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I'm an expat Californian who is obsessed with traveling to strange and exotic destinations in the former Communist Bloc. I also like tacos, beer, surfing, trapshooting, and the geopolitics of oil. I currently live in Arlington, Virginia and work in Washington, DC. Read more about me here, check out my photo album, or send me an e-mail.

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    Dear GW, my glorious alma mater

    I just received your most recent e-mail, in which you once again implored me to contribute to this fine institution of higher learning. What intrigued me about this particular e-mail, however, was that you asked me to donate money in order to support scholarships for athletes, including a basketball player named Travis who expressed [...]

    GW students march on the White House, Secret Service moves to threat level yellow

    Too funny:
    ABC News Jon Garcia reports: Hundreds of cheering, screaming students from George Washington University in Washington DC streamed into the streets and down Pennsylvania Ave to chant and gloat out in front of the White House.
    The students, who’d gathered the University’s Marvin Center to watch election returns, said they decided to take their celebration [...]

    GW: The good, the bad, and the ugly

    I usually don’t post any positive GW-related news (except for snow days and the like) because there honestly isn’t any good news about GW.  Anyways, here’s some good news about GW from this month’s GW Magazine (you know, the glossy magazine that the university sends our parents):In a recent article by Professor Simon Hix of [...]

    The George Washington University, Inc.

    Once again, GW has raised tution – this time by 4.5%.  This brings the total cost of ONE year at GW to $39,110.  I wish I could have been at that Board of Trustees meeting – “Well, the economy sucks, but let’s raise tuition anyway!”GW also screwed up next year’s housing selection.  Because our adminstration [...]

    Back to school already?

    That had to be the shortest winter break in GW history.  Back to school, but I am officially a senior.  One more year…just one more year.London was a blast, except it rained every day.  I guess that’s to be expected, though.  Pics are here.  I actually got a decent camera, too.  No more disposable cameras [...]

    Whoa, I’m a Junior

    So I’m back at school now…yet another school year has started. Hard to believe I’m halfway through with college.The last few weeks of summer were sweet. Went to Catalina Island & Newport Beach for a weekend, saw an Angels game, and spent a weekend at Huntington Beach. I took my surfboard down to Huntington…the waves [...]