blog superlatives 2011

most popular (/viewed) post: product review: gu chomps most popular post (written in 2011): product review: sony w-series mp3 player most entertaining (most popular non-product-review post): ten things i know about suar most likely to walk down the red carpet: relay with ragnar bestest blog friends...

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brief summary of 2011

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merry christmas

hope you and your families have a very merry christm...

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pumpkin two ways

earlier this month i experimented with making pumpkin soup. it was ok. there wasn't much of a sweet pumpkin flavor to it, but i still ate it all. i didn't really measure (it's just soup after all) and threw random things in willy-nilly. i vaguely followed this pumpkin soup recipe from crepes of wrath...

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little full, lotta sap

to carry on my tradition (founded in 2010, it's long-running), i thought i'd share this year's tree and some of the new ornaments added this year. feel free to play along with my made-up meme - all you have to do is share some of your favorite christmas ornaments or decor. no reject tree for us this...

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(not so) cuckoo for coconuts

way back in july i received samples of phenom coconut water. growing up, i was never a huge fan of coconut unless it was on a samoa cookie, but i've since expanded my diet and even tried fresh coconut. i do like coconut milk, and coconut water is proclaimed to have a ton of health benefits, so...

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in the mail

i'm a whole day early this year (vs last year)! my run with jill blogger gift exchange present is in the mail. once again i spent the required minimum on shipping because i thought flat-rate boxes were cheaper than they actually are. whoops. unfortunately there was no hit single to include this time...

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cost of running 2011

money is usually a taboo subject, but i've seen others tally up their cost of running for the year and thought it was interesting. i've never considered the lump sum of race entries and travel expenses, but at least this will be a "light" year since i haven't even been running for the last 5 months....

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city of angels (la 13.1 giveaway)

win it!(source)i was supposed to run the los angeles 13.1 last year, but ended up being unable to make the trip and gave my race entry to a friend in la. i would love to take advantage of a free entry for 2012's race but as you may know, i'm not quite in shape to run a half marathon in just a few weeks. so,...

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november 2011: mile high

november 2011 total mileage: 13.44 time spent walking: 4hrs 1min other exercise: two leisure strolls after thanksgiving dinners; one strenuous hike. days off: 25 avg temp: not recorded trip of the month: grandfather mountain, nc for (part of) my birthday present from josh, we were supposed to go on...

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happy thanksgibbing back

because it was (recently) thanksgiving and i know you all need one more thing to be thankful for... a drawering. two actually. they're not ms paint but i hope you will still enjoy: playing "guess that movie" with my sisters (i texted them pictures from work) enjoying another meeting my brain...

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a's to the q's (part 3)

(you know, that meme from july i was answering back in august. here's part 1 & part 2.) and now for the third installment. also the final one, unless someone asks more questions and then i may get to them by march. Zoë said... Pardon me,do you have any Grey Poupon? fresh out,...

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sat to death

mini-updates to address some of the various questions that have been asked recently: sugar - haven't noticed much of a direct change. my skin is a little better in general, but that could just be from the overall cleaner diet. i think i do feel more "alert"/focused though, and i know that sugar-free...

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milking it

not in this sense. i'm calling myself out: i've been milking my health issues and being lazier than necessary. yes, for a few weeks in august and september it was physically painful to move, but it's now mid-november, and there have been plenty of days where i could have at least done something. i...

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