apparently a blogger - friend from college? could be -- no name on it, but the place, birthday, etc. match up --

http://hellohappypitbulls.typepad.com/

also looked up Anita Walia (came to a reading and out afterwards), Sarah Despres (had dinner, met her husband (a writer) and baby), including discussing renovating houses, children, Italians, being married to a writer, and being married to a software developer

began planning Elizabeth's shower with Katherine Velvel and Kathleen Carlson

and Tim Leavitt and Derek Jamison

and Kris Peterson, who I hope will start posting to her blog