From the monthly archives:

December 2009

December 31, 2009

12

That Time I Drove A 14 Foot U-Haul Into San Francisco (And Almost Killed A Cab Driver)

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So, hi, my name is Jamie Varon and I’m the most impulsive person I know in the Universe. Before Monday, December 28th, I had been riddled with a two-month-long indecision that, when I wasn’t distracted by the shenanigans that are my family spending time together, I would get alone and want to cry all over my hands because MY FUTURE WAS NOT CLEAR. On a scale of fortune telling, my crystal ball would have been pitch black and that makes ...

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December 21, 2009

14

London and Kisses That Will Make Your Knees Weak

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In a particularly flirtatious mood one night in London, my friend, after a day full of beer/wine and girl talk, pushed me to go into a pub on my own. I became butterfly-in-stomach nervous and this is usually my cue to DO WHATEVER IS MAKING ME NERVOUS. Despite the fear. Despite the fact that I was being self-doubt-y and not walking the talk I had just talked about for the past four hours with my friend and OMG JAMIE GO ...

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December 17, 2009

12

Reverse Culture Shock & Being Totally Stupidly Dramatic

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My third day into being carless in the suburbs of the Bay Area, I was overjoyed when my younger brother finally handed me the keys to his car. Freedom! In N Out! Target! Americanism! I got in the car, put the music on to the highest volume I could tolerate without my ears starting to bleed and car-sang like I HAD NEVER CAR-SUNG BEFORE. The wind was blowing in my face (ok, it was the heater, but who’s counting?) and ...

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December 14, 2009

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Who Knew I Had A Social Life in London? Part 1 of 1.

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This is the first installment in a series I’m going to call: WHO KNEW I HAD A SOCIAL LIFE IN LONDON? In which there might be part two or there might not be. Fascinating, right? STAY TUNED.

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December 1, 2009

21

Embracing the Messy and the Chaos

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Most people think I’m a risk-taker and while, yes, I do agree, it wasn’t until I came to Europe that I realized how much I enjoy the thrill of uncertainty. And by enjoy, I mean, I make myself love it even though deep down I want to kick uncertainty straight in the crotch. AND NOT APOLOGIZE FOR IT. By default, I over-analyze, I don’t even know what the flow is, nevermind actually going with it, and I’m impossibly stubborn about ...

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