Author: Christina Broat

    I'm a Seattle girl with So Cal roots who has fully embraced coffee, galoshes, and the fact that not every beach is replete with surfers. If I'm not in front of a computer, you'll find me knitting, exercising, or eating at the hot new restaurant in town.



    Check out my most recent posts:

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    10 Coffee Mugs to Get You Through Your Monday Meeting

    Mondays, amiright? Garfield knew what he was talking about. Adding insult to injury, the boss always thinks Monday is the perfect day for a painfully long meeting to kick off the week and add to already lengthy...

    • Posted 7 years ago
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  • 10 Pieces of Safe and Stylish Bike Gear

    Safety doesn’t always translate into looking cool, but since being alive is way more awesome than the alternative, I try and act responsibly when riding my bike around town — even if my helmet totally clashes with...

    • Posted 9 years ago
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  • 8 Solar Powered Gadgets for Outdoor Fun

    With the waning of the summer sun and fewer daylight hours, it’s time to make the most of that yellow orb in the sky. With any luck, you still have a few opportunities to spend time outside...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • Infographic: The Cost of Being Batman

    Despite sounding like the title of Ben Affleck’s 2018 biography, The Cost of Being Batman is in fact a fairly accurate infographic of how much the caped crusader would have shelled out for his crime-fighting technology. Assembled...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • Must Read TV: Parks and Recreation Kids Books

    With all of my favorite TV shows on summer break, I’m happily snatching up any Must-See TV crumbs I can find, whether it’s following celebs on twitter or checking out summer movies starring familiar faces. Parks and...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • Superhero Skin Makes Your Macbook Keyboard… Super!

    With summer’s superhero blockbusters upon us, I find myself daydreaming about superpowers (and muscular men in tight suits). While I can’t leap tall buildings in a single bound or create an iron suit that gives me superhuman...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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    Evolution of Get Lucky

    I can’t get enough of Daft Punk’s Get Lucky, and I know I’m not the only one. It’s joining the ranks of Somebody That I Used to Know and Call Me Maybe as the earworm of the...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • Shut Up and Take My Money: The Marshall Fridge

    The mini fridge: a staple of college dorm rooms and man caves alike has finally arrived in an iteration that doesn’t make it look like simply a smaller version of a useful appliance. No, the Marshall Fridge...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • Seven Travel Products for Your Summer Trips

    Summertime is here! It’s such a treat to plan a trip and get out of town… until you get to the airport and realize you’ve got anywhere from four to fourteen hours of potential discomfort in front...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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    Best Thing I’ve Seen All Day: Cat Bearding

    I love a good meme as much as the next internet addict web savvy individual, though it’s not often that one makes me want to go adopt a cat right this second so I can be part...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • Pizza Compass: You’ll Never Go Hungry Again

    My phone is full of apps I’ve only used once or twice, or that I open up maybe every six months (maybe). I try to be judicious with what I download, but hey, they’re easy enough to...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • 10 Corny Corn Cob Holders

    Summer’s coming, which means BBQs galore! If you ask me, no finger-lickin’ meal is complete without some corn on the cob. Heck, I used to get so excited to have this summertime staple on my plate that...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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