Today’s News in “Ugh”

Today, a UPS dude walked into the office. I made a comment about how people do not shop at the store as much anymore and wondered off-handedly about all the cardboard that packages require. He said to blame Al Gore who “invented the internet” and suddenly launched into a rant about how Al Gore “made millions off global warming” because of his energy company investments. “No one knows this,” he said, conspiratorially. I am reminded…

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How To Adult: Existential Crisis

 Today is one of those “Have an existential crisis before breakfast days” #lifeofa20something #adulthood — Anastasia Taber (@anastasiataber) August 11, 2015 Before I get to dating apps (Return of the Dating Dalai? Just as soon as I finish up Aziz Ansari’s Modern Romance), I thought a particularly relevant topic would be existential crises. As far as I know, you aren’t doing life right if you manage to bypass these. So if you’re currently experiencing one, perhaps I…

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New Website

Hi all – I have revamped my website in an attempt to motivate myself to write more blog posts and have a more consistent web presence (shout out to my brother Ted for his excellent tech support). Along with this revamping came another smaller metaphysical revamping (i.e. existential crisis) of who I would strive to be online and what I would want to say. Many websites and online personas come up with a super laser focus…

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It’s Not Fate, It’s Timing

When I was young, fed by my mother on a steady diet of Jane Austen and rom-coms, I used to lie in bed and stare up at the ceiling at my glow in the dark stars and wonder who my soulmate would be. I was worried. What if my soulmate lived on the other side of the planet? What if my husband-to-be lived in India in a random village where I would never meet him…

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Hair: Men, women, it’s all gross.

This post might seem random at first, but the more I write about my musings, the more coherent this blog will seem (I think? IT’S A PERSONAL WEBSITE I CAN DO ANYTHING I WANT). Also, I miss writing a snarky dating column for The Hoya. This will have to do. I once went on a date with a guy that dry heaved at the sight of a woman’s hairy legs. It sort of made me…

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The last week of college

A few people have asked me what it’s like as a graduating college senior on the cusp of change. Part of me wants to take this post in the direction of reflection–where I’ve been and what I’ve experienced and how I’ve grown. But so much of my mind is focused on the future–both immediate and distant. I am preoccupied with finishing my history paper, with editing my final short film, with Georgetown Day and senior…

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Yunnan Day One

We left Beijing and headed to Kunming—about a 3 and a half hour flight. The plane was a little delayed so we ended up arriving around 5:30pm (an hour later than planned). We collected our suitcases and headed outside, immediately greeted by the not-so-frigid air (like we had experienced in Beijing). Three buses, 20 people per bus, and we were off driving through the capital city of Yunnan Province. That night we watched the “Dynamic…

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Introduction to Yunnan Trip

From January 15th to January 29th, I travelled through China’s southernmost province: Yunnan. Yunnan borders Laos, Vietnam, and Myanmar (formerly Burma). I travelled all over the province, racking up more than 60 hours of bus time. We started in the provincial capital of Kunming, drove south to the border of China and Myanmar, drove north to the Tibetan autonomous region, and finished the trip with an overnight train back to Kunming. Yunnan is incredibly diverse…

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On the plane ride over…

This post was written on January 7th on the plane (somewhere over Russia).  I’m currently on hour 3 of my 14 hour flight from Chicago to Beijing, heading back to China because I just couldn’t get enough of it the first time. I spent a three week hiatus from my Chinese life in good ole’ Des Moines, Iowa. There I was kept perennially busy by a confluence of family and friends. I had a few…

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Introduction to Spring Semester

Anastasiataber.com has been silent for two months. The silence ends now. I have a few posts for you, one I wrote on the plane ride over from China on January 8th and another introducing you to my 16 day excursion in Yunnan Province that took place January 15-29. It is my goal to write posts for every day experienced on the Yunnan trip, which was amazing just in case you were wondering. As always, I…

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