To begin this story, let me introduce today’s main character: bag. Bag is a 19 inch rolling tumi suitcase. He’s cute, small, black with a big white scuff mark on the front and very portable. I feel like at this point bag should have a real name, like frank or melvin, but alas, he’s still [...]
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Bag takes Manhattan
Posted in Random Adventures, Uncategorized, tagged Family, New York on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Capt Tomato and the hoodlum take Atlantis
Posted in Random Adventures on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Status update: no idea, seriously I have no idea how many times this month i’ve been to the gym, a few i think. No idea what else i’m supposed to track, it’s kind of liberating actually. Here’s what i do know, i brought gym clothes to work today and my boss is at the client. [...]
Adventures in running
Posted in Random Adventures, tagged Running on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I went for a run. Not the kind of run where you are on a machine that more or less does the running for you and all you have to do is keep up and not fall off, the kind of running where you actually have to force yourself to go forward over the [...]
Adventures of I-bankers and Consultants
Posted in Random Adventures on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A true story of a phone call that just occurred. Susan (A NY based I-banker): You have to talk to me, I have Frank on the phone and he wants entertainment (Frank is an investment banker in London, it is 4pm on the Friday before Memorial day, which means it’s about 10pm for Frank) Me: [...]
Why is this night different from all other nights?
Posted in Random Adventures, tagged Family, Passover, Unemployment on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight is the first night of Passover, so like a good unemployed daughter I have returned to my parents house to partake in the festivities. As this is a Jewish holiday, that mainly involves eating (for those of you unfamiliar with how we celebrate.) To quote my father every year. They tried to kill us, [...]
When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
Posted in Party Time, Random Adventures, tagged Booze, Law School, MBA, Sports on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I had the most high school like experience I’ve had in a long time and it was soooo much fun! My sister (previously known as the hoodlum) and I went to a titan of titans law school basketball throw down. Her law school and their rival each put together a basketball team for [...]
Adventures in Skiing: Part Deux
Posted in Random Adventures, tagged Job Search, Ski on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For those of you just joining us, this week we have been recounting the adventures of our heroes Captain Tomato and the Hoodlum as they learn how to ski. Let the story continue… This morning started much differently than the previous days. We woke up at a decent hour, picked a bagel shop that was [...]
Capt Tomato and the Hoodlum learn to ski
Posted in Random Adventures, tagged Ski on March 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Status Update: 0. I promise our regularly scheduled programing of depressing and heart felt job searching posts will recommence on Thursday. Until then, back to the adventures of Captain Tomato and the Hoodlum… Today started much in the same way yesterday did. We wake up at the crack of dawn, head to the bagel shop, [...]
