Schiavoni Files

so hung over from my birthday happy hour. i think it destroyed half myNPC co-workers as well. good times. some highlights include:

• my brother wearing a hipster hat (and Lavery's hand-me-down shirt)
• the make-shift burrito feast
• my brother lecturing me on showing too much cleave in my new low-cut dress
• the lemon chiffon cake T & E baked and disclaimored even though everyone loved it
• the chaser pill that saved my life (i'm not kidding those things really work)
• Alison's rant on the pitbull paintings
• the little mermaid pen Kirstin & Catalina gave me
• Steven showing up in a normal-looking shirt

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It is my birthday and i know i should write some profound post about how i feel cheated out of my youth by all these 30-40-somes i surround myself with. Or rant on my favorite fitting country music lyrics... "I'm muuuch too young to feel this damnnn old...." Go Garth.

But no, today, I'm going to blog about my friend Steven.

Steven was the first new guy i met when i moved here six months ago. He is also one of those people that knows everyone--networker, connector extraordinaire.

Through Steven, I have met hordes of other interesting folks from silicon valley to hayes valley. Steven does more networking in a night then i do in a week, and more stunningly to this girl who needs her savignon blanc to power through menial small talk, he does it all completely sober.

But, energy aside, the real blog-worthy story here is Steven's shirts (right).

Steven has this amazing ability to pull off extremely loud shirts. From salmon to lime green, he will wear them all with style even in a fashion-conscious social setting.

Now those who know me understand i have no business talking clothes or fashion of any sort, so rest assured, this is my way of applauding what i see as unabashed individuality. i love it.

The older I get the the more I realize how much individuality really does matter. There are a ton of talented, attractive, successful people out there. But to be candid, a lot of them are boring. The people that stand out to me are the ones who have the extra interesting qualities. The unique take on life, the underrepresented talent, that extraordinary capacity to lead people or the ability to maintain complete confidence while wearing a salmon shirt and pin striped pants.
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Since I've been too lazy to blog, it's nice to have friends who blog my thoughts for me.

My friend Auren recently captured a particularly random thought of mine.

I'm a big fan of random thoughts... Would love to hear some of yours.
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