 2009 by Daisy Bateman

1. At some point during this conference I really should make it out of dinner somewhat sober. 2. I saw a girl in the airport with boots like these, and now I want some. Damn my impressionable mind!* 3. People from Australia are impressed if you know about cricket, even if what you know is … Read more

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Conference: Day 0.5

December 7, 2009 by Daisy Bateman

Things I have learned so far today: 1. A small percentage of HIV-infected patients are able to control the disease with slightly autoreactive neutralizing antibodies. 2. The conference doesn’t provide breakfast pastries, only coffee and tea. 2a. There is a Starbucks, but the line is long. 2b. The amount of frosting on the lemon poundcake … Read more

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Holiday Weekend Stats

November 30, 2009 by Daisy Bateman

Wine Drunk: >Too Much Writing Done: 0 Bejeweled Blitz Facebook Game High Score: 198,650 Bejeweled Blitz Facebook Game High Score Beaten On Sunday Night By: Cousin Jake’s Wife Jen Times Blanket Covering Couch Washed, Due to Recurrent Cat Pee: 3 “Scat Mat” Brand Electric Cat-Repellent Mats Purchased: 1 Pulled-Pork Sandwiches Eaten: 1 Small But Very … Read more

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Murphys: The Town, Not the Soap. Also Not Lodi.

April 16, 2009 by Daisy Bateman

After escaping the clutches of the giant winery of scariness, we continued down Six Mile Road which, after a total distance of about six miles, deposited us in the town of Murphys. The first thing you should know about Murphys is that it is almost impossibly cute, in a very California way (non-coastal division). By … Read more

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Not Lodi, Part Two: The Part Where We Don’t Go to Lodi

April 13, 2009 by Daisy Bateman

So, we were driving. And we drove, and then we drove some more. And the scenery was lovely, what I could see of it when I wasn’t focusing on the road, but curiously devoid of vineyards. In fact, it was devoid of just about anything, except for the occasional cow and signs advertising well-digging services. … Read more

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The Lodi That Wasn’t

April 7, 2009 by Daisy Bateman

Well, it was supposed to be Lodi. Last Saturday we went to go wine tasting in Lodi, inspired by a tasty yet affordable viognier from the area that has become kind of our house (okay, apartment) white. I scoped out their tourism website, wrote down the directions (because my printer is out of color ink … Read more

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