May 2011
1 post
9 months later.
Things to be thankful for / happy about:
You’re not homeless.
You’re not going hungry. Not any time soon, at least.
You have money to spend on little luxuries. These include things like impulsive retail therapy buys, frozen yogurt, almond milk, toys for the dog, baked goods, supplies for baking, cooking, jewelry-making and all of your other expensive hobbies…
You have a job....
August 2010
1 post
Gastronomically speaking.
It hasn’t quite hit me yet that I live in Center City. Some days I wake up and I feel like I’m on vacation. Going home after work doesn’t feel like “home”. I really feel like I’ve taken up some sort of extended stay at a hotel, and a particularly barren one at that.
Perhaps it’s because we don’t have a couch yet. And because we don’t have a...
July 2010
6 posts
The hits business.
I just bought a brand new suit from Banana Republic! On a personal level, I am giddily ecstatic about my purchase. 40% off and free shipping — I saved $120! As a money-conscious “young professional”, I should be positively out-of-my-mind to pass that up.
On the other hand, my company has been looking into developing a public portfolio of stocks. This recent, but intense...
AVC →
This is one of my favorite reads. The guy writes regularly enough that there is a pleasant stream of posts delivered to my inbox every day.
If I can:
1) write a deeply intellectual and analytical blog like this some day, 2) have as large and responsive a following, and 3) be half as successful as Fred Wilson, then
I will be quite the happy camper.
Soul-searching through job-searching.
My GPA at the beginning of senior year was far from perfect. It was completely in the dumps. Even people in high school could tell you that my GPA sucked. While I had a great resume in terms of community achievements, extracurriculars, and work experience, my GPA consistently kept employers at bay. It’s not very surprising that I received only a meager handful of interviews (I estimate about 3)...
“Quand Soudain L’Amour Est La”
“Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition....”
– Barack Obama