New House: Nook
Dec 28, 2003 in Otherwise Uncategorized
My house has a nook. Technically, it’s a breakfast or a dining nook, but I didn’t put a table in there, so no eating terms can correctly be associated with… Read on…
New House: Bathroom (You Always Wanted To See My Bathroom, Didn't You?)
Dec 28, 2003 in Otherwise Uncategorized
Everybody loves bathrooms. It’s the most important room in any place, when you think about it, because it’s the one room that, when you need, you really need. Well, I… Read on…
Hotel Derek
Dec 26, 2003 in Photos
So, as noted in the last entry, every Christmas we go out of town and stay in a hotel. This year was no different, with Christmas celebrated at my grandmother’s… Read on…
Transcript = Business Model
Dec 26, 2003 in B-School
For some reason, business schools seem to actually want proof that I’ve gained academic success in the past, so I’ve ordered transcripts from all two of the colleges I’ve attended…. Read on…
Guess Who's Antojado Now?
Dec 26, 2003 in Otherwise Uncategorized
I love Christmas! Starting in about, oh, July, I quietly sing Christmas songs to myself. When the season comes along, I’m like a little child; I even look forward to… Read on…
Well I Had To Go Eat Steak Last Night, Eh?
Dec 24, 2003 in Otherwise Uncategorized
This was going to be an entry about how nice it was to visit my grandmother in Houston get a good, simple steak, from a good cut of meat, which… Read on…
Resume That Resumé
Dec 21, 2003 in B-School
Nobody ever told me that, when I grew up, I’d have to be continually revising my resumé. New jobs, new areas of concentration, and now business school — everybody wants… Read on…
New House: Living Room
Dec 21, 2003 in Photos
About a month and a half ago, I moved into a new place. It’s a little house I found for rent about two miles away from where I used to… Read on…
A Roast! A Roast! My Kingdom For A Roast!
Dec 16, 2003 in
My favorite cooking method is probably roasting. It’s simple, it’s tasty, it’s easy, and it’s good for so many different foods. I love roasting and find it a lot of… Read on…
Simple Leftover Brunches
Dec 14, 2003 in Food
Sundays are good days to have something out-of-the-ordinary for breakfast. It’s impossible to be too motivated to work on the last day of rest, football is on the TV, and,… Read on…
Oh Those Recommendations
Dec 13, 2003 in B-School
Applying to business school is, apparently, hard work! All of my free time this week has disappeared into recommendations, transcript requests, and the various administrativa of assembling my applications. Recommendations… Read on…
Dal, Dal, Cursed Dal
Dec 9, 2003 in Food
It’s getting cold as winter hits even Southern California, so I wanted something nice and thick and warm for dinner this week. Lentils are a great winter treat, and I… Read on…
ReMail
Dec 7, 2003 in Otherwise Uncategorized
For all its ubiquity, the Web is not the Internet’s killer app — e-mail is. Every day, more bytes of e-mail messages than bytes of html documents transit the net…. Read on…
Making A List, Checking It Twice
Dec 7, 2003 in B-School
Business school applications have a lot of pieces, and I sure don’t want to miss any of them. So I decided to get organized. Getting organized is a wonderful thing:… Read on…
Leftover Turkey Gumbo
Dec 6, 2003 in Food
I have the tremendously useful ability to eat the same leftovers day after day for nearly an entire week. This is convenient and money-saving, because I can buy food in… Read on…
Goodbye, Firebird
Dec 2, 2003 in Otherwise Uncategorized
After a brief but successful flirtation, I’ve been asked to uninstall Mozilla Firebird, which I had been using as my primary browser. Unfortunately (but quite reasonably), the IT department was… Read on…
Doctor's Office
Dec 2, 2003 in Dreams
I had to make a visit to the doctor’s office, so I climbed the stairs to the fourth floor of the building. I’d been to this office before, and I… Read on…