Tag Archives: coffee
Irish Cream Latte
Harold: …then we’ll go once you’ve finished your coffee, James Joyce. Meg: What did you just call me? Harold: James Joyce. Because of your Irish cream latte. Meg: Oh, thank goodness! I thought you meant because I write long and … Continue reading
Not Today
I’ve been feeling very not-today recently. There are some cool restaurants by my office, but it’ll be more efficient to eat quickly and get back to my desk. I think about stopping for a coffee, a designer coffee with foam … Continue reading
Walking Back
Harold’s been offered a job out of NYC and we were at a coffeeshop midway between our apartments, talking about it — Oh, sorry! I might not have expressly stated that where Harold lives and works has a direct impact … Continue reading
Not Terribly Reassuring
Harold and I are sitting in the coffeeshop, sorting out travel plans with all the moving parts of family days and work deadlines and transportation. “You’ll be on a little Buddy Holly Killer to Raleigh…” He says. “Oh, sorry, you … Continue reading
Apps That Need To Exist: Been There Map
The last time I was in Los Angeles, Figment and I were on Sunset going to Meltdown comics, and I magically started to recognize places. Places in Los Angeles are becoming familiar to me, which sort of blows my mind … Continue reading
In A Name
At Casual Connect, Nicholas Berry from DataGenetics gave a really fascinating lecture on data mining and inference. The most interesting part was on names, using proper data to back up exactly the implications names give in fiction. (My words, not … Continue reading
There, I Fixed It!
The hilarious There, I Fixed It! blog just released a hardcopy version. The book, There, I Fixed It: (No, You Didn’t), covers some of the best kludges from the blog, including my shower pictures. My usual method for dealing with … Continue reading
Still Life With ZipCard
Getting coffee at Harvard Square.
Linguistic Circuits
I sent my parents my travel plans for conferences and conventions I’m covering this summer, and my dad wrote back: Well done, Meg! Now add these phrases to your vocabulary: (1) “Stop the presses!”* (2) “But the people have a … Continue reading
Risk Reward Ratio
A few mornings ago, I was in Starbucks with Harold. Also, the sun came up that day. But on this particular day, the guy on the register was so horribly unpleasant that it stands out from my usual Starbucks visits. … Continue reading
