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Posted on 4/5/2012 by kari

  • I feel like I totally wimped out bc I didn't ride the mcycle in today but I don't have the fortitude to deal w cold hands today. #35degF #

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Posted on 3/31/2012 by kari

  • geez, I'd hate to see my potential BMI if I DIDN'T eat all the choc! “@sciam: Frequent Chocolate Eaters Have Lower BMI http://t.co/JaEn6tMH” #
  • Delivering the rainbows! http://t.co/RTCS78aE #
  • Temporary cat has caught another mouse. 2 in 2 days! #mightyhunter #playswithfood #
  • I salute @mikegrundy: picker up of mice in towels, taker of them outside. #
  • LOVE American way of sitting. “@beatonna: dang this 1855 book on manners is harsh on good ol' American Way Of Sitting http://t.co/c9VaWiuJ” #

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Posted on 3/30/2012 by kari

  • It's OSHA physical time, everybody! Let's see how long I have to wait this time… The are already 15 min late. #
  • 35 min late in to the appt but then so fast. Am pretty sure they skipped the range of motion check (only ever had that once anyway.) #
  • I put off the gym for a lovely @mikegrundy prepared dinner before he headed off for fire drill – now he's gone and I'm stuffed on the couch! #
  • Oh please read this whole thing: on sexism in tech, but also racism, Trayvon, privileged classes, and objectification. http://t.co/RZIQApb5 #

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Posted on 3/28/2012 by kari

  • “@FriendsofCooper: Have an idea to save Cooper Union? Submit it to Friends of Cooper Union: http://t.co/wYrdwNYm via @FriendsofCooper” #
  • Drinking a cup of scalding hot tea after a horribly cold and windy ride home from work. Like: 35degF? And 30ish mpg gusts? Brrrr! #thawing #
  • .@slark it turns out that singing at the tip of your lungs in your helmet warms you up. # in reply to slark #

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Posted on 3/27/2012 by kari

  • “@randomdeanna: For those who think I rant about the patriarchy and misogyny too much.
    http://t.co/K93b3L9d” um, YES. All of this. #
  • Loving central PA – @mikegrundy and I hopped off of Rts 22/99/80 onto Rt 45 east today – beautiful country and only a tiny bit longer! #

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Posted on 3/26/2012 by kari

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Posted on 3/25/2012 by kari

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Posted on 3/24/2012 by kari

  • I rolled over the "I've ridden this motorcycle for 13,000 miles" tonight. Not bad for 28 months ownership (thru some northeast winters)! #
  • I'm having hilarious feelings re: waving to motorcyclists in this 75deg weather: where've y'all been? My arm's tired! Where is your shirt?! #
  • I love bluegrass. so does @mikegrundy: he says he loves it like he likes polka and punk rock. "it's about drinking, dancing, and romance!" #
  • “@superyates: Sleigh Bells live review: Uh wow holy shit, it's like NIN's Broken married the high school pep squad” YES! #
  • confession time: I am fairly certain that despite this warm weather it will snow on my birthday (4/15). Just like it did when I turned 9. #
  • My friend and classmate Sangamithra Iyer on Cooper Union: http://t.co/vbeS83U6 via @FriendsofCooper #

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Posted on 3/23/2012 by kari

  • hey @brdgtc, any chance you can work this hark a vagrant comic into your thesis? http://t.co/X5Zb6IBc #
  • today is beautiful. I transported cupcakes to work on my motorcycle for a bake sale. commuting via bike is besters! http://t.co/ZgMYuE6z #

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Posted on 3/20/2012 by kari

Bake sale on a motorcycle

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We had a bake sale today to raise money for hungry kids and I rode in with a loaf if banana bread in my hat box and a dozen cupcakes strapped behind me:

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The cupcakes had a little room to slide around in there, but only 2 were damaged and I marked them as “smashcakes” with a 75% discount. I mean, I say “only two” but that’s 16% damaged.  Not a great loss rate but I could reduce it with more careful packing of cupcakes into the box, for sure.

See, you can do ANYTHING on a motorcycle!

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  • Quick motorcycle ride w @mikegrundy while the kids are w Grammy, then first chain clean and lube of the season. Y'all, I think it's spring! #

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Posted on 3/19/2012 by kari

  • Ok, maybe it WAS too cold to ride to work today. #brrr #

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Posted on 3/16/2012 by kari

  • Spring peepers all the way home today! Stay good, March: be kind to our amphibian friends. #
  • Today I worked super late and then came home to a water report for my village soundly in need of revision. #needparty http://t.co/sR5B6WB0 #

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Posted on 3/14/2012 by kari

  • Pro Tip: when dressing to motorcycle to work, make sure to check YOUR weather station, and not one 80 mi. south. Oh hai 32 degF not 45. brr. #
  • let's talk about DST. Can't we do 30 min shift instead of an hr? so we can have sunrise at 6:45 and sunset at 6:30? #timeisaconstructanyway #

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Posted on 3/13/2012 by kari

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Posted on 3/12/2012 by kari

Anniversary Weekend

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Mike and I celebrated our 4th anniversary this weekend. We have made a point to travel somewhere in NY for the last 2 years (first Niagara Falls and then Corning) and this year was no exception – we planned a trip to the Arkell Museum in Canajoharie.

But this year Mike is unemployed, and as we started to research B&Bs I got more and more stressed about the cost. Then my Friday was suddenly booked solid and I got even more stressed about driving for 4 hours on Friday night when I’m so sleepy and stressed already. So we decided to stay at home, shut off the computers, and make a point to go to an art museum nearby. Friday night we cleaned the bathrooms in preparation for a luxurious vacation at home.

[[To be totally honest, the trip to Niagara Falls involved a ridiculous work disaster for Mike that required him to pull a remote all-nighter that included several breaks in the fetal position while I sympathetically slept; and the Corning trip included a horrible upset stomach that resulted in poor Mike projectile vomiting several times in our first 24-hours away. So the “staycation,” while annoyingly named, had every chance to be the best weekend together yet. ]]

And it was really wonderful! We went to a maple festival in the Catskills and found a sugar maple grove being tapped. It was a long walk to get to the sugar shack and we were the last visitors. The tin pails are just for show – and the sound of the sap dripping into the buckets was surprisingly loud.

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And we went to Dia Beacon and looked at art and enjoyed a few minutes rest in the sun on the side of a hill overlooking the Hudson. So lovely!

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We managed to eat with gift certificates and even found some apple cider and doughnuts as an afternoon snack. This part of NY is so pretty, I’m glad we made a point to stay local and explore a little. Tuesday is our official #4, and I’m happy to report back that no fetal positions or vomiting were required in the making of this anniversary weekend.

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