http://bpw.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Constantly fearing getting eaten by a bird has GOT to be better than being in your late 20s en Vox Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:23:36 -0500 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/it-continues.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(BPW) http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/it-continues.html?_c=feed-rss http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/it-continues.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:23:36 -0500 It's 2am and I am not remotely ready to go to bed. I worked a full day today -- I even got a lot done: I completed the budget, which involved some serious analysis; I wrote the first four pages of the new staff guide; I went to a pointless meeti... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/it-continues.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252580818fdb00fa9698c5e90003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> insomnia http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/on-thunderstorms-and-lightning-striking-cigar-smoking-d-bags.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(BPW) http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/on-thunderstorms-and-lightning-striking-cigar-smoking-d-bags.html?_c=feed-rss http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/on-thunderstorms-and-lightning-striking-cigar-smoking-d-bags.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:19:49 -0500 I realize I’m hardly the first person to write about their love of thunderstorms. Undoubtedly, somewhere in a dark cave, undiscovered by modern man, there is a pictograph among the hand-drawn herds of buffalo, showing a heart and a lightning bol... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/on-thunderstorms-and-lightning-striking-cigar-smoking-d-bags.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252580818fdb00fad69e2f5c0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> thunderstorms montana grand cayman http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/qotd-gold-medal-winner.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(BPW) http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/qotd-gold-medal-winner.html?_c=feed-rss http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/qotd-gold-medal-winner.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:22:19 -0500 In honor of the upcoming Olympics, what could you win a gold medal in? Submitted by TheFiercestCalm. Sweet QotD, TheFiercestCalm. Not to toot my own horn (I could totally win a medal for that, too), I'm fairly confident I could capture the gol... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/qotd-gold-medal-winner.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252580818fdb00fa968a4ca40003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd gold medal http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/after-i-got-home-i-woke-up-on-the-floor-with-the-front-door-open-glad-its-safe-enough-to-do-that.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(BPW) http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/after-i-got-home-i-woke-up-on-the-floor-with-the-front-door-open-glad-its-safe-enough-to-do-that.html?_c=feed-rss http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/after-i-got-home-i-woke-up-on-the-floor-with-the-front-door-open-glad-its-safe-enough-to-do-that.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:55:30 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://bpw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252580818fdb00fad697dd240004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2252580818fdb00fad697dd240004-50si" alt="My commute" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I wrote on a piece of paper from my purse the other night. It was a large piece of paper. I’ve been in the Cayman Islands for three weeks now. I don’t know what compels me to keep moving to vacation destinations, but here I go again. Great W... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/after-i-got-home-i-woke-up-on-the-floor-with-the-front-door-open-glad-its-safe-enough-to-do-that.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252580818fdb0100a7e8d5fc000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> moving bo currency cayman islands bar writing quasi lesbians http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/proof-that-i-used-to-do-cool-things.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(BPW) http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/proof-that-i-used-to-do-cool-things.html?_c=feed-rss http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/proof-that-i-used-to-do-cool-things.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:26:33 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://bpw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252580818fdb00fa9686ac770003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2252580818fdb00fa9686ac770003-50si" alt="Picture 021" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I used to handle wild animals like snakes, birds of prey, alligators, and the like. Now, I enter schedules into ADP TimeWasterSaver, complete daily labor analyses, and write P/L recaps. How did I make the leap from awesome to lame in such a sh... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/proof-that-i-used-to-do-cool-things.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252580818fdb00fa9686aca90003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> lame growing up alligator adp timesaver http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/cool-thing-about-grand-cayman-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(BPW) http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/cool-thing-about-grand-cayman-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/cool-thing-about-grand-cayman-1.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:17:49 -0500 I have a well-known fear of making left-hand turns while driving. It's true -- in both Missoula, Montana, and Fort Myers, Florida, I could drive anywhere in town using only right-hand turns at large intersections. Sure, I drove out of my way ma... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/cool-thing-about-grand-cayman-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252580818fdb00fad69834050004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> driving grand cayman cool things left-hand turns http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/lets-try-this-again.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(BPW) http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/lets-try-this-again.html?_c=feed-rss http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/lets-try-this-again.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:13:09 -0500 I used to blog regularly; not here on vox, but on blogspot. Life got complicated, though, and I just couldn't write any more. Not necessarily because I didn't have time, but because I was too blue to write. I know -- the fact that I can't writ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/lets-try-this-again.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252580818fdb00fa9685653a0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life love starting over loneliness expat dennis quaid cayman islands fractional birthdays http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/today-i-would-like-to-marry.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(BPW) http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/today-i-would-like-to-marry.html?_c=feed-rss http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/today-i-would-like-to-marry.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 28 Apr 2007 06:13:23 -0500 Dennis Quaid from 1979's Breaking Away. Fire up that time machine. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/today-i-would-like-to-marry.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252580818fdb00d09e674e43be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dennis quaid pretend husband http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/qotd-danger-is-my-middle-name.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(BPW) http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/qotd-danger-is-my-middle-name.html?_c=feed-rss http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/qotd-danger-is-my-middle-name.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:17:29 -0500 When was the last time you did something dangerous? Submitted by Ross. Ha. I forgot to add the Thing That Scares Me More Than Most Other Things to my last post ("Things that scare me to varying degrees"), so this QotD has great timing. What ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/qotd-danger-is-my-middle-name.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252580818fdb00d41430e94a6a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd ocd scary things dangerous action crossing streets http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/things-that-scare-me.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(BPW) http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/things-that-scare-me.html?_c=feed-rss http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/things-that-scare-me.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:17:19 -0500 Driving over bridges The sudden disappearance of honeybees The thought of my dog dying some day Clowns (oh, were I only kidding) Loneliness Debt Global warming Watching scary movies and then having to walk somewhere dark by myself Walking barefo... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bpw.vox.com/library/post/things-that-scare-me.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252580818fdb00cd972490d14cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> scary things how lame i am