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Ski Conditioning, Sound Mind and Body Gym, Fremont

Jan 20, 06 Ski Conditioning, Sound Mind and Body Gym, Fremont

Posted by Amanda Ford in Active

It is hard to say whether the ski conditioning class at Sound Mind and Body Gym makes me feel like a professional athlete partaking in a regular training session or like an elementary school student participating in PE class (albeit a very advanced elementary school PE class). Either way, I love this class. Ski Conditioning takes...

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Mercer, University Village

Jan 17, 06 Mercer, University Village

Posted by Amanda Ford in Shop

Be forewarned: Mercer is a dangerous place. It is not the type of store that you enter, stroll around leaving unaffected, rather it is the type of store guaranteed to dangle some piece of clothing in your face and ask, “Don’t you just love this?” In response your heart will pound a little harder. Your eyes will...

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Royal India, Juanita

Jan 11, 06 Royal India, Juanita

Posted by Amanda Ford in Famished

Forgive me food gods, for I have sinned! I am ashamed to admit it, but I must come clean: I have been driving past Royal India since it first opened with my lips pursed, my brow furrowed, my nose stuck up in true “I am too good for that restaurant” food snob fashion. For years I have been saying aloud, “I will...

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Revolutions, Greenlake

Dec 19, 05 Revolutions, Greenlake

Posted by Amanda Ford in Famished, Relaxin', Scene

If you are a woman who gets utterly annoyed when a stranger calls you “sweetie,” you may want to avoid Revolutions as your morning latte provider. If, however, you are a woman who gets a thrill from a little unexpected sweet talk, Revolutions is your place. Here’s just a small sampling of the greetings I have...

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