After almost seven years, I finally got a shiny new laptop! I've been wanting a new laptop for several years already but kept delaying the purchase because I wanted to max out my old computer as much as possible. I was also waiting for Apple to come out with a new 15" MacBook Pro worthy of an upgrade. Apple products are not cheap, but I love them and to me, they are worth the … [Read more...]

I haven't seen it rain in San Francisco like it did last month in a long, long time. We got so much rain that SF is now officially out of its drought (hooray!) and I didn't have spend any time watering the plants outside. We had a lot of high winds and at least four downpours of hail! It's so bizarre to watch and listen to a hailstorm. They come on so suddenly and with such … [Read more...]

As those of you fellow bloggers know all too well, our biggest nightmares are when our sites break unexpectedly or get hacked. It's the most unsettling feeling ever, especially for those like me who aren't the most technically savvy with all that complicated back end stuff. Fortunately, Untemplater wasn't hacked last month, but I did run into several different technical … [Read more...]

Hello everyone! I hope you had a relaxing and joyful holiday weekend. Christmas really snuck up fast for me this year and thankfully mine was leisurely and happy. I was glad I didn't have to worry about traveling anywhere. I try to avoid airports as much as possible during peak dates, especially with unpredictable winter weather. One year I got stranded in an airport in Ohio … [Read more...]

The end of the year is sneaking up fast. Looking back to November, I'm happy with how things turned out. I got a decent number of freelancing hours in, did a lot of gardening before the torrential downpours of rain hit in December, spent some quality time with my sister and helped her move, and visited with more family and friends at a wedding in San Jose. Another notable … [Read more...]