Weeks 8-11 in Review

Hitting "pause"... to catch my breath ... after a whirlwind action-packed month.

Squeaks's Top 5:

1. Quote from Oscar night - "You're my mast through the storms of life." Christian Bale to his wife during his acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actor. Re-gifting this one for my guy, who's especially living up to these words lately.
2. Food experiences - Curry Up Now truck in the Financial District; El Metate in the Mission.
3. Transitions - Found a buyer for our place (sans Open House) and became buyers of another, all in 1 week. The race to close escrow is ON.
4. Transitions (part 2) - Retired my Ericsson candy bar and got my first SmartPhone. Dude, this thing is rocking my world.
5. Wisdom - "It's not the load that breaks you down. It's how you carry it." Lena Horne (1917-2010), featured in an Oscar Tribute.

Hawai'i Free Press Top 5:

1. Dopers, anti-Superferry activists duke it out for control of Maui Democratic Party (2/27/2011).
2. More than 150 dogs seized from puppy farm (3/1/2011)
3. Panos on geothermal: Can Hawaii catch up with Philippines and Iceland? (3/6/2011).
4. Hawaii Red Cross helping local victims, taking donations for Japan (3/13/2011).
5. Scientists predict Japan's tsunami trash to hit Hawaii shores in 18 months (3/19/2011).

Hitting "Play" ... and on to the next.