The Wednesday night mingling happened after a talk at the Columbia business school. One of the speakers: Martin Sorrell, whom everyone called "Sir Martin" since the Queen knighted him, even though we're in the US …
For three nights in a row I have hobnobbed with people in suits to exchange business cards. I have been telling them that I am seeking a project management role in a small, flat organization …
In the middle of my finals so I shouldn't go, but you should; the Law Project has serious promise.
Oh yeah, end-of-year gift-giving season. My wishlist begins with charity. I am lucky enough to be well-off. I married a guy with a lucrative career, I was born in the US in the twentieth century …
Leonard was trying to get us to guess "TV Guide." He said it was an empirical method for discovering what's on. I shouted, "Calling a guy?" Evan heard this and suggested we make a Taboo …
Today I imitated Heidi Klum. "Top American designer Michael Kors....Nina Garcia, fashion editor for Elle Magazine...and our guest judge, Mary Poppins."
Today Leonard is having his yearly backup Thanksgiving. I say "his" because it's really his idea and his motive, although I do get to eat lots of stuffing. I get leftovers twice! It's great. And …
When I was at Fog Creek, around the time Firewall came out, someone proposed a movie night of films that get the internet hilariously wrong (relevant Penny Arcade cartoon). The air of lunchtime grew light …
You Know You're A Geek When you see a trailer for Untraceable and immediately wonder what sort of infrastructure can scale like that. Also, the government could just make up a copyright infringement claim and …
Do you keep a list of unusual things you've done? Even just mentally? For me, that list just got an item longer. Danced with an Elvis impersonator Gotten booed by thousands of people (twice!) Translated …
