So the end of the year is upon us, which generally means that tomorrow night, a lot of people are going out partying and going to do things they regret the next morning. And after that, they’ll make resolutions to never do those things again.
My kind of holiday.
Of course, a lot of people take […]
December 2007
2007: Year In Review
The photo album of my year
After the (relative) success of the Soundtrack to my Year post (the idea for which I shamelessly stole from Andy Budd) I decided to recycle the idea but use photos instead of songs. Smart idea, no?
I’m not much of a photographer to be honest, but there are a few photos that I took this […]
Sameer Vasta, essayist
I just finished reading Alain de Botton’s Essays In Love, and was reflecting upon the perfect de Botton made in using the word “essays” in his title.
As someone who spent over ten years in a French-language education system, the word “essay” has always been tied to the concept of trial and error. The French […]
I just can’t shake the little hater
About a week ago, Jay Smooth posted one of the best videos I have seen on the web in a long while. I’ve been taking a lot of time over the past few weeks to evaluate the way I approach work and life in general, so Jay’s post was quite timely.
I know most of […]
The soundtrack to my year
They say that smart people take good ideas and reuse them to make something original of their own. In that spirit, I’m taking a fantastic blog post idea by Andy Budd and using it here on Eloquation. It’s fun. In fact, I encourage you all to do the same.
Just like Andy, “I […]