rainy day supply and demand
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overheard in ny

Posted on Friday, May 16th, 2008 | 2 Comments

Overheard on the way to the work, at the corner of Vesey and Broadway in the midst of a light rainstorm:
Street Vendor selling umbrellas: Get ‘em now. Get ‘em now.  They’re only going to get more expensive the harder it rains.

my mea culpa
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grand theft plot-o

Posted on Monday, May 12th, 2008 | 7 Comments

maybe it was my knee-jerk feminist leanings, or maybe it was the propaganda on video games i’d been subjected to since my mom banned DuckHunt from the house, but either way, by the time it was released, i’d decided that i was anti-Grand Theft Auto IV.
but sometimes, you get so wrapped up in an identity or a cause, […]

woot! woot!
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the internets molested my credit card

Posted on Thursday, May 1st, 2008 | 2 Comments

so it’s not like i have a ton of stuff to do everyday, so one of my resurrected hobbies is wooting. along with dealnews, i’ve taken to checking it when i get to work at 7:30 every morning, and seeing the deal of the day.  i’d never actually bought anything, until a week ago, when […]