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6 months ago
in Which one of you…. on Herbietown
-DO NOT DISTURB sign
-Post-its with "Seriously, do not knock unless there is a fire"
-Talk to the manager
Come on, Herbert, show some action!
-Post-its with "Seriously, do not knock unless there is a fire"
-Talk to the manager
Come on, Herbert, show some action!
7 months ago
in “It’s a slippery slope” on Herbietown
Nah, you're such an exhibitionist; it would be a wifebeater and boxer shorts.
8 months ago
in Family Dollar Makes Way For Equinox on Herbietown
But didn't you see the Times Dining In section today? It's recession times--dollar stores are hip:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/26/dining/26nine...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/26/dining/26nsid...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/26/dining/26nine...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/26/dining/26nsid...
11 months ago
in I Need A Charity….Quick! on Herbietown
www.Donorschoose.org
It's an amazing education charity where teachers write in with a "grant proposal" detailing a specific classroom project or need, and you can search for one you like (by topic, geography, or both) and fund it directly. Depending on your donation you get an email from the teacher or a handwritten set of notes from the kids thanking you personally. It's a really, really great charity; my favorite by far. You can fund anything from copies of a Shakespeare play for 11th graders to microscopes for 8th graders who need to learn to use them for a standardized test!
It's an amazing education charity where teachers write in with a "grant proposal" detailing a specific classroom project or need, and you can search for one you like (by topic, geography, or both) and fund it directly. Depending on your donation you get an email from the teacher or a handwritten set of notes from the kids thanking you personally. It's a really, really great charity; my favorite by far. You can fund anything from copies of a Shakespeare play for 11th graders to microscopes for 8th graders who need to learn to use them for a standardized test!
1 year ago
in Wanted: winter coat on Herbietown
This is too lightweight but seems to be the right level of casual/not too sporty?
http://tinyurl.com/2hu6yy
Looks slightly heavier; liner is a vest:
http://www.llbean.com/cd-15/53982/8878.shtml
http://tinyurl.com/2hu6yy
Looks slightly heavier; liner is a vest:
http://www.llbean.com/cd-15/53982/8878.shtml
1 year ago
in Birds Love Our Car on Herbietown
I saw this and thought of you right away: http://www.delight.com/Bird-Turd-Emergency-Kit-...
1 year ago
in Deathly Hallows (NO SPOILERS) on Herbietown
Ooooh, how far have you gotten? We had ordered two but ended up only taking one because we knew I'd have finished by noon on Saturday. Now Ben is about halfway through. I am jealous that I don't still have more to read, but I can never hold off from reading it all at once. SO GOOD.
1 year ago
in Where should we live? on Herbietown
BROOKLYN. Ok, here's the deal. From Boerum Hill, where I lived, it wouldn't be that much longer to Stamford than it would be from most places downtown in Manhattan. And if you were slightly more north and west than I was, it might even be easier than most places in Soho and the W. Village. The Borough Hall stop on the 4/5 trains (1st stop in Brooklyn) is at Joralemon and Court St. A lot of the awesomeness of Boerum Hill/Cobble Hill is along Court and Smith just south of Atlantic, so you could live at the northern end of one of those neighborhoods (Joralemon is technically in the Heights, which is as spendy as Manhattan) and have just a 5 minute walk to the train.
One advantage to the area is how many other trains there are, too. Depending on where you're staffed in the city you're close to the 2/3, F and A/C, and the W isn't far either. I lived a block from the F at Bergen, and my commute to Rockefeller Center including walking on either end was 25 minutes door to door.
There are a few reasons I think Brooklyn will be better. With a kid, it's a much more friendly and walkable place. There are lots of families as well as lots of hip young people, so you won't be the only ones with the strollers but you won't be the only cool people in a Suburb of Lame. Greta won't feel isolated when she's home with the baby because there are tons of places to go right nearby without having to load into a car. The food and bar scene is AWESOME and much cheaper than Manhattan. The brunch options alone are endless! There are more trees, especially on the side streets, than most areas in Manhattan, so it always felt cooler and cleaner to me. And it feels like a neighborhood. The guys at the bodega on the corner would take packages for us, that sort of thing. And there are lots of cool preschools and stuff in the area, plus some great public elementary schools (there's a magnet arts school on Pacific between Hoyt and Smith) so you wouldn't need to move in two years unless you wanted to.
I did not want to move to Brooklyn; I ended up there by a fluke. But I loved my three years there and am glad that we moved to Cambridge, which is more like it than Boston would be!
One advantage to the area is how many other trains there are, too. Depending on where you're staffed in the city you're close to the 2/3, F and A/C, and the W isn't far either. I lived a block from the F at Bergen, and my commute to Rockefeller Center including walking on either end was 25 minutes door to door.
There are a few reasons I think Brooklyn will be better. With a kid, it's a much more friendly and walkable place. There are lots of families as well as lots of hip young people, so you won't be the only ones with the strollers but you won't be the only cool people in a Suburb of Lame. Greta won't feel isolated when she's home with the baby because there are tons of places to go right nearby without having to load into a car. The food and bar scene is AWESOME and much cheaper than Manhattan. The brunch options alone are endless! There are more trees, especially on the side streets, than most areas in Manhattan, so it always felt cooler and cleaner to me. And it feels like a neighborhood. The guys at the bodega on the corner would take packages for us, that sort of thing. And there are lots of cool preschools and stuff in the area, plus some great public elementary schools (there's a magnet arts school on Pacific between Hoyt and Smith) so you wouldn't need to move in two years unless you wanted to.
I did not want to move to Brooklyn; I ended up there by a fluke. But I loved my three years there and am glad that we moved to Cambridge, which is more like it than Boston would be!
1 year ago
in Cryptonomicon on Herbietown
Eek, just checking in to make sure you guys aren't anywhere near here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6896195.stm
xo
xo
1 year ago
in Thoughts on Graduation on Herbietown
Heh, Ben was in Boston last night so it was just the family, and there was an awkward moment at dinner when suddenly I lashed out at Tom for being so judgemental of my Tuck friends. I resented that he never gave them the benefit of the doubt, and that at 22 he's so high and mighty and sure that all his choices are the right ones. We worked it out and I wasn't being entirely fair, but it's definitely a feeling that bugs me.
Of course, his two comments after everyone left on Sunday were "Chris is awesome" and, later, "Do you think Chris would mind if I killed him so I could marry Greta?" (That was a joke. I think.) Anyway, he loved you guys, which was the first time any Tuckies got that reaction! So at least you can feel special.
Of course, his two comments after everyone left on Sunday were "Chris is awesome" and, later, "Do you think Chris would mind if I killed him so I could marry Greta?" (That was a joke. I think.) Anyway, he loved you guys, which was the first time any Tuckies got that reaction! So at least you can feel special.
1 year ago
in Who am I? on Herbietown
I think this weekend is coming at the perfect time--let's plan on drinking wine and thinking deep thoughts about the future, ok? I completely empathize on this; the "The Dream" vs. Real Life faceoff has always been a major struggle for me.
1 year ago
in Procrastination on Herbietown
Boy, do I hear you on this--it's my Achilles heel, too. I always said I went into journalism so that I'd have permission to ask nosy questions and a career where procrastination was the norm and everything was deadline-driven.
I guess that's the key for me, and something to think about re. careers. Having multiple strong deadlines is the only thing that can get me started--I never get going on things until the last possible minute, and then have to work incredibly hard to get everything done. But I could never, ever have a job where I had 6 months to work on a big project, with some ambiguous status checks but nothing really forcing me to make progress. Consulting seems to me that it will be pretty good for you (and I'm actually considering it myself): You're working on a set project, there are clear goals and a limited timeframe, and I feel like there must be very strong deadlines in place.
I am jealous of people who plug away and never end up so stressed out, aren't you? They may be robots but they can be so calm! (I do see a strong correlation between creativity and procrastination, though. And there's also the clean desk/messy desk issue--did you read the articles a few months ago about how messy desk people are indeed the creative ones who tend to go further in life? HA!)
I guess that's the key for me, and something to think about re. careers. Having multiple strong deadlines is the only thing that can get me started--I never get going on things until the last possible minute, and then have to work incredibly hard to get everything done. But I could never, ever have a job where I had 6 months to work on a big project, with some ambiguous status checks but nothing really forcing me to make progress. Consulting seems to me that it will be pretty good for you (and I'm actually considering it myself): You're working on a set project, there are clear goals and a limited timeframe, and I feel like there must be very strong deadlines in place.
I am jealous of people who plug away and never end up so stressed out, aren't you? They may be robots but they can be so calm! (I do see a strong correlation between creativity and procrastination, though. And there's also the clean desk/messy desk issue--did you read the articles a few months ago about how messy desk people are indeed the creative ones who tend to go further in life? HA!)