December 6, 2008 – 5:33 pm
Home is where the heart is. Have you watched that movie – Where the Heart Is? Great movie. While the general cinematic quality may not be splendid, how can you resist not doting on a doe-eyed, sweet-faced girl named Novalee Nation (played by Natalie Portman) who gives birth in a Walmart? The whole narrative line [...]
By Natalie So
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Posted in Family, Friends, Home, love
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Also tagged birds, cardigans, Country Inn, cute old men, Esther Hao, farmers' market, love, Natalie Portman, Novalee Nation, Saratoga, toy dogs, Trader Joe's, Where The Heart Is
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Again, several Wednesdays of this summer have been / will be spent in Santa Cruz, most likely strolling through downtown and enjoying the farmers’ market. This also means braving Highway 17, and I can say, as an extremely imperfect driver, that this feat is nothing short of commendable, for myself at least. I usually fall [...]
Beachtowns have their own glamour and ritz – not a typical glamour by any means, but this sort of weird, invented, pseudo-natural glamour. Santa Cruz is, hands down, my favorite beachtown. It is the beachtown of the weird, of the hippies, of the misfits, of the au naturale-organic-vegan-hipster figures, of the individuals who do not [...]
By Natalie So
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Posted in Food, People, Santa Cruz, Travel
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Also tagged beach bums, Brooke Waggoner, farmers' market, Golden Ear Theater, Gulliver's Travels, minstrel, people-watching, poncho, Santa Cruz, summer squas, tie-dye
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