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Lexus lanes and $200/week commutes?

I just read this article in the Baltimore Sun called Driven away?. With all of the construction one sees driving just about anywhere, it’s probably not a bad idea to find out what they have in store. None of these roads are going to become available until around 2011, so hopefully we all have high-paying [...]

iPhone

I finally broke down and got my own cell phone plan. Goodbye family plan with my dad! My work offers a lovely discount on my monthly phone bill, though, so the transition isn’t as stark. Ricky and I both switched to AT&T and got spiffy iPhones.

Although I do miss my Chocolate, this new phone makes [...]

how to hold a fork and knife

Quick update about UMBC and the Chapter of Young Alumni!

Ricky and I went to a networking and dining etiquette dinner last night, sponsored by the UMBC Chapter of Young Alumni and hosted at Ixia. The restaurant has been around for about ten years, and has a plush, relaxed, yet upscale feel to it. The main [...]

return to the dining hall

Last night marked one of my semi-annual returns to the UMBC dining hall. Ricky and Ciara met up with me to join in on the adventure. And how things have changed. Out with Sodexho, in with Chartwells. Out with The Spot, in with Outtakes. Jazzman’s is gone, replaced with Au Bon Pain in The Commons, [...]

rice noodles

Ricky cooked up some rice noodles last night. I was really apprehensive because I thought they’d be reminiscent of the noodles I had at a pho restaurant years ago. Ricky’s culinary prowess delivered, however, and these noodles were quite tastey.

regulars, international supermarkets, and used books

Lets try this whole blogging thing again. I’m going to try to keep the theme to Glen Burnie / Baltimore, hence the name. But we’ll see how things develop as time goes on.

First off, show of hands — how many of you have been to Olive Garden? I’m

betting you’ve been there once [...]