I have very little to say about 2008, so instead I shall do the emo thing of posting song lyrics.
From Camera Obscura’s “Happy New Year”:
Happy new year Did the ironing in a cowboy hat Felt as fresh as the paint in this new flat I will never [...]
Archive for December, 2008
31 Dec
Good riddance
24 Dec
Christmas
How quickly another Christmas has come up on us. I was hoping to get into the Christmas spirit but the recent travel distracted me with its own adventures, and now it’s too late to jump-start any holiday feeling. Whoops. That is unfortunate as the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas is my favorite time of year. [...]
19 Dec
Speechwriter
So while most of us at age 27 were spinning our wheels and figuring out our careers, Jon Favreau was the main speechwriter for Barack Obama, and now he is in charge of putting together the inaugural address.
What an awesome and stressful job.
18 Dec
Time’s 2008 Person of the Year
No surprise – Barack Obama has been named as Time’s 2008 Person of the Year
14 Dec
I am at the airport and my foot is asleep
I’m sitting at another airport. Newark airport. Not a pretty place. Unsurprising, since this is north New Jersey after all. This part of the state is probably more apt to be described as a New York City suburb rather than part of the Garden State (south New Jersey). Kind of like how the parts of [...]
11 Dec
American Express – A Comedy of Errors
A little over 24 hours ago I was ready to be a brand evangelist for American Express credit cards.
On Monday I called American Express and reported that my credit card needed to be replaced as I lost (got stolen?) my wallet in New York City. I needed the card sent to me in Florida by [...]
10 Dec
Top 10 Viral Videos of 2008
Time has listed the Top 10 Viral Videos of 2008.
My favorite is still the “Where the Hell is Matt? (2008)” though I enjoy the “Western Spaghetti” and “Hamster on a Piano (Eating Popcorn) ones too.
9 Dec
Home again
Well, a week later and I’ve left Seoul, traipsed through New York City, and arrived in Florida. It’s always good to be home. The quiet American suburb.
I went 48 hours without a shower upon leaving Korea. Early morning flight, 5 hours in Tokyo (where I had a run-in with one of the airport shopping staff… [...]
1 Dec
Seoul, Korea
I’m in Seoul, Korea. Haven’t seen much… as is typical of a business trip I had an early-morning flight, leaving me with little sleep the night before. Staggered through Changi airport in a daze… confused by the vodka promotion involving men in top hats and women in skimpy dresses dancing… next to the Christmas pagoda [...]
