Posts tagged 'holidays'

Let the countdown begin

20070604Mon

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It will soon be the one year anniversary of the Stanifesto and I’ve decided to start celebrating early by tidying things up a bit. Reap the benefits of my numerological neuroticism!

Lost in the New York mass transit labyrinth

20070425Wed

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I’ve actually been to New York City before, but you’d never know it from my trip last weekend.

Be it resolved for 2007

20070110Wed

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Yep, it’s the New Year’s Resolution post. I tend to have a pretty good followthrough on my resolutions, so it’s hardly a process I take lightly. This year I have a few normal ones and one not-so-normal.

Why I’m spending 104 hours on the train this December

20061204Mon

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It’s official, I’m riding the rails to Indiana and back. The holidays are coming soon and this year I’m determined not to fly the (according to Google Maps) 2,233 miles home.

Bush makes me proud to be an American

20061018Wed

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I’ve never really thought of myself as a nationalist. Sure, the United States of America has been good to me, but I’ve avoided any jingoism over my 29 years. It wasn’t until yesterday when our president signed into law legislation that allows torture and eliminates habeas corpus that I realized how much I loved our [...]

Celebrating OneWebDay

20060922Fri

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Today is that grandest of holidays, OneWebDay. Billed as “Earth Day for the Web”, people everywhere thankful for what the world wide web has given us are engaging in little projects to improve and honor it. Here’s what I did…

Xmas in July

20060705Wed

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Until there’s a national holiday explicitly about hanging out with friends and family, eating and drinking, and watching television marathons, it’s doubtful that everyone will be “true to the spirit” of whatever reason they’re not going to work. Still, I always try.