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Levi’s 501XX Shrink to Fit FAQ

January 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

For the two previous and popular Howto Articles on how to shrink your Levi’s 501’s see part 1 and part 2. Thank you to all the commenters for the great information and experience they have brought to these articles.

The FAQ
Boy oh boy, I’ll tell you I really had no idea. When I wrote the first [...]

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Tags: Jeans · Levi's · Life Topics

The 5 best worst films I’ve seen this year

December 16th, 2008 · No Comments

After ANOTHER one this weekend I thought I’d make a post. I define a good bad film as one that has a high level of artistic value but are really disturbing. It’s as if all this artistic genius is used…not necessary for a bad cause but at the very least in a highly overwhelming fashion. It’s like, [...]

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Tags: Art · Life Topics · Philosophy & Politics

Howto Shrink Levi’s 501 Shrink to Fit Jeans Part 2

May 13th, 2008 · 105 Comments

This is Part 2 of a very popular article I wrote last year on how to shrink your Levi 501 XX Shrink to Fit jeans. The original article can be found here and I recommend reading the very helpful comments from the readers.
The first article I wrote on this topic was after a few tries [...]

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Tags: Jeans · Levi's · Life Topics

$25 Give Away

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Want $25? That’s an easy question. Check out Revolution Money Exchange; they are giving away $25 just for signing up for an account with them.
They are very much like a PayPal because their whole mission is to make transferring money from person to person easy. So if you and your friends and roommates are on [...]

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The Best Money Decisions I Made Today

February 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Today I made three personal finance related decisions today that not only made me feel better about my money but will end up making me more money years from now. What’s even cooler is the whole experience only took me an hour or two.

I called my bank to reduce my loan rate and credit card [...]

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Tags: DIY · Life Topics

Smoking Ban and Aesthetic Fanaticism

August 2nd, 2007 · 5 Comments

The city of Illinois recently banned smoking in all public places which includes bars apparently. The law is similar to the one passed in California a few years ago. Honestly, all I know is that people can now be fined or arrested for smoking bars and restaurants. I don’t think this was the right decision [...]

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Tags: Philosophy & Politics

Howto Shrink Levi’s 501 Shrink to Fit Jeans

July 15th, 2007 · 41 Comments

Update 2008-05-13: Due to the popularity of this article and the helpful discussion in the comments with readers I have posted an updated article with new tips and approaches to achieving the best jeans you’ll ever own.
I love Levi’s 501 Shrink to Fit jeans and have done the shrinking thing a bunch of times. Some [...]

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Tags: Jeans · Levi's · Life Topics

Howto Deep Clean an Apartment

July 8th, 2007 · No Comments

I had the opportunity to get intimate with dirt during my move last week and I’m here to pass on some tips. Cleaning is one of those joyous tasks that everyone wished they could do more often instead of having that stupid sex or eating ice cream. Regardless of how odious a task it may [...]

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The Most Successful Resume

June 26th, 2007 · 8 Comments

I had what appears to be an extraordinary lesson in the power of a resume. During my most recent job search, I went from one extreme of nobody acknowledging any of my communications to the other of companies cold-calling me offering me jobs based only on reading my resume (some of those companies were the [...]

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My College Application Essay: Bubbles

February 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Sometimes I tell people that I got into college by writting an essay on bubbles, and understandably few believe me. While going through some old files on my computer recently I found that essay and have pasted it here. For all those who are applying to college I hope this is helpful to show you [...]

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Tags: Me · Northwestern University