Romanconomics: It's Tebow Time!
I now watch football. What was once a confusing and seemingly pointless Sunday-afternoon waste of time has now become my weekend centerpiece. I actually worry about where I can find a televised Broncos...
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So, while you're all probably still reeling from Tim Tebow's amazing overtime pass against the Steelers in the play-offs, it's time for another Adventure in Business Casual! In other important news,...
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One Fare Can Get You Anywhere
Telephone conference module installation. Wardrobe runs. Cold calls. Petty cash delivery. Picking up tables in a van in Sketchville, Queens. All part of my average week interning.See, I run a lot of...
View ArticleFacebook Status: IPO and ILU
In honor of Valentine's Day and Leap Year, February 2012 is officially Romanconomics month! That means you get a little extra love than you were looking for - so naturally, you should be excited.While...
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Romanconomics: Pick-Up Lines
Since it's Romanconomics month, I've been on the lookout for economics lessons lurking in my love life. This week's takeaway? Pick-up lines are like paying someone to do your taxes - it's more...
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Going Postal
I maybe cried in a Staples earlier this week.Approximate portrait of me. Minus TV. Now, it was just a few glistening drops of self-pity (yes, I looked like the girl in the "First World Problems"...
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Romanconomics: I Wanna Be Yo Mamma
Nothing refreshes an intern like VitaCoco!A week or so ago, I was talking with a fellow intern, drinking leftover coconut water from a product placement (cue wink), and waiting to be sent to return...
View ArticleRomanconomics: Tebow on the Hill
Sunday, April 8, 2012 will go down in history as the day my heart officially melted.I was in Austin, TX, over Easter weekend, and got to hear Tim Tebow speak.I know you may dismiss this as a silly...
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I, Graduate. You, Audience.
So, about a week ago, I graduated from college. No big deal.Actually, it was a big deal. A three-years-leading-up-to-it, multiple-existential-crises-and-tears-later, I-live-in-midtown-Manhattan kind of...
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Coming Soon/Coming Apart: Four Adventures
So, as you may have gathered from my last post, I'm now a college graduate. Whee! As an educated member of society, I've taken it upon myself to be a "lifelong learner" and not just succumb to blissful...
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Coming Apart: You Can't Measure Industriousness in Feet
A Book and Its ManIn case you missed it, there's a glorious introduction post(bolded and hyperlinked for your convenience) about this A in BC miniseries. In this four-part-plus-an-intro series (really,...
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Coming Apart: Wedding Season
It's always wedding season on TLCWell hello there. I bet you didn't notice that you are sitting in the very throes of wedding season, now did you? Congratulations - you are. (Also, bonus points for...
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Coming Apart: Pants on Fire
Small confession: sometimes, salespeople* say terrible things.The same clothes. Over and over ...As a salesman, sometimes I just have to have a lot to say to people who don't really know what to say to...
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Coming Apart: Two for One Churches
So, a few weeks ago, we dropped my sister off at college in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For those of you not from Tulsa, you should know a few things.1. There is a QuikTrip (the cool kids call it QT) at every...
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The Micro-Welfare-State Runs on Coffee
So, as some of you may have noticed, I'm in law school now!Oh hey, caramel cheesecake friendThis is hilarious and unexpected, mostly because a year ago I thought I wanted to grow up to be an economist...
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Them's Fightin' Words
So, it turns out that sometimes, people call you names. If you have a long-ish first name, and you don't shorten it, people might call you by shorter versions of that name. My name is Alexandra. Often,...
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Binders Full of Feminists
Binders full of women.Yep. What may be one of the greatest rhetorical gaffes in history may have accidentally illustrated just what's wrong with all the politically-correct feminist tripe. The hoops...
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Romanconomics - Greek Life
"... and I'll tell you how theroot of that word is Greek.""Kimono."So, I know that I coined the clever term "romanconomics" to describe the market forces at work in the dating market at large, but for...
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The Faithful Fighters
A few weeks ago, I had to say goodbye to two dear friends. We may never see each other again. And that decision is entirely in my hands.ah ... ah... WAHHHHH!!!!!!!See, I was in the throes of law school...
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Romanconomics: The Short-Run Always Loses
It's February!Guitars + Tears = Album Sales.Sorry, Harry Styles.Even as the world falls apart, two things will never change. Taylor Swift will always write songs about her exes, and February will...
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