Google has spoiled me. I look at my textbooks and all I want to do is type keywords into it and have my answer immediately.
"What about the index," you say, "you lazy piece of shit." True, the index has a similar outcome, but only for really important words that are in bold. I want the random topics hidden in the words I don't want to read.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Weekend Wows
What a weekend. I turned 26, the Steelers won, Barack Obama is now our president, and I got to watch it in DC on a jumbo tron with 2 million people at the National Mall.
Birthday fun -- A classmate of mine was going to have a party on Saturday anyway as an inauguration celebration and because his girlfriend's birthday was Friday. Turns out my birthday was Sunday and another classmate's birthday was also Friday, so it was just a big celebration. I went incognito and straightened my hair and wore contacts. I do it for special occasions. But the unfortunate result was that a lot of my friends didn't recognize me and didn't say hi or happy birthday until halfway through the party.
Here's a snapshot of one of the highlights (or really a lowlight) of the night.
Here I am after I found out that the $5,000 I thought I won (and already mentally started spending on my school trip to Turkey in May) from this birthday present lotto ticket, was not actually real. The back of the ticket read:
I'm a sucker. But then a group of us left the party and dancing occurred. All was forgotten.
Oh, and there were a lot of people out and about in DC, in case you hadn't heard. Bars were open late, and it was tough to catch a cab.
That's a crowded bar.
Sunday was the actual bday, which I spent with folks I often neglect because of school -- my old Apple buddies and my parents. We went over to my parents' house for some delicious pizza and Steelers. Twas a grand old time, especially because "Pittsburgh's goin' to the Super Bowl!!" (Click for a catchy tune).
Then today I braved the crowd of 2 million to be a part of, to sound cliche, *history*. I felt like the inauguration was the Woodstock of my generation -- I wouldn't be able to look my future children in the face if they found out that I was living in DC and did not go. Besides, I hadn't heard Obama speak in person yet, and that's something I've been wanting to do.
The energy was incredible. People didn't mind the crowds because it was such a celebration. A weight was lifted off the shoulders of America. I was a mile or more away from "The Moment" (as CNN has so lamely dubbed it), but everyone who was around me watching the jumbo tron between the WWII Memorial and the Washington Monument felt just as connected as the folks packed in at 12th Street between the Monument and the Capitol. There was much rejoicing.
I was a multi-media fiend. With my left hand, I filmed everything from Biden's swearing in through the closing benediction with my Christmas present Flip video recorder, and snapped as many pictures as possible with my digital camera in my right hand. And while my phone battery still lasted, I was snapping and sending picture texts and emails to my family. My hands were frozen by the end of the day, but it was worth it. Here are some pictures:
It was cold. I bundled.
Lots of people here.
Lots of people there.
No longer "President-Elect." If you look closely, the closed caption says,
"President Obama: Thank you, thank you."
My underoos that kept me warm.
And I needed that warmth, because I decided to walk 5.5 miles from the Mall to the last metro stop I could get to before I would have to start walking on a highway to get home (putting me only 3 stops away from home). It took me 1.5 hrs to get into the city in the morning, on a trip that usually takes 20 minutes. The only reason I even was able to fit on the train was because I live at the 2nd stop on the line. There was no way I was getting on a train in the middle of the city right after the inauguration. So I decided to walk to the point at which enough people would have gotten off the train so I could fit. It was still crowded, like a usual rush hour crowd, but this was at 2pm on a Tuesday. Rad.
Awesome weekend.
Birthday fun -- A classmate of mine was going to have a party on Saturday anyway as an inauguration celebration and because his girlfriend's birthday was Friday. Turns out my birthday was Sunday and another classmate's birthday was also Friday, so it was just a big celebration. I went incognito and straightened my hair and wore contacts. I do it for special occasions. But the unfortunate result was that a lot of my friends didn't recognize me and didn't say hi or happy birthday until halfway through the party.
Here's a snapshot of one of the highlights (or really a lowlight) of the night.
Here I am after I found out that the $5,000 I thought I won (and already mentally started spending on my school trip to Turkey in May) from this birthday present lotto ticket, was not actually real. The back of the ticket read:
- Winning tickets of $100 or more must be sent by mail or in person to the Money Fairy, 123 NoWhere Drive, in Make-Believe Land.
- Valid only in your dreams. Any resemblance to a real or implied lottery ticket is what makes it fun.
- THIS TICKET FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. Thanks for being a good sport.
ODDS OF WINNING: 0 in 10,000
I'm a sucker. But then a group of us left the party and dancing occurred. All was forgotten.
Oh, and there were a lot of people out and about in DC, in case you hadn't heard. Bars were open late, and it was tough to catch a cab.
That's a crowded bar.
Sunday was the actual bday, which I spent with folks I often neglect because of school -- my old Apple buddies and my parents. We went over to my parents' house for some delicious pizza and Steelers. Twas a grand old time, especially because "Pittsburgh's goin' to the Super Bowl!!" (Click for a catchy tune).
Then today I braved the crowd of 2 million to be a part of, to sound cliche, *history*. I felt like the inauguration was the Woodstock of my generation -- I wouldn't be able to look my future children in the face if they found out that I was living in DC and did not go. Besides, I hadn't heard Obama speak in person yet, and that's something I've been wanting to do.
The energy was incredible. People didn't mind the crowds because it was such a celebration. A weight was lifted off the shoulders of America. I was a mile or more away from "The Moment" (as CNN has so lamely dubbed it), but everyone who was around me watching the jumbo tron between the WWII Memorial and the Washington Monument felt just as connected as the folks packed in at 12th Street between the Monument and the Capitol. There was much rejoicing.
I was a multi-media fiend. With my left hand, I filmed everything from Biden's swearing in through the closing benediction with my Christmas present Flip video recorder, and snapped as many pictures as possible with my digital camera in my right hand. And while my phone battery still lasted, I was snapping and sending picture texts and emails to my family. My hands were frozen by the end of the day, but it was worth it. Here are some pictures:
It was cold. I bundled.
Lots of people here.
Lots of people there.
No longer "President-Elect." If you look closely, the closed caption says,
"President Obama: Thank you, thank you."
My underoos that kept me warm.
And I needed that warmth, because I decided to walk 5.5 miles from the Mall to the last metro stop I could get to before I would have to start walking on a highway to get home (putting me only 3 stops away from home). It took me 1.5 hrs to get into the city in the morning, on a trip that usually takes 20 minutes. The only reason I even was able to fit on the train was because I live at the 2nd stop on the line. There was no way I was getting on a train in the middle of the city right after the inauguration. So I decided to walk to the point at which enough people would have gotten off the train so I could fit. It was still crowded, like a usual rush hour crowd, but this was at 2pm on a Tuesday. Rad.
Awesome weekend.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Namaste
I did yoga today for the first time. Classes this week are free at school, I'm still on vacation, and my good friend classmates do yoga, so I figured I couldn't pass it up. Hey, it was pretty great. This could be really good for me, I think. Hopefully it will help with my inability to fall asleep at night, my bad knees, and all the stress I store in my body. Tomorrow is power yoga. I'm planning to be sore after that.
Namaste.
Speaking of Namaste, over winter break I re-watched all 4 seasons of Lost. Thank goodness the episodes are free online. And ABC has a really good video player. Very clear picture. But that's right. Over 70 episodes in about 2.5 weeks. I'm hard core. And oh-so-ready for the Season 5 premiere on January 21. So excited.
Namaste.
Speaking of Namaste, over winter break I re-watched all 4 seasons of Lost. Thank goodness the episodes are free online. And ABC has a really good video player. Very clear picture. But that's right. Over 70 episodes in about 2.5 weeks. I'm hard core. And oh-so-ready for the Season 5 premiere on January 21. So excited.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Blogging about a Blog
I'm in New York City right now on a career trek with my school. That means we visit a bunch of companies and schmooze with GW alums to find out how we can get jobs and internships (and if you are really lucky, you find one through the trek!)
In an effort to continually promote the brand and our amazing students, the guy who organized the trip put together a blog to chronicle our visits and experiences. He asked me to be one of the bloggers for the trip, and I of course accepted.
Without further ado, please visit the GW MBA New York City Career Trek Blog. Tell your friends.
In an effort to continually promote the brand and our amazing students, the guy who organized the trip put together a blog to chronicle our visits and experiences. He asked me to be one of the bloggers for the trip, and I of course accepted.
Without further ado, please visit the GW MBA New York City Career Trek Blog. Tell your friends.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Aw Shucks
I ran and was elected for one of two positions as cohort representative on the MBA Association board (governing body for the MBA program). That's pretty cool. And what's cooler is my best bud in the class, who I befriended way back at the visit day in February, also ran and also was elected. We will team up with two cool kids from the other cohort and one international student yet to be elected to be the first-year representatives. Look out. Times they are a changin'. We believe in GW and will be doing great things.
Act Responsibly, Lead Passionately, Think Globally
Monday, September 22, 2008
Vacation Abridged
I wanted to do two more posts about my vacation to California, but that's just not going to happen. In times of procrastination though, I managed to at least upload my photos to Facebook. I'm going to just post those three albums here, and hope that they, along with my captions, tell the story well enough. Besides, now I can post all of the pictures, instead of just a sample.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Victory?
Now, I'm not trying to dress myself in a flight suit and declare Mission Accomplished or anything, but I do want to point out that we haven't seen any roaches in quite some time. I think the COMBAT traps helped a lot.
But roomie also pointed out that the guys who lived below us moved out. We never did figure out how many guys actually lived in that apartment....it was at least three...sometimes we thought there were five. Exterminators were in the empty apartment last week. Ew. I don't even want to think about what it must have been like down there....
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