I’m happy that Mr. Obama was elected and vowed in as our new president. A lot more people, like some of my coworkers, teared up for this historic victory. But there are even more hardcore fans out there, such as the creator of this page covering hundreds (if not more) of Obama inauguration headlines, from around the globe:
Math = Best Jobs
Not claimed by me. Wall Street Journal says so. Introducing the latest list of Best & Worst Jobs in the US: Looks like you can’t go wrong being a math major after all. Add that Computer Science for fringe benefits. My job apparently is #2 on the list. Don’t think it fits the “rarely works
Holiday Lions
Screw New Year’s Eve
I got off a half-day today and went to Chinatown for lunch and haircut. Stepping out of the office, I needed to walk a short distance to the 42nd street subway station. Since it’s New Year’s Eve, I decided to walk down Broadway to check out the preparations on Times Square. New Year’s resolution: quit
Random Thoughts Triggered by an American Girl
I walked by the American Girl Place on Fifth Avenue today. The line waiting to get into the store, moms and dads and young American girls of all ethnicities (but 95% white), stretched all the way to Madison Avenue. The line blocked the entire front of an office building, some restaurants, and the chiropractic office
Christmas Gifts from Advisees
I have the awesomest advisees. Alison and David dropped by today with two bags of Christmas (or Holiday, if we shall stay p.c.) presents. One was a box of Godiva truffles. The other was – cracking me up for the longest time – a Wall-E toy. To be exact, a “Dance N’ Tap Wall-E with Wacky
Wally World Wall-E
Did Wall-E come from Walmart? When we watch the movie and see the portrayal of Buy n Large, the retail chain super store that covered Earth, it’s pretty easy to make an association with Walmart: gigantic stores, feel-good commercials, cheap goods, and fat people. Is this connection subtle or obvious? How about the robot hero’s
Theme Park Vacation
We returned to the city of yellow snow and black ice, from the sunshine state, after a week-long theme park adventure in Orlando. All I could say is, “damn I forgot it’s winter here.” We visited all four Disney World parks and both Universal Studio parks. Here are the holiday props + park icons: Additional
Save the Date
Saturday, May 8th, 2010
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