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Monthly Archives: December 2009

The Ryanjacobs.org Glögg Recipe

Last week, I hosted an event that is becoming something of a holiday tradition with me: the annual glöggfest. Every year, I think about whether there’s really going to be time, or whether people are really going to come and try some crazy unpronounceable drink, and I decide to skip the event. And inevitably, someone [...]

Every Library Should Have Cookies

People keep asking me if I like business school. It’s a big question. The San Diego weather provided a harsh backdrop to last week. I made my way over to the library at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography during a particularly heavy day of rain, the day before our economics final. It was my one [...]

Pants of the Juche Idea

Ever since I restarted this blog in late July, I’ve been looking for that holy grail of stories that touches on both business life and premium denim. That story is here. That story is Noko Jeans, the first run of which was supposed to drop today but has been delayed until Monday. Noko Jeans is [...]

L.A. Turkey Day

This Thanksgiving, “Mary” and I decided to celebrate Thanksgiving as the pilgrims originally intended it: by eating lots of salmon and assorted sides on the Santa Monica beach. Afterwards, we watched 4 or so episodes of “Cake Boss” and fell asleep at 9:00. You might be thinking that Thanksgiving weekend is just not the same [...]