Comments on: Extreme commuting is delusional http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/04/26/extreme-commuting-is-delusional/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:59:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: nike shoes hosting http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/04/26/extreme-commuting-is-delusional/comment-page-1/#comment-219394 nike shoes hosting Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:39:18 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/04/26/extreme-commuting-is-delusional/#comment-219394 The thing is, I didn't have a life anyway with my commute. I left that job after a little less than a year. To be honest, the job was great and enabled me to land future jobs in Los Angeles, near my home. The thing is, I didn't have a life anyway with my commute. I left that job after a little less than a year. To be honest, the job was great and enabled me to land future jobs in Los Angeles, near my home.

]]> By: matchmaker http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/04/26/extreme-commuting-is-delusional/comment-page-1/#comment-218364 matchmaker Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:05:36 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/04/26/extreme-commuting-is-delusional/#comment-218364 I can’t believe you’re in Seoul. I’ve been keeping my friends fattened up with recipes from your blog for a couple years now. If you’re interested in seeing how Western-style baked goods have been claiming a space in Korea, check out some of the department store food courts (usually in the basement), such as Hyundae Department Store or Sinsegye. Likewise, Hongdae (the neighborhood in front of Hongik University) has a whole warren of side streets filled with cafes and bakeries. You should also look for han-jung-shik, if you haven’t already. That’s the equivalent to a multi-course formal dinner, and it will introduce you to many, many different banchan (side dishes). I can’t believe you’re in Seoul. I’ve been keeping my friends fattened up with recipes from your blog for a couple years now.

If you’re interested in seeing how Western-style baked goods have been claiming a space in Korea, check out some of the department store food courts (usually in the basement), such as Hyundae Department Store or Sinsegye. Likewise, Hongdae (the neighborhood in front of Hongik University) has a whole warren of side streets filled with cafes and bakeries.

You should also look for han-jung-shik, if you haven’t already. That’s the equivalent to a multi-course formal dinner, and it will introduce you to many, many different banchan (side dishes).

]]> By: helix_r http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/04/26/extreme-commuting-is-delusional/comment-page-1/#comment-70640 helix_r Sun, 13 May 2007 19:08:22 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/04/26/extreme-commuting-is-delusional/#comment-70640 You're absolutely right, Penelope. Thanks for saying it. More people need to say it: extreme commuting is crazy! For a while, I had myself convinced that it was "normal" to need an hour to "decompress" after my 90+ minute drive from DC to Baltimore. It most certainly is not normal. It sucks. In addition to the stress, unhappiness and slow withering of quality of life, long commutes also increase one's exposure to car accidents. I've gone past horrifying accidents way too often. It always made me wonder when my "number" would be called! You're absolutely right, Penelope. Thanks for saying it. More people need to say it: extreme commuting is crazy!

For a while, I had myself convinced that it was "normal" to need an hour to "decompress" after my 90+ minute drive from DC to Baltimore. It most certainly is not normal. It sucks.

In addition to the stress, unhappiness and slow withering of quality of life, long commutes also increase one's exposure to car accidents. I've gone past horrifying accidents way too often. It always made me wonder when my "number" would be called!

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