under construction

Yesterday was both my 1-year anniversary on Vox and the day the Roman Empire fell. When I heard that tidbit on NPR, I knew it would set the tone for the rest of the day. As anniversaries are prone to do, I have been taking stock of my life and all the changes that have occurred at this benchmark. One year ago today I had a cool job at Williams-Sonoma, a nice boyfriend, and a very Mary Tyler Moore existence in San Francisco.

I was brought over to Vox by above-mentioned boyfriend because I was frustrated and skeeved out by myspace. I had never had a real blog before, but it seemed like a natural fit, as I was writing a book at the time and looking for an audience. Months later, I decided to return to Hawaii and rekindle my passion building furniture. I believe, and I suspect many will agree with me, that this was the point when my blog became most interesting.

Since then I have detailed my foibles, frustrations, and successes in front of a live audience. The friends I have made on this site are real and I have grown to care for a great many users. The audience on Vox remains, for the most part, as erudite & interesting as it was in the beginning. I often don't have time to read or comment on other people's blogs as much as I would like to, but please don't think I don't care. I care very much. Possibly too much.

My life is currently under construction. My LoveTaps website is as well. As soon as that launches, I am leaving Etsy and devoting my energies to LoveTaps and building large, one-of-a-kind furniture. If there is anything you desire amongst my wares: sushi boards, cutting boards, or koa boxes - you have about 2-3 weeks to place an order. If there are a lot of things you'd like to buy, but are as broke as I am, contact me personally and I'm sure we can work something out.

Lastly, I want to leave you with a list of my favorites from the year and also to propose a toast to you - my readers, my friends, and compatriots - I couldn't and wouldn't want to do this without you.

I wasn't going to mention it, but now you've pissed me off. Hopefully by next year's blog-o-versary Vox will have a decent spellcheck and way to format images.

Favorite Image:
 

Favorite Song:

The Knife - Heartbeats

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Favorite Post: My Pet Rock

Favorite Book:

My Life in Heavy Metal

Steve Almond

Favorite Video:

My Biggest Accomplishment:

coffee table

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