Letting More Random Thoughts Escape

  • Photograph: Column paintings of papyrus leaves, Luxor temple, 2005-10-02, © Nick Varacalli. Lotsa stores in the Boston area that I’ve grown used to are changing. Grand Opening is now online only. Pandemonium is moving and expanding. A hip friend and I are worried that this is a death sentence. Cremaldi’s has been replaced. The Globe Corner Bookstore is homeless.
  • Deduction doesn’t always work. Dances stereotypically. Stereotypical name. Stereotypical dress. Ask a direct question… nope. So much for Sherlock Holmes.
  • Send the ear that listens to you, or hand that feeds you to hell (to mix a metaphor) often enough, and it will go away. No one has infinite patience. Most people have very little in fact.
  • Many people take advantage of Boston Restaurant Week to go to a fru-fru resto. Apparently, we’re taking advantage of it to go out to eat 4 times in a week. Anyone doubt we’re slightly afraid of impending parenthood? Mind you, last year’s resto week we went out to eat 5 times.
  • People from LinkedIn who worked at the same large corporation that I did have invited me to join their network. I either don’t know or don’t remember these people. I feel odd accepting the invitations.
  • Walked to Harvard square. The sidewalks were much more deformed than I remember them.
  • Hung out with ++U in H^2. Good conversation.
  • Hung out with a hip friend yesterday at Tosci’s. We were entertaining the undergrads with pregnancy discussions, swearing in front of some kids, and other odd personal topics. Had a very good time.

2 Responses to “Letting More Random Thoughts Escape”

  1. Sheffi says:

    I hear you on the LinkedIn thing. I have a ton of unrequited invites from Microsoft, Pfizer, and Accenture people. On one hand, I guess I want a larger network, but I wouldn’t feel comfortable saying I *know* these people well enough to refer them for something.

  2. Nick says:

    Unsurprisingly, the two people from Merrill had a huge number of people. My network went from ~300 to ~3,800.

    Researched how to remove contacts I regret having added. You have to contact tech support.

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