I’ve obviously been out of commission. It’s that time of year again and this girl works hard for her money. Anywho, I will play catch up and post some quickie blurbs until I’m caught up. For all my New York…
Burning Man – The Trendsetter
Well, well, well. So the Museum of Science and Industry in my beloved Chicago is looking for someone to live in the museum for a month. The exhibit is a furnished cube complete with bed, desk , and chairs furnished…
Jobs Aplenty
The United Farm Workers association has launched a tongue-in-cheek campaign that they’ve labeled ‘Take Our Jobs.’ Unemployed? Need a job. Go be a farm worker. There are lots of opportunities. I am staunchly against the anti-immigrant laws stemming in Arizona. …
Gone North
Around 2 in the afternoon yesterday, we got in the car and decided to take a trip. How about Hog Island? We’d always wanted to go. Not the Hog Island Bar a few minutes from where we live at the…
Startup.com
I absolutely love the documentary Startup.com. I thought it was a true characterization of the dot com era. It wasn’t insightful, merely realistic—following two best friends as they tried to capitalize on the internet mania. From company launch to funding…
Vive La France
I always feel the need to celebrate Bastille Day because I took French for three years in high school and I was in France one year celebrating the holiday. It was pure insanity, bustling through the Champs Elysees with everyone…
Perfect Gifts
We are thankful for any wedding present we receive—no matter what it is. In fact, my favorite gift so far has been a photo album. My cousin pieced it together with pictures that she had taken throughout the weekend. It…
Puppy!
It’s our one month anniversary today. No, we didn’t actually get a new puppy, but Dean is my wubby puppy every single day. Here he is camouflaged as a scruffy puppy. Dean is really good at imitating people, but more…
When You Believe…
it will happen. So I’m reading my b-school’s magazine that comes out every quarter and in it are highlights of someone who expected the best and got it. That’s our very own Dean Snyder who concluded his nine-year tenure with…
World Cup Final
I started out rooting for the USA because, well, I am American. After the USA, I was rooting for the little people–Japan and South Korea, but not North Korea because they’re communist. Next up was Spain because my parents are…