tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24620145278555025582024-03-19T01:40:52.970-07:00the coffee-enhanced lifeTracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460947175908224428noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462014527855502558.post-43040877106946283022010-10-25T02:13:00.000-07:002010-12-11T13:59:03.561-08:00typical storyIt goes like this: my group decides to go out to lunch. Everyone puts on their jackets (and scarves, now) and heads downstairs. While we wait in the lobby for everyone to gather, I realize that in our 10-person circle I'm once again the only girl; mostly, I realize this during lunch time because I never notice how short I am compared to the rest of them until we're all standing up and not sittingHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463547635957328939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462014527855502558.post-47769564253929534712010-09-30T06:38:00.000-07:002010-09-30T06:48:51.148-07:00first ever m&a dealTells you something about how bad the markets have been that I haven't worked on a single (successful) M&A deal since starting over a year ago.But my first one announced over night (after business close in Japan). Sometime when I am not late for work I will relay the more amusing anecdotes that came out of it.But yay!!Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463547635957328939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462014527855502558.post-21437615289425798372010-09-26T23:14:00.000-07:002010-09-26T23:23:33.702-07:00Quora Community PartyBumping party last night for the Quora community. Great venue, well-stocked open bar, awesome people. A somewhat meager but nevertheless fun attempt at a dance floor.Lots of tech dudes but a surprisingly good turnout from the ladies too.Only one awkward attempt at a pick-up! ("looking for a smart and nerdy girl who likes science"... gee thanks)I seem to have lost my ability to write in complete Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460947175908224428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462014527855502558.post-2292606423449818002010-08-30T11:38:00.000-07:002010-08-30T12:32:46.664-07:00a five minute analysis of nycFavorites:- Infinite number of good brunch places, feeding my infinite love for brunch- Walking proximity of most of the places where I spend my time...even if it's sometimes a long walk- All girls dress well- Central Park- Free museums!Least favorites:- Overpriced groceries- Multi-hour lines for any remotely popular event- Trash bags lined up on the curb at nightHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463547635957328939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462014527855502558.post-8773417078764248872010-08-24T09:05:00.000-07:002010-08-24T09:09:59.260-07:00hi from the delinquent oneI am here to report that the ranks of my lovely startup have swelled to 13, and very excitingly that includes a second female engineer! My life has gotten, oh, maybe 10x better since she showed up.Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460947175908224428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462014527855502558.post-986106785772918032010-08-20T22:14:00.001-07:002010-08-20T22:24:58.359-07:00friday nightsFriday nights used to be the night to go out. I remember during training, and in fact for the first six months I lived in NYC, how psyched everyone was when Friday finally came around. The first-year population counted down the hours from 9am until 9pm on Friday, when they could change into short dresses and bring out the cross-over purses, and head out for a night on the town.I'm not sure when Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463547635957328939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462014527855502558.post-78289991861372583202010-08-09T21:22:00.000-07:002010-08-20T22:23:24.525-07:00the day after vacationAt least 3 people came up to me today and asked, "Don't you feel depressed being back at the office after being away for a week?"Depressed? Not really. The worst day was last Friday, when I was relaxing at home just thinking about how much work I had to catch up on and how I'd have to hit the ground running again come Monday at 8:30am. That was depressing. But once I got back here it wasn't so Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463547635957328939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462014527855502558.post-48425810225093592262010-08-03T10:40:00.000-07:002010-08-03T08:42:23.173-07:00high of 106I spent the weekend in Dallas visiting friends in med school at UT Southwestern. A flashback to student life -- the existence of summer vacations, free evenings and weekends spent hanging out in friends' apartments, parties within a largely confined social group which revolves around people in your field of study (medicine) and class year (MS1).As I was entering my second hour of lounging in the Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463547635957328939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462014527855502558.post-68649015048099910682010-07-31T09:12:00.000-07:002010-08-01T22:59:52.297-07:00@ComcastBonnieUnproductive week at the office, sadly. Shockingly it's hard to be productive doing work for a web company when your Internet is one hot mess of disconnectivity.But! Witness the power of Twitter: @ComcastBonnie @replies me when I whine about broken Internet. Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460947175908224428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462014527855502558.post-8444172715919255172010-07-28T23:08:00.000-07:002010-07-30T00:10:24.649-07:00the morning coffee tourI moved to downtown Palo Alto at the beginning of July and discovered the beauty of a 7 minute walk to work that passes by not one, not two, but THREE coffeeshops. OPTION ONE: Lytton Roasting Company, although I must confess that I have not been adventurous enough to drop in yet. Soon, soon, that day will come. OPTION TWO: Starbucks, which necessarily commands a presence on every thoroughfare in Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460947175908224428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462014527855502558.post-70017640141780112492010-07-28T22:45:00.000-07:002010-07-30T00:10:08.163-07:00flavia tastingSome of us here may drink real coffee, but for the rest of us who are too lazy - or fancy ourselves too busy - to ride the 35 floors down the elevator to grab Starbucks, our daily sustenance is Flavia. Flavia, which every analyst quickly comes to know and hate. But it's always available and always free and what good is working hard for the big bucks if you're not willing to subject yourself to Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463547635957328939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462014527855502558.post-40374672752711092422010-07-28T22:12:00.000-07:002010-07-30T00:25:19.200-07:00Introducing...tracyandhelen Version 2, but no longer zai Beijing vanr! We are now hard at work coding and banking so we can afford the coffee habits which permit us to persist in our gainful occupations. Welcome to our new blog to document these joyful adventures in industry.Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460947175908224428noreply@blogger.com1