Category Archives: holidays

The year in weird: So long 2011

Posted on December 31, 2011 by jessicap

  I’ve been a little busy with the holidays and have been neglecting to update the blog. You might say I’ve been in a … holidaze. Hahaha. Thank you folks, I’ll be here all week. But seriously… Obviously 2011 has … Continue reading →

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More Black Friday madness

Posted on November 29, 2011 by jessicap

Wow. Californians really go nuts on Black Friday, huh? After all of the craziness I heard about last week — pepper-spraying, armed robberies, stabbings and a random body found in the fountain of a shopping plaza — we had this … Continue reading →

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Black Friday and Buy Nothing Day

Posted on November 25, 2011 by jessicap

For those of us who will not be participating in the mad-dash shopping frenzy (some might call it a Hobbesian frenzy) known as Black Friday, there’s an alternative proposal out there: Buy Nothing Day The folks of Occupy Santa Cruz … Continue reading →

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reverse trick or treating

Posted on October 28, 2011 by jessicap

Around 8:30 or 9 last night, I was helping my boyfriend finish cleaning the kitchen after dinner when we heard a knock at the door. I was a little befuddled to say the least, because having only been here for … Continue reading →

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