Tag Archives: coffee

Things I Like About Airports

1) Yay! I’m about to go somewhere! I love flying! 2) Reading exotic place names on the departure boards. 3) Competing Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts, my two favorite coffees right next to each other! 4) Silently judging people based on … Continue reading

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Palm Springs — San Fransisco

DEMO was held at a gorgeous resort, and I was completely impressed. This is, quite literally, the view from my balcony. I woke up every day completely amazed that this is my real life. (Of course, I spent the rest … Continue reading

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Complimentary?

Boss: Your <project> looks amazing! How did you manage that? Meg: I don’t drink coffee and flirt with boys ALL DAY, you know. Boss: Could have fooled me.

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Stays In Vegas

My dad picked me up at the airport coming home from Vegas, and he asked me how my trip had been. I complained that I couldn’t take full advantage of the endless free booze because I was working. I told … Continue reading

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Did They Teach You That In Poet School?

Marcus and I are drinking coffee at Harvard Square on a Sunday afternoon just before Christmas. Ok, I’m drinking enough coffee for both of us, and he’s regaling me with stories from academia. My friend Marcus is an actual working … Continue reading

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Default Settings

My trip to Los Angeles passed in a blur of not sleeping, game excitement, coffee, fantastic conversations and arm-out photos with awesomely talented people. Again. Coming back from Los Angeles this time, I still have the post-adventure greyness of the … Continue reading

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My Virtual Life

Over my senior year of high school and freshman year of college, I wrote a really awful science fiction novel. I think it’s Russell Baker who said that his first novel was good because it taught him to type quickly. … Continue reading

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At Least Once

Some times I do things without thinking. (I know! You’re shocked! Me?!) Fortunately, I have friends and family who make sure I’ll never forget stupid things I’ve done. I’ve recently joined a D&D game with my cousins and their friends, and the other … Continue reading

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Apps That Need To Exist: Auto-Cool Twitter Locations

Auto-Cool Twitter Locations This app would automatically add my location in great detail when I tweet from someplace cool, like when I’m sitting on modern white furniture in a Madison Ave ad office, or having a meeting in a restaurant … Continue reading

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Bu Chai

Tom Lasseter, who replaced Tim Johnson as the China correspondent for McClatchy, mentioned today on his blog that Beijing plans to renovate all the hutongs around the Drum and Bell Towers. Renovation is hardly news in Beijing, where the pre-Olympic … Continue reading

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