I am 33 now ( Read more... )

Because I can't stand another one like 2013 ( Read more... )

Now when will employers realize tha 'flexible hours' does not mean 'you have to be available to me 24/7'?

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Sometimes I think I have chosen the wrong profession, because it can't be normal for a journalist to have a panic attack every time I have to do an important interview (or any interview, for that matter). And I'm talking about heart beating like crazy, hands shaking, have to hide in the bathroom to take deep breaths, have to breath into a bag kind ( Read more... )

St. Patrick's Day and me without my Murphy...

Anyway, how are you people doing? I've been pretty busy with this weight loss thing, totally afraid to screw up, of course. So far, I've managed to write down everything I eat, and this week I worked out four days. Pilates continues to be heaven, and I found out that if I eat enough greens during lunch, ( Read more... )

These were taken with my cell phone, so the quality is not perfect.

This is the view of my college building (from the ramp between the front and back blocks, ninth floor):


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So, I had to finish a long paper on Brazil's independence process last night, so I went to sleep at 4AM and woke up at 7AM to hand it over to my professor. And now, two coffees and three glasses of coke later, I am still banging my head on the desk. So. damn. sleepy ( Read more... )

Two hours stuck in traffic. Complimentary 8GB flash drive is cute. Complimentary sturdy laptop bag is extremely welcome. Tomato soup is delicious ( Read more... )

... but I am. I panic. And we're talking about big bouts of anxiety, almost to the point in which I have to hyperventilate into a paper bag. Seriously. I can handle press conferences just fine, but give me a telephone number, give me the task of phoning someone and making a bunch of questions and my hands start to sweat. I usually relax in the ( Read more... )

I still owe you guys a lengthy post about my trip to Foz, but I had to get this out of my chest.

Economists are lousy writers.

I am currently proofreading a series of articles written by economists, and quite frankly they are worse than lawyers. Why do you need a 13-line paragraph to write something that fits in two sentences? Or even one? "Small ( Read more... )