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Tamiko

an oriental with hardly any accent...

About Me


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My Interests

Getting the hell out of the IE, lazy mornings cuddled up with Willa, blogging like no one's listening, dancing, chocolate chip waffles with sausage, good books that make me think, listening to music with the windows down, waterskiing, snowskiing, rollerskating (no blades), lifting my face to the sun, yoga, hot showers after a good sweaty bout of exercise, kettle corn, riding a bike without holding the handlebars, boating, swimming, traveling to new places, browsing at a good bookstore, having a great cup of coffee after breakfast, going to museums, standing in the rain, watching snow fall and make everything quiet, eating a bigstick popsicle on a hot summer day, watching movies in the theater, road trips, finding the next great adventure.

I'd like to meet:

Myspace Layouts at Pimp-My-Profile.com / Calm 2

Music:

Rilo Kiley, Damien Rice, Greg Laswell, The Fray, Exit 245, Death Cab for Cutie, Gunther, Imogen Heap, James Blunt, Keane, Madeleine Peyroux, Nina Simone, Regina Spektor, Feist, Brandi Carlile, Nelly Furtado, Neko Case, Corinne Bailey Rae, Amy Winehouse, Maroon 5, Fergie

Movies:

The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Monty Python & The Holy Grail, Better Off Dead, Say Anything, Cinema Paradiso, Best in Show, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Garden State, Fight Club, The Thomas Crown Affair, Ocean's 11,12,13.., any modern Jane Austen adaptation (even Clueless), Before Sunrise & Before Sunset. Borat of course.

Television:

Grey's Anatomy, American Idol (although season six blows), Good Eats, Project Runway

Books:

Currently reading Marriage, a History. Stigma by my friend Dr. Hawley. The Collector, On a Winter's Night a Traveler, Mezzanine, Wittgenstein's Mistress are all fabulous and haunting. Mysteries of Pittsburgh. Candyfreak for all you chocoholics. A Year in the Merde, In the Merde for Love are hilarious

Heroes:

Anyone who: 1)has to get up in the middle of the night for their work or works the graveyard shift. 2)is trying to be creative 3)is questioning what the hell we're doing here. 4)is trying to conserve. 5)loves to read 6)appreciates life.

My Blog

warm days, cold nights

 A few days ago I was driving home at sunset.  It was just warm enough to have one window down, and as I passed the little pockets of water that dot the landscape here I could see the trees ...
Posted by Tamiko on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:18:00 PST

on snow, ice and ether

My morning commute has been serenaded by the sunrise lately.  Some mornings I watch the shy pink light brighten the snowscape, making rosy cheeks out of the hillsides...on others I wonder at how ...
Posted by Tamiko on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 08:54:00 PST

it is dumping!

There's this flaky white substance falling from the sky.  What's up with that?  It's the first big nor'easter to come through...and it's not even winter for chrissake!  I thought there ...
Posted by Tamiko on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 05:39:00 PST

ok, so its been a while.

First off, Happy Belated Thanksgiving to you all...I hope everyone is bloated with turkey and the obligate trimmings.  I had a relaxing day cooking in my pajamas.  We proceeded to eat and sl...
Posted by Tamiko on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:32:00 PST

we all rook arike

My Dad always used to say that as a joke.  The other night at tennis this woman walked over to me with a big smile, you know, the kind people give you when they recognize you.  I'd seen her ...
Posted by Tamiko on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:44:00 PST

my life as a doctor

Today a mom called saying a child at her daycare has roundworm (most common intestinal parasite in the US, but still not that common since we don't tend to fertilize our vegetables in human waste, ew)...
Posted by Tamiko on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:05:00 PST

LTNB-part trois

Jeez, this is like War and Peace. Ok, so the Saturday after Boston I taught Joe the thimble-full of knowledge I have learned about tennis and we batted the ball around for a bit, while Willa watched D...
Posted by Tamiko on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:29:00 PST

LTNB-part deux

Where was I....The first week of October I traveled to Boston for a conference on adolescent gynecology.  I know, FUN!  Actually, it was a great 2 days with those slackers from Harvard so I ...
Posted by Tamiko on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:26:00 PST

long time no blog...part one

Ok, ok, I've had some complaints about the scarcity of updates...you like me, you really really like me!  Poor Sally Field.  I can't imagine having something dumb that I'd said becoming a po...
Posted by Tamiko on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 03:32:00 PST

a good week

I know, I know.  This work thing is really cutting into my blogging time.  Make sure you check the slideshow, I've added some views of my commute to work...thanks also to everyone who has po...
Posted by Tamiko on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:06:00 PST