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La Roxy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:54:00 +0000

Miracles do happen.

My last asking for this year involves something I NEVER would have imagined doing last July.

I….

Hold on.

Let’s backtrack.

Before this unexpected evening, I completed my first request for the day by asking something for someone else.

A friend called me for some travel advice. She is on a very strict budget, but wants to buy [...]

Best apartment rate? And some much needed advice?

La Roxy — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:47:00 +0000

June 25. Day 360.

My dad and stepmom are going to France, and they asked me to help them book a hotel or apartment. They’re on a tight budget, and they want a kitchen, so I went for the Craigslist approach.

Rather than query 20 apartment renters separately, I opted for a more efficient approach. I grouped [...]

Everybody wins!

La Roxy — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:41:00 +0000

June 17. Day 352.

In LAX’s terminal 8, the home of United Airlines, I had three hours to kill before my flight to San Diego. After asking to move to standby and recheck my luggage, and being told my discount ticket isn’t eligible for changes, I staved off sleep and wandered around the terminal.

On a corridor [...]

What is a panzerotto?

La Roxy — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:11:00 +0000

June 16. Day 351.

For my last few hours in Milano, the plan was to meet up with La Divina, Il Divo and some of their friends and have a farewell drink.

(By the way, I’ve gotten one email vote for Il Grillo — it’s more original, this reader says. Hmm. Sounds reasonable. Perhaps I should just [...]

Women in the workplace?

La Roxy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:10:00 +0000

June 15. Day 350.

La Divina and her boyfriend teased me that I don’t have to do a lot of asking around them. It’s true. I don’t even open my mouth and things are already awesome. I can’t think of a thing to ask for, in the current state.

Instead, I asked them about, rather than for, [...]