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Pool Session with Kathy and Robert

By Lionina - 6:11 PM
Separately though... Kathy and I borrowed a pool, I borrowed her gear, and we did (she did) some drills. I just 'tried' to hover, instead spent most of my time asking way too many questions and boggling at her backwards swimming. Backwards as in going in the wrong-right direction. Pretty neat. She showed me how to do an S-drill, went through a GUE...

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ArchAndroid - Janelle Monae

By Lionina - 11:51 PM
Vintage sci-fi aesthetics that hit my sweet spot, funky retro beats, smart androgynous stylings, built around a crisp set of pipes barely smoked at the edges. Production seems overly busy at times and the homages/concepts get a little thick, but I always appreciate the complex orchestral arrangement and ambitiousness of the pop. If you were sleeping... Suite I - Metropolis pairs that voice...

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Hand Signals and Other Info

By Lionina - 8:54 PM
In the interest of review...  Scuba Diving Communications. How to buy Dive Gear from Bitz. Suggestions from the friendly people at Scubaboard.  ...

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Ostinato

By Lionina - 3:34 PM
in Italian: stubborn in English: obstinate in music: "a ground bass, basso ostinato; hence, an 'ostinato' is the incessant repetition of a theme with a varying contrapuntal accompaniment." -- Schirmer Pronouncing Pocket Manual of Musical Terms Exemplified in contemporary music by Neu's Hallogallo, the Kosmiche Music Motorik beat. ...

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Salmon Leather

By Lionina - 3:30 PM
Issac Mizrahi's chiffon and salmon skin dress. Issac Mizrahi's chiffon and salmon skin dress. ...

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Moulage

By Lionina - 3:32 PM
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Heidi's Pies

By Lionina - 3:31 PM
  Heidi's Pies are deceiving. I went through a Sour Cream Cherry, Sour Cream Apple, Sour Cream Blueberry and a Lemon Meringue in a period of a week before I realized... Granted, it's been so long that I've had any pie at all that maybe my recollection is off. They are classic American pies in a sense - solidly made, sweetly one note,...

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Proliferating Japanese Snacks

By Lionina - 3:29 PM
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Benriner Mandoline

By Lionina - 3:25 PM
I borrowed a friend's so many times, the owner finally got me my own for my birthday. I love this thing. I borrowed a friend's so many times, the owner finally got me my own for my birthday. I love this thing. ...

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Green Tea Biscuits from Japan

By Lionina - 3:23 PM
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Fried Garbanzo with Chorizo and Greens

By Lionina - 3:20 PM
Mark Bittman's Recipe for Fried Garbanzo with Chorizo and Greens. Kale is substituted here. Easy, tasty dish. Probably great with a little lemon or garlic. Mark Bittman's Recipe for Fried Garbanzo with Chorizo and Greens. Kale is substituted here. Easy, tasty dish. Probably great with a little lemon or garlic. ...

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Vanilla Moon

By Lionina - 3:14 PM
Half a dozen treasures in a special box, which did nothing to prevent a warm day melt down and traveling snafus of the delightful cupcakes inside. Vanilla Moon's cupcakes are pretty, tasty and quite close to home. I'm not missing Sprinkles at this point. Half a dozen treasures in a special box, which did nothing to prevent a warm day melt down and...

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Refresher

By Lionina - 11:57 AM
After two years out of water, I did a private pool refresher class at Wallin's Scuba with GUE instructor Susan Bird today. To date, I only had 24 dives in various tropical locations, in Monterey, and also Catalina. I am up to AOW cert, which I took mostly because I felt uncomfortable not knowing Navigation. Briefly, we got to know each other and...

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