Chris Smith
Neglect Abound
I said I wouldn’t neglect this blog when I got to D.C. and that I was going to turn its purpose into blogging about my time here….but right now I’m extremely stressed about internship issues and I will have to put this thing off until I find something. I will say that the one thing [...]
A Probably Already Suggested Way to Fix Unemployment Benefits
When I first started this blog I didn’t know what to put on it. I didn’t want to get into my personal life all that much and there were already countless other blogs that discussed the news (and did so better than I could). The one thing I knew I didn’t want to do was [...]
Discover Card’s Peggy
Pretty sure Peggy from the Discover advertisements emailed me today when I purchased my keyboard cover for my MacBook Pro. Thanks for your payment. you want item we will ship within 1-2days.ship item need about 10-25workdays. pls wait a few days.If you have any problem. pls give us ebay message. we will reply your message [...]
Your Top 2 Languages
As I’ve mentioned before (or hinted at before), I will be attending next semester’s Graduate Gateway Program at American University and will be focusing primarily on Global Business and Trade. Toward the end of my time in college, I took two classes on emerging nations — Latin America and Africa. These (and a few others) [...]
When Did “Instant” Become “Slow?”
Upon my late wake up today, I saw the news through Mashable.com (click for full article) that Facebook had unveiled a new “product” today. If you’re at this page, you probably know that it’s the new messages mail that’s not email system (I still don’t fully understand it). I was admittedly a little bit tired [...]
Grand Central Station Takeover
I haven’t been to Grand Central Station (or New York for that matter) since early 2001; however, I travel a lot and have been to countless public transportation hubs, museums, parks, etc. all over the world only to have never seen that crazy flash-mob performance or random outburst that requires police force, tazers and more. [...]
iResQ to the Rescue!
In my last post I mentioned that I had sent my iPad (which was in a shape that can only be described as “looks-like-it-met-the-bad-end-of-a-semi-tire”) to the folks at iResQ (www.iresq.com) for repair. On FRIDAY I received it in the mail and I couldn’t be happier with the finished product…well…actually I could, but given the original [...]
iPad Smash!!
Dropped the iPad from about 4 feet in the air straight onto a tile floor late the other night (aftermath picture after the jump). Not sure how it slipped out of my hand but I know for a fact that I’ll be buying a book jacket style case/cover for the next one. After some research [...]
Third Time’s a Charm? Updates
So I gave up on the job thing and have been admitted to the American University Washington Semester Program. I’m going to accept pending the Graduate Gateway program (the former is more undergrad based, but I still qualify for it). It will give me the option to take classes in something that interests me and [...]
Owning a House is Hard
For the past 2 days I’ve been living alone while my parents take my brother to move in at Virginia Tech. It’s made me realize that my dream of owning a nice home similar to the one I grew up to may never happen until I finally find someone dumb enough to trick into marriage: [...]