Archive for September, 2008
Ahhh! Bugs!
I’ve actively avoided going into the saga of my bedbug debacle here on Sad-Sigh, mainly because it would take up 300,000 posts, and has already been blogged to death.
However, I think it’s sad, and perfectly sigh-worthy, when, as soon as I’ve gotten rid of the bedbugs, I go to a project at East River Park, [...]
My Good Friends, the Lehman Brothers
So, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, AIG, and WaMu are all big sponsors of ours at work; this week has definitely not been a great one for job confidence.
My favorite of all of these companies to work with has definitely been Lehman Brothers. I’ve had a great relationship with all of the people in their Philanthropy [...]
CBD - Update V
Went on my first Crazy Blind Date last week.
It was fun. We met at Flatiron Lounge, (a butt-ass expensive bar in the Flatiron, natch), and we shook hands, got a seat at the bar, and I got a Scotch. Usually a signifier of a good evening.
Here’s the thing. I’ve already pretty much come to the [...]
The Reality of Excitement
So, I was walking home from the gym when suddenly I realized that the construction on the North Side of Newtown Avenue between 31st Street and 30th Avenue, (don’t ask, Astoria is full of contradictions), was nearing a close and they had reopened the sidewalk.
My initial, and very emphatic reaction was:
Oh. My. God. The North [...]
How I Know I’m Really Unhappy
…I just applied for a job in West Virginia.
But it’s 25% European travel. So that’s OK right? I’d just have to be based in West Virginia. Right? RIGHT?!