2010 « the rasberry experience

it's a new year!

Welcome to my first post of 2011! I’m still having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that it’s a new year. I wasn’t ready. I was definitely ready for 2010 to end though, so I guess it goes hand in hand.

2010 was a year of crazy highs [...]

who are you to judge?

Since the BET Awards aired on June 27, my Twitter feed, along with the Internet in general, has been full of very judgmental, and sometimes downright rude, comments about both Chris Brown and Alicia Keys, not so much about their performances as about their personal lives.

Chris Brown performed what no [...]

#dcweek 2010: I'm a champion!

Just when you thought I was done posting about DCWEEK, I came across this and it had to be shared. The good people of istrategylabs have put together this presentation of DCWEEK 2010 final metrics. I’m re-posting not only because, as an attendee, it’s darn interesting, but also, I made it into [...]

a meeting of the minds...tbd.com brunch...dcweek

As part of DCWEEK, TBD.com, the new local DC news site set to launch this summer, merged their regular blogger meetup with a fun brunch on June 12 at Mie n Yu restaurant in Georgetown. The event brought together fashion, politics, lifestyle, and technology bloggers over good food in a gorgeous environment. [...]

DCWEEK STARTS TODAY!!

Today marks the start of Digital Capital Week 2010!!! The opening party starts at 9:00 p.m. at the Longview Gallery Speakeasy & Alley. It promises to be a great time! If you haven’t already gotten your ticket, be sure to do so.

Click here for tickets. I’ll be there! I’d love [...]

We's Free! Celebrating Emancipation Day 2010

Emancipation Day is a holiday in Washington DC to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act, which President Abraham Lincoln signed on April 16, 1862. It is annually held on April 16.

Background on Emancipation Day: Formal slavery was legal from 1619 until 1865 in the area [...]

cherry blossoms of love

April 2009 (photo by ms. rasberry)

Today marks the last day of the 2010 National Cherry Blossom Festival. The National Cherry Blossom Festival is an annual two-week event that celebrates springtime in Washington, DC as well as the 1912 gift of the cherry blossom trees and the enduring friendship between the [...]

spring overhaul 2010 part 4: healthy(er) living

I’ve made a conscious effort to begin to live a healthier lifestyle; starting today. I’m going to make wiser food choices and exercise consistently. I even went jogging in the park today! I often feel fatigued, have insomnia and regular headaches and am overweight. I am hoping that this decision will reap [...]

spring overhaul 2010 part 3: letting go

If you’ve been reading my blog, you know that this year I’ve been on the tail end of a what could only be described as a pseudo-relationship (see unhappy valentine’s day and faux fur, good. faux relationships, not so much.)

Backstory in a nutshell: a little over a year ago I [...]

spring overhaul 2010 part 2: drink more water

Part two of my Spring overhaul is the decision to drink more water. Not just more water, but a lot of water. Plenty of water. I’m going for three liters per day. For someone with a diet pepsi habit like mine, this is major.

When I’m doing bikram regularly, I drink [...]

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