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First Valentine Celebration of the Year

by Linda Nguyen on January 31, 2010March 18, 2015 in Diary

14 more days til my favorite holiday. I had my first celebration tonight with roommate. I bought some ready to bake Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookies. I got two… [Continue Reading]

Repost: Broken Heart Cookies

by Linda Nguyen on January 29, 2010March 18, 2015 in Diary

I’ve always celebrated Valentine’s day as long as I can remember. It is my absolute favorite holiday. It didn’t matter if I didn’t have a boyfriend or if I was… [Continue Reading]

I sketched today.

by Linda Nguyen on January 23, 2010March 18, 2015 in Creative Endeavors, Diary

Drawn without training, a no 2. pencil and Crayola colored penciles. I’d like to formally explore drawing “rules” and techniques one day. You can tell I’m very untrained. Proportions are… [Continue Reading]

Love Harder

by Linda Nguyen on January 21, 2010March 18, 2015 in Diary

It isn’t very often when a group of people blows me away and humbles me with a grand demonstration of generosity, kindness, and empathy. So when these moments come I… [Continue Reading]

Gourdoughs Round Deux

by Linda Nguyen on January 20, 2010February 23, 2016 in Diary

1219 South Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78704 One of my close friends, Cindy came up for a visit (first visit to Austin in a very very long time) this weekend…. [Continue Reading]

How do you organize your books?

by Linda Nguyen on January 14, 2010April 13, 2016 in Books, Diary

One of my New Year’s resolutions is to be more organized. Last night, after a nice dinner date with my sick boyfriend, I had a glamorous night in where I… [Continue Reading]

Thoughts on American Idol: When do you give up on a dream?

by Linda Nguyen on January 13, 2010January 13, 2010 in Diary, pursuit of happiness

Photo credit: My friend, Thomas Chen I didn’t watch American Idol with much vigor or loyalty through the years, that is, until I started dating Alan (He’s one of those… [Continue Reading]

Gourdough’s Big Fat Donuts (A Foodie’s HEAVEN)

by Linda Nguyen on January 11, 2010February 23, 2016 in Diary

Warning: A lot of food porn ahead. 1219 South Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78704 www.gourdoughs.com I had a dinner date at 7pm with a friend yesterday. It’s 2 pm and… [Continue Reading]

3rd Annual New Year’s Balloon Release

by Linda Nguyen on January 3, 2010April 13, 2016 in Diary

Balloons waiting to be written on Every year at aroud New Year’s for the past 3 years, Kim and I, inspired by an article in O magazine, release balloons. We… [Continue Reading]

2009 Resolutions and 2010 Resolutions

by Linda Nguyen on January 2, 2010March 18, 2015 in Diary, Resolutions / Goal Tracking

I love making resolutions. I think it helps me to progress in life. I had a really good year in 2008 and completed almost ALL of my resolutions. In 2009,… [Continue Reading]

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Linda Nguyen is a Texas Native who recently moved to North Carolina. She’s a blogger and photographer and loves eating noodles. This is her personal blog. She also writes a food blog.

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