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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008I can’t stand gambling. I lost $20 the first day I was here and I am done. That got me a good 40 spins on a slot machine, which equals about five minutes, at the end of which I was all that’s it? Where do I get my refund? No refund? But I didn’t [...]
Nostalgia
Saturday, June 14th, 2008“yesterday i woke up early and babysat, drove to the mall, grabbed some jones soda, and then babysat again till 11. i definatly need to find a job. stupid college students took them all. hey that’ll be me next year! yay! i decided im staying close to home, and i would like to get [...]
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared
Friday, June 13th, 2008
I’ve been across the country but I’ve never been across the state, and as I write this, I’m on my way to Philadelphia for work-related things, and I’m pretty excited about it despite all of its inferiorities.
I’m just kidding, Philly. I can’t say anything bad about the birthplace of Will Smith and…cream cheese.
I left [...]
Simultaneous shoot on the streets of Austin
Friday, March 14th, 2008My shot of Jeff, taken at the same time as his shot of me, during SXSW.
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Baby on board
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008As I nervously shuffled down the aisle of my second flight yesterday, trying to lift the large black suitcase I should’ve checked, my boarding pass hanging out of my mouth, I looked up towards my row to see if I could scout out the people near me and evaluate how awkward I’d be for [...]
The gospel of Vacant
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Tonight was probably the most fun I’ve had so far in Austin, and it didn’t really even have to do with SXSW. Next time, I’m going to just use the money and spend the whole week with Leah, who is outgoing and hilarious and gorgeous and all things wonderful.
As it turned out, she ended [...]
Landing in Austin
Saturday, March 8th, 2008Both flights went pretty smoothly. The first had me a bit shaky — we were forced to wait an additional hour to board due to “maintenance problems.” They dissected the engine right in front of me, and I rocked back and forth. Luckily, after that, I was asleep through most of the trip, awakened [...]
Three Night Stand
Friday, March 7th, 2008
My laundry isn’t finished, my bags are not packed, and the city is expecting an ice storm to roll in at around, oh, right when I’m scheduled to take off. The adventure hasn’t even begun and I’m already rolled up in the fetal position on my still-unclean hardwood floors.
I would, however, like to share [...]
Gearing up
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
I was emailed a video this morning, and I’m somewhat perplexed as to his identity. Anyone? Anyone?
At this time in two days, I will be somewhere between flights on my way to Austin, TX for the SXSW Interactive conference and 2008 Bloggie Awards. I am excited, and I am petrified. If I’m not high [...]
Overcast
Monday, August 6th, 2007The beach has been sort of overcast, threatening everyone with thunderstorms, which is fine, because I’ll accept thunderstorms as long as I still get to be on vacation.
As soon as we set up our towels, the lifeguards kicked everyone out. I walked on the boardwalk for a while. Children searched for small patches of [...]
Lazy, DE
Sunday, August 5th, 2007You know you’ve reached a new level of lazy when it’s exhausting to think of someone else going out of their way to do something. It’s like, where are you going? Wal-Mart? For what, socks? Why? Why are you going? Here, I have socks on my feet. Take these! No, take them! Take these [...]
Stitcher
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007There’s a little old woman who sits across from me on the bus. She never gets up, just sits, hunched over, cross-stitching little faces on cloth. Little bald faces. Her eyes are completely vacant as she does this. I’m not sure why the little faces are bald, but if it were up to me, [...]
How to be Lucky
Thursday, April 12th, 2007 I recently purchased a Moleskine Info Book, which is basically a small, organized travel journal, and thought back to last summer, and how different my current situation is than it was less than a year ago.
If there’s one thing I can recommend to those in my age group, especially the focused ones, and the [...]
Old-fashioned hamburgers
Thursday, August 24th, 2006 After arriving in Connecticut, we took a walk down Main Street with the friend of Gökhan who we were staying with. Every house was colonial-style,spotlessly white and trimmed in black, with perfectly-trimmed foliage and at least one American flag displayed under a window or hanging from a flagpole in the front yard.
Upon reaching [...]
Stories. Stories. Stories.
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006 One unspeakably long subway ride, 1,857 pictures, and a good amount of airport tears later, the summer is coming to a close.
After the trip to the airport, where I said goodbye to Gökhan for the last time (and tried to be cool in doing so, to no avail), I sat pensively on the subway, [...]
Bits of Boston
Thursday, August 17th, 2006
Harvard is tiny.
Strangers stop and talk to one another. A lot.
The metro system is really old.
The little cafés have better food than the expensive restaurants.
It’s as interestingly historic as D.C., but it’s better all around.
There are universities everywhere.
It’s surprisingly quiet at night.
Walking is the best form of transportation.
The buildings are beautiful. There are tons of [...]
Boston
Wednesday, August 16th, 2006I don’t think I’m ever going to want to leave Boston. It could help that the weather is perfect, and the streets are clean, and the buildings are beautiful. There are students with coffee parading around everywhere and I’m more than tempted to approach one, reach out my hand, and whisper, “Do you go [...]
Spontaneous Excursion: Ocean City
Monday, August 14th, 2006 Gokhan and I decided that the first few days of our trip would be spent in Ocean City, serving as the vacation portion, during which time we wouldn’t drive or worry about anything. Our itinerary would consist of shopping, tanning, and sleeping until noon.
Right now, we’re staying in a giant yellow and blue house [...]
Summer checklist
Saturday, August 12th, 2006Recommended list of items:
Travel to the beach and live completely out of the car for one full day. No hotels permitted.
Have an all-inclusive summer fling.
Waterski.
Run at 4:00am from the woods to the beach. Preferable: Have 6+ athletic teenage boys ambush you with water balloons as you sleep to set up an excellent chase for [...]
No cell phones
Monday, August 7th, 2006 It was 6:00pm in Washington and I was panicked.
Two of my friends, Guy and John, were desperate to see the Declaration of Independence. I decided to go ahead with the rest of our group to stop by the Lincoln Memorial, promising that I would wait for the two of them there. We stopped at [...]