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Working on Christmas

hammered out on December 25, 2008 at 06:57PM
So among the charmingly nutty Christmas hats, cards with cats clinging to pine trees, and middle aged women with Santa sweaters here in the office, I am tucked away in a corner, faithfully banging out flights for irate soccer dads and Beijin…

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Working on Christmas

hammered out on December 25, 2008 at 06:57PM
So among the charmingly nutty Christmas hats, cards with cats clinging to pine trees, and middle aged women with Santa sweaters here in the office, I am tucked away in a corner, faithfully banging out flights for irate soccer dads and Beijin…

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ho ho heaux

hammered out on December 13, 2008 at 11:43PM

Our map of Paris was provided oh-so-generously by Galleries Lafayette with a giant red arrow pointing to it so we decided to take a quick look. The most visited department store in the city (just in front of Printemps I believe) just a couple weeks before Christmas is probably the worst idea ever. I…

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iconography

hammered out on December 12, 2008 at 10:46PM

I woke up feeling infinitely better than yesterday so we decided to catch one of the ubiquitous boat tours from Pont Neuf. On a cold day in Paris, the vendrettes are understandably deserted but we still managed to fork over about 11€ per person. I made sure to sit in the front row which was close to…

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jet lag or raw salmon?

hammered out on December 11, 2008 at 07:19PM

I would have had a full day in Paris if not for the horrible nausea I had from the moment I got off the plane. I don't know if it was because I didn't sleep on the plane at all (I did, however, watch one of the best movies I've seen in a long time, The Fall with Lee Pace) or the fact that I had a qu…

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