Monthly Archives: October 2007

Bye-Bye Mounds and Bizzy

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Mandie

I arrived home today to find a large dumpster in our driveway, thanks Dave, while other items around the house seemed to be missing, including Butterfinger, Tucker, and Guapo. I was pretty excited to see the dumpster since we have … Continue reading →

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Re-Learning to Learn

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Mandie

I have spent the last four days working with Butterfinger non-stop on the direction to take our advertising for the site. Right now, we are barely breaking even with the calls (if we do so at all), and we really … Continue reading →

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Misadventures at Miramar Lake

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Mandie

After an excruciatingly long day at work, I went for a fitness walk with a friend at Miramar Lake. I was pretty excited to start our new workout regime, and this was going to be our first experience at Miramar … Continue reading →

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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Mandie

Early this week I decided to make a change to be able to devote my time and energy to the startup full time, and I put in my notice at work. This definitely ranks up there with all-time hardest decisions … Continue reading →

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Craigslist Negotiations

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Mandie

Despite what my prose my suggest, verbal human communications are not my strong suit, especially when trying to sell something or get a deal for myself. I suppose this is the reason why I never worked in retail (except for … Continue reading →

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