I am riding the NYC Startup Bus to SXSW!

February 16, 2011

The adventure I am pleased to announce that I will be riding the Startup Bus from NYC to Austin, TX for SXSW! As I write this I am still totally in shock and completely elated. While on the bus, I will be working with a team of other awesome New Yorkers to design and launch [...]

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Vegetarian for a week: fulfilling another Day Zero goal

February 6, 2011

This week I’ve decided to tackle Day Zero goal #54: go vegetarian for a week. I realized yesterday while we were putting together our grocery shopping list that all of the entrees I had chosen were vegetarian. Here’s what we’ll be having for dinner: Sunday: Lentil Chili Monday: Pearl Couscous with Roasted Tomatoes Tuesday: Roasted [...]

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I’ve been busy! Doing what, you ask?

January 31, 2011

Just a quick note to let everyone know that I am still alive. Things have been pretty busy around here getting Nigel acclimated to his new surroundings and settling back into working 40 hours/week (how easy it was to forget what that feels like…). Hhmmm, what else have I been up to? We went to [...]

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The job search is definitely easier the second time around

December 22, 2010

My time here in New York has been such a whirlwind so far, there’s been hardly any time to blog! I just wanted to report that I started a new job on Thursday, December 9. I am working at Sposta, a small creative agency that works with a bunch of NYC-based publishing companies (think Conde [...]

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Christmas wishlist (oh, and I’m almost done with my shopping)

December 3, 2010

I’m almost done with my Christmas shopping…only two people left on my list! For the second year in a row, I’ve managed to do all of my shopping online, and I love it. There are some especially good deals to be found this year. I can’t wait to visit Michigan for the holidays and retrieve [...]

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Thanksgiving in the city

November 25, 2010

Last Saturday I tried out for the Gotham Girls Roller Derby league. 122 girls tried out, and I was one of 28 girls who were invited to callbacks on Monday night. Unfortunately I did not make it to the Fresh Meat class of 2011 (which will only have 8 girls! wow!), but Gotham is starting [...]

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Kristen’s guide to moving across the country

November 20, 2010
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We arrived in New York City about 2 weeks ago. I am loving this place so far! I’ve already seen a handful of friends and eaten some delicious food. Corner and I found a place in Astoria, and it’s nowhere near as small as I was expecting (unfortunately, it is just as expensive as I [...]

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Moving across the country is hard.

October 31, 2010

We have arrived at my mom’s house in Michigan safe and sound. The past two weeks have been a whirlwind. Dad, Robin, Corner’s parents, and Corner’s aunt Nancy were all visiting Monterey for a few days while we tried to pack up all of our worldly belongings. My coworkers threw me an awesome going-away party. [...]

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I’m moving to New York City. Many emotions ensue.

October 14, 2010

This is something I’ve been keeping close to my chest for awhile. Corner has accepted a new job with the Asian Longhorn Beetle program in New York City! We are leaving Monterey in two weeks. That means we are getting ready to make the second cross-country move in 2 years. Moving never seems to get [...]

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GRE words in Disney songs

October 5, 2010

Okay, I did a Google search on this, and it seems that no one else has pointed out the fact that songs from Disney movies are chock full of GRE words….and it’s a really good way for me to remember them. Here’s a list of the words I’ve discovered so far: Pontificate (from The Return [...]

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