by Laura 5.) Michelle Obama; I got to hear her speak at Anacostia’s high school graduation. Unfortunately the video is too fuzzy to post, but trust me – we totally got a First Lady upgrade this time around. Laura Bush, in contrast, actually killed a classmate. I mean, it was an accidental car crash, but [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘The Daily Laura’
May 29, 2010
DC Ya Later
by Laura In just about a week, The Daily Triangle is headed to Washington, DC for the summer – a.k.a. the Internship Capital of the World. We probably won’t return to North Carolina until the end of August. However, since most of our readers (thanks, loyal and far flung friends!) don’t really give two hoots [...]
May 29, 2010
Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah
by Laura This week I tried Zipcar for the first time, a few years behind the trend. Because we had both our own car and the subway in NYC, we never needed to seek out a loaner for a few hours. But, down here, sharing wheels has occasionally led to issues with double booking. If [...]
May 20, 2010
Word Up
by Laura I’ve been seeing Wordle everywhere lately, so I was inspired to take a narrative I wrote about this first year of doctoral life and run it through their system. Just like a tag cloud, the biggest words are the ones that appear the most frequently. Well…at least “husband” is bigger than “stress”! =)
April 21, 2010
5 Reasons Why Today Is Pretty, Pretty Good
by Laura Today was just another ordinary Wednesday in the life of a grad student cranking out final papers. This little worker bee seriously needs a new glasses prescription after so many hours at the computer this year. Boo hoo. But…. #1 – Trader Joe’s lunchtime shopping meant that my realization that they’ve discontinued yet [...]
April 15, 2010
Possibly the Best “Comment” That We’ve Ever Received…
How do those spammers do it? “Hiya, I often read your blog. I love it, you look at anything from sport, news, entertainment, adult topics or just general topics. Cultivate the nice work. Maybe you have pondered blogging for money? anyway I thought i would contribute to this great blog by showing this awesome video [...]
April 12, 2010
The Countdown Begins!
by Laura Only a few more weeks until my first year as a doctoral student ends and I head to DC and internship-land for the summer. Before I take off, here’s what I’m attempting to squeeze into my calendar: Checking out the newly updated North Carolina Museum of Art, which has a grand reopening on [...]
April 10, 2010
Procrastination Comes in Many Forms
by Laura To celebrate International Pillow Fight Day, Chapel Hill had a public battle on the main UNC quad. Harold and I chose opposing teams so we could smack each other around a little bit. All went well until some random dude slammed me on the head. Thanks, random (tall & strong) dude. He must [...]
April 5, 2010
DC in Springtime
by Laura Forget Paris in springtime – although I always think that DC is a pretty city, nothing beats the scenery around the Jefferson Memorial during the Cherry Blossom Festival, enjoyed during newly warm and sunny weather. I first read about the blossoms as a little girl, and have wanted to go ever since but [...]
April 4, 2010
Dear Amtrak, Your Signal Problems Are Systematically Destroying My Sanity
by Laura For someone like myself that despises flying, it’s easy to appreciate the relative relaxation that train travel affords. I remember talking with an old boss about my trips between Trenton and DC to see my boyfriend, the charming Harold. She reminisced about drinks in the dining car and leisurely rides up and down [...]
March 28, 2010
And I Would Drive 170,000 Miles, and I would Drive 170,000 More…
by Laura Yesterday we gave the good old Honda Civic its first good vacuuming since Harold first got it in 2001. While this was mostly incredibly disgusting, the car was a virtual treasure trove of mementos. Under the seats, tucked into pockets, we found undergraduate parking passes, a Montreal guidebook, an AeroMask, snapshots from Harold’s [...]
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