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golden gate
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'gangster, gangster' at the top of the list
As of late, my social life has been picking up. On Friday evening, Hank, Jules, Rupert, Christine, and I went to down to Walnut Creek for a (free!) gelato tasting. Gelateria Naia is planning to roll out a couple of fall flavors and they invited people on their mailing list to reserve a spot at the tasting, exchanging their feedback for gratis ( Read more... ) -
turnover
As of last week, I got a job as a personal assistant to a blind Mills College PhD student. Between last Friday and yesterday, I:- Took her to make copies of her mailbox key
- Helped her get cash from the ATM
- Made her bed (which sounds a lot easier than it really was... the woman has like 10 decorative pillows and 5 different layers over the mattress all ( Read more... )
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it will drive you crazy if you let it
Today was a decidedly good day. I got paid $25 to talk for a little less than 20 minutes to a researcher working on a Bureau of Labor and Statistics survey on the attitudes and plans of people in their 20s regarding marriage and starting families. Flush with new cash and intoxicated by the smell of french fries coming from Amanda's, the trendy new ( Read more... ) -
come on down, have a look around
Today's rundown:- Another excellent CD haul from the library: Carlos Kleiber's recording of Tristan und Isolde featuring Margaret Price, West Side Story featuring Kiri Te Kanawa, Ani, Judy, and Dolly
- Last day of web design class for me--What with 7 hours of pattern making on Monday and another 7 hours of apparel construction on Wednesday, both of ( Read more... )
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communication breakdown
Last week I sent an email to my apparel construction professor about potentially leaving lab early in order to take a job at an afterschool learning center. Apparently he didn't receive the message, but said it would be fine when I spoke to him after class yesterday. This is now one of several emails I have sent through my Yahoo account in the past ( Read more... )