Reader's Digest 2004
Another year has passed and the time has come to put up a review of over a hundred of my new LiveJournal postings. So here we go again:
Planning Ahead: . . . January through April . . . May through August . . . September through December . . . Early 2005 . . . Enough, already . . . Goals for another year . . . And the rest of my life
Progress Reports: . . . Vermont "adventures" . . . No such luck . . . Not moving out, yet . . . An active year . . . "The ring" . . . The time of my life
Lessons Learned: . . . New Year resolutions . . . The slinky effect . . . A retrospective . . . From the past year . . . Top priorities . . . My new motto
MBA Applications: . . . Idiots at NYU . . . Why I didn't get in . . . Columbia reapplication . . . Yale essays . . . Cornell essays . . . MIT-LFM essays . . . Finally!
Travel Adventures: . . . London and Paris - Part I . . . Part II . . . Part III . . . Part IV . . . Part V . . . *PHOTOS* . . . Cross-country tripping . . . Update . . . Another update . . . 30 States
Select Weekend Tales: . . . Housework . . . Super Bowl antics . . . A weekend of curiosities . . . A waste of a weekend . . . A weekend on my own
Random Experiences: . . . Montreal food . . . And pics . . . Fight the oppressors . . . And win! . . . Wi-Fi in Quebec . . . We are where we live
Automotive Musings: . . . Crossfire, 330ci, TSX, Galant . . . Two car-related tales . . . So many choices . . . A car ad . . . My next car . . . Bragging rights . . . 3 years or 60,000 miles . . . Stick shift drivers . . . Car culture gone bad . . . PT Cruiser, GTO, S40, 9-2X
Live Show Reviews: . . . Kid Rock . . . Newport Jazz, The Machine, etc. . . . Liz Phair, Baaba Maal, etc. . . . Jewel, Josh Ritter, etc. . . . Dido, Melissa Etheridge, KISS with Poison . . . ZZ Top, Jet with The Donnas, Cake, etc. . . . Chicks with guitars
Books & Quotations: . . . "Weapons of Mass Delusion" . . . "The Catcher in the Rye" . . . "Collins Atlas of World History" . . . "Repacking Your Bags" - Part I . . . Part II . . . Part III
Election Year Politics: . . . My take on the NJ scandal . . . Why I voted for Bush . . . Other candidates I supported . . . Halloween freak show . . . Predictions for the future . . . Hanging out with Hardy . . . Time to Move On
Personal Perspectives: . . . Toys of the future . . . No more CNN . . . "Top Five" news sites . . . Scary TV statistics . . . The irony of the day . . . Olympics stats by gender . . . May the Force be with you! . . . My airline rankings . . . SAT scores by demographics
Various Short Takes: . . . "Global Warming" . . . And more . . . About damn time! . . . A great editorial . . . April Fool's Day . . . Earth Day thoughts . . . E-mail woes . . . Common sense in NJ . . . Mind boggling . . . Stick figures . . . A poem
Miscellaneous Notes: . . . A birthday present . . . A daily routine . . . Soviet Army at their best . . . Communication issues . . . "Jazzy at the Bar" . . . A-wishin'
Similar collections from 2002 and 2003 are found here, here and here.
Planning Ahead: . . . January through April . . . May through August . . . September through December . . . Early 2005 . . . Enough, already . . . Goals for another year . . . And the rest of my life
Progress Reports: . . . Vermont "adventures" . . . No such luck . . . Not moving out, yet . . . An active year . . . "The ring" . . . The time of my life
Lessons Learned: . . . New Year resolutions . . . The slinky effect . . . A retrospective . . . From the past year . . . Top priorities . . . My new motto
MBA Applications: . . . Idiots at NYU . . . Why I didn't get in . . . Columbia reapplication . . . Yale essays . . . Cornell essays . . . MIT-LFM essays . . . Finally!
Travel Adventures: . . . London and Paris - Part I . . . Part II . . . Part III . . . Part IV . . . Part V . . . *PHOTOS* . . . Cross-country tripping . . . Update . . . Another update . . . 30 States
Select Weekend Tales: . . . Housework . . . Super Bowl antics . . . A weekend of curiosities . . . A waste of a weekend . . . A weekend on my own
Random Experiences: . . . Montreal food . . . And pics . . . Fight the oppressors . . . And win! . . . Wi-Fi in Quebec . . . We are where we live
Automotive Musings: . . . Crossfire, 330ci, TSX, Galant . . . Two car-related tales . . . So many choices . . . A car ad . . . My next car . . . Bragging rights . . . 3 years or 60,000 miles . . . Stick shift drivers . . . Car culture gone bad . . . PT Cruiser, GTO, S40, 9-2X
Live Show Reviews: . . . Kid Rock . . . Newport Jazz, The Machine, etc. . . . Liz Phair, Baaba Maal, etc. . . . Jewel, Josh Ritter, etc. . . . Dido, Melissa Etheridge, KISS with Poison . . . ZZ Top, Jet with The Donnas, Cake, etc. . . . Chicks with guitars
Books & Quotations: . . . "Weapons of Mass Delusion" . . . "The Catcher in the Rye" . . . "Collins Atlas of World History" . . . "Repacking Your Bags" - Part I . . . Part II . . . Part III
Election Year Politics: . . . My take on the NJ scandal . . . Why I voted for Bush . . . Other candidates I supported . . . Halloween freak show . . . Predictions for the future . . . Hanging out with Hardy . . . Time to Move On
Personal Perspectives: . . . Toys of the future . . . No more CNN . . . "Top Five" news sites . . . Scary TV statistics . . . The irony of the day . . . Olympics stats by gender . . . May the Force be with you! . . . My airline rankings . . . SAT scores by demographics
Various Short Takes: . . . "Global Warming" . . . And more . . . About damn time! . . . A great editorial . . . April Fool's Day . . . Earth Day thoughts . . . E-mail woes . . . Common sense in NJ . . . Mind boggling . . . Stick figures . . . A poem
Miscellaneous Notes: . . . A birthday present . . . A daily routine . . . Soviet Army at their best . . . Communication issues . . . "Jazzy at the Bar" . . . A-wishin'
Similar collections from 2002 and 2003 are found here, here and here.