tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850253256579779622024-03-13T15:14:27.973-04:00Order of the AmpersandJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-55129184394189291192016-12-31T21:04:00.001-05:002016-12-31T21:04:09.305-05:002016 resolutionsTBDJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-77149424398700192572016-04-30T21:19:00.002-04:002016-05-02T20:53:39.718-04:00Decisions, decisions<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of the most gratifying things about being a gainfully employed
adult is being able to make your own decisions. Yet the things that can cause
the most anxiety are some of these same decisions. If you’re miserable at work but
think it might get better (when?), do you want to try to wait it out and see
what happens, or plan your escape? What <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i> your escape plan? Can you see a future with your significant
other? Does he see a future with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you</i>?
How long do you wait to see if this “together” future ever comes into existence?
You realize you and your dear friend are drifting apart, partly because you’re
both going through rough patches in life but she dismisses the severity of your
present distresses. How do you approach that situation? Is it better to say
nothing at all and hope the resentment will dissolve in future happier times?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">With age, these decisions become more serious, the
responsibilities greater, and the stakes higher. Wanting to make the most
prudent decisions for your desired career trajectory. Not wanting your
significant other to become the “one that got away.” Treading that delicate
balance with your nearest and dearest. It’s like that psychology study that
showed that people are happier with the choices they make if there were fewer
options to choose from to begin with. With choices abound, how do we know we
made the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">very best</i> decision that will
give rise to the best outcome?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">These decisions are rarely so black-and-white if you’re entrenched
in these situations. People who claim all the wisdom in the world to tell you
the right way to live your life are, frankly, delusional and clearly have an inflated
opinion of their own judgment. There often is no way to know <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a priori </i>if something is absolutely the
right decision to make, and no one’s judgment is infallible. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-61935608214265838712016-04-24T13:52:00.000-04:002016-10-01T17:16:02.641-04:00Counting down<div class="MsoNormal">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I never take selfies but I couldn't resist this adorable Snapchat filter!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 weeks + 1 day until I finish my journey here in
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already have in the freezer and cupboards so I can reduce the amount of stuff I’ll
necessarily have to move back to Northern Virginia with me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">I’m looking forward to the day I don’t have to hear my
downstairs neighbors (the ones with the crying dogs) slam their front door shut
several times a day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">My bedroom mirror lies to me. I left it leaning against a couch
for too long and now it’s convex (the most unflattering of mirror configurations).
As a result, the mirror adds 7 pounds to my frame and I’m never quittttte sure
what I look like when I leave the apartment. After many months wearing leggings on the daily (#studentlife), I will need to return to the days of wearing proper bottoms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Why are potential subleasers so rude? A girl I corresponded
with for a few days asked for more photos of my apartment, and then requested
an in-person visit at a time of her choosing and then completely stood me up
without explanation! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-82874432668127583052016-04-10T05:00:00.000-04:002016-04-10T05:00:03.553-04:00Miss independent<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqn91XWhHqIPB1tozbYrNH5P758J4ypemzN7WFhSyCvNIDy9OKMMy7BGm1zX6FFYLvfhw8jAgC23O-nFLkveayzS_OjxzNSDyEr-zsIWsRyuA9cTd2OxkaW3KKmXo8Nin0GR6rpdyrwfg/s1600/IMG_4436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqn91XWhHqIPB1tozbYrNH5P758J4ypemzN7WFhSyCvNIDy9OKMMy7BGm1zX6FFYLvfhw8jAgC23O-nFLkveayzS_OjxzNSDyEr-zsIWsRyuA9cTd2OxkaW3KKmXo8Nin0GR6rpdyrwfg/s640/IMG_4436.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans, Times New Roman, serif;">One of my professors noted earlier this semester that one of
the wonders of parenthood is watching your children blossom. She said that if
you allow your kids to chart their own destiny, they can develop themselves
personally and professionally in brilliant ways that you could never have
imagined or planned for them. So, if you force a particular path on them, you
will never experience that kind of surprising wonder for yourself. Psychologist
Lawrence Kohlberg argued the same for children’s intellectual and moral
development: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans, Times New Roman, serif;">“<i>If you want your kids
to learn about the physical world, let them play with cups and water; don’t
lecture them about the conservation of volume. And if you want your kids to
learn about the social world, let them play with other kids and resolve
disputes; don’t lecture them about the Ten Commandments. And, for heaven’s
sake, don’t force them to obey God or their teachers or you. That will only
freeze them at the conventional level [which comprise the fourth and fifth of a
six-stage progression of children’s reasoning about the social world].</i>” <i>(</i>The Righteous Mind<i> by Jonathan Haidt, p. 10).</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans, Times New Roman, serif;">One would hope that once you have raised a child to a
certain age that you would have faith that all the lessons you, society, and
years of schooling and life experiences have instilled in them will take root,
and that they could theoretically navigate life independently without requiring
too much intervention unless, of course, there is a real threat of imminent
harm or danger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans, Times New Roman, serif;">If only that were the case for me.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-51739477379644141262016-04-09T15:26:00.000-04:002016-04-10T09:20:48.164-04:00Nurturing friendships<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnx3Pwj2IXR85RL5Z1nO2fFJiW2WiwbwtwLS93vn5Qz5iboi1RsURIdHOwbirDRy3lhUn67mMAevoSK6kQs-ZKXOJ2atVFmQJsppq1YkHyABw1702MPR5hB9TEWsB5OUuONjMEgeUsJbA/s1600/Roommates+Reston+2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnx3Pwj2IXR85RL5Z1nO2fFJiW2WiwbwtwLS93vn5Qz5iboi1RsURIdHOwbirDRy3lhUn67mMAevoSK6kQs-ZKXOJ2atVFmQJsppq1YkHyABw1702MPR5hB9TEWsB5OUuONjMEgeUsJbA/s640/Roommates+Reston+2013.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My college roommates and me in Reston Town Center, April 2013</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">The authors of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/NurtureShock-New-Thinking-About-Children/dp/0446504130">NutureShock</a></i>
write that the best predictor of how loving a child will be to his future
sibling is how well he treats his best friend. That is because unlike family –
with whom you are bound for life, willingly or not – friends can and likely
will abandon you if you treat them poorly, whereas siblings can eschew manners
and sensitivity to one’s feelings with reckless abandon. Having and nurturing satisfying
non-familial friendships and relationships is a fundamental priority for so
many people as social beings. Even more, having and cultivating healthy,
meaningful relationships – especially outside your immediate family – is a sign
of emotional maturity.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Through all the challenges inherent to being a yuppie and
specific for my life circumstances in particular, I realized that the most true
and worthwhile friendships are those in which each party gains mutual benefit,
and walks away from these interactions – no matter how infrequently these
encounters are, if the friendships are long-distance – feeling even better
about themselves than when they had entered. These are friends who will add you
to their nightly prayers if you’re having a particularly hard time in life, will
listen to you without judgment if you’re facing a difficult dilemma about your
significant other, or attend to your stream of consciousness as you describe
how you’ve found yourself in a career funk. These are not the people who will
exploit your shortcomings and weaknesses, gossip about you, or manipulate every
opportunity to show how mightily superior they are to you. After all, those most likely to
gossip about or diminish their friends’ legitimate achievements are the most
insecure.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">I’m lucky to have five of six very close friends who embrace
me for who I am, and who I can confide in. Between working full-time, dabbling
in school, and having a long daily commute, there is limited free time
to spend with people, so why spend it among those who are undeserving of your
friendship?</span><o:p></o:p>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-16456314179706064922016-04-04T21:16:00.001-04:002016-04-04T21:16:43.748-04:00Snapchats Lately<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Things will be pretty busy for the next six weeks or so, which means posts will be a little sparse for a while, but here are some of my recent Snapchats to tide you over until my next post :)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easter selfie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This research paper has got me like ...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GORGEOUS view of the Rotunda during a cloudless sunset</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Pomp and Circumstance" was playing as I walked to class this morning :)</td></tr>
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Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-6058415667769497972016-03-27T21:30:00.000-04:002016-04-01T13:13:18.531-04:00Life lately<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Throwback to 2011 at Carter Mountain</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">I feel that ominous tickle in my throat: allergy season is upon us. Despite being a terrible city for spring allergy sufferers (all the pollen-emitting trees!!), Charlottesville is stunning in the spring. The warm weather brings with it the usual crowds of prospective (or recently admitted) students and their parents to Grounds, which is so fun to see ... It makes me feel really nostalgic! The crowds seem to really enjoy the food trucks over by the Amphitheater :). I love seeing the Days on the Lawn groupings in front of Old Cabell Hall* on my way to class in the mornings. And I saw CavPup for the first time on Monday! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">After quite a busy last week, here is a catch-up post of sorts ...:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Notable quotes:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wise words from my former coworker's late father: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">People may be able to take things from you but they cannot take your pride. Be true to yourself, be good to yourself. Don't belittle yourself. Other people will do that for you and they do not need your help."</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Things I learned:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Helium is mined, and is therefore a limited resource. Something to think about the next time you buy a bunch of balloons for a party, I think.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Professors are paid for only 9 months out of the year -- just like teachers! -- unless they get a research grant during the summer time or teach summer school</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Embarrassing thing that happened to me:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">During a study break in the library between classes, I plugged my headphones into my ears to listen to a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/03/21/a-transcript-of-donald-trumps-meeting-with-the-washington-post-editorial-board/">transcript of Donald Trump's hour-long meeting with The Washington Post editorial board</a>, turned up the volume, and then realized the sound was coming not from my headphones but from my laptop speakers. D'oh! My earbuds were not plugged in. Fortunately for me, Trump was in the middle of explaining his thoughts on NATO -- not about his <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/21/donald-trump-my-hands-are-normal-hands/">hands or other body parts</a>.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Miscellaneous:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm greatly amused by one of my engineering professors' conceptual analogies to Italian foods like a salami (differential unit of volume), slice of cheese (representative slice of a sphere), and "spaghetti noodle" (a fibrous protein).</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">*The Days on the Lawn opening reception is traditionally held on the Lawn-facing Rotunda steps, but the U.Va landmark is undergoing a facelift at the moment :)</span><br />
<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-25619493543862023552016-03-20T21:17:00.000-04:002016-03-20T21:17:56.786-04:00Undocking<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo of me in Blacksburg before hopping back in the car for the return trip</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It’s a universally known fact among my close friends and
family that I drive like a grandma. In fact, my dad likes to joke that I am a nervous
chicken when it comes to driving, in stark contrast to my younger brother who
drives like a daredevil. I have major driving PTSD because I was involved in a
car accident that totaled both cars back when I was in middle school and have
been nervous about cars ever since – even as a passenger or pedestrian. This
means I often walk briskly or run across the street even at crosswalks, both to
avoid becoming road kill and because nobody ever wants to be </span><i style="font-family: Josefin Sans, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that person</i><span style="font-family: Josefin Sans, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> who takes their good ol’
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans, Times New Roman, serif;">My dad took a year-long break from giving me driving lessons
when I was in high school because I was so afraid behind the wheel that he was fearful
for his own safety as I frightfully inched the car at 20 miles an hour through
my quiet middle-school parking lot and neighborhood, learning the basics of making
right and left turns. So, after college when I accepted a job an hour’s drive
away from home, I think we were all a little worried. But I needed the daily
practice, and in about six months’ time making that hour-long journey each way,
I was comfortable enough to change lanes once or twice a week, sometimes mustering
enough courage to pass a slow, right-lane driver. A year after that, I was
brave enough to conquer Route 66 during the morning commute. Three and a half
years after starting that job, I inexplicably volunteered to pick up my brother
from Blacksburg, Virginia, a town in the middle of nowhere – twice the longest
journey I had ever driven from home. That was an expedition that tested my
bravery as my sweaty hands clutched the steering wheel, hoping the cliff views –
much too uncomfortably close to my right-lane situation – would soon be out of
sight so I could relax my tense muscles. Even <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I</i> can’t believe my parents let me do that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans, Times New Roman, serif;">Very seldom would I ever volunteer to drive anywhere, but if
I do it’s for one of two reasons: 1) because I don’t trust the other passenger
to transport me anywhere safely, or 2) because I recognize the opportunity as
one for which I need to push myself out of my proverbial comfort zone. After
all, driving and navigating highways are facts of life, and fears I need to
conquer. It’s just like tackling that tough new work project that secretly
intimidates the crap out of you, or making that big career leap that will lead
to better long-term prospects. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans, Times New Roman, serif;">“<i>A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are
for</i>.” – William G.T. Shedd.</span><o:p></o:p></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-44634285954398245512016-03-15T20:40:00.000-04:002016-03-16T20:35:27.424-04:00Fitting in<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise view from Humpback Rock</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of the perks of being out of school is not worrying about or trying to fit in. I’ve always been friendly to
and generally well liked by most school cliques I interacted with because I’m a
relatively neutral personality, but I enjoy the adulthood freedom of electing to
spend my free time however and with whomever I wish. It is from that
independence that I, or anyone, can truly explore themselves as individuals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">This disinclination probably stems from my undergraduate
experience at U.Va. Although my college experience shaped me more than any
other time period in my young adult life, U.Va students face significant pressure to attain a certain social
status; it’s part of that U.Va elitist culture, as horrible as that might
sound. It feels good to be past that and take myself less seriously. Or maybe it’s because I’m growing up and
becoming more comfortable in my own skin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">I
am more myself now than I have ever been. I am thankful for both the positive
and negative experiences in school, at work, and in my personal life and relationships
– even if some of those moments were particularly trying – because I am the
product of all of that. Although there is always room for improvement (of which
I am aware and to which I am always open), I’m proud of the person I’ve become.</span></span><!--EndFragment-->
Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-29569330938820720752016-03-14T21:09:00.000-04:002016-03-14T21:41:03.265-04:00Hindsight is 20/20<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My friend's Pomeranian, Rory, during Halloween on the Lawn 2011 </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sometimes I cringe at the college version of myself. Ideally,
as we collect life experiences, we ought to strive to be come better people,
friends, employees/workers, and partners. Sometimes, for example, past
transgressions are brought into sharper focus when someone wrongs you in a
similar manner (karma!). We learn to be better friends by having and then
identifying deadweight judgmental acquaintances; better team members and future
leaders from poor examples of management; and better partners from the shortcomings of
former flames. Or I simply needed more life to live, days to learn from, and
self-awareness to gain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">I could’ve …:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Been a more inclusive conversationalist when socializing
with the significant others of close friends<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Been a better student leader who used meeting times more
economically, and was more inclusive and trusting of team members’ abilities to
execute plans<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dropped the meal plan sooner<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Been a more consistent pen pal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Identified and dropped the deadweight, judgmental acquaintances
sooner<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Been a more empathetic friend</span><o:p></o:p>
Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-50322846013423280952016-02-29T09:00:00.000-05:002016-02-29T09:00:00.150-05:00Off duty<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My best friend Hallie's wedding in May 2015</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's midterm season so my posts will be very irregular this week. To tide you over, here are some posts that you might have missed during the past six years :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Reviews (C</span><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">harlottesville)</span><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.theampersandblog.com/2011/12/lime-leaf.html">Limeleaf</a> (one of my all-time favorite Thai restaurants)</span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.theampersandblog.com/2011/12/cafe-88.html"><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cafe 88</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.theampersandblog.com/2011/12/la-michoacana.html"><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">La Michoacana</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.theampersandblog.com/2012/02/sweethaus.html"><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">SweetHaus cupcakes</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.theampersandblog.com/2012/04/bageladies-cafe.html">Bageladies Cafe</a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Life:</span></div>
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<li><a href="http://www.theampersandblog.com/2011/12/water-water-everywhere-except-here.html"><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bills, bills, bills</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.theampersandblog.com/2011/12/signatures.html"><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">The arrogance of email signatures</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.theampersandblog.com/2011/12/birthday-present-to-stranger.html"><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Birthday present to a stranger</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.theampersandblog.com/2011/12/old-friends.html"><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Reuniting with old friends</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.theampersandblog.com/2012/04/twelve-cents.html"><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Twelve cents</span></a></li>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">College:</span></div>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.theampersandblog.com/2011/12/tale-of-lost-sharpie.html"><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tale of a lost Sharpie</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.theampersandblog.com/2011/12/11th-hour.html"><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Student self-governance or ignorance?</span></a></li>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Posts that made me smile:</span></div>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.theampersandblog.com/2012/04/going-to-play.html"><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Going to the play?</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.theampersandblog.com/2012/04/somethings-not-right.html"><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Something's not right here ...</span></a></li>
</ul>
Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-12167276047361120612016-02-27T16:23:00.001-05:002016-02-28T09:15:18.146-05:00Spudnuts - Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Spudnuts' blueberry cake donut - my favorite!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you’ve never been to Spudnuts, I suggest you plan a short
trip to Charlottesville to pay this quaint little shop a visit. And bring
cash.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Just beyond the Charlottesville Downtown Mall on Avon St.
sits this itty-bitty standalone shop boasting a faded Pepsi sign and sells the
most unique donuts. The hexagonal potato donuts need but the simplest
adornments: chocolate glaze, shredded coconut, sugar, or maple. Sometimes, if
you come early enough, you can snag an apple fritter made from the donut
batter. And definitely don’t miss the blueberry cake donuts – those are the
donuts that really shine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Spudnuts
used to be open six days a week during my days as an undergrad, but those have
been reduced to four: Tuesday thru Friday, 6 a.m. – 2 p.m. or until they run
out of donuts. I don’t know if those reduced business days are due to slow
business, but I encourage you to support this small business because if this
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drawing by Tony Ma ... Not that I would've sprung for dessert at Russia House ;)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://russiahouserestaurant.com/">Russia House</a> in Herndon (not to be confused with a restaurant with the same name in NW D.C.) has all the ambitions of an upscale restaurant but falls disappointingly short of these motivations. I dined there on the busiest Hallmark holiday of the year, and so was not expecting top-notch quality or service from Russia House's kitchen, but equally was not looking to pay top dollar for something not worthy of being found in a convenience store's frozen food section. They had a prixe fixe menu of microwave-ready entrees AND DOUBLED the price of these entrees.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">When my chicken kiev arrived at my table within 10 minutes of ordering (I'm telling you: it came from a microwave), I asked my dining companion, "Is that chicken ...?" Then: "This tastes like a TV dinner." The chicken -- shaped unnaturally in a rectangular block with rounded-off edges -- sat atop a bed of forgettable rice, and a heap of sad roasted vegetables. The chicken itself tasted processed and its texture reminded me of a chicken McNugget -- a $55 chicken McNugget but of inferior quality.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">My dining companion, after some Googling, selected the beef stroganoff. Upon taking a first taste of his entree, I told him, "This tastes like it came from a can." Him?: "This tastes like something my mom made me as a kid."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">On the upside, the (free) rolls are excellent, and boy does the staff keep them coming! The hefty rolls are dense and land on your bread plate with a satisfying "thud." I definitely was more interested in the bread than the "chicken."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Good luck flagging down the waitress if you accidentally drop your fork on the ground and need a replacement. It was a one-woman operation that night for a full house; the owner wore the hats of hostess, waitress, and bartender. To her credit, she was very polite and friendly. After all, the restaurant had doubled its prices that night, so I'm sure she was raking it in. And the young, spry staffers are quick with the water refills and handing out those aforementioned rolls, though those seemed to be their only responsibilities that night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">After receiving the check, I asked my dining companion if he wanted to get a snack afterwards because I was still hungry (I'd hardly touched my food). But he'd mopped his plate clean with the rolls: "If I'm paying $65 for this, I'm eating it all!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Upon hearing the owner greet a guest with an enthusiastic, "Welcome back!" my dining companion and I looked at each other and said, "They have regulars?!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">The must only come for the rolls.</span><br />
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-91509603134396680352016-02-23T19:11:00.003-05:002016-02-26T11:57:20.734-05:00Where have I been? An explanation<div class="MsoNormal">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charleston trip with friends -- definitely a 2015 highlight</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hi there! </span><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">I’ve got ‘splaining to do, don’t I? If you are a long-time
follower of this blog, I am sorry to have let the posts wane. I didn’t post
very much in 2015 because it was a challenging year for me. It was an unexpectedly important
and defining year in my life because I had to make some hard but important
decisions, and there were very few feelings and experiences I wanted to commit to long-term memory.
The past year has been a big transition year for me, and I myself did not know
what life would be like just three or even one month ahead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">I’ve written regularly for the past 6 or so years, but very
few of my pieces are ever finished and fewer still are ever published on this
blog. I write when I’m full of feeling, attempting to capture a memory, or to help myself think through all-consuming issues.
I don't often finish any particular entry because I don’t always have a distinct beginning or conclusion – which makes sense because if I’m writing for myself I
don’t need to provide expository content, and oftentimes I don’t have a
conclusion because I haven’t figured everything out yet. And then, of course,
is the question: How much of this do I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">really</i>
want to remember or revisit if it is so emotionally taxing to live through in the moment?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">I survived 2015 and I am proud of the way I composed myself,
but I would never want to relive it. I have come a long way but have a quite a
ways to travel still. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Will you follow along with me?</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-30141636838710551182016-02-22T23:08:00.000-05:002017-12-24T00:00:51.202-05:00Gym struggles<div class="MsoNormal">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the few photos that exist of me in athletic attire</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">I’ve <a href="http://www.theampersandblog.com/2013/04/spot-me-corporate-gym-review.html">written before about gym newbies</a> being one of the banes
of my existence. Now that I share a gym with 25,000 other students, the
struggle has only magnified. If I could, I would go to the gym every day
because it’s my holy hour of solitude, gives me all the endorphins that ward
off foul moods, and overall helps me be the best version of myself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">My latest gym pet peeve: Gymming as a group social activity.
Like telecommuters in a café, people come to the gym to be alone in the company
of strangers, as oxymoronic as that sounds. I have a hard time with people who converse
loudly and unreservedly while pedaling away on adjacent elliptical machines or
stationary bikes, making a special effort to talk over the murmur of exercise
machines. If these offenders were more aware of their surroundings, they would
realize that although everyone at the gym wears earbuds, most are not noise-cancelling,
and the gym floor is silent save for the sounds of ambient music and the aforementioned
exercise machines (and probably some grunting), so everybody can hear
everything in a place with poor noise insulation. (Never anger someone who is
already really sweaty) And it’s not like I can pick up and move the treadmill
so I can jog somewhere quieter in a climate-controlled environment!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Just a few more months just a few more months just a few
more months.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-14232664240589340922016-02-21T10:33:00.002-05:002016-02-21T10:40:52.049-05:00Student mopeds are annoying, unnecessary<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">U.Va recently issued an email notice banning hoverboards
because they present a safety and fire hazard, but what they also need to ban are mopeds. Every
student here lives within walking distance from Grounds (a 15-minute walk is
usually the maximum anyone here, unless they have the great misfortune of
living in, say, the Copely upperclassmen dorms) so anyone who thinks they need
a moped to get to class is a lazypants. The irony is that most moped
drivers zipping around grounds are Division 1 athletes (!). I understand
that getting to practice at U-Hall or John Paul Jones Arena can be a pain to get
to via a Northline bus, but to go from class to class?? Stop being lazy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">I’ve almost been hit by a moped before at least three times this
past fall! For those unfamiliar, McCormick Rd. is a main street on Grounds
that, during school hours, is restricted to authorized University vehicles and
buses, and student bikes with a maximum speed limit of about 25 mph (usually,
cars don’t go faster than 15-20 mph because of the vehicle gates and flood of
students). These mopeds, though, always speed by while going at least 30-35
mph! Crossing McCormick Rd. during normal class changes is hard enough: you have to cut through swarms of students, look both ways for vehicles, buses and
bikes because there’s no crosswalk signal, and then scoot across the street
through more swarms of students. So, adding speeding mopeds to the mix does NOT
help. Given that McCormick Rd. is a main street on Grounds heavily populated by student
pedestrians during class changes, I’m used to crossing the street and looking
out for larger authorized University vehicles and buses and the occasional
bike going a maximum of 20 mph, but NOT a moped speeding through at 35 mph.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">This was a bit of a rant, but I’m just trying to get to and
from class on time without getting hit by a speeding moped, OK?</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The U.Va Rotunda undergoing renovations. I'll be equally bandaged up if I get hit by a speeding moped this semester.</td></tr>
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Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-37058476428130019972016-02-18T09:00:00.000-05:002016-02-18T09:00:24.047-05:00Howdy, neighbor!<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Every night as I lay in bed I can hear the man below me
snoring blissfully. This evening while reading at my desk I could hear the
woman in the unit below me (snoring man’s live-in lady friend) sneeze – twice. Most
mornings I am awoken 10-15 minutes before my alarm goes off by the sound of the
couple’s chubby pug manically running around, abruptly body slamming into
walls, cabinets, doors, and miscellaneous furniture. This same pug cries and
howls whenever his owners are gone for more than a few hours (while, I imagine,
looking out the first-floor living-room window, waiting expectantly for his
owners’ cars to back into their usual parking space).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Which makes me wonder: What must these neighbors know about
me with just our thin ceilings/floors separating us? I live alone and so do not
often have loud conversations save for the occasional phone or thrice weekly conference
call, but I do play podcasts aloud while getting ready every morning, eating every
meal and snack, and cooking or baking. Those who know me well know that I am a morning person, and my floors
creak quite a bit – especially in the kitchen. And when I can’t fall asleep at
night, or wake up inexplicably early and cannot fall back asleep, I often get
out of bed and pass the time by baking or cooking, much to the downstairs
neighbors’ dismay, I am sure, because sometimes I hear them start to move about
and sleepily murmur to one another when I step on an especially creaky – but unavoidable!
– floor tile. I have, however, abstained from vacuuming my floors early in the morning because nobody wants to (or ought to) be <i>that</i> neighbor!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Just a few more months folks, and I’m out of here :)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">(He'd had rice earlier in the day for lunch :)</span></div>
<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-69096294616162053482016-02-16T09:00:00.000-05:002016-02-26T11:57:44.745-05:00Sweet Berry - Review<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Belgian waffle topped with strawberries, Nutella drizzle, and a scoop of chocolate gelato</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Waffles, gelato, crepes, and frozen yogurt: All of my favorite things in the same shop at the corner of Main and Pickett Streets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">The first time I went to Sweet Berry, I sprang for the Belgian waffle topped with strawberries and Nutella. My dining companion, who opted for a comparably modest desert of gelato in a cup, had major food envy. The second time, we both bested the already-magical combination by adding a scoop of gelato to our Nutella-topped Belgian waffles. Needless to say, we walked out smiling and skipping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another popular combination is a crepe -- which can be filled with any combination of fruit, Nutella, or whipped cream -- swaddling a scoop of gelato.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's unusual for a business establishment that serves such varied offerings to execute each one so excellently, but Sweet Berry does. And it's not just the waffles that shine: the tiramisu gelato, for example, tastes, amazingly, like its eponymous dessert. The frozen yogurt -- of which there is a choice of more than 10 different flavors daily -- is solid as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">This definitely is a family-friendly place located across the street from Woodson High School, so expect to hear many a high-school girl gossiping, and tiny tots philosophizing with each other and their parents at nearby tables.</span><br />
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-64459363363542615432016-02-15T09:00:00.000-05:002016-02-17T21:45:24.809-05:00Q&A<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>A Q&A adapted from the version that appeared in my department newsletter in summer 2015</i>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">I’m a big reader. I carry around my Kindle everywhere with
me so I can read if I’m standing in a long line, riding on the Metro, or
waiting to get an oil change. I used to read before the start of classes in
college, and my friend asked, “Don’t you think that makes you seem antisocial?”
Maybe, but that doesn’t bother me :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">If you could vacation
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Either Thailand or London: Thailand for the pretty beaches,
and London because I’m a complete Anglophile. I considered taking a solo trip
to London for my 25<sup>th</sup> birthday but I knew my parents would not be
too supportive of me traveling internationally alone <span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">:)</span>. Maybe in a year or
two.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">What is your favorite
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">My favorite things to make are the yumyums I enjoy eating <span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">:)</span>.
My favorite things to bake are banana muffins because they’re really tasty and
so easy to make. My absolute favorite thing to eat (currently) though are
probably Nutella poptarts, but I don’t make them too often because they’re
tricky to make.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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TV show at the moment?</span></b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">My all-time favorite show is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Friday Night Lights</i> (I love Kyle Chandler!). I will watch <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Downton Abbey</i> for as long as it runs –
or as long as Lady Mary remains a part of the show <span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">:)</span> -- but I like watching
reality television (e.g., <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Bachelor/Bachelorette</i>) when I want to watch something light to relax.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">If you could meet one
celebrity who would it be and why?</span></b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Kane of the Kane Show morning radio program, but I think I
would be too star struck to say much <span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">:)</span>. If we’re talking
about someone with a broader fan base, I would say Kate Middleton (she seems
like a really nice lady!), Ruth Bader Ginsburg (she is a G! And my new idol), or Katie Couric. Fun fact: Katie Couric and I were
both crowned Cavalier Daily Earth Mama during our time at the University of
Virginia, a title that is the newspaper’s equivalent of prom queen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">What is your favorite
funtivity that you’ve planned for the group or participated in?</span></b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Valentine’s Day breakfast potluck is my favorite
funtivity that I hope will be an ongoing tradition for the department <span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">:)</span>.
Also, the department did not celebrate team member birthdays before I came on
board, which is completely crazy to me! Every birthday boy or girl deserves
cupcakes or donuts on their birthday! (Especially if they’re spending their
birthday in the office ;)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Describe your perfect
day</span></b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">I would wake up early, go to the gym, eat a strawberry and
Nutella crepe for lunch, explore D.C., and then go to dinner with someone
special.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">If you were to get a
new bunny, what would he/she look like, and what would you name him/her?</span></b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">I want a light grey, lop-eared bunny named Henry with white
spots.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">If you could have a
superpower, what would it be?</span></b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Invisibility so I can walk around uninterrupted. A more
useful one, though, would be the power to make people respond to my emails in a
timely manner without escalation. [<i>Note: this question was answered in a workplace context ;) ]</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">If you could have
dinner with any fictional character, who would it be?</span></b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mr. Darcy (of Jane Austen’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Price & Prejudice</i>), or Lizzie Bennett (who becomes <u>Mrs.</u>
Darcy).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Toilet paper: over or
under?</span></b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Always over!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Other than food and
water, what 3 items would you take to a desert island?</span></b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">(1) a grill with a bottomless propane tank (I suspect I
would not be too adept at building fires), (2) indestructible, all-weather
shoes, and (3) a snorkel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">If you were having a
dinner party and could invite three famous people (dead or alive), who would
they be?</span></b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">(1) Kate Middleton (notice a theme here?), (2) Katie Couric,
(3) Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and (4) Kane of the Kane Show. I would love to be a fly on the way for that
dinner party.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">What is your favorite
restaurant?</span></b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rabieng for Thai food, Curry Mantra for Indian, Sweet Berry for waffles, and Miyagi in Vienna for sushi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">What is your favorite
snack food?</span></b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Savory: Harvest Cheddar SunChips. </span><span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sweet: Warm chocolate chip cookies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">I used to keep notes from my sweetheart in my work desk
drawer, and take them out to read whenever I was having a particularly trying day
or otherwise in need of some positive vibes. I still keep screenshots of sweet,
uplifting emails I’ve received from colleagues to read when I’m feeling unsure
of myself. A senior business development manager at my old job came by my desk
during my last week with the company to say, in passing but in earnest, that
sometimes people don’t know how much they are appreciated until they hand in
their notice, after which the appreciative notes start pouring in. By then it’s
too late – their desks are packed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Appreciation
should not merely be inferred; that’s how people and companies lose stellar
employees, partners, and friends, and, I think, why so many long-distance
relationships dissolve. The absence of criticism is hardly the inference of appreciation.
There are few people (at least in my life) who can deliver criticism
constructively because it takes some effort and thought to do so; the kind of
criticism that flows easily probably is not received too well. In any case, I think
everyone harbors enough internal self-doubt at times without the aid of anyone
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charley Harper <i>Homecoming</i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-71834052917614768652015-09-27T17:55:00.005-04:002016-10-01T17:18:33.634-04:00Quotes<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">"You can love someone so much...But you can never love people as much as you can miss them."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">- <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>John Green</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i><br /></i></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">"When we are in love, we are convinced nobody else will do. But as time goes on, others do do, and often do do, much much better."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">- </span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Coco J. Ginger</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "josefin sans" , "times new roman" , serif;">“If you have to speculate if someone loves you and wants to be with you, chances are they don't. It's not that complicated. Love, in most cases, betrays the one feeling it. Don't waste moments waiting and wondering. Don't throw away your time dreaming of someone that doesn't want you. No one is that amazing, certainly not the one who would pass you up.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">1.</span></b> While pedaling away at the elliptical today, I spotted a
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">3.</span></b> There’s a lanky, middle-aged woman who makes
swimming motions with her arms while walking on the treadmill. Does that do
anything?</span><!--EndFragment-->Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525115479939253325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285025325657977962.post-21333686084495483242014-05-27T00:00:00.000-04:002014-05-26T12:16:09.590-04:00Airport encounters: NYC<div class="MsoNormal">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Josefin Sans, Times New Roman, serif;">Sitting in La Guardia
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans, Times New Roman, serif;">My sneeze interrupted the 8 a.m. silence, only to be
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Later</i>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans, Times New Roman, serif;">Accidentally drop driver’s license between the two rows of
connected seats. Literally have to climb and dangle my body through the gap to
retrieve driver’s license because nearby occupants tried to ignore (during the
silence) the unmistakable sound of a driver’s license-type card fall onto the
ground, and were too rude to kick my driver’s license back over to me.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Standing on NYC's High Line in December 2013 for my NYE trip</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans, Times New Roman, serif;">On Friday I left work early for some “me” time. I ordered
some sushi from one of my favorite sushi restaurants, and leapt over to the
grassy area across the parking lot overlooking the man-made pond and two
splashing fountains, unrolled my yoga mat, and plopped myself down. After
contemplating whether or not I could finish my second roll, I decided to pack
my things up and head back to the car. I turned around to find an SUV parked
facing me. Young female driver in the driver’s seat, shades on. Probably Instagramming
a selfie. Had she been parked there the entire time?</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drawing by Tony Ma</td></tr>
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