Jen Villany

Changing the World, One List at a Time

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post wedding wedding to do list

Wedding To Do List

DJ
Florist
Wedding Attire - John
Wedding Attire - Britt
Placecards
Rehearsal Dinner
Hotel Room
Vows
Wedding Card Holder
Guest Book
JDRF Table Cards
Fans
Wedding Programs
After Party
Groomsmen Gifts
Bridesmaids Gifts
Gift Bags
Onteora Mountain House
Bridal Party Agenda
Hair & Makeup
Korean Paebaek
Bus

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america’s most expensive colleges

  1. Bates College ME $51,300*
  2. Connecticut College CT $51,115*
  3. Middlebury College VT $50,780*
  4. Union College NY $50,439*
  5. Colby College ME $50,320*
  6. Sanford-Brown College (for-profit) VA $45,628
  7. Sarah Lawrence College NY $41,968
  8. Vassar College NY $41,930
  9. George Washington University DC $41,655
  10. Columbia University in the City of New York NY $41,316
  11. Kenyon College OH $40,980
  12. Colgate University NY $40,970
  13. Carnegie Mellon University PA $40,920
  14. Trinity College CT $40,840
  15. Bucknell University PA $40,816
  16. Tulane University of Louisiana LA $40,584
  17. Skidmore College NY $40,420
  18. St John’s College NM $40,396
  19. St John’s College MD $40,392
  20. Tufts University MA $40,342
  21. Hobart William Smith Colleges NY $40,235
  22. Bard College at Simon’s Rock MA $40,165
  23. Dickinson College PA $40,114
  24. Wesleyan University CT $40,092
  25. Bowdoin College ME $40,020

http://m.gawker.com/5817092/americas-most-expensive-colleges-tiny-new-england-hippie-schools

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tech list: email charter by chris anderson

10 simple rules to reverse the email spiral. read more below or visit http://emailcharter.org/

1. Respect Recipients’ Time
This is the fundamental rule. As the message sender, the onus is on YOU to minimize the time your email will take to process. Even if it means taking more time at your end before sending.

2. Short or Slow is not Rude
Let’s mutually agree to cut each other some slack. Given the email load we’re all facing, it’s OK if replies take a while coming and if they don’t give detailed responses to all your questions. No one wants to come over as brusque, so please don’t take it personally. We just want our lives back!

3. Celebrate Clarity
Start with a subject line that clearly labels the topic, and maybe includes a status category [Info], [Action], [Time Sens] [Low Priority]. Use crisp, muddle-free sentences. If the email has to be longer than five sentences, make sure the first provides the basic reason for writing. Avoid strange fonts and colors.

4. Quash Open-Ended Questions
It is asking a lot to send someone an email with four long paragraphs of turgid text followed by “Thoughts?”. Even well-intended-but-open questions like “How can I help?” may not be that helpful. Email generosity requires simplifying, easy-to-answer questions. “Can I help best by a) calling b) visiting or c) staying right out of it?!”

5. Slash Surplus cc’s
cc’s are like mating bunnies. For every recipient you add, you are dramatically multiplying total response time. Not to be done lightly! When there are multiple recipients, please don’t default to ‘Reply All’. Maybe you only need to cc a couple of people on the original thread. Or none.

6. Tighten the Thread
Some emails depend for their meaning on context. Which means it’s usually right to include the thread being responded to. But it’s rare that a thread should extend to more than 3 emails. Before sending, cut what’s not relevant. Or consider making a phone call instead.

7. Attack Attachments
Don’t use graphics files as logos or signatures that appear as attachments. Time is wasted trying to see if there’s something to open. Even worse is sending text as an attachment when it could have been included in the body of the email.

8. Give these Gifts: EOM NNTR
If your email message can be expressed in half a dozen words, just put it in the subject line, followed by EOM (= End of Message). This saves the recipient having to actually open the message. Ending a note with “No need to respond” or NNTR, is a wonderful act of generosity. Many acronyms confuse as much as help, but these two are golden and deserve wide adoption.

9. Cut Contentless Responses
You don’t need to reply to every email, especially not those that are themselves clear responses. An email saying “Thanks for your note. I’m in.” does not need you to reply “Great.” That just cost someone another 30 seconds.

10. Disconnect!
If we all agreed to spend less time doing email, we’d all get less email! Consider calendaring half-days at work where you can’t go online. Or a commitment to email-free weekends. Or an ‘auto-response’ that references this charter. And don’t forget to smell the roses.

http://emailcharter.org/

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summer jobs (recalled)

1. Babysitter (1989-1990)

2. Lady Michelle Dry Cleaners (1989-1992)

3.Cortland College Admissions Office/Campus Tour Guide (1993)

4. Canyon Lodge (Yellowstone National Park) Kitchen/Wait stafff (1994)

5. Office Temp (1996)