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Tuesday, April 11th, 2028
Job Fair
Yesterday I did something that a few months ago would have seemed inconceivable–I got up at 7 am, printed out a slew of resumes, put on my one and only suit, and went to the job fair at the union.
At first, I was overwhelmed and underwhelmed at the same time. Pretty much every meeting room […]
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Saturday, April 8th, 2028
That time…
Finals are in just a few weeks, and I’m so ridiculously behind it’s not even funny. You’d think after this long I’d realize that blowing off reading with the intention of catching up “next week” is, at best, an obvious lie. At worst, it’s an “F.”
Getting behind in blah classes is one thing, but I […]
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Tuesday, April 4th, 2028
Murky Water
Have you ever gotten a very powerful feeling that you’re about to enter a new phase in your life? That you’re standing on the edge of an unexplored and unfamiliar territory (at least to you), and you know that the only way to go is head-first into it? It’s kind of like the slow-climb up […]
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Monday, April 3rd, 2028
Looking ahead
It’s April, i.e. the last month of my life that I’ll be an undergrad.
This brings many interesting thoughts to mind, including:
Holy crap!
So after I graduate…then what?
No more health insurance?
No more free gym?
No more papers!!!!!
A job? Like…a real job?
Holy crap…
There’s a job fair going on next week–I already told a couple people that I wasn’t […]
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Sunday, April 2nd, 2028
New blog on the block
Just read a post over at a new local blog, Christina Speaks, and it was a great example of one of my favorite parts about using public transportation in Pittsburgh–the people.
Of course, the people aren’t always great, but if you’ve been on a bus or in line at the grocery store in this town, you’ll […]
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Friday, March 31st, 2028
Breaking out of your comfort zone
Do you ever feel like you’re in such a rut that you want to step out of your body and yell at yourself?
Gretch and I had one of those weekends where we had very ambitious and interesting plans (go see the new stuff at the museum, jam out with friends at 1 am in the […]
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Monday, March 27th, 2028
Getting the go-ahead
I’ve been writing about my internship at CRR for a while now, and it’s really been a tremendous experience thus far. Just this morning, though, I got the big news–we got the go-ahead to move forward with the Polish Hill project!
As I mentioned earlier on, this project was different than other projects CRR has […]
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Sunday, March 26th, 2028
Creative Civil Disobedience - Pittsburgh Style
Has anyone noticed how much public art there is in Pittsburgh? Even on some of the most random, out-of-the-way streets, I’ve managed to catch a glimpse of beautiful pieces done on the sides of buildings, intricate chalk-art on the sidewalk, or beautifully worked storefronts. There’s been a lot of efforts in Pittsburgh throughout the years […]
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Saturday, March 25th, 2028
SSP Alum Network
I attended a meeting of Students for a Sustainable Pittsburgh for the first time in a while last night, and I’ve missed a lot of stuff. The last thing I mentioned was how they were lobbying the city to enact the Open Doors Initiative, which is a program to make it easier for […]
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Friday, March 24th, 2028
Bustin’ a Move in Bloomfield
Given that today seems like a beautiful, if crisp, day, I think I’m going to see if I can get some folks together tonight to cut a rug at a bar/restaurant in Bloomfield called Manic Attic. It’s a small place (as all places in Bloomfield are), but they have a house band that plays […]
