When I was younger, I was a pretty good skier. I started learning when I was about three. I remember my parents would take my sister and I up skiing throughout the winter. By the time I graduated high school, I could zoom down double black diamonds without any trouble. But then I stopped. My [...]
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The Saturday City: Seattle
December 25, 2010 – 1:37 pm
I associate Seattle with three things: Starbucks, music, and hippies. It’s a city filled with coffee shops where musicians and artists entertain while residents talk about saving the world. It’s a liberal city; it’s an alternative city, but it’s also a cool city. It’s clean, sits next to water and nature, and it has great [...]
Why Do I Hate L.A.?
December 9, 2010 – 11:22 am
Los Angeles. There’s just something about it I hate. I hate the traffic and the lack of public transportation. I hate the vanity and how everyone is “so Hollywood.” I hate the pollution. I hate lack of neighborhoods. L.A. just rubs me the wrong way. But I haven’t spent much time in the city. My [...]