Music to get through the Hump
“How Long Do I Have to Wait For You?” — Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings “If I Ever Feel Better” — Phoenix “Slippin’” — Quadron “You’ve Got the Love” — Florence + The Machine “My Last (feat. Chris Brown)” —…
Thank you
Thank you to everyone who has helped me reach my fundraising goal. I can’t thank you all enough.
Conquests of Today
Today was a strange day, of extremely exciting moments and feelings of defeat. No one likes a defeatist, so I’ll talk about my conquests instead — in a nice list format for easy reading, in chronological order: 1. I asked…
My 2006 self. Gah.
Is it a low point or a high point when you begin to quote yourself? I am thinking the former… yes, most likely former. Double gah (but one space!). As I’m sitting here working, I keep referencing the CSPA Stylebook…
I think there’s an outlier
I generally like recommendations. They require some existing data and an understanding of the data to make the recommendation. My friends often suggest articles and direct me to links that I usually like and enjoy. The reason their recommendations are…
Interdisciplinary & Interdepartmental
An excerpt from this Economist article on a global education: “All the interesting problems cross boundaries,” says David Ellwood, the dean of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Some straddle borders. Some straddle disciplines. Some require co-operation between business, government, academia…
You can’t connect the dots looking forward
It’s been a little over a week since I wrote my last entry and started fundraising. Since then, I’ve raised my donation goal three times, from $400 to $500 to $1000. I also won a VIP Access Pass & a…
If you want to live a happy life…
Tie it to a goal. —Albert Einstein I’ve always preferred the nostalgia and festivities of Autumn, but there’s something about Winter. January encourages change, or the beginnings of something wonderful, to be delivered by Spring. My Father passed away in…
Just going to throw it out there
I’m tired of textual relationships. The connection to communications technology — the connection to connection — has become part of what makes us human. In the idiom of those who are swooningly in love, it makes us “feel alive.” When we’re denied the…
MFK Fisher on Winter Eating
“…Another thing about winter, or at least I’ve found it in my own life, is that I often prefer to eat by myself then. I’ve been asked about wonderful meals I remember in the wintertime in restaurants, and although I’ve…
Revelations from 30,000 ft.
Somewhere in between “not finding time” and “job searching; must not overshare,” I excused myself from writing on here and settled with intellectual endeavors and recipe sharing — two exercises that distanced me and my feelings just enough from the…
An instrument of inspiration
I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or…