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Month: April, 2008

making “no” hard to say

Neil Sedaka once penned the profound realization that breaking up is hard to do. If you want to read about the ins and outs of breaking up and other things pertaining to relationships and their implicit complexities, may I refer you to Heather’s current series on the matter. Her writings on such things allow me [...]

The Station: Luther division, et al

Some of you will undoubtedly appreciate these photos more than others. For those who don’t really know the significance of the two houses pictured above, maybe we can go have coffee (I’ll have water, thanks) and I can explain how influential those structures — and the events that transpired within –were in shaping me to [...]

Texas: Where the tea is sweet.

I love Taco Bueno. When they built one within walking distance to my apartment in Dallas last year, I ate there at least once a week. Philly hasn’t yet come to its senses and built a Bueno inside itself, so needless to say finding a Bueno was a high priority upon returning to Texas. And [...]

Philly: closing thoughts

Yesterday I got back from my visit to DC after a three hour bus ride which spent listening to a Brit and an Aussie talk the entire time. Since arriving, all of my time (save the trip to Pat’s) has been spent putting together some of the shots I took in DC and posting them [...]

D.O. in D.C.

As of 5:30 EST on Wednesday, April 9th, I officially finished with my internship. I will write a full report of my thoughts on the internship in the future, but first I think a visit to the nation’s capital is in order. I’ll hop on yet another Chinatown bus (the only way to travel in [...]