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		<title>Camping at Lake Wenatchee</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 02:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David and I went camping at Lake Wenatchee two weekends ago and had a lovely time. It was car camping and it kept it pretty simple. A small cooler with snacks, cooked our dinners over a campfire, and brought an air mattress to be more comfortable in the tent. On Saturday we did a lovely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Camping at Shi Shi Beach, WA</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caroline, Lee, Jess, and I went camping at Shi Shi Beach last weekend. It&#8217;s part of Olympic National Park, on the Washington coast, nestled in the midst of the Makah Reservation&#8217;s tribal lands. It was a beautiful 2+ mile hike through the forest to get to the beach, backpacking in carrying all of our gear, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I made meatloaf (confirming I&#8217;m no longer a vegetarian)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Went to a literary reading last night and was inspired to make a meatloaf today. Cheers for unexpected consequences! I believe it&#8217;s the first time I&#8217;ve ever made meatloaf and I&#8217;ve got to say it turned out lovely! I used 1/3 turkey and 2/3 beef. Meatloaf Prep Time: 20 minsTotal Time: 1 1/2 hrs min [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Busy!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month has flown by, just like every other on record. Fourth of July weekend was a big camping trip for Barry and Maja&#8217;s wedding. David and I were 2 of the 150+ friends in the woods, in the middle of nowhere near Omak, WA. We celebrated with hula hoops, nature walks, juggling, eating, grilling, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garden harvested rhubarb in Rhubarb Cream Cheese Bars</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m loving my garden! I&#8217;ve been eating kale, chard, arugula, strawberries, and sugar snap peas. I also planted rhubarb last summer and just harvested some of it this week! I found a new recipe online and it turned out great! (So far, four taste testers and all four were very very happy). Enjoy! Rhubarb Cream [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer is here!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solstice parade was last weekend. Today was BevDay in the park. Watching World Cup games on the intertubes at Jessica&#8217;s place. Yesterday was our first backyard BBQ and bonfire of the summer!!]]></description>
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		<title>Back from South Africa!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 02:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It would appear that I only posted on travelingcat.com while in Cape Town&#8230; oops! JustLaura stayed quiet the whole six weeks. Needless to say, Kenya and South Africa were great and I&#8217;m now home back in the thick of things. Seattle&#8217;s in summer mode so it&#8217;s time for biking to work, BBQs, Solstice parties, bachelorette [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Andaluca goodness</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fabulous lunch at Andaluca for http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/seattlerestaurantweek/ Gala Spinach Salad Seared Halibut w/ roasted tomato burre blanc Beef Skewer with cabrales blue cheese crust Petit liquid chocolate cake w/ Mint semifreddo YUM!!]]></description>
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		<title>Burning Man pics from 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not sure that I ever posted these, so I&#8217;m trying to get them up now. Better late than never, right? Enjoy the dusty fun! Getting a fake tattoo With Alison and Thomas Me and my dreadlocks playing minigolf David &#8211; on our first adventure With my housemate Mars At the Grooviks Cube &#8211; our amazing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going back to Kenya and South Africa!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David and Cat in Mayapan, Mexico in Feb 2010 My boyfriend David works for a large company where half of his team works in Seattle and the other half works in South Africa. He was just approved to spend 3.5 weeks working in Cape Town and has asked me to come with him! I couldn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trip home to Austin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went home to Austin for a short trip last Thursday to Monday. It was a good time picking berries with family, BBQing with friends, going to the Salt Lick BBQ and a RR Express baseball game with family, and hanging in the Arboretum park with friends. Can&#8217;t believe Maggie is already a smiley 9 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Berry picking in Austin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spent Friday picking berries with Stef, Gus, Maggie, and Dad. Also saw some beautiful wildflowers. Pics to follow. :) Sweet Berry Farm www.sweetberryfarm.com 1801 FM 1980 Marble Falls, TX 78654-7384 (830) 798-1462]]></description>
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		<title>Garden 2.0</title>
		<link>http://www.justlaura.com/?p=2514</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, last year I did tons of gardening at Mez&#8217;s house, then broke up and moved out, leaving the garden to slowly perish without me. This spring I&#8217;m still inspired to give it a second try. I built two garden boxes from scratch two weeks ago, and planted them last week with &#8220;early season&#8221; veggies. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cape Town&#8230; here we come?</title>
		<link>http://www.justlaura.com/?p=2512</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Um, maybe. David and I are still dating, and have been for just over seven months. He&#8217;s still patient, caring, and sweet and I&#8217;m lucky to have him. (Even met his little brother Paul this week&#8230; just as charming and very entertaining, yay geeks!). David and I are debating a trip to South Africa in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How is it already April? (a tale of socials, job woes, and entertainment)</title>
		<link>http://www.justlaura.com/?p=2509</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[March flew by, as all months seem to do lately. What have I been up to? Nothing especially noteworthy. Just keeping super busy as always. Lots of birthday parties, dinners with friend, a slumber party, a handful of fundraisers, a Big Climb up the Columbia Tower (69 flights of stairs, did it in 18 minutes), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Art projects&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I finished my glass blowing class that I was do solo once a week. It seems I now have a new art project, for Burning Man, that&#8217;s taking up more of my free time than I was expecting. We&#8217;re attempting to build a giant pop-up book&#8230; maybe something on the scale of 12 ft x [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Misc.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I submitted my first job application in about a year! My one year contract is up and they&#8217;re now opening up my position as a permanent position. I applied, and now get to wait. Hiring decisions happen partially in DC, so some of it&#8217;s out of my hands. We&#8217;ll see how it goes. My [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Books&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.justlaura.com/?p=2504</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just finished reading &#8220;Tequila, Lemon, And Salt: From Baja&#8230;tales of love,faith &#8211; and magic&#8221; by Daniel Reveles. Stories of life from the Mexican side of a border town. Reminded me a little of the Ladies #1 Detective Agency books about Botswana&#8230; a bit simple, a bit outlandish, but really a tender picture of the people, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merida &amp; Tulum, Yucatan, Mexico</title>
		<link>http://www.justlaura.com/?p=2498</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently made a short vacation to Mexico. :) It was my first trip out of the country in over a year (since biking across Vietnam!), and it was most needed and much too short. It was a good time though, and I&#8217;ll try to post some pics here. WHERE: Merida and Tulum, the Yucatan, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sacrifice the zebras&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kenya rounds up zebras for starving lions Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) &#8212; Kenyan wildlife officials are ferrying thousands of zebras and wildebeest to a park in the country&#8217;s south to feed starving lions and hyenas, and prevent a conflict with humans. The animals will be hauled from four locations to restock Amboseli National Park&#8217;s population, which [...]]]></description>
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