Anyone who knows me knows that I love tennis. Back in high school and college, I used to watch it ALL. THE. TIME. (Nothing like having no real responsibilities to facilitate watching 8 hours of daytime coverage every day for two weeks straight during the majors). Now that I have real responsibilities, my time spent … More Paris: Two Days at Roland Garros
The weekly roundup of internet gems: I’m not saying this made me cry, but: Downton Abbey Final Season Trailer. Interesting: The Top Tennis Player in the World Started Here. Yasssss: I’m 23 and Dressed as Royal Baby Prince George for a Week. An important national issue: Petition to Add the Flamingo and Taco Emojis. What … More Things That Are Awesome, Vol. 157
The weekly(ish) roundup of internet awesomeness: A little bit of Mitten state pride: 27 Reasons the Great Lakes Are Actually the Greatest. I try not to get too political on here, and I’m honestly not sure what my opinion of the implications of these statistics is, but this is interesting to ponder: Here Is Every … More Things That Are Awesome, Vol. 88
I’ve been working on retro-blogging my past travels, but haven’t made it all the way back to my 2006 trip to London yet. However, today Wimbledon begins, and I thought it would be appropriate to do a post about my own Wimbledon experience several years back. I don’t write about tennis often because, of the … More My Day at Wimbledon
(photo from here) Your weekly dose of awesome: I feel like I say this every time I post one of these lists, but this video is my new favorite, ever. Zooey Deschanel + Joseph Gordon Levitt = adorable overload. And Joseph Gordon Levitt’s voice is so good! Who knew? I know this happened a few … More Things That Are Awesome, Vol. 16
In May and June of 2011, I spent 5 weeks traveling around Europe. This post is one of a series chronicling the different places I visited on that trip. From Vienna, we headed onto Prague. My opinion of the city is that there isn’t much to do there, but it’s a lovely place to be … More Travel Notes: Prague
(image via the New Yorker) This week’s compendium of awesome finds: A trailer for the new Muppets movie, spoofing the trailer for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. So much love for this. This tennis cartoon from the New Yorker. My heart belongs to Rafa, but I suppose I can throw Roger some love too. … More Things That Are Awesome, Vol. 3
