We can officially blame the lack of blogging to G. Now that he is in Boston for a few days to recruit for Y, I am back! In college and when I was living by myself in Waltham, I felt the urge to blog when I turned off the TV, dimmed the lights, and put on nostalgia-invoking music. Though this aspect of my life hasn’t changed much, an update is still ( Read more... )

Such a fun trip! Will post more later. For now, please just see the slideshow. Turn on captions to read the captions.

A home we can't afford that we wouldn't want to live in anyway: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/rfs/326464384.html

EDIT:

Favorite lines include:

"No offers considered under $800K."

"The back door to the house is left open. House is vacant. Go anytime."

Word-of-mouth marketing at its very best:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FahBBnfHAQ


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I'm trying to get into the habit of posting to this journal again, and my attempts have included long-ass summaries of I've been up to since my last post. Needless to say, that was too much work and I just never posted. Now, I shall get back into the swing of LJ postings by starting with a very short and simple entry about the Dixie Chicks and the ( Read more... )

China Drafts Law to Boost Unions and End Abuse.

Hooray, the Chinese government is finally sticking up for its people and putting human rights ahead of economic growth and attracting foreign investments. The government's policies have fluctuated dramatically from pro-capitalism to pro-socialism and back in the last century, and is finally adjusting ( Read more... )

California life is still going pretty well. The only furniture left to buy is a bigger TV and a coffee table. We've also been pretty social -- hung out with AJ and Genevieve in Berkeley a few weekends ago, and then went on a 30-person hiking trip organized by Karen Guo this past weekend.

Work is going well too. Silicon Valley life is pretty ( Read more... )

Grant and I have lived in California for a month and a half, and I’ve already been working for a month now. We’re getting used to the monotonous but perfect weather every day, the suburban life, and the driving. Our apartment now is approximately 3 times the square footage of our Boston apartment (we each have our own bathroom) and smells ( Read more... )

Politics and Facebook.com

Article on admissions trends at Stuyvesant and other competitive schools in NYC.