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Somethings & Nothings: March 4, 2018

a national #Bleed4Amina CYG blood drive, a Marc Maron WTF garage tour, flight-landing flatulence, a ode to "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover," and more

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Somethings & Nothings: March 4, 2018
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somethings + nothings: february 23, 2017

things to read while it rains

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somethings + nothings: february 23, 2017
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Last Year in Books

Looking for a good book to read?  Look no further.

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Last Year in Books
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somethings + nothings: November 18, 2016

some sweet things and some serious things before the holiday

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somethings + nothings: November 18, 2016
link loveAddie ManisLos Angeles, Julia Child, house hunting, home ownership, real estate, economy, France, vacations, wine, house wine, feminism, psychology, politics, election, plans, Millenials, minorities, equality, Hollywood, ravioli, pasta, cooking, Michelle Obama, donuts, Brooklyn, Peter Pan Donuts, masculinity, kidsComment

Somethings + Nothings: October 24, 2016

love letters to Michelle Obama, things to do in France, fear of having sons, and other things to do in the heatwave

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Somethings + Nothings: October 24, 2016
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somethings + nothings: July 30, 2016

David Change + wine slushies + Ghostbusters + sincerity

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somethings + nothings: July 30, 2016
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somethings + nothings: June 23, 2016

Jet lag distractions by way of popsicle week, clean coffee, exfoliation, and vampire novels.

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somethings + nothings: June 23, 2016