There are times in life when you laugh. There are times in life when you cry.There are times in life when you laugh AND cry at the same time because you are stuck in a cab with a driver who doesn’t know where the fuck he is going and you resort to schizophrenic behavior in order to cope with the utter misery of your situation.

So I was in Boston this weekend.

It was my friend Binnie’s birthday but the poor thing got food poisoning and was exiled to her bedroom pretty much all weekend. Is it just me or do birthdays diminish in amusement after your 21st birthday? When you’re young you get balloons and a clown on your birthday. When you’re in your late twenties you get food poisoning.

So while she was trying to keep the room from spinning, I was on my way to meet my friend Ilana at a karaoke bar in Boston.

Little did I know that trying to get from the Harvard Business School Campus to Downtown Boston would require the patience and endurance of a pioneer on the Oregon Trail. (more…)