September 2009
95 posts
adios
Vamos a Mexico manana hasta viernes. We will miss you…recap to come when we return.
that's it.
i want to see U2 so badly. i am going in pasadena i don’t care how much it costs. who’s with me?!
Coffee
thesavingsbeach:
It occurred to me that only one person that I know does not drink coffee. That means a lot of people that I know do drink coffee. If you are anything like me, then you drink a lot of coffee. Decaf or Caf, it doesn’t really matter to me, I love coffee.
I happened to stumble upon an amazing gem of a site that offers a wide variety of coffee products. I have even included a...
“You see, what good is our salvation if we stuff it in our pocket? What good does...”
– Dan Quezada
please read the whole thing here.
Mi Trabajo
Reflections on my job:
I knew going into this things would be different. Really different. For starters, I am coming from a hedge fund so the office culture is pretty much the polar opposite.
Here:
Jeans / flip flops.
different technology. no daily fresh fruit. no milk. no hot cocoa /sugar-free hot cocoa / marshmallow hot cocoa. single stall bathrooms. coed. i work 8-5. at 5:03 you can...
I was just told that I look like a younger, more healthy Marlboro man today.
A greater complement has never been given.
(I’m pretty sure the reason for this comment was that the top 2 buttons of my plaid pearlsnap shirt are broken.)
We are going into Mexico today for a Pastor's...
“If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. If you have come because...”
– Aboriginal Activsts’ Group (of which Lila Watson was a member), Queensland, Australia, 1970s
I saw this quote on the wall of this really great coffee shop in Alamosa, CO and then again when Howie from work quoted it in one of his writings. I love it.
Watchkellyreeves:
Oh The Temptation | Video | Gear
I love/hate when little kids are used to demonstrate a universal weakness of all mankind. It makes me feel so silly. I don’t like to picture myself as a snot-nosed little girl with a mouth full of (only one) marshmallow and an empty plate.
Be true to your school / just like you would to...
I’ve been reading a lot of material on education, specifically higher-education, in Mexico. Some of the statistics are pretty surprising:
The Mexican education system is organized into four levels: preschool (K1–K3), compulsory basic education (grades 1–9), upper secondary education (grades 10–12), and higher education. The government is only officially responsible for providing...
“Statue of Liberty, long live the World trade
long live the king yo, I’m from...”
– Jay, AK
