I do not (and might never) consider myself handy, certainly not as handy as my Dad. But tonight, I was genuinely surprised and I can only thank my Dad for what he has taught me over the years whenever I helped him around the house.
Tonight, my friend Liz and I assembled an awesome kitchen cart. [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘potpourri’
September 3, 2009
Thanks, Dad
August 28, 2009
Caffeine Log
8:25 AM – 1 large mug of coffee
1:30 PM – 15 oz. Starbucks mocha doubleshot (plus guarana and ginseng)
7:30 PM – several cups of diet coke
Someone once told me, “Man shall not live by caffeine alone…”
July 1, 2009
A New York State of Mind
I moved to the Big Apple today. The sights, smells, and sounds are captivating–to say the least. Here are two photos I just took: one of my room, small but cozy and home-y, and another of the vista from my window (NB more photos can be found here):
June 23, 2009
Peppered cheese bread
While at home, I have been delving a little bit into cooking and baking. Today I made peppered cheese bread, using a recipe found in the Delights and Comforts section of the June print issue of Comment. Here’s how it came out!
June 15, 2009
Full Circle
This morning I stumbled upon my “autographs book” from when I graduated elementary school in June of 1998. I would never label myself prophetic, but it’s pretty funny to see what I indicated as my favorite college and profession:
May 17, 2009
The End of an [Orange and Black] Era
Done, done, and done. I have completed all requirements to obtain my undergraduate degree. Last week I presented my thesis and had my oral comprehensive exam. Whew! I cannot deny that there is a new lightness that I am palpably feeling. It’s strange when something ends, something you knew would end sometime, but it’s strange [...]
April 28, 2009
Some Bono-fied reflections
Bono recently wrote a great op-ed column in the Times. Here’s an excerpt in which Bono is describing his reflections on the death of his father, two years ago on Easter:
I remember the feeling of “a peace that passes understanding” as a load lifted. Of all the Christian festivals, it is the Easter parade that [...]
April 3, 2009
The ghost of thesis past
I would have to believe that writing a senior thesis on a typewriter made it SO MUCH easier to gauge and literally feel your progress!
Image taken from here.
March 21, 2009
Run from company and comfort
To solve the stress by not fleeing, by resorting to “human company,” is to blur the sharp edges of responsibility and to imagine that we can arrange our situation to our comfort–as if by changing the furniture, or changing the scenery, we can change our inner landscape. As if by talking to others and manipulating [...]
