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TIL: Alpine Butterfly Knot
While camping along the PCT the other week, after pitching our tent with a couple slip knots, Steve taught me how to do a quick Alpine Butterfly Knot. I probably remember this one better than the knots...
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Abandoned LA Zoo – Los Angeles, CA
Weekends are for trespas… I mean exploring the roads less traveled. Just when I thought I had done “all the things” in LA, on this recent trip we discovered the old Griffith Park Zoo. Griffith Park Zoo...
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Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, CA
Him: What are you doing over the long weekend? Me: We’re going to listen to John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl, I’m so excited! Him: Sorry Jessica, I’m not that hip. I don’t know who John Williams is....
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The Process(es) of Productivity
Yesterday on the Twitterverse Stephanie asked a question about productivity, to which I jokingly replied. Email and zero inbox. Lol. — Jessica Cheung (@jessicacheung) October 5, 2017 This got me...
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Moments: Weekends are for Resting
Him: How are you feeling? Any better? Me: Oh I’m still a little blah. Him: You know if you stayed home to rest you’d get better faster. Me: Yeah I know I’m that asshole that goes to work sick because I...
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My Life for Paperclips
Him: Hey Jess, what have you been up to? Me: So there’s this game… you own a paper clip factory… It all started with reading a tweet that a friend @chrisajello posted. I’m not sure if anything I’ve...
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TIL: About the Pseudococcidae (aka Mealybug)
Me: The flowers you gave me are hanging by a thread and they are infested with something. It can’t be aphids because they are white and make webs. KO: Well those aren’t meant to last unless you have a...
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Moments: History Channel
We went to see “Hamilton, the musical” and as we’re sitting in the audience, H turns to me and beams. H: Hey Jess, spoiler alert. Me: Hrm? H: Aaron Burr kills Alexander Hamilton. Me: Oh god. Got milk?...
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The Last Bookstore – Los Angeles, CA
I don’t want to spend time doing something or anything, let’s just go digital. Someone said that to me recently, and I could not understand it. It seems like the world has become reliant on delivery...
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Instant Pot: Homemade Ramen
I had wanted to make homemade ramen for about 2 years after Laurie had mentioned that she made it once, but the effort involved as she explained making the broth for two days always deterred me....
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Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
On the journey home I was texting with CB. Me: I can’t wait to see you when I get back. CB: Me too. I wonder if you’ve changed (because of this trip). As I type this, I still don’t have feeling...
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On Safari, Tanzania
While I was planning this adventure I figured as long as I was in Tanzania, I might as well check out a safari since I wasn’t sure if after Kilimanjaro I’d ever make my way back to Africa again....
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Food That’s Fast: Garlic Clams & Tomatos
Today I was at the Japanese market shortly before lunch when I spied already clean manila clams in a clean saran wrapped container. Stopped briefly to consider what I had at home that I could cook with...
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Instant Pot: Garlic Braised Short Ribs
I follow @nytfood religiously on Instagram. It’s where I get a lot of inspiration for recipes I want to try now that my Real Simple subscription has lapsed and I just don’t want to sign up for any more...
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Hunting the Hot Cross Bun
At work, my coworker Chris started a chatroom dedicated to food. It’s by far my favorite chatroom to lurk on and see what interests folks in terms of eats. Initially, it was mostly about the universal...
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TIL: How to Trap Crab
Can we just say the interwebs make things seem much more fun than they really are? Also, mistakes were made. This all started with a conversation with CC. CC: Hey, my friends are going crabbing, do you...
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Earl Grey Cookies
Him: Did you put orange peel in this? Me: No silly, earl grey has that in the tea. Him: This is really good. Tea, Earl Grey hot… in cookie form! I love Picard and TNG. Ignore me I’m a huge nerd. I’ve...
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Korean Barley Tea
My friend Jen travels to Asia a lot for work (or should I say used to now). On every trip that someone takes in my group of friends, we’ve gotten into the habit of bringing local snacks back for the...
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Food That’s Fast: Kale Chips
The first time I ate kale chips from work, it was $3 a container and I inhaled them, literally into my esophagus. In a fit of coughs, I vowed never to eat kale chips again. Three years later and I’m...
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TIL: How to get rid of a stain on granite
It all started with a dark brown basket that I’ve had for years that is filled with potpourri that sits in my bathroom. Add to that my new cleaners who do an incredibly thorough job, and I love them...
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