Category Archives: nyc

geography lesson

saw this quote on ben’s casnocha’s blog that made me laugh (at its trueness, not that it’s ha ha funny) “War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.” -Ambrose Bierce i did a quick search & didn’t find the year … Continue reading

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gigs @ wireless firm / nyc

a friend passed on some details re: a few gigs at a wireless company downtown. they’re looking for a qa manager, qa engineer, creative director, product associate & an html developer. if anyone knows anyone looking, give a yell.

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if you’re happy & u know it,

you must live in denmark. cause apparently they’re the happiest country. others u might be interested in #2 switzerland, #10 canada, #18 new zealand, #23 usa, #35 germany, #41 UK, #90 japan (that’s out of 178 countries btw). apparently there’s … Continue reading

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flying becomes fun again

obviously i’m glad whatever was planned has (hopefully) been stopped but i’m also glad i don’t have any flights home planned for the near future. here in AU they have said any passengers going to the states or to the … Continue reading

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spiegltent in nyc!

the spiegltent is down by the seaport during aug & september! i know i’ve mentioned the tent before as it comes to melb every year. it’s a traveling tent and you should go check it out. it’s beautiful inside. just … Continue reading

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overheard plotted

if you’re a fan of overheard in nyc, you can now see all the comments plotted on the map at overplot.

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are we longing to be 5 again?

when kim & i went to big day out a few months ago, we noticed something slightly weird about some of the bands. they had a very sesame street, let’s all hold hands & sing along and it will all … Continue reading

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happy 4th!!

i am very excited!!! i have fireworks!!! u can get the audio at 1010 wins and then use the earthcam statue webcam to see the fireworks (although i can’t find any east river cams…) they just started so ck it … Continue reading

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expensive cities

in the news yesterday was a report done by mercer human resource consulting – based on things like cost of housing, transport & food. the age reported a summary. below are some interesting ones. 1. Moscow 3. Tokyo 5. London … Continue reading

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gotta love the usa

great… just as i’m out job hunting… this news breaks: Americans abroad face higher U.S. tax bills. for those that don’t know… we expats need to file usa income tax every year even if we don’t earn money or have … Continue reading

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