kittehs
WFH
Got my notes, my laptop, my cat and Star Wars on in the background. WFH is the best.
drinking
Happy Hour With the Finance Crowd: Revisited
Last night was Laina's last day at her job, so I met up with her and her coworkers for a farewell happy hour at Americano. Americano is where the entire downtown crowd heads after work on a sunny day. I chowed through a plate or two of peach,
religion
The Eye of the Needle
one of the BIG plusses of freelancing is that when you work a lot, you make a lot of money. but that can be a problem too, because unlike all your friends who have a salary, you don't necessarily want to stop working. i got really tense and
dating
Updates: May 2012
I didn't post for a month, so I figure I owe anyone following the blog some updates: * I hired an intern. His name is Jonathan (his Fog City name is Jonathan) and he's a junior at USF. He's an econ major, like I was.
dating
Interviews and First Dates: "It Just Clicks"
If I've been slacking on this blog this month (and I admit I have), if I've needed more downtime than usual lately, it's because I've been making a lot of first impressions. I've been interviewing kids for my summer internship
Corin
A Couple Nice Brunches and a Brisk Walk
After all the drinking, Sunday was a refreshing and welcome reset. I took a cab from Corin and Zadie's hotel room to my old boss's Dupont apartment. She's a tiny Lebanese woman who loves yoga, wine and painting. When I worked for her, we
work
Your Email Makes Me Watch to Punch Something
I ignored my own advice and got angry at work today. I didn't let anybody see me angry, but I replied to a client's email with something other than my usual, "Yes, right away!" I always have to remind myself not to take work
work
Yeah, But You Get W2s
Everybody thinks working for yourself is a cake walk, until it comes time to do your taxes. All of you that have to put on pants and schlep to an office and smile at the receptionist everyday, I pity you most of the time. But when I'm buried
living in SF
"Why is Everybody Here?!"
Knowing I work from home, and spend my days looking useless in the cafes up and down Divisadero, Rocco shared this short video with me. Pretty much sums up San Francisco:
drinking
Being a Professional
Thursday night I was part of a career panel organized by the Georgetown Career Center for NorCal students home for winter break. It was held in the offices of some nonprofit in the Presidio. I got up there with a lawyer, a nurse, a former ambassador, a marketing exec, a
work
First Week Back at Work
It took me a while to get to up to full-speed this week to – in fact it took me almost an hour to get out of bed Wednesday. I know, it's one of the slothful self-indulgences of the self-employed. But by Thursday I was multi-tasking again: getting ready
living in SF
Matching Half Cafe
That's the guy next to me sketching. You can't see here but he has a Tintin keychain. That's the guy at the counter wearing his hoodie indoors. The guy next to him is working on some spreadsheet for his startup no doubt. Ash, Diego