“I’ve got some bad news for striking Hollywood writers: Election 2008 is a breakaway hit,” says David Carr of the New York Times in his January 14th article.
It’s the perfect storm. President Bush’s approval rating is almost non-existent. Thousands of young men and women are fighting a war most people don’t agree with. And to […]

On Monday night my friends and I joined a bowling league. It was a spur of the moment decision, completely not predetermined. It all started a few hours earlier when we just had the seemingly innocent idea to go bowling.

Going into the bowling alley and signing up for the league seemed like a huge throwback […]

All too often I find myself being asked by my friends, “how did you get that job” or “how did you meet (insert big shot name here).” It isn’t the question that I find amusing; it’s the astonishment that seems to be associated with the inquiry. It’s almost like they’re saying, “You’re lucky you […]

What brings a smile to your face? What keeps you motivated and engaged on a daily basis? Is happy a state of mind? A superficial state? Do you possess happiness or do you gain happiness? Can happiness be bought?
Is happiness measured by ones ability to vacation, buy clothes, dine expensively, hold extravagant parties, have nicely […]

Internships have become a right of passage for today’s brightest kids, and tomorrow’s most successful business men. If you’re like me, you understand the need to distinguish yourself from the pack at an earlier age than most of our peers.
By the age of 21, I had been working as an “Intern” in the same career […]

Chances are you will be moving home after college, and if I had to guess you won’t be the only local high school alumnus sitting at the local bar on Thursday nights either. According to an article in Time Magazine, and with over half of all recent graduates doing so, not moving back in with […]

Turning 17 was more than another birthday; it signified the beginning of my freedom. I was now the proud owner of a driver’s license, and a car to explore the world with, also known as the road to and from high school.
For most of us, this first experience with obtaining a car is harmless – […]

Welcome to The Big Transition, a culmination of “the beginning,” and the launch of something new, dare I say the start of our “middle years.” To me this transition is one of irony; for years already I have been working for architecture firms and development companies, invested in start ups, traded stocks, and participating on […]