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My Awesome Cofounder and Advisors

2012-02-09T18:38:54+00:00 | By

James
I had the opportunity of meeting James the day he left his law firm to start a company. He’s one of the most affable, able, and ambitious people I know. He told me that he wants to “Go big or go home” and for him its closer to the truth than you might think.

James and I worked very closely for half a year. I’ve never had a peer with whom I had such a close working relationship. How close? I spent more nights at his apartment than his girlfriend and kept an extra toothbrush in his bathroom… more

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How to Write a 1920s Party Invitation

2011-08-28T17:18:45+00:00 | By

My friend Jonny is a time traveler from the Roaring Twenties. Today he taught me how to write a party invitation if I ever found myself in the Jazz Age.

You are invited…

Listen up you swell flyboys and Jane’s!

It’s an old-fashioned speak-easy, so bring your bootleg and giggle water. We’re looking for the finest dolls…you know a choice bit of calico but none of those dumb Doras. Don’t forget to be on the lookout for squirrels, we don’t need the law getting an earful of the fun.

I’ve got to scram for… more

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Costa Rica Trip 2010 Video

2011-05-02T11:59:50+00:00 | By

Finally got around to editing this. This is filmed with low-resolution point-and-shoot cameras, handled with wobbly camera work, and edited with no prior film-editing experience… more

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I Miss My Senior Year Roommates

2011-03-23T03:18:46+00:00 | By

Here’s a video of my roommates during our senior year at Columbia University. The first part shows Raul calling CAVA after Jason had burned himself while cooking macaroni and cheese. The second half is me antagonizing Jason and David during their midnight snack of whipped cream and bananas.

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Australian Adventures – Car Wrecks and Crazy Aussies

2012-02-09T15:18:23+00:00 | By

My friend Adam Urban wrote an exciting series of posts at his blog Aimful Wanderings. He’s currently studying abroad in Australia and has had a good serving of adventures in the outback. These adventures include

Man, I wish I had been there for these (mis)adventures. more

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I heard reconstructive surgery is quite expensive these days

2012-02-09T16:25:23+00:00 | By

12:37 PM on AIM

Friend:so i have a great drunk story for you lol
Me: hi
Friend: hi david lol
Me: yes? do tell
Friend: well i’m pretty sure i broke my foot. lol
Friend: like i’m STILL hobbling in my friends apartment
Me: “pretty sure”? more

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Mark Bittman Is Ruining My Social Life

2012-02-09T16:25:44+00:00 | By

Mark Bittman is really stressing me out. I have his book “How to Cook Everything.” There are so many recipes. I estimate that it has 3,000 recipes. What am I supossed to do with 3,000 recipes? I can’t sit down, look at it, and figure out what to cook because there are 3,000 recipes to sort through. Even if I cooked a new recipe every night, it would take me 8.2 years to finish the book. I might not even need to cook by then. I could be married or homeless. Those are the two most common reasons for someone not to cook.

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How I Almost Burned Down My Dorm

2012-02-09T16:29:07+00:00 | By

It was the fall semester of my senior year at college. I wanted to light a candle and asked to borrow my suitemate’s zippo lighter. My candle was encased in a glass jar, and its wick was buried deep inside since I had used it frequently. Even holding the candle upside-down, the lighter’s flame barely reached the wick.

I had a bright idea. There were lots of old newspapers lying around my room. I would simply tear out a section, roll it into a tube, light the tube, and use the tube to light the wick. Unfortunately, I underestimated… more

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Sane Person’s Sleep Schedule vs Insane Person’s

2012-02-09T16:30:23+00:00 | By

For his semester-end statistics project, my suitemate presented the data he collected on his sleeping schedule. His sleep schedule, among his friends, is cause for either concern about his psychological well-being or reason to suspect he puts on a cape and mask and does crazy shit during ungodly hours. more

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Scariest Photo You’ll Ever See

2012-02-09T16:32:53+00:00 | By

This is a picture of a friend’s stomach taken sideways while he’s sitting down. I know what you’re thinking, “My crotch called. It wants its pubes back.” more

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