tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61135932024-03-07T11:30:17.142-08:00Not A Blog To Be Tossed Aside LightlyDaily blog that covers Beth's life - what I'm reading, what I'm up to, what the weather in Seattle is like. Plus the ongoing adventures of my Chiweenie, Franklin.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.comBlogger665125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-14528272034575701702013-05-05T13:18:00.001-07:002013-05-05T13:18:58.530-07:0080 Degrees & Seattle's HappyWe're easy to please in Seattle; all it takes is some simple daylight and warmth and we're positively giddy. Like, take your woolen socks off and wear your Birkenstocks with bare feet kind of giddy. Its sunny! It's the best!
Franklin has re-discovered the patio, after six months of cold and wet, and absolutely loves it. I repotted a plant this morning and he went right to Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-36657773448385654902013-01-08T15:59:00.000-08:002013-01-08T15:59:04.265-08:00Blogs are hard. Okay, so you guys? Blogging is, like, REALLY HARD. Coming up with topics and regular content is, like, SUPER HARD, and this is coming from someone that used to be responsible for putting together blog topics for actual, legitimate, professional businesses.
"They" say to write what you know, These days I'm enjoying a year-long self-imposed sabbatical from work. I suppose I can share a few Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-57561129464866744592013-01-04T11:43:00.001-08:002013-01-04T11:43:06.709-08:00Catfish, or Are You People For Real? Recently over Christmas I discovered a show on MTV called "Catfish." I hadn't heard of this previously because I'm in my late thirties and break out in a rash whenever my remote gets too close to MTV programming.
But I gave it a whirl, and MAN was it worth it. For those unawares, it goes like this: These two guys, Nev and Max, get pitched from people all over the country who are in online Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-33751858734442884592013-01-03T22:00:00.000-08:002013-01-04T11:04:02.706-08:00You Can't Make This Stuff UpHappy 2013, blogosphere. I see we have quite a crowd of folks lined up outside to re-enter the World of Beth - many of whom have camped overnight and have tears streaming down their faces at the thought of hearing my random thoughts and stories. Wait no more, universe! I am back! Huzzah!
Why return now, many of you might ask? Well, it's the start of the new year and time to implement Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-25262549300135683902012-05-10T21:53:00.000-07:002012-05-10T21:53:41.599-07:00Well, hey there, blogosphereLong time, no see, universe. How's it going? It's been three years since I visited the World of Beth blog.You look good. Your hair has changed, no?
Today I revisited several of the blogs I used to follow religiously and WHOA. Things had been shaken up significantly. These people that I've never met - never interacted with - they had changed. Evolved. Some had gotten divorced; some had had Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-8463431883538846092009-06-16T22:10:00.000-07:002009-06-17T10:27:16.892-07:00Plouf! Jen visits San FranciscoIt's always nice to have friends visit you, but when you're t-minus one week from moving and in desperate need of an extra pair of hands, it's especially welcome. A World of Beth shout out is due to Jen, who helped to kick off the packing process and did not even blink when she had to put hundreds of books into boxes during her vacation.But speaking of vacation, I must say there were several Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-20418250105230928152009-06-13T09:31:00.000-07:002009-06-17T10:08:24.889-07:00XOXOAs a lazy person with copious amounts of free time on her hands these days, I find myself chilling around the apartment doing one of two things: watching bad TV infomercials and/or watching bad Internet video. I must say I've become a wee bit addicted to what I can only call celebrity devotional videos on You Tube. This is a fairly new concept to the World of Beth, though apparently every 14 yearBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-15777814490587619162009-06-11T22:06:00.000-07:002009-06-12T22:32:22.038-07:00Radical Sabbatical 2009: Beth Re-Enters Suburbia and the BlogosphereAh kids, it's good to be back in the blogosphere! Six months after my last post (enter sad trombone sound here), and so, so much has changed. While I haven't gone all Jillian Michaels-ish and turned into a rock-hard triathlete, there have been some major renovations going on in the World of Beth.To quote Ross and Rachel circa 1996-ish, I'm "on a break" from my boyfriend Mister Employment. Mister Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-30876021593574116972008-11-02T18:25:00.000-08:002008-11-02T18:52:33.992-08:00Putting a (Public) Stake in the GroundWell loyal readers, it's time for Beth to announce her Biggest Project Yet: Operation Smaller Ass. Or perhaps it's Jiggle-B-Gone 2009? Or Campaign to Stop Dependence on Lane Bryant as My Sole Fashion Option?You get the plus-sized picture. The fact is, I'm fat. I've been fat for a very long time....but the past few years in particular have been especially cringe-worthy on the scales. The other Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-79496302999156531302008-10-21T09:43:00.000-07:002008-10-25T09:57:04.092-07:00Sacramento - Beth's Shrug-Worthy Day TripOne of my favorite activities that I don't do too often is just to get in the car and drive aimlessly for a few hours and see where I end up. Some of my most memorable trips have come that way - the first time I saw Portland, for example, or the time I randomly drove to Vancouver after a particularly traumatizing job interview experience.So last weekend I got the bee in my bonnet to see Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-15617102847240878442008-10-19T20:10:00.000-07:002008-10-25T09:43:50.974-07:00All the world's a parade....but outside my front door?Okay, so I realize this isn't exactly breaking news, but I feel compelled to share a totally ridiculous story from Beth's Insane Neighborhood.(Quick aside to remind Loyal Readers that while I like to say I live in "North Beach" the reality is that I live just one block from San Francisco's Pier 39, which is the biggest, noisest tourist trap in the City. Tour buses, drunk vacationing frat boys, Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-71490429944239917432008-10-17T19:57:00.000-07:002008-10-19T20:10:27.530-07:00Beth Returns (Once Again) to the Blogosphere!Alright kids, so it's been two months. I get it. I know I should post more often, but frankly it's been rather slow and non-post-worthy in the World of Beth, so material's been lacking. Plus frankly my non-Millenial, social media-challenged brain is struggling to keep up with the constant stream of updates needed to keep up on Facebook, Twitter, email and the blog. A girl can only update so much,Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-36170516583470965762008-08-10T21:08:00.001-07:002008-08-10T21:28:53.313-07:00A few words on Dolly Parton I ask you, World at Large, what could be better than a Dolly Parton concert? Puppies? Unicorns? Rainbows? Maybe. But Dolly's pretty close up there. Having seen her show in Seattle this weekend I can say there are few comparisons to Dolly and that's not a bad thing.For one, the woman played NINE friggin' instruments (a third of which were rhinestone encrusted), sung her own songs (which - get Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-61533977331597128592008-08-03T20:40:00.000-07:002008-08-10T21:05:51.800-07:00A Lesson in You Tube, Where Beth Learns WAY Too Much About Vincent D'Onofrio File this one under "Embarrassing Confessionals," kids. So I keep hearing about this new fangled thing called "YouTube" on the InterWeb that the young kids keep paying so much attention to, and sure enough I spent most of last weekend seriously obsessed with it. Seriously It started off innocently enough where I was trying to find this clip from "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" for someone Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-20057121073114556862008-07-27T19:55:00.000-07:002008-07-27T20:15:08.935-07:00Chi Re-alignment, Day 1While on vacation, I picked up a book on how to have more energy and stop feeling so exhausted all the time. It seemed like a good purchase since most nights when I come home from work it's all I can do to microwave some food and avoid falling asleep on the couch at 9 o'clock. Not so cool.I like that all of the recommendations in the book are logical (eat better food, get some sunshine and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-48795618894009654372008-07-26T11:32:00.000-07:002008-07-27T19:48:23.825-07:00Pop Quiz: Denver Edition, V. 2 Pop Quiz, Hot Shots! (Yes, again.)Question: During a recent trip to Denver, which of the following activities did Beth NOT do? A.) Had a hot guy that looked an awful lot like Ryan Reynolds sit next to her in a SmartCar while being given a demo of the car's features?B.) Finally watched "Flight of the Concords" and started to understand what all the fuss is about? C.) Drove to the Tattered Cover Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-58377146616234391992008-07-24T19:19:00.000-07:002008-07-27T19:32:20.528-07:00Pop Quiz: Denver Edition, V.1Pop Quiz Hot Shots!QUESTION: During a recent trip to Denver, how did Beth and her mom spend their first day together?a.) Eating "Chinese" food at a Chinese buffet that used to be Furr's Cafeteria, followed up by a trip to a new 85,000-square foot liquor store named Tipsy's;b.) Eating "Italian" food at The Olive Garden, followed up by a trip to Target;c.) Eating "seafood" at Red Lobster, followed Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-61339871512488264992008-07-16T17:50:00.000-07:002008-07-16T18:00:56.615-07:00Let's all take a lesson from Olive, shall we?Having recently found my way back to the blogosphere, I was saddened to read about the passing of Olive Riley, the world's oldest blogger, who died this week at the age of 108. 108, people. Truly, if this woman can post from her nursing home in (no joke) Woy Woy, Australia, than surely I can do a better job at updating the World of Beth on my lame cat lady adventures.For a nice mental health Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-7442102126760814882008-07-13T21:08:00.000-07:002008-07-13T21:34:10.926-07:00More than 2 months later, Beth returns to the Blogosphere!Well World at Large, it's been way too long. Pull up a chair and pour yourself a giant goblet of vino - we've got a lot to catch up on!So I realize it's been a couple of months since last I've blogged and many of you have been (ahem) not-so gently following up with me to see what's been cookin'. A quick recap might be in order:1.) Campin'. Yes. It's true. Pigs have flown. Hell has frozen over. Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-85834369598881399582008-05-02T12:07:00.000-07:002008-05-03T12:41:16.737-07:00An Open Letter to Netflix Dear Netflix,Jesus, are you trying to kill me here? Seriously, guys, when a person rents The Savages, Atonement, and Lars and the Real Girl all at the same time you really ought to include either a complimentary box of Kleenex or a gallon size drum of Prozac with the DVDs. Because that person will start off with Lars and the Real Girl thinking "Boy, this looks like one really quirky indie comedyBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-80857159636965426172008-05-01T11:45:00.000-07:002008-05-03T12:00:53.392-07:00Staying Young@HeartSo there's this documentary out, which I really want to see, called Young @ Heart about this choral group made up of folks in their 70's, 80's and even 90's who sing punk songs. Sonic Youth, Coldplay, Lou Reed, the Ramones....you get the picture.And seriously, every time I go to You Tube and check out their performances I find myself laughing and sobbing at the same time. Tears full on rolling Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-15690745468627605492008-04-30T09:28:00.000-07:002008-05-03T11:43:35.757-07:00The M-Word Greetings from Day Three of Vacation. After a brief client meeting today (siiiigh, yes I'm serious), I headed to Golden Gate Park for some outdoorsy fun in nature....by which I mean that I drove around the outdoorsy natural things, took some great pictures, and didn't really get out and walk or experience any of it first hand. This is about as outdoorsy as Beth gets, folks.Anyhoo. First stop wasBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-846489562168676562008-04-29T19:49:00.000-07:002008-05-01T20:00:00.793-07:00Beth Chillaxes at Home Doing Nothing: Vacation Continues!Well folks, it only took two days of vacation for my super extra diligent vacation schedule to be shot all to hell. Yesterday was full of road trippin' adventures....today not so much. So far I've slept in until the double-digit hours of the morning, caught up on my Law and Order: Criminal Intent episodes on the TiVo (Vincent D'Onofrio, you were so young and thing back in the day!), baked Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-80991098736490148722008-04-28T21:54:00.001-07:002008-04-28T22:15:57.860-07:00Snuggly Otters and Sweeping Views: Beth's On Vacation! Hiya kids and greetings from Vacationville - population ME. I finally got around to taking some time off and am trying to make the most of this week being a tourist in my own city. Yes, I've lived here almost ten months and there are still so many neighborhoods/museums/parks/areas I haven't seen. It's going to be a busy week, that's for sure.Today started off with some coffee at this little cafeBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113593.post-7554835853746860962008-04-23T17:28:00.000-07:002008-04-23T17:39:40.402-07:00A quick open letter to my circa 1985 peach Princess Phone Dear Circa 1985 Peach Princess Phone, Damn, I've missed you. I mean, look at you. Who couldn't love that? For whatever reason I was talking at work today about Generation X-era technology and you came immediately to mind. No one here seems to remember you because they are all tech savvy Millenial kids, but I DO, Peach Princess Phone. I REMEMBER. I had to scour the Internet to find you, but whenBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112344793801416919noreply@blogger.com0