Bluffworks Pants Review
Feb05

Bluffworks Pants Review

I’ma let you finish but these are the greatest pants of all time 10% OFF WITH THIS BLUFFWORKS COUPON CODE: PROEST2010 (Updated 5/31/15, see the bottom.) Katy bought me some Bluffworks Originals for Christmas and I pretty much didn’t take them off for days after I got them because they’re so comfortable. And because so many people kept complimenting me. Shortly after, they saved me, big time, because my friend totally...

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Petros Christophilis Reviews

We just bought a house and it went so well that I felt compelled to write reviews of our lender. Petros Christophilis (Broker) We were all set to go with a friend’s friend as our lender for a conforming purchase loan, when I decided I’d better shop around at least a little. Petros quoted us .25% less than our previous quote, with about the same closing costs. (That comes out to $22,000 over the life of the loan.) It seemed...

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Udacity Review: Free and Awesome

I have wanted to be able to program for a long, long time, but it is expensive and time consuming. Learning with written tutorials, like Python for Dummies is really hard, I’ve found. Udacity, however, has made it much easier. There is an end goal. I’m not a big fan of “hello world” tutorials. I like how Udacity says “In 7 weeks, you’ll be able to scrape the web and program a basic search engine....

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We visited 16 of Victoria’s Restaurants
Sep18

We visited 16 of Victoria’s Restaurants

Victoria is kind of a lazy vacation city. It’s not super historical and doesn’t have much sightseeing (except whales) so we decided to eat at as many restaurants as we could. A lot of sharing went on so we could visit more places. Here’s our list, our favs, and the meh. Breakfast James Bay Tea House Good coffee. Definitely order one of their homemade scones. (They’re large and delicious!) It’s also a...

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The Ultimate Guide to Hostel Fireplace

Hostel Fireplace is real! Katy, Tom, and I stayed there for 7 nights in August 2012, and loved it. There are a few drawbacks, but nothing major. Read on. How to find Hostel Fireplace The hostel is on the 4th floor of building 23 on Zagorodny Prospekt. You have to walk down a cul-de-sac/alley to get to it. It isn’t scary. The door is #4 on the left. Don’t go into door #4 of the building on the right. We got confused and did...

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Rialto Beach Trip Report
Jul16

Rialto Beach Trip Report

We visited Rialto Beach for an overnight trip on Saturday. You can stay overnight as long as you’re willing to walk about a mile up the beach, past Ellen Creek. Unfortunately, we found cloudy skies and misty rain all evening. It wasn’t enough to stop us from building a sweet driftwood bonfire and stay up till 2am making s’mores. I loved the place. There is an rock arch called “Hole in the Wall” about 1/2...

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