Category Archives: Personal Interest

Moroccan Cats

Posted on April 2, 2012 by laura

I’ve recently returned from an 8 day trip to Morocco. If you’re interested in what I was doing there, you can find more info here, but it’s quite a change from the topics I write about here. I didn’t have … Continue reading →

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Is The Horla Sucking The Life Out Of My Battery?

Posted on March 9, 2012 by laura

MARCH 7. Last night I placed my iPhone on the night table by the bedside before turning out the lights to sleep. When I unlocked it this morning, to my great surprise, I was immediately greeted by the following screen, … Continue reading →

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Unphotographable Sign?

Posted on January 1, 2012 by laura

What better way to start the year than with a mystery? It might not be the most interesting mystery, but it’s the one that presented itself to me yesterday afternoon when I noticed that some information was missing on the … Continue reading →

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Saturday Afternoon At The Museum: Three Original Views Of America

Posted on November 20, 2011 by laura

A few weeks ago, I wrote about The Other America, an exhibition at L’Elysee, a photography museum in Lausanne. Today is the last day of the exhibition, and I managed to take a few hours out of my schedule yesterday … Continue reading →

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Rejection Letter

Posted on November 6, 2011 by laura

Early last September, I published an essay I had written for a job application. At the time I published it, I hadn’t received any response from the prestigious organization to which I had applied. Four and a half months after … Continue reading →

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CDs Are For The Birds

Posted on November 4, 2011 by laura

Everyday I look out my office window and am reminded that CDs are still widely used in many places. Photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 3rd.

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Summer Lingers

Posted on October 2, 2011 by laura

Summer doesn’t seem to want to leave. The weather was perfect this afternoon for a walk in the forest. The view of the lac de Vouglans from the belvedere of Château Richard was splendid.

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Essay For A Job Application

Posted on September 1, 2011 by laura

Not too long ago, I submitted an application for a fantastic-sounding job: Program Development Manager in Science & Technology at a well-known non-profit organization focused on global development. As part of the application process, I was asked to write an … Continue reading →

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The Tyranny Of The Screen

Posted on August 12, 2011 by laura

I don’t usually have dreams worth sharing, but this morning I woke up after having the most fantastic one. I’m not sure where it took place, perhaps I was somewhere back at school, but wherever it was, I was a … Continue reading →

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Oblivion

Posted on July 11, 2011 by laura

Created on webdoc.

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